On Mar 1, 1:13 pm, Bear Bear <thatbear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> He was a much needed voice of reason.
>
> Bear
>
> http://www.breitbart.tv/
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On Mar 1, 1:36 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> This sort of nonsense -- like many of the 'efforts' in this and other forums -- would be better served following a very simple rubric:
> Person A is wrong when he claims <insert specific claim WITH context so the reader can determine meaning> because of <insert argument with supporting proof>
> That Person A is a <insert derogatory> or has some (alleged) agenda or has an (alleged) history and similar is irrelevant and proves NOTHING.
> Regard$,
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> If you don't like someone, the way he holds his spoon makes you furious; if you like him, he can turn his plate over into your lap and you won't mind. -- Irving BeckerAt 01:28 PM 3/1/2012, you wrote:From Sarah Palin on HBO's Documentary Movie About Her, "Game Change"
> Read it and judge for yourself:
> Dear SarahPAC Supporter,
> Liberals have proven once again that they do not value truth. The
> liberal left distorts facts to fabricate its own version of history.
> Their latest effort in storytelling is HBO s movie, Game Change.
> The screen writer of Game Change, Danny Strong, lapsed into a tired
> routine of manipulating facts and omitting key parts of Governor
> Palin s story in order to push a biased agenda and drive ratings.
> We have warned viewers of Game Change s distortions--based upon the
> description and reports from people who have viewed the film, HBO must
> add a disclaimer that this movie is fiction.
> Game Change is just the most recent example in a long history of facts
> being distorted for profit. Frank Bailey, a former aide to Governor
> Palin, was recently fined nearly $12,000 by the Alaska Attorney
> General s Office for stealing the Governor s internal emails. Bailey
> then turned the emails over to a blogger from the radical left who
> twisted the text into her own narrative for profit, proving again that
> Governor Palin s opponents will stop at nothing to destroy her record
> of service.
> Behind Game Change s slanderous agenda is a trail of money leading
> straight to the Barack Obama campaign and the Democrat Party. Writer
> Danny Strong and director Jay Roach each donated the maximum $2,300 to
> Barack Obama s campaign in 2008. Even actress Julianne Moore, who
> plays the Governor herself, contributed to the more than $120,000
> donated to Obama and Democrats since 2008 by the film s producers and
> cast.
> The 2008 National Security Advisor to Governor Palin, Randy
> Scheunemann, said of the movie, It gives fiction a bad name to call
> this fiction, while Governor Palin aide Jason Recher described the
> movie as a false narrative cobbled together by a group of people who
> simply weren t there.
> SarahPAC s latest video, Game Change We Can Believe In, shares the
> true story of the 2008 Presidential race, the same story that millions
> of Americans witnessed. It is a story of a gutsy, Washington-outsider
> taking politics-as-usual by storm, the story of a spirited reformer
> who refused to conform to establishment norms. Governor Palin left her
> home state of Alaska with an 80% approval rating to electrify the
> nation overnight with commonsense conservative solutions.
> After working with Governor Palin, former McCain campaign adviser
> Nicolle Wallace described her as a once-in-a-generation politician
> who just has that something. She electrified our race. She has
> inspired our party.
> All first-hand accounts of the Governor s 2008 campaign describe her
> in similar terms--as an inspirational role model and a true game
> changer.
> Help us say no to the half-baked truths and fabrications of the
> liberal left by watching and sharing the true account of Governor
> Palin s transformation of American politics: Game Change We Can
> Believe In.
> Thank you for your support.
> Sincerely,
> SarahPAC
> More:www.SarahPAC.com
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There was no early bell at my junior high school, but there was a
notorious bridge we had to cross where after shool fights were held.
"Meet Me At The Bridge". was a common challenge to a fight heard
throught the school day. Girls in catfights ripped each others blouses
off, and many noses were bloodied. It go so bad that a teacher and a
police car were stationed at the bridge when school let out.
When I was attacked by bullies I fought back, and then I was left
alone.
