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Pasco Commissioner Talks Politics To Students

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 17, 2008

SHADY HILLS - If Michael Phelps endorsed a particular cereal or if Miley Cyrus advertised a brand of face cream, people might be more likely to buy those products.

It works the same way in politics.

"In an election, the politician is the product," Pasco County Commissioner Pat Mulieri told a group of Mary Giella Elementary students last week.

Mulieri talked with fourth- and fifth-graders about elections and voting. She told students it was important to know their role in the political process.

"You're the bosses," she told them, then, leading a round of applause. "Let's hear it for the bosses!"

Politicians are accountable to the people, Mulieri said. That's why it's important for people to make responsible voting decisions, she said.

"Use your brain," she told students.

Mulieri took students through several activities to educate them about the political process.

"Do you know what's happening in November?" she asked.

"They're going to decide who should be president," fourth-grader Alex Golden said.

Megan Hussey

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