{"id":52080,"date":"2014-01-24T13:49:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T21:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=52080"},"modified":"2014-01-24T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T21:56:22","slug":"netflixs-mitt-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=52080","title":{"rendered":"Netflix&#8217;s Mitt Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What struck me in this <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/mitt-documentary-shows-romney-perspective-article-1.1588506\">movie<\/a> was Mitt Romney&#8217;s dedication to picking up trash. Just before his first debate, he was picking up trash outside his hotel room. On election night, he was picking up trash around the room. Somehow I don&#8217;t think Barack Obama spent much time picking up trash. <\/p>\n<p>Those values of cleanliness and concern for others are not evenly distributed around the world. 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