The bullies feared and I was told respected me after I showed them
that I could and would fight back.
Pay up, Keithie.
On Mar 1, 3:26 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a problem with anything that Moonbats want to do. The solution, is
> to leave everything alone.
>
> When I was in school, they used to have the "Early Bell" which was like
> five minutes before the classes ended for the day. This was when all of
> the assholes, snitches, and in general, anyone who was going to get
> their ass beat after school, get a head start; by giving them a five minute
> running head start. The teacher was usually accomodating.
>
> I bet Tom always left school at the early bell!
>
> .
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM, plainolamerican
> <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > liberals have finally found a cause that nobody can oppose or
> > criticize ... well maybe
>
> > What Are Bullying Laws?
> > Bullying laws are laws that aim to prevent bullying or address it when
> > it happens or both. Because they are against bullying, they are also
> > called anti-bullying laws for clarity. So far, there are only state
> > laws about bullying, but people have suggested a national law.
> > Bullying laws often focus on schools, which are the site of a large
> > amount of bullying behavior, with bullying being the most problematic
> > during the middle school years (grades 6-8).
> > Bullying laws have pursued different programs and agendas. Laws may or
> > may not criminalize bullying, some preferring to keep the handling of
> > such situations in the realm of families and schools (when
> > appropriate) rather than the courts. Laws may require reports of
> > bullying by school personnel who witness it, and prescribe responses
> > to bullying that includes investigation and imposing disciplinary
> > measures, notification for parents, and support and counseling of
> > targets.
>
> > Which States Have Bullying Laws?
> > The bullying laws in the United States are undergoing change. As of
> > October, 2010, 45 states had bullying laws, while there were no such
> > laws in the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, North
> > Dakota, and South Dakota, with New York being one of the most recent
> > to pass legislation.
> > As new states continue to put bullying laws on the books, states with
> > existing laws review and revise them. New Jersey, for example, which
> > passed anti-bullying legislation in 2002, had an “anti-bullying bill
> > of rights†law introduced to its legislature in October, 2010. The
> > new law provides for the training of public school staff in addressing
> > bullying, intimidation, and harassment, as well as in suicide
> > prevention.
>
> > Why Are Bullying Laws Controversial?
> > Some people question whether legislation specifically aimed at
> > bullying adds anything new to existing laws. While many people are
> > eager to see bullying addressed, others question whether existing laws
> > about harassment, safety, violence, and destruction of property are
> > actually sufficient. In addition, many individual schools have felt
> > compelled to come up with bullying plans that they feel are
> > appropriate to their situation. The particular wording of the bullying
> > law at the state level could redirect attention from where individual
> > schools have felt moved to place it based on their experience.
>
> > On Mar 1, 1:43 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Born to Not Get Bullied
> > > By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
> > > Published: February 29, 2012
> > > Recommend
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> > > Damon Winter/The New York Times
> > > Nicholas D. Kristof
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> > > On the Ground
> > > Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from
> > > his travels.
>
> > > Go to Blog »Go to Columnist Page »
> > > Related
> > > Times Topic: Lady GagaReaders' Comments
> > > Readers shared their thoughts on this article.
> > > Read All Comments (228) »
> > > When she was in high school, Lady Gaga says, she was thrown into a trash
> > can.
>
> > > The culprits were boys down the block, she told me in an interview on
> > > Wednesday in which she spoke — a bit reluctantly — about the repeated
> > > cruelty of peers during her teenage years.
>
> > > "I was called really horrible, profane names very loudly in front of
> > > huge crowds of people, and my schoolwork suffered at one point," she
> > > said. "I didn't want to go to class. And I was a straight-A student,
> > > so there was a certain point in my high school years where I just
> > > couldn't even focus on class because I was so embarrassed all the
> > > time. I was so ashamed of who I was."
>
> > > Searching for ways to ease the trauma of adolescence for other kids,
> > > Lady Gaga came to Harvard University on Wednesday for the formal
> > > unveiling of her Born This Way Foundation, meant to empower kids and
> > > nurture a more congenial environment in and out of schools.
