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Fox's Four-Year Campaign To Make Obama A One-Term President
Since the election of President Obama in 2008, Fox News has engaged in an ongoing and escalating campaign to prevent him from winning a second term. At all levels, the network has continued to violate ethical standards by promoting any and all causes that further its goal of making Obama a one-term president.
After Obama's Election, Fox News Declared Itself "The Voice Of The Opposition" [1]
Fox Parent Company Donated Millions To Republican Causes [2]
Fox Figures Aggressively Supported GOP Candidates And Organizations [3]
Fox Played Key Role In Shaping And Promoting The GOP Presidential Primary [4]
Fox Aggressively Supported The Anti-Obama Tea Party Movement [5]
Fox Provided Republicans With In-Kind Donations of Airtime [6]
Fox Continues To Employ Prominent GOP Fundraiser Karl Rove Despite Ethical Conflict [7]
Fox Newsers And Executives Tried To Influence GOP Elections And Causes [8]
Fox Executives Pushed Fox News' Anti-Obama Messaging Coverage Against Obama [9]
After Obama's Election, Fox News Declared Itself "The Voice Of The Opposition"
Roger Ailes On Obama's Election: "I See This As The Alamo." A March 6, 2009, Los Angeles Times article reported that, in a meeting with former Fox News host Glenn Beck, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes declared that his network would challenge the Obama administration, reportedly saying "I see this as the Alamo." From The Los Angeles Times:
Before Glenn Beck started his new show on Fox News in January, he sat down with Roger Ailes, the network's chief executive, to make sure they were on the same page.
"I wanted to meet with Roger and tell him, 'You may not want to put me on the air. I believe we are in dire trouble, and I will never shut up,' " said the conservative radio host.
But before Beck could say anything, Ailes shared a message of his own: The country faced tough times, he said, and Fox News was one of the only news outlets willing to challenge the new administration.
"I see this as the Alamo," Ailes said, according to Beck. "If I just had somebody who was willing to sit on the other side of the camera until the last shot is fired, we'd be fine." [Los Angeles Times, 3/6/09 [10]]
Fox Senior VP Bill Shine: Fox News Is "The Voice Of The Opposition" To Obama. A March 23, 2009, National Public Radio report quoted Bill Shine, Fox News' senior vice president for programming, as describing the network as "the voice of the opposition on some issues" to "this particular group of people in power right now." From NPR:
"There were a couple of people who basically wrote about our demise come last November [and] December and were, I guess, rooting for us to go away," said Bill Shine, senior vice president for programming at the Fox News Channel. "With this particular group of people in power right now, and the honeymoon they've had from other members of the media, does it make it a little bit easier for us to be the voice of opposition on some issues?" [NPR, 3/23/09 [11]]
Fox Took "A Hard Right Turn After Obama's Election." In a September 25, 2011, article in Newsweek, media critic Howard Kurtz reported that, according to executives at Fox, the "entire network took a hard right turn after Obama's election." From Newsweek:
He calls it a "course correction," quietly adopted at Fox over the last year. Glenn Beck's inflammatory rhetoric -- his ranting about Obama being a racist -- "became a bit of a branding issue for us" before the hot-button host left in July, Ailes says. So too did Sarah Palin's being widely promoted as the GOP's potential savior -- in large measure through her lucrative platform at Fox. Privately, Fox executives say the entire network took a hard right turn after Obama's election, but, as the Tea Party's popularity fades, is edging back toward the mainstream. [Newsweek, 9/25/11 [12], via Daily Beast]
Fox Parent Company Donated Millions To Republican Causes
News Corp. Donated $1 Million To GOP Governors Group, Citing Their Support For RGA's "Pro-Business Agenda." In 2010, News Corporation donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association (RGA), the GOP organization that helps coordinate Republican gubernatorial campaigns and pays for independent ads in support of their candidates. In a quote to Politico, a News Corp. spokesman justified their donation by saying, "News Corporation believes in the power of free markets, and the RGA's pro-business agenda supports our priorities at this most critical time for our economy."[Media Matters, 8/16/10 [13]]
