John Stossel Pens 'Duty Not to Vote' Column
Posted: 10/30/2008 | By: E&P Staff
"I keep hearing how important it is for everyone to vote," John Stossel, ABC newsman and Creators Syndicate columnist, writes in a new opinion piece. "Let me be politically incorrect and say that maybe some people shouldn't vote."
Stossel, of course, is referring to those potential voters who haven't educated themselves on the issues. He writes that a "20/20" segment he did on this subject "enraged some viewers," and recalls one who wrote to him, "That was a shameful piece you put together about youth voting. ... I wonder if the quality of the information in our society has anything to do with hackery like yours infesting the airwaves and drowning out reasonable discussion."
He says another wrote: "You are a decrepit journalist and a poor excuse of a patriot."
"Clearly, not everyone understood what I was saying," he adds.
Check it out, here.
Stossel, of course, is referring to those potential voters who haven't educated themselves on the issues. He writes that a "20/20" segment he did on this subject "enraged some viewers," and recalls one who wrote to him, "That was a shameful piece you put together about youth voting. ... I wonder if the quality of the information in our society has anything to do with hackery like yours infesting the airwaves and drowning out reasonable discussion."
He says another wrote: "You are a decrepit journalist and a poor excuse of a patriot."
"Clearly, not everyone understood what I was saying," he adds.
Check it out, here.