>
> > > Lady Gaga is on to something important here. Experts from scholars to
> > > Education Secretary Arne Duncan are calling for more focus on bullying
> > > not only because it is linked to high rates of teen suicide, but also
> > > because it is an impediment to education.
>
> > > A recent study from the University of Virginia suggests that when a
> > > school has a climate of bullying, it's not just the targeted kids who
> > > suffer — the entire school lags academically. A British scholar found
> > > that children who simply witness bullying are more likely to skip
> > > school or abuse alcohol. American studies have found that children who
> > > are bullied are much more likely to contemplate suicide and to skip
> > > school.
>
> > > The scars don't go away, Lady Gaga says. "To this day," she told me,
> > > "some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great.
> > > You're a singer; your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain
> > > things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it
> > > stays with you and you wonder if they're true."
>
> > > Any self-doubt Lady Gaga harbors should have been erased by the huge
> > > throngs that greeted her at Harvard. "This might be one of the best
> > > days of my life," she told the cheering crowd.
>
> > > The event was an unusual partnership between Lady Gaga and Harvard
> > > University in trying to address teen cruelty. Oprah Winfrey showed up
> > > as well, along with Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and
> > > human services.
>
> > > Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Graduate School of Education here at
> > > Harvard, said that she and her colleagues invited Lady Gaga because
> > > they had been searching for ways to address bullying as a neglected
> > > area of education — and as a human rights issue. As many as one-fifth
> > > of children feel bullied, she said, adding: "If you don't feel safe as
> > > a child, you can't learn."
>
> > > Lady Gaga describes her foundation as her "new love affair," and said
> > > that, initially, she thought about focusing on a top-down crackdown on
> > > bullying. But, over time, she said, she decided instead to use her
> > > followers to start a bottom-up movement to try to make it cooler for
> > > young people to be nice.
>
> > > I asked Lady Gaga if people won't be cynical about an agenda so simple
> > > and straightforward as kindling kindness. Exceptionally articulate,
> > > she seemed for the first time at a loss for words. "That cynicism is
> > > exactly what we're trying to change," she finally said.
>
> > > Bullying isn't, of course, just physical violence. Lady Gaga's mother,
> > > Cynthia Germanotta, who will serve as president of the Born This Way
> > > Foundation, says that one of the most hurtful episodes in her
> > > daughter's childhood came when schoolmates organized a party and
> > > deliberately excluded Lady Gaga.
>
> > > Lady Gaga was reluctant to talk too much about her own experiences as
> > > a teenager for fear that her foundation would seem to be solely about
> > > bullying. Her aim is a far broader movement to change the culture and
> > > create a more supportive and tolerant environment. "It's more of a
> > > hippie approach," she explained.
>
> > > "The Born This Way Foundation is not restitution or revenge for my
> > > experiences," Lady Gaga told me. "I want to make that clear. This is:
> > > I am now a woman, I have a voice in the universe, and I want to do
> > > everything I can to become an expert in social justice and hope I can
> > > make a difference and mobilize young people to change the world."
>
> > > Yes, that sounds grandiose and utopian, but I'm reluctant to bet
> > > against one of the world's top pop stars and the person with the most
> > > Twitter followers in the world. In any case, she's indisputably right
> > > about one point: Bullying and teenage cruelty are human rights abuses
> > > that need to be higher on our agenda.
>
> > > More:
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/opinion/kristof-born-to-not-get-bul...
>
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> > > Have a great day,
> > > Tommy
>
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> > > Have a great day,
> > > Tommy
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Chad Griffin WASHINGTON — Chad Griffin, the Los Angeles-based
political consultant whose central role in the Proposition 8 lawsuit
turned him into a national LGBT rights figure, has been named
president of the Human Rights Campaign.
A major fundraiser for the Obama campaign who began his career in the
early days of the Clinton White House, Griffin will replace current
president Joe Solmonese at the helm of the $40 million organization on
June 11, HRC announced Friday following a board of directors vote.
