{"id":9429,"date":"2016-09-30T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T17:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=9429"},"modified":"2016-09-30T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T17:07:22","slug":"washingtons-governing-elites-think-were-all-morons-a-new-study-says-vice-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/washingtons-governing-elites-think-were-all-morons-a-new-study-says-vice-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington&#8217;s governing elites think we&#8217;re all morons, a new study says | VICE News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news-images.vice.com\/images\/articles\/meta\/2016\/09\/30\/untitled-article-1475246172.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The overwhelming majority of D.C.&#8217;s Beltway Insiders think the American public is pitifully uninformed on government policy. They should know. They pretty much depend on The American Public staying stupid so that they can stay in power, so&#8230;there&#8217;s that.<br \/>\nI mean, who but complete idiots would vote to return a congress with a 12% approval rating to power? Watch how many of us do exactly that this November, and then you can shake your head in dismay with me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ift.tt\/2dxdtQu\">http:\/\/ift.tt\/2dxdtQu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The overwhelming majority of D.C.&#8217;s Beltway Insiders think the American public is pitifully uninformed on government policy. They should know. They pretty much depend on The American Public staying stupid so that they can stay in power, so&#8230;there&#8217;s that. 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