Republicans want Obama appointee fired because he's gay

[Peephole]

This letter was written by U.S. congressman Steve King (who has a history of being a racist as well) and was signed by 52 of his collegues:

Dear Mr. President,

We respectfully request that you remove Kevin Jennings, the Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, from your Administration. It is clear that Mr. Jennings lacks the appropriate qualifications and ethical standards to serve in this capacity.

As the founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Mr. Jennings has played an integral role in promoting homosexuality and pushing a pro-homosexual agenda in America's schools-an agenda that runs counter to the values that many parents desire to instill in their children. As evidence of this, Mr. Jennings wrote the foreword for a book titled Queering Elementary Education: Advancing the Dialogue About Sexualities and Schooling. Throughout his career, Mr. Jennings has made it his mission to establish special protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students to the exclusion of all other students. The totality of Mr. Jennings' career has been to advocate for public affirmation of homosexuality. There is more to safe and drug free schools than can be accomplished from the narrow view of Mr. Jennings who has, for more than 20 years, almost exclusively focused on promoting the homosexual agenda.

Equally troubling is Mr. Jennings' self-described history of ignoring the sexual abuse of a child. In his book, One Teacher in Ten, Mr. Jennings recounts a 15-year old student confiding in him that he had a sexual relationship with a much older man. Mr. Jennings' only response was to ask if the underage boy used a condom. As a mandatory reporter, Mr. Jennings was required by law to report child abuse, including sex crimes. Mr. Jennings cannot serve as the "safe schools" czar when his record demonstrates a willingness to overlook the sexual abuse of a child.

As the "safe schools" czar, Mr. Jennings is also charged with ensuring our schools and students are drug free. It is clear that Mr. Jennings is unfit to serve in this capacity, as well. His own history of unrepentant drug and alcohol abuse indicates that he is of the opinion that getting drunk and high as a young person is acceptable. In his memoir, Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son, Mr. Jennings describes his use of illegal drugs, without expressing regret or acknowledging the devastating effects illegal drug use can have on a person's life.

Everyone that deals with the education of the most vulnerable must be a positive role model. Our children are not blessed with the wisdom to discern and reject. Children presume the adults who educate them are approved by the larger society and their parents. Kevin Jennings cannot gain the approval of parents who want their children safe and their schools drug free. You should replace him with someone who has a record of educating children in a safe and moral environment.

Given these very serious issues with Mr. Jennings' record, we urge you to remove him immediately.

Sincerely,
Steve King

 

[Peephole]

Here's a list of the rest of the homophobes:

Alexander
Aderholt
Akin
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Bartlett
Barton
Boozman
Broun
Brown, H.
Carter
Chaffetz
Coffman
Cole
Conaway
Davis, Geoff
Fallin
Fleming
Foxx
Franks
Garrett
Gingrey
Gohmert
Hunter
Issa
Jordan
Lamborn
Latta
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McMorris
Mica
Miller, J.
Myrick
Neugebauer
Olson, P.
Pence
Pitts
Posey
Rogers (AL)
Rooney
Ryan, Paul
Shuster
Smith, C
Smith, L.
Wamp
Westmoreland
Jones, Walter

The effort to get gay people fired from their jobs, is also apparantly being concerted with Fox News and other Republican party outlets:

http://mediamatters.org/press/releases/200910010017
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200910010051
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/hannity-and-coulter-make-lovely-wing
http://mediamatters.org/research/200910080003

 

[Upchurch]

I've heard bits and pieces of this story, but don't know the full context.

What's the background?

 

[Peephole]

I've heard bits and pieces of this story, but don't know the full context.

What's the background?

Republicans look for a way to bash Obama, discover he's appointed a gay guy.

 

[Alt+F4]

"...pushing a pro-homosexual agenda in America's schools..."

How the heck can a teacher do this? Is there lesson plans to download or is drawing pictures on the board enough to turn students gay?

 

[portlandatheist]

It sounds like Steve King is indeed anti-gay and that stance is his motivation. However, not reporting a sex crime is a very serious accusation, if true, against someone promoting safe schools that I would say deserves consideration.

 

[DC]

"...pushing a pro-homosexual agenda in America's schools..."

How the heck can a teacher do this? Is there lesson plans to download or is drawing pictures on the board enough to turn students gay?

you really dont see the danger?
he is teaching young children that Homosexuality is OK, OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DC]

It sounds like Steve King is indeed anti-gay and that stance is his motivation. However, not reporting a sex crime is a very serious accusation, if true, against someone promoting safe schools that I would say deserves consideration.

thats indeed a point that has to be looked at.