Solmonese, who joined HRC as president in 2005 and said in August that
he would leave after his contract expires at the end of this month,
will continue in his role until June. Solmonese was named a national
co-chair for the Obama campaign last month.
In its pick of Griffin as president, HRC has chosen someone who was
shaped from an early age by Washington political culture yet who is
not defined by it, having spent the vast majority of his career
outside the Beltway. Griffin, 38, is a fervent supporter of President
Obama with personal ties to White House officials, but has pushed the
bipartisan case for marriage equality, notably hiring former George W.
Bush solicitor general Theodore Olson to co-lead the Prop. 8 suit and
aligning with conservatives including gay former Republican National
Committee chair Ken Mehlman, who has raised money for the legal
effort. Griffin has been openly critical of the president's evolving
position on marriage equality, calling Obama's indicated support for
states' rights on deciding who can marry "a step backwards." And,
central to the job, Griffin has a proven ability to be a formidable
fundraiser.
"While there's no doubt that we've made tremendous progress on the
road to equality, we must not forget that millions of LGBT Americans
still lack basic legal protections and suffer the consequences of
discrimination every day," Griffin said in a statement. "Today's
generation of young people, and each generation hereafter, must grow
up with the full and equal protection of our laws, and finally be free
to participate in the American dream. As HRC president, I'll approach
our work with a great sense of urgency because there are real life
consequences to inaction."
Griffin will take over at HRC just five months prior to the November
elections in a year both precarious and promising for LGBT rights.
Anti-marriage equality referendums loom in multiple states following
huge victories in the Washington and Maryland legislatures. Meanwhile,
political candidates including Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who's in
a tight race to become the first openly gay U.S. senator, are vying to
add greater diversity among elected officials.
And Griffin's position at the organization will require a broader
focus on issues beyond marriage, from employment discrimination to
health care disparities faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender Americans.
Griffin will remain on the board of the American Foundation for Equal
Rights (AFER), the organization he co-founded in 2009 to organize,
publicize, and fund the Prop. 8 lawsuit. Bruce Cohen, a fellow AFER
board member and an Academy Award-winning producer whose films include
American Beauty and Milk, applauded the announcement, saying that
Griffin's new position "makes a very strong statement on behalf of HRC
that they chose him to lead."
"Chad thinks big. And then he goes out and accomplishes his goal,"
Cohen said. "If AFER is any blueprint, then I think we have exciting
things to look forward to. And for those who haven't felt that they
had a home at HRC, I believe he'll make them feel that they do now."
In the past, Griffin hasn't shied away from resisting the prevailing
strategy of national LGBT groups — including HRC. Against the public
position of HRC and LGBT legal groups, two gay couples represented by
AFER's legal team filed the lawsuit against Prop. 8 in May of 2009,
based on the argument that gays and lesbians have a constitutional
right to marry. The groups have since reconciled, while organizations
such as Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders continue
their own targeted litigation strategy against the Defense of Marriage
Act, one that has led to significant court victories on both coasts.
Griffin began his career in the West Wing at age 19, working under
Clinton White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers. As a political
strategist in Los Angeles, he has waged pro-environmental and
anti-tobacco campaigns, the latter with Hollywood director Rob Reiner.
A founding partner in the consulting firm Griffin Schein, Griffin's
former business partner, Kristina Schake, was tapped as First Lady
Michelle Obama's communications director last year.
HRC's executive search, a very private process over the past few
months, "included the consideration of over one hundred diverse and
extremely well-qualified candidates from the worlds of business,
academia and activism," according to a Friday HRC news release.
The search was co-chaired by HRC board members Joni Madison and Dana
Perlman. Both Perlman and Griffin are top bundlers for the Obama 2012
campaign, raising thousands of dollars through their personal and
professional networks.
