[PAA-Discuss] Tell the White House: Don't Be Bullied!

[Juli3 at aol.com]

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Sean Hannity of FOX News  has been on the attack against Kevin  Jennings. 
Dear Juli, 
Right-wing media personalities and members of Congress have  been bullying 
both the White House and the Democratic  congressional leadership into 
inaction and, in some cases,  submission. 
The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. And  it's fitting 
that the latest bullying is around the person in  charge of keeping schools 
safe: Kevin Jennings, who heads the  Department of Education's Office of 
Safe and Drug Free  Schools. 
Jennings has a distinguished record of making sure kids have a  safe 
environment in which to learn. Educators and education  organizations 
overwhelmingly support him, and Arne Duncan, the  Secretary of Education, has so far 
been supportive in the face of  ugly and false attacks.  
But, at the behest of the Radical Right, 53 conservative  Republican 
members of Congress are calling for Jennings'  resignation. And the White House 
needs to hear from you that you  expect the President to back Jennings and not 
buckle under  right-wing pressure. 
Call now and urge the President to stand up for Kevin  Jennings. 
White House: 202-456-1111  
You can tell us how the call went _here_ 
(http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=tNc0_UnB2GH3cq2mRKe4lw..) . 
Jennings has been targeted since he was appointed. First, it  was by the 
Religious Right (spearheaded by the Family Research  Council) who continues to 
oppose Jennings' position based on his  sexual orientation and his role 
with GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and  Straight Education Network) in helping to ensure 
that all students  are safe in school, regardless of sexual orientation or 
gender  identity/expression. Now, Sean Hannity and others smell blood in  the 
water after Van Jones was forced to step down from his role  leading the 
charge to create green jobs because of pressure from  demagogues like Glenn 
Beck. The Right's attacks on Jennings have  been thoroughly debunked. But, of 
course, lies are not a new  weapon in the Right’s arsenal. 
A wave of NeoMcCarthyism is sweeping Washington with the Far  Right 
targeting Obama administration officials and others with  witch hunts. The broad 
goals are to obstruct progress and damage  President Obama politically via 
"guilt by association." 
The President must call their bluff and stand up to these  people. Call the 
White House now to help firm up the  administration's backbone and shore up 
its support for Kevin  Jennings. 
White House: 202-456-1111 
Thank you for all you do. 
-- People For the American Way 
P.S. You can read Right Wing Watch coverage of the crusade  against 
Jennings _here_ (http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=KaQyNdB3UEpRCXCnXHsCJQ..)  and see 
our press release from  today on the matter _here_ 
(http://site.pfaw.org/site/R?i=hBGpDF5sV_zIf5FxyHnPRA..) .  
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