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		<title>Who is making sure the public can continue to be tricked?</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/who-is-making-sure-the-public-can-continue-to-be-tricked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I care about people having the ability to make informed decisions based on good information. People need to make important decisions every day about who to vote for, what policies to support, what medical information and treatment to accept, etc. &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/who-is-making-sure-the-public-can-continue-to-be-tricked/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=97&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three straw men and you’re out!</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/when-should-you-end-a-discussion-with-a-conservative-three-straw-men-and-you%e2%80%99re-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lllittman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it’s hard to know when you are talking to someone that is so extreme or indoctrinated with talking points that it isn’t worth your breath to keep talking. When should you close the conversation and walk away? Here’s an &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/when-should-you-end-a-discussion-with-a-conservative-three-straw-men-and-you%e2%80%99re-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=84&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taxes should be called “Membership Dues”</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/taxes-should-be-called-%e2%80%9cmembership-dues%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxes are the membership dues we all pay to be part of a great and civilized nation and for the opportunity to benefit from many shared resources. Your taxes aren’t “your money” any more than your car payments, your mortgage, &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/taxes-should-be-called-%e2%80%9cmembership-dues%e2%80%9d/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=79&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Life isn’t Fair” is not an excuse to give up</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/%e2%80%9clife-isn%e2%80%99t-fair%e2%80%9d-is-not-an-excuse-to-give-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lllittman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tell my kids that life isn’t always fair but we make the choice everyday whether to work towards making it more fair or making it less fair. Let’s choose to make it more fair. In response to: Sometimes when &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/%e2%80%9clife-isn%e2%80%99t-fair%e2%80%9d-is-not-an-excuse-to-give-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=78&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Political views? Answer in values, not just labels</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/political-views-answer-in-values-not-just-labels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are my political views? I care about the well-being of people. Therefore, I support policies that work to help people and expand opportunity. I care about using the best evidence to solve problems that affect people because the consequences &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/political-views-answer-in-values-not-just-labels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=75&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reproductive Rights protect families</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/reproductive-rights-are-about-protecting-the-health-of-our-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women have abortions to protect the long term health and well-being of their families. Continuing a pregnancy can be seen as a threat to a woman&#8217;s ability to take care of the children she already has. When push comes to &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/reproductive-rights-are-about-protecting-the-health-of-our-families/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=76&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Liberals will fight for all people to have equal opportunities</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/liberals-will-fight-for-all-people-to-have-equal-opportunities-and-basic-necessities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of caring about people means caring that they have the basic necessities of life: food, water, healthcare, access to education, civil rights, and opportunities. What people do with these opportunities will vary. I am not fighting that everyone have &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/liberals-will-fight-for-all-people-to-have-equal-opportunities-and-basic-necessities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=80&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Telling the truth is patriotic</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/telling-the-truth-is-patriotic-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 19:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is unpatriotic not to tell the truth whether about the president or anyone else.&#8221; -Theodore Roosevelt I believe in making informed decisions. It is impossible to make informed decisions without truthful and accurate information. Keeping secrets and lying to &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/telling-the-truth-is-patriotic-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=74&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fox News wants you mad</title>
		<link>http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/fox-news-wants-you-mad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 16:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Fox News make you mad? If you get upset about something or someone when you watch Fox News, remind yourself that that is their primary goal. You&#8217;ve been played. The purpose of Fox News coverage is to make people &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/fox-news-wants-you-mad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=68&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Killing the messenger hurts everyone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 16:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Primitive societies used to have a practice where they killed the messenger who reported bad news. The leaders liked this plan because it kept bad news to a minimum and gave them an outlet for their frustration after the news &#8230; <a href="http://speakingofvalues.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/killing-the-messenger-hurts-everyone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=speakingofvalues.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3821205&amp;post=67&amp;subd=speakingofvalues&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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