"In Washington, there's a deep institutional bias against doing
anything that would rock the boat. But we're fighting for our lives
and for our freedom, and as far as I'm concerned, you've got to rock
the boat," said Richard Socarides, who served as a White House special
assistant during the Clinton administration. "I think Chad is someone
who's proven that he's willing to do so. In some ways, it's an obvious
choice. He's a great fundraiser and a great communicator. It's a very
exciting development for our movement."
Chad Griffin Named President of HRC
By Andrew Harmon
Chad Griffin HRC Names Chad Griffin as Organization's New President
Nation's Largest LGBT Rights Group Selects Visionary Leader of Prop. 8 Lawsuit
WASHINGTON – Chad H. Griffin was appointed today as the next president
of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, by the
organization's Board of Directors. Griffin, a national communications
and policy strategist, is widely credited for being the mastermind
behind the federal lawsuit to overturn California's Proposition 8,
which has now been ruled unconstitutional by two federal courts.
Griffin's appointment follows an extensive six month search by the
board that included the consideration of over one hundred diverse and
extremely well-qualified candidates from the worlds of business,
academia and activism. Griffin will assume his new responsibilities on
June 11, 2012. Current HRC president Joe Solmonese will continue to
lead the organization until that time.
The founding partner of strategic communications and campaign firm,
Griffin|Schein, Griffin has taken on entrenched, well-financed
interests like Big Tobacco, Big Oil and the far right, and shaped
national policy debates around equal rights, clean energy, universal
health care, stem cell research, and early childhood education. He has
also led groundbreaking ballot initiative campaigns including the
largest ballot initiative ever recorded, Proposition 87: California's
Clean Alternative Energy Initiative; the Proposition 10 campaign,
which generates $600 million a year for early childhood education; and
Proposition 71, which secured billions of dollars for stem cell
research despite the Bush Administration ban.
Griffin is a founding board member of the American Foundation for
Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the Prop. 8 lawsuit. He is
personally responsible for recruiting the legal dream team of Theodore
Olson and David Boies to successfully argue the case. Griffin will
remain on the board of directors of AFER.
A veteran of the Clinton White House communications team, and a native
of Arkansas, Griffin was highly motivated by young people in taking
this new endeavor. "All over this country in big cities and small
towns, there are families and young people who long to be accepted for
who they are, and who want be treated with the same dignity and
respect as everyone else," said Griffin. "I'm honored by the board's
confidence in my ability to lead HRC. While there's no doubt that
we've made tremendous progress on the road to equality, we must not
forget that millions of LGBT Americans still lack basic legal
protections and suffer the consequences of discrimination every day.
Today's generation of young people, and each generation hereafter,
must grow up with the full and equal protection of our laws, and
finally be free to participate in the American dream. As HRC
president, I'll approach our work with a great sense of urgency
because there are real life consequences to inaction."
HRC Co-Chair Tim Downing and HRC Foundation Co-Chair Sandra Hartness
spoke on behalf of their colleagues on the Board of Directors, "We're
ecstatic to have someone of Chad's caliber as our next president. His
superior credentials and achievements, both as a visionary and
strategist, make him uniquely qualified to lead this organization
forward. Chad has a proven track record of consistently delivering
results during his career. That's something that our community rightly
expects and deserves."
With over a million members and supporters, HRC works to secure equal
rights for LGBT individuals and families at the local, state and
federal levels by mobilizing grassroots supporters, lobbying elected
officials, proactively educating and changing the hearts and minds of
fair-minded Americans, and investing strategically to elect
fair-minded officials. Founded in 1980, HRC seeks to improve the lives
of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the
workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and
increasing public support among all Americans through innovative
advocacy, education and outreach programs.
HRC consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on
research, advocacy and education and the Human Rights Campaign, a
501(c)(4) organization that focuses on lobbying Congress, state and
local officials for support of pro-LGBT bills, and mobilizing
grassroots action amongst its members. The combined annual budget of
both organizations was approximately $40 million in 2011.
More:
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/03/02/Chad_Griffin_Named_President_of_HRC/
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