News Corp. Later Gave $250,000 More To RGA. Later in 2010, News Corp. subsidiary News America Inc. donated an additional $250,000 to the Republican Governors Association. The added donation brought News Corp.'s total contribution for the year to $1.25 million. [The New York Times, 10/16/10 [14]]
News Corp. Donated $1 Million To Pro-GOP Chamber Of Commerce. In 2010, News Corp. also donated $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the business lobby that, according to Politico, "has been running an aggressive campaign in support of the Republican effort to retake Congress." [Politico, 9/30/10 [15]]
Fox Figures Aggressively Supported GOP Candidates And Organizations
Fox News Figures Supported Republican Candidates And Organizations During Midterms. During the 2009-2010 election cycle, more than 30 Fox News personalities endorsed, raised money, or campaigned for Republican candidates or organizations in more than 600 instances. The Republican support was given to more than 300 different races or party organizations in at least 47 states. [Media Matters, 10/27/12 [16]]
Republicans Routinely Touted Fox News In Campaigning. Media Matters found that Republicans routinely touted the Fox News affiliation of their supporters. For example, on his September 13, 2010, Fox News program Hannity, host Sean Hannity told North Carolina congressional candidate Ilario Pantano that "you belong in Congress, I'm very impressed." In an email, Pantano highlighted the Fox News exchange to raise campaign funds. The campaign also issued a press release calling Hannity's praise a "significant achievement." [Media Matters, 9/17/10 [17]]
Fox Played Key Role In Shaping And Promoting The GOP Presidential Primary
New York Magazine: Ailes Was "A Crucial Constituency" For Potential GOP Candidates. A May 22, 2011, New York magazine profile of Roger Ailes noted that the Fox News executive held significant influence in the GOP presidential primary. The article quoted an anonymous member of the GOP who explained "you can't run for the Republican nomination without talking to Roger." From New York magazine:
The truth is, for all the antics that often appear on his network, there is a seriousness that underlies Ailes's own politics. He still speaks almost daily with George H. W. Bush, one of the GOP's last great moderates, and a war hero, which especially impresses Ailes.
All the 2012 candidates know that Ailes is a crucial constituency. "You can't run for the Republican nomination without talking to Roger," one GOPer told me. "Every single candidate has consulted with Roger." But he hasn't found any of them, including the adults in the room--Jon Huntsman, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney--compelling. "He finds flaws in every one," says a person familiar with his thinking. [New York magazine, 5/22/11 [18]]
Fox Gave GOP Candidates 89 Hours Of Airtime Over 7-Month Period In 2011-2012. Between June 1, 2011, and January 22, 2012, Fox News, Fox Business, and Fox News Sunday gave declared and potential Republican presidential candidates a total of 89 hours and 40 minutes over 716 appearances. Newt Gingrich got the most total amount of airtime during that span, with more than 12 hours, while Gingrich and Rick Santorum made the most appearances with 85 each. [Media Matters, 1/26/12 [19]]
Fox Promoted "The Hannity Primary." In May 2011, A Fox News commercial touted host Sean Hannity's "special series on the GOP's presidential picks," calling it "The Hannity Primary." Hannity described how it worked: "We'll give each candidate a half-hour right here on this show to share his or her views with you, our audience." [Fox News, Your World With Neil Cavuto, 5/25/11 [20]; Fox News, Hannity, 5/27/11 [21], via Media Matters]
Fox's Huckabee: "If You Want To Talk To Voters In The Republican Primary, You Do O'Reilly, You Do Fox News." Discussing the Republican primary with Bill O'Reilly, Fox News host Mike Huckabee, said, "If you want to talk to voters in the Republican primary, you do O'Reilly, you do Fox News." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 10/14/11 [22], via Media Matters]
Fox's Morris: "You Don't Win Iowa In Iowa. You Win It On This Couch. You Win It On Fox News" And "In The Debates." Discussing the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses on Fox & Friends, Dick Morris said: "This is the phenomenon of this year's election. You don't win Iowa in Iowa. You win it on this couch. You win it on Fox News. You win it in the debates." Co-host Steve Doocy responded: "That could make this [couch] the most powerful piece of furniture in America." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 12/7/11 [23], via Media Matters]
