[Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character

Tue Dec 21 11:20:01 PST 2010

Assuming the Wikipedia information is accurate, the person behind the
"Foundation for a Better Life" apparently thinks promoting bigotry and
junk science is part of such a foundation:

* Helped fund Colorado's 1992 Amendment 2, a ballot initiative designed to
overturn local and  state laws that prohibit discrimination against
individuals on the basis  of sexual orientation

* Helped fund the Discovery Institute, a think tank based in Seattle,
Washington that promotes intelligent design and criticizes evolution.
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Advertising using front organizations that do not reveal the forces
behind the advertising is a powerful tool to deceive the public and
manipulate public opinion.

This tactic was used successfully to promote the Tea Pary agenda in
the 2010 election:

Citizens Blindsided: Secret Corporate Money in the 2010 Elections and
America’s New Shadow Democracy

https://www.pfaw.org/media-center/publications/citizens-blindsided-secret-corporate-money-the-2010-elections-and-america-

>From website above:

While we do not know who is funding such organizations, we do know
that the groups which played a significant role in the 2010 elections
are overwhelmingly backing right-wing candidates.  “Outside groups
raised and spent $126 million on elections without disclosing the
source,” according to the Sunlight Foundation, which “represents more
than a quarter of the total $450 million spent by outside groups.”
Republican candidates largely benefited from the downpour of
undisclosed money, as pro-GOP groups that did not reveal their donors
outspent similar pro-Democratic groups by a 6:1 margin.  The
nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics reports that of the top ten
groups which did not disclose their sources of funding, eight were
conservative pro-GOP organizations.
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On 12/20/10, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> And the "Foundation for a Better Life is wholly funded by:
>
>
> Philip Anschutz
> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Philip Anschutz
> Born28 December 1939 (age 70)
> Russell, Kansas, USA
> OccupationBusinessman
> Philip Frederick Anschutz (pronounced ANN-shoots, born 28 December 1939 in
> Russell, Kansas) is an American entrepreneur. Anschutz bought out his
> father's
> drilling company in  1961, and earned large returns in Wyoming. He then
> diversified his  portfolio by investing in stocks, real estate, and
> railroads.
> He then  began investing in entertainment companies, co-founding Major
> League
> Soccer as well as multiple teams, including the LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire,
> Houston
> Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes, New York / New Jersey Metro Stars, and the
> Kansas
> City Wizards. In addition, Anschutz owns stakes in the LA Lakers, LA Kings,
> and
> venues including the Staples Center, The O2 Arena (London), and the Home
> Depot
> Center. Anschutz also invests in family films such as The Chronicles of
> Narnia.
> Forbes ranks him the 34th richest person in the U.S. with an estimated net
> worth
> of $7 billion as of October 2010.[1]
> ...
>
> Often identified as "Christian billionaire Phil Anschutz",[11] he is a
> Republican donor who supported George W. Bush's administration. He has been
> an
> active patron of a number of religious and conservative causes:
> 	* Helped fund Colorado's  1992 Amendment 2, a ballot initiative designed to
> overturn local and  state laws that prohibit discrimination against
> individuals
> on the basis  of sexual orientation but was invalidated by Romer v. Evans
> after
> it passed.[12]
> 	* Helped fund the Discovery Institute, a think tank based in Seattle,
> Washington that promotes intelligent design and criticizes evolution.[13]
> 	* Supported the Parents Television Council, a group that protests against
> television indecency.[13]
> 	* Financed and distributed films with Christian themes, such as Amazing
> Grace
> and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,  for
> mass
> audiences through his two film production companies and  ownership of much
> of
> the Regal, Edwards and United Artists theater  chains.
> 	* Financed The Foundation for a Better Life.
> 	* In 2009 Anschutz purchased the conservative American opinion magazine The
> Weekly Standard from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.[14]Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com>; Moscow Vision 2020
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 7:33:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character
>
> "The Foundation for a Better Life" owns the site.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Mon, December 20, 2010 7:14 am, Kenneth Marcy wrote:
>> On Thursday 16 December 2010 09:20:42 Jeff Harkins wrote:
>>>     Character is strength and originality in a person's nature.
>>>
>>> If you have a thought, comment or contribution to the "Values" project,
>>> consider posting it here: -http://www.values.com/character
>>>
>>> Oh, the sequencing of the "values" is by my own "random selection
>>> process".  No hidden agenda.
>>
>> Who are the owners of, the people behind, www.values.com?
>>
>>
>> Ken
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