{"id":1240,"date":"2009-10-25T20:51:19","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T01:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2009-10-25T20:51:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-26T01:51:19","slug":"dilberts-blasphemy-against-americorps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/25\/dilberts-blasphemy-against-americorps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilbert&#8217;s Blasphemy Against AmeriCorps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dilbert.com\/strips\/comic\/2009-10-23\/\" title=\"Dilbert.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dilbert.com\/dyn\/str_strip\/000000000\/00000000\/0000000\/000000\/70000\/1000\/200\/71292\/71292.strip.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dilbert.com\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If people lose faith in bogus good deeds, then how will AmeriCorps be able to redeem America?<\/p>\n<p>That &#8220;RRRRR&#8221; above the lawn mower reminded me of summer jobs as a 14-year-old. 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