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		<title>Bad Argument Series</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2010/02/21/bad-argument-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractions.com/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I majored in philosophy in college and took a class on ‘informal logical fallacies.’ Throughout the semester, we had to identify weekly examples of each fallacy from newspapers, magazines, books, or internet articles. It was extremely interesting, enlightening, and most importantly, a motivation for me to think critically about my own positions and the positions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=269&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism or Massacre?</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/11/13/terrorism-or-massacre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right-wing pundits characterize the Ft. Hood shootings as a terrorist attack. But the Columbine High School Massacre and the Virginia Tech Massacre, both events that independently resulted in more death and injury than Ft. Hood, are not characterized as acts of terrorism but as massacres (the former perpetrated by two suicidal shooters, the latter a ‘lone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=261&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus, no, but no also to Allah.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/11/03/jesus-no-but-no-also-to-allah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the uproar is about to explode, I want to get ahead of the train on this one: the nomination of David Hamilton to 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Already, the Christian Conservative backlash is started. A Washington Times editorial came out today entitled, “Jesus, no, but yes to Allah.” The editorial goes on to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=257&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Treat 9/12 Protestors Differently Than The G20 Protestors?</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/09/26/why-treat-912-protestors-differently-than-the-g20-protestors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A popular “question” raised by the conservatives in light of the G20 protests is, why aren’t the Democrats and liberals criticizing the G20 protests like they did the 9/12 protests? Of course, the answer from the conservative mind is that the G20 protests, some of which were violent, were liberal protests. In other words, conservatives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=253&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just &#8216;Common Sense&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/09/12/just-common-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night a friend of mine hypothesized, “Don’t you think that if Obama, or any politician, would just speak in the terms of the common man, explaining exactly what’s going on, then they would be much more appreciated or successful?” Sure, look at Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. They appeal to the “common man,” with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=251&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/09/01/249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sinclair Lewis wrote, “When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
The Freedom Federation is the soft and quiet form of Ameritianity.org. Take a look at Glenn Beck&#8217;s 9/12 project, watch Fox defend the Christian Crusade, and you might start to think twice about with whom you associate.
 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=249&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Attack on Christianity in the U.S.A.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/08/05/another-attack-on-christianity-in-the-u-s-a/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/08/05/another-attack-on-christianity-in-the-u-s-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christofacism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractions.com/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t you know! The secular, godless government is attacking REAL American Christians again! This time, they are putting them in jail!
Dale Neumann of Wisconsin, a born-again Christian, is charged with reckless homicide for putting God before materialism! Oh Heaven&#8217;s forbid! Neumann&#8217;s daughter was ill, very ill, and he prayed to God to heal his daughter&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=246&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling all Birthers</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/07/24/calling-all-birthers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractions.com/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So lots of attention has been given to the Obama birth certificate controversy lately. Perhaps it is a sign that this intellectual movement is gaining some serious momentum. 
The issue of concern is fundamentally whether or not Barack Obama was born in the United States, and thus whether or not he is qualified to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=238&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fox Nation Conversations</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/06/03/fox-nation-conversations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractions.com/?p=230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just want to point out the type of discussions The Fox Nation incites. Do tell, is this really safe to foster such hateful discussion? Is it okay to feed people’s fear, anger, and delusions with disinformative headlines and misleading information?
Look at how these people talk about the President. Look at how people talk about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=230&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who John Galt is Not</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractions.com/2009/04/25/who-john-galt-is-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I only have your attention for a few seconds before you decide whether to continue reading or to leave, I’m sparing an introduction to my discussion and telling you right now what I am going to argue.
Pure laissez-faire capitalism, constitutional libertarianism, and libertarian-anarchy are not practical political and economic theories.
Now, if you have decided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bittersweetdistractions.com&blog=5308571&post=220&subd=bittersweetdistractions&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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