[Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character
Paul Rumelhart
godshatter at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 21 13:35:45 PST 2010
Has anyone found any problems with the virtues that have been posted so
far? The message can be divorced from the messenger sometimes, and I
would think that this is one of those times.
Paul
Ron Force wrote:
> And, all contributions to such 501(c)3 organizations are tax-deductible.
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
> *To:* Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>; Kenneth Marcy
> <kmmos1 at frontier.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Tue, December 21, 2010 11:20:01 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character
>
> 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.
> -------------------
> 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
> <mailto: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 <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>>
> > To: Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com
> <mailto:kmmos1 at frontier.com>>; Moscow Vision 2020
> > <vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto: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
> <http://www.values.com>?
> >>
> >>
> >> Ken
> >>
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> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
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