Fox's Morris Pocketed Money From Cain In The Morning, Defended Him On Fox At Night. Hours before a October 2011 Fox News appearance in which he defended presidential candidate Herman Cain, Dick Morris sent out two emails to his list "paid for" by Cain's campaign: a direct fundraising appeal from Cain, and a promotion of a softball interview between Morris and Cain. Morris later admitted on Fox that he has taken money from several Republican presidential candidates. [Media Matters, 11/1/11 [24]; Fox News, Hannity, 12/5/11 [25], via Media Matters]
Fox Aggressively Supported The Anti-Obama Tea Party Movement
Tea Party Express Founder: "There Would Not Have Been A Tea Party Without Fox." A May 22 New York magazine profile on Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, headlined, "The Elephant in the Green Room," featured a quote from Tea Party Express founder Sal Russo. Russo stated: "There would not have been a tea party without Fox." [New York, 5/22/11 [26]]
GOP Consultant Highlighted Possible Friendly Coverage From "Fox News Commentators" In Proposing Tea Party Express Bus Tour. Following the April 15, 2009, Tea Parties, Joe Wierzbicki, a senior associate with the GOP consulting firm Russo Marsh, proposed creating the Tea Party Express bus tour in order to "give a boost to our PAC and position us as a growing force/leading force as the 2010 elections come into focus." Wierzbicki also wrote in the original memo proposing the creation of the Tea Party Express that the effort could get "some mentions and possibly even promotion from conservative/pro-tea party bloggers, talk radio hosts, Fox News commentators, etc..." [Media Matters, 11/2/10 [27]]
Media Matters Report Found Fox Aired At Least 20 Segments And 73 Promos On Tea Party Protests In Lead Up To 2009 Tax Day Protests. In April 2009, Media Matters reported that Fox News had frequently aired segments not only covering tea party protests but encouraging viewers to get involved. An April 15, 2009, study found that from April 6-13, Fox had aired 20 segments and 73 in-show and commercial promotions on the tea party protests scheduled for April 15. Many of those segments aired during one of Fox's supposedly objective news shows, America's Newsroom. [Media Matters, 4/8/09 [28], 4/15/09 [29]]
Fox News Hosts Attended "FNC Tax Day Tea Parties." In the days leading up to the "Tax Day" protests, Fox repeatedly aired on-screen text describing protests Fox news hosts would be attending as "FNC Tax Day Tea Parties." [Media Matters, 4/9/09 [30]]
Fox's Tax Day Coverage Promoted Protesters' Cause, Urged Viewer Involvement. As Media Matters has previously documented, Fox News and Fox Business also hyped the tea party during its coverage of the "Tax Day" protests on April 15, 2009. Hosts and guests on several shows, including the supposedly objective Happening Now and America's Newsroom, promoted the protesters' cause and urged viewers to join the protests and visit tea party websites. [Media Matters, 4/16/09 [31]]
Fox News "Hop[ped]" Aboard Tea Party Express With Rampant Promotions, Live Coverage. On August 28, 2009, Fox News devoted live coverage and publicity to the kickoff of the Tea Party Express. Fox News' coverage followed numerous promotions of the tour on Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Nation, and FoxNews.com. [Media Matters, 8/28/09 [32]]
Fox News' Embedded Reporter Jenkins Touted Tea Party Express. Despite his claim to be "simply reporting" on 2009 Tea Party Express rallies, Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins, who traveled with the cross-country bus tour, repeatedly expressed support for the protesters, whom he referred to as "the America that Washington forgot." [Media Matters, 9/2/09 [33]]
Tea Party Express Highlighted Fox News Coverage To Raise Money. In another fundraising email to supporters, the Tea Party Express highlighted Fox News' coverage while soliciting donations, writing that "CNN and Fox News have confirmed they will be covering the launch of the 'Tea Party Express II: Countdown to Judgment Day' -- and other national networks are arranging to cover the tour as well." [Media Matters,10/20/09 [34]]
"Back By Popular Demand": Fox News Promoted Tea Party Express II. During the October 25, 2009, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends Sunday, co-host Dave Briggs hosted then-Tea Party Express co-chairman Mark Williams and tea party activist Lloyd Marