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		<title>By: Maksutov</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299886</link>
		<dc:creator>Maksutov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Its like asking Fidel Castro to rule USA!!&lt;/blockquote&gt;

During the Bush era that would have been a good thing! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Its like asking Fidel Castro to rule USA!!</p></blockquote>
<p>During the Bush era that would have been a good thing! <img src='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Hallard</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-2/#comment-299528</link>
		<dc:creator>Hallard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Todt is president.  What a farce.  2009 overall has not been a good year for formula 1.  :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Todt is president.  What a farce.  2009 overall has not been a good year for formula 1.  <img src='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: yeoh</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299521</link>
		<dc:creator>yeoh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Well, Yeoh will ensure he does his new job well.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Perhaps be giving him regular B*** jobs?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Well, Yeoh will ensure he does his new job well.</p></blockquote>
<p>Perhaps be giving him regular B*** jobs?</p>
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		<title>By: sumedh</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-2/#comment-299520</link>
		<dc:creator>sumedh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, so anti-Ferrari fans can handle on to the FIA-supports-Ferrari point for 5 years more. Come on guys, come up with something new now ;-)

Surely, this is a bad day for F1. But definitely not as catastrophic as some of the posts above make it out to be. Ari had absolutely no campaign points, his answer to every question was &quot;sit down and talk&quot; with shouts of &quot;change&quot; atleast twice every sentence. Even if Ari had won, it would have been a bad day for F1.

Lets give Jean a fair chance, don&#039;t forget, FOTA is still there which was primarily responsible for Max&#039;s ouster. And very cunningly, FOTA has kept quiet through the entire election and are coming out only now. I am sure, FOTA will keep Jean in check too.

But for now, congrats Jean. I hope (but I am not sure) you did nothing wrong to win the election.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, so anti-Ferrari fans can handle on to the FIA-supports-Ferrari point for 5 years more. Come on guys, come up with something new now <img src='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Surely, this is a bad day for F1. But definitely not as catastrophic as some of the posts above make it out to be. Ari had absolutely no campaign points, his answer to every question was &#8220;sit down and talk&#8221; with shouts of &#8220;change&#8221; atleast twice every sentence. Even if Ari had won, it would have been a bad day for F1.</p>
<p>Lets give Jean a fair chance, don&#8217;t forget, FOTA is still there which was primarily responsible for Max&#8217;s ouster. And very cunningly, FOTA has kept quiet through the entire election and are coming out only now. I am sure, FOTA will keep Jean in check too.</p>
<p>But for now, congrats Jean. I hope (but I am not sure) you did nothing wrong to win the election.</p>
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		<title>By: VXR</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299517</link>
		<dc:creator>VXR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is that you Ari!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is that you Ari!?</p>
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		<title>By: wong chin kong</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299516</link>
		<dc:creator>wong chin kong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Congratulations to Jean Todt, FIA president.  Jean is also the Malaysian Tourism Ambassador.  His girlfriend Michelle Yeoh, ex James Bond girl.  Well, Yeoh will ensure he does his new job well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to Jean Todt, FIA president.  Jean is also the Malaysian Tourism Ambassador.  His girlfriend Michelle Yeoh, ex James Bond girl.  Well, Yeoh will ensure he does his new job well.</p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299515</link>
		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Toad is a loser!! Cuz he&#039;s shorter than his Girl friend :P

So is Bernie, so is Max!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toad is a loser!! Cuz he&#8217;s shorter than his Girl friend <img src='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So is Bernie, so is Max!!</p>
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		<title>By: David A</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299513</link>
		<dc:creator>David A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Ever heard the term

&lt;strong&gt;Silent Assassin?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Funnily enough, we have. But it&#039;s not relevant here, of course.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Ever heard the term</p>
<p><strong>Silent Assassin?</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Funnily enough, we have. But it&#8217;s not relevant here, of course.</p>
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		<title>By: VXR</title>
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		<dc:creator>VXR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In the end it wasn&#039;t even close was it.

Allowing for bribery and corruption it wasn&#039;t even close.

If you go into battle without a plan,and promise only &quot;change&quot;,how can you ever hope to succeed?

I wanted Ari to win this,but even I could see that Todt not only had the best team,but also had the best policies.

An opportunity missed if you wanted &quot;change&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the end it wasn&#8217;t even close was it.</p>
<p>Allowing for bribery and corruption it wasn&#8217;t even close.</p>
<p>If you go into battle without a plan,and promise only &#8220;change&#8221;,how can you ever hope to succeed?</p>
<p>I wanted Ari to win this,but even I could see that Todt not only had the best team,but also had the best policies.</p>
<p>An opportunity missed if you wanted &#8220;change&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Yorricksfriend</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yorricksfriend</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Give him a break we&#039;re all upset.

This is just Godwin&#039;s Law, the longer a thread goes on, the more likely a reference to Hitler or Nazi comparisons are to occur.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Give him a break we&#8217;re all upset.</p>
<p>This is just Godwin&#8217;s Law, the longer a thread goes on, the more likely a reference to Hitler or Nazi comparisons are to occur.</p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299501</link>
		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mc! Did you forget what Toad had to say bout SA? Wondering who did the SA representatives vote for. Surely not Toad!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mc! Did you forget what Toad had to say bout SA? Wondering who did the SA representatives vote for. Surely not Toad!!</p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299499</link>
		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What up with Surinder Thatti?? They guy who allegedly bribed &amp; blackmailed  some African guy? Is someone probing into that or has Supreme ruler TOAD cleared his name.

I thought Mogadishu in Somalia was the most dangerous lawless place on the planet, but Toad, FIA &amp; Paris proved me wrong :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What up with Surinder Thatti?? They guy who allegedly bribed &amp; blackmailed  some African guy? Is someone probing into that or has Supreme ruler TOAD cleared his name.</p>
<p>I thought Mogadishu in Somalia was the most dangerous lawless place on the planet, but Toad, FIA &amp; Paris proved me wrong <img src='http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: steph90</title>
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		<dc:creator>steph90</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ferrari have been very quiet on the matter though and he is quite distant to the team now. I&#039;m more woried he&#039;ll be totally autocratic, or maybe he will keep f1 at arm&#039;s length and leave it to the f1 commisioner...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ferrari have been very quiet on the matter though and he is quite distant to the team now. I&#8217;m more woried he&#8217;ll be totally autocratic, or maybe he will keep f1 at arm&#8217;s length and leave it to the f1 commisioner&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
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		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And I&#039;ll keep repeating THIS repeatedly:

&lt;strong&gt;&quot; His Ties with Ferrari are too deep, too strong for him to be able to provide transparent governance&quot; &lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I&#8217;ll keep repeating THIS repeatedly:</p>
<p><strong>&#8221; His Ties with Ferrari are too deep, too strong for him to be able to provide transparent governance&#8221; </strong></p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
		<link>http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/23/the-fia-goes-to-the-polls/comment-page-1/#comment-299492</link>
		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;They have been fairly quiet when it comes to the presidency&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Ever heard the term  

&lt;strong&gt;Silent Assassin&lt;/strong&gt;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>They have been fairly quiet when it comes to the presidency</p></blockquote>
<p>Ever heard the term  </p>
<p><strong>Silent Assassin</strong>?</p>
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		<title>By: mp4-19b</title>
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		<dc:creator>mp4-19b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So what happens next? I know what happens next!!

Ferrari cakewalk to championships for the next 5 years &amp; Ron Dennis &amp; Martin Whitmarsh serve jail terms for industrial espionage?? or something rubbish. huh?? Absolutely sickening!! What sort of a governance can this man provide?? Its like asking Fidel Castro to rule USA!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what happens next? I know what happens next!!</p>
<p>Ferrari cakewalk to championships for the next 5 years &amp; Ron Dennis &amp; Martin Whitmarsh serve jail terms for industrial espionage?? or something rubbish. huh?? Absolutely sickening!! What sort of a governance can this man provide?? Its like asking Fidel Castro to rule USA!!</p>
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		<title>By: djdaveyp</title>
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		<dc:creator>djdaveyp</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well on with vatanens legal battle now then.

Todt has won votes unfairly. Although the election was fair the campaigning wasn&#039;t. I&#039;m sure there will be alot of little groups out there who have been bullied to vote todts way.

Vatanen has charmed the general public who watch the sport. I am sure I read somewhere he will challenge it in court if he loses.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well on with vatanens legal battle now then.</p>
<p>Todt has won votes unfairly. Although the election was fair the campaigning wasn&#8217;t. I&#8217;m sure there will be alot of little groups out there who have been bullied to vote todts way.</p>
<p>Vatanen has charmed the general public who watch the sport. I am sure I read somewhere he will challenge it in court if he loses.</p>
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		<title>By: Leon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s just not acceptable Dingle Dell.

Most of us are somewhat P***ed off with the result and we all stretch the rules a bit sometimes, but come on, Nazi remarks are just too damn far.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s just not acceptable Dingle Dell.</p>
<p>Most of us are somewhat P***ed off with the result and we all stretch the rules a bit sometimes, but come on, Nazi remarks are just too damn far.</p>
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		<title>By: PeriSoft</title>
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		<dc:creator>PeriSoft</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Last hope gone.

If F1 wasn&#039;t a spec series already, we now know for sure that it will be. I get the feeling that one Mr. Ahmadinejad would be familiar with the progress of this election.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last hope gone.</p>
<p>If F1 wasn&#8217;t a spec series already, we now know for sure that it will be. I get the feeling that one Mr. Ahmadinejad would be familiar with the progress of this election.</p>
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		<title>By: David A</title>
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		<dc:creator>David A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Hitler reference is nothing short of pathetic.</description>
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