 

[Upchurch]

"...pushing a pro-homosexual agenda in America's schools..."

How the heck can a teacher do this? Is there lesson plans to download or is drawing pictures on the board enough to turn students gay?

Generally speaking, a "pro-homosexual agenda" is functionally equivalent to a "not actively anti-homosexual agenda", which includes neutral statements about homosexuality.

 

[Peephole]

thats indeed a point that has to be looked at.

It's a lie. The person was of age of consent and there wasn't even any sex involved.

 

[DC]

It's a lie. The person was of age of consent and there wasn't even any sex involved.

when there was no sex involved, why was it important to use a condom?

 

[oldhat]

It's a lie. The person was of age of consent and there wasn't even any sex involved.

But they were g-g-g-gay!

Eek! A homosexual! Scary!

 

[Upchurch]

you really dont see the danger?
he is teaching young children that Homosexuality is OK, OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It could just be commenting that homosexuality exists or that mumblity percent of the population is gay.

Although I would like to know more about the sexual abuse allegation. How much older are we talking about? 15 and 18? 15 and 81?

 

[daredelvis]

It's a lie. The person was of age of consent and there wasn't even any sex involved.

when there was no sex involved, why was it important to use a condom?

Go back and reread Peephole's post.

Daredelvis

 

[Brainster]

This is the statement that Peephole thinks is racist:

"I don't want to disparage anyone because of their race, their ethnicity, their name - whatever their religion their father might have been," I'll just say this: When you think about the optics of a Barack Obama potentially getting elected President of the United States -- I mean, what does this look like to the rest of the world? What does it look like to the world of Islam? I will tell you that, if he is elected president, then the radical Islamists, the al-Qaida, the radical Islamists and their supporters, will be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on September 11 because they will declare victory in this War on Terror. Additionally, his middle name (Hussein) does matter. It matters because they read a meaning into that in the rest of the world. That has a special meaning to them. They will be dancing in the streets because of his middle name. They will be dancing in the streets because of who his father was and because of his posture that says: Pull out of the Middle East and pull out of this conflict. There are implications that have to do with who he is and the position that he's taken. If he were strong on national defense and said 'I'm going to go over there and we're going to fight and we're going to win, we'll come home with a victory,' that's different. But that's not what he said. They will be dancing in the streets if he's elected president. That has a chilling aspect on how difficult it will be to ever win this Global War on Terror."

It's a pretty silly statement--"I don't want to disparage anybody because of his name, but we can't have a guy with this name as president"--but I'm having a hard time seeing the racism there. Then again, I don't have the conservative decoder ring that many of you folks own.

 

[DC]

It could just be commenting that homosexuality exists or that mumblity percent of the population is gay.

Although I would like to know more about the sexual abuse allegation. How much older are we talking about? 15 and 18? 15 and 81?

the problem is propably he didnt point out that gay "humans" will end in hell and Jesus does not like them and God hates fags.

 

[Upchurch]

when there was no sex involved, why was it important to use a condom?

Well, that assumes that "sex" potion wasn't true but the "condom" portion was. If one is suspect, perhaps the other is too. I don't have enough information on it yet.

 

[Just thinking]

Actually, if this part is true ...

Mr. Jennings recounts a 15-year old student confiding in him that he had a sexual relationship with a much older man. Mr. Jennings' only response was to ask if the underage boy used a condom. As a mandatory reporter, Mr. Jennings was required by law to report child abuse, including sex crimes. Mr. Jennings cannot serve as the "safe schools" czar when his record demonstrates a willingness to overlook the sexual abuse of a child.

... you can add my name to the list of "homophobes".

 

[Alt+F4]

you really dont see the danger?
he is teaching young children that Homosexuality is OK, OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The teacher haters are so hypocritical. First they complain that public schools are failures, they can't teach kids anything. However, when the topics are evolution, homosexuality or socialism then public school are 100% effective at not just teaching them, but brainwashing the kids for life.

 

[Upchurch]

Actually, if this part is true ...


... you can add my name to the list of "homophobes".

Well, yes and no. It depends on the relative ages and whether or not the state in question has "Romeo and Juliet" exceptions, or the equivalent, to their statutory rape laws.