<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">And, all contributions to such 501(c)3 organizations are tax-deductible.<br><div> </div>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Ted Moffett <starbliss@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Ron Force <rforce2003@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com>; Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1@frontier.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, December 21, 2010 11:20:01 AM<br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character<br></font><br>
Assuming the Wikipedia information is accurate, the person behind the<br>"Foundation for a Better Life" apparently thinks promoting bigotry and<br>junk science is part of such a foundation:<br><br>* Helped fund Colorado's 1992 Amendment 2, a ballot initiative designed to<br>overturn local and state laws that prohibit discrimination against<br>individuals on the basis of sexual orientation<br><br>* Helped fund the Discovery Institute, a think tank based in Seattle,<br>Washington that promotes intelligent design and criticizes evolution.<br>-------------------<br>Advertising using front organizations that do not reveal the forces<br>behind the advertising is a powerful tool to deceive the public and<br>manipulate public opinion.<br><br>This tactic was used successfully to promote the Tea Pary agenda in<br>the 2010 election:<br><br>Citizens Blindsided: Secret Corporate Money in the 2010 Elections and<br>America’s New Shadow Democracy<br><br><a
href="https://www.pfaw.org/media-center/publications/citizens-blindsided-secret-corporate-money-the-2010-elections-and-america-" target="_blank">https://www.pfaw.org/media-center/publications/citizens-blindsided-secret-corporate-money-the-2010-elections-and-america-</a><br><br>From website above:<br><br>While we do not know who is funding such organizations, we do know<br>that the groups which played a significant role in the 2010 elections<br>are overwhelmingly backing right-wing candidates. “Outside groups<br>raised and spent $126 million on elections without disclosing the<br>source,” according to the Sunlight Foundation, which “represents more<br>than a quarter of the total $450 million spent by outside groups.”<br>Republican candidates largely benefited from the downpour of<br>undisclosed money, as pro-GOP groups that did not reveal their donors<br>outspent similar pro-Democratic groups by a 6:1 margin. The<br>nonpartisan Center
for Responsive Politics reports that of the top ten<br>groups which did not disclose their sources of funding, eight were<br>conservative pro-GOP organizations.<br>------------------------------------------<br>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett<br><br>On 12/20/10, Ron Force <<a ymailto="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com" href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> And the "Foundation for a Better Life is wholly funded by:<br>><br>><br>> Philip Anschutz<br>> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br>> Philip Anschutz<br>> Born28 December 1939 (age 70)<br>> Russell, Kansas, USA<br>> OccupationBusinessman<br>> Philip Frederick Anschutz (pronounced ANN-shoots, born 28 December 1939 in<br>> Russell, Kansas) is an American entrepreneur. Anschutz bought out his<br>> father's<br>> drilling company in 1961, and earned large returns in Wyoming. He then<br>> diversified his portfolio
by investing in stocks, real estate, and<br>> railroads.<br>> He then began investing in entertainment companies, co-founding Major<br>> League<br>> Soccer as well as multiple teams, including the LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire,<br>> Houston<br>> Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes, New York / New Jersey Metro Stars, and the<br>> Kansas<br>> City Wizards. In addition, Anschutz owns stakes in the LA Lakers, LA Kings,<br>> and<br>> venues including the Staples Center, The O2 Arena (London), and the Home<br>> Depot<br>> Center. Anschutz also invests in family films such as The Chronicles of<br>> Narnia.<br>> Forbes ranks him the 34th richest person in the U.S. with an estimated net<br>> worth<br>> of $7 billion as of October 2010.[1]<br>> ...<br>><br>> Often identified as "Christian billionaire Phil Anschutz",[11] he is a<br>> Republican donor who supported George W. Bush's administration. He has
been<br>> an<br>> active patron of a number of religious and conservative causes:<br>> * Helped fund Colorado's 1992 Amendment 2, a ballot initiative designed to<br>> overturn local and state laws that prohibit discrimination against<br>> individuals<br>> on the basis of sexual orientation but was invalidated by Romer v. Evans<br>> after<br>> it passed.[12]<br>> * Helped fund the Discovery Institute, a think tank based in Seattle,<br>> Washington that promotes intelligent design and criticizes evolution.[13]<br>> * Supported the Parents Television Council, a group that protests against<br>> television indecency.[13]<br>> * Financed and distributed films with Christian themes, such as Amazing<br>> Grace<br>> and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for<br>> mass<br>> audiences
through his two film production companies and ownership of much<br>> of<br>> the Regal, Edwards and United Artists theater chains.<br>> * Financed The Foundation for a Better Life.<br>> * In 2009 Anschutz purchased the conservative American opinion magazine The<br>> Weekly Standard from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.[14]Ron Force<br>> Moscow Idaho USA<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: Tom Hansen <<a ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>><br>> To: Kenneth Marcy <<a ymailto="mailto:kmmos1@frontier.com" href="mailto:kmmos1@frontier.com">kmmos1@frontier.com</a>>; Moscow Vision 2020<br>> <<a ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>> Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 7:33:13 AM<br>> Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character<br>><br>> "The Foundation for a Better Life" owns the site.<br>><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life</a></span><br>><br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>><br>><br>> On Mon, December 20, 2010 7:14 am, Kenneth Marcy wrote:<br>>> On Thursday 16 December 2010 09:20:42 Jeff Harkins wrote:<br>>>> Character is strength and originality in a person's nature.<br>>>><br>>>> If you have a thought, comment or contribution to the "Values" project,<br><span>>>> consider posting it here: -<a target="_blank" href="http://www.values.com/character">http://www.values.com/character</a></span><br>>>><br>>>> Oh, the sequencing of the "values" is by my own "random selection<br>>>> process". No
hidden agenda.<br>>><br>>> Who are the owners of, the people behind, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.values.com">www.values.com</a>?<br>>><br>>><br>>> Ken<br>>><br>>> =======================================================<br>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br><span>>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a></span><br>>> mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com" href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>>> =======================================================<br>>><br>><br>><br>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>><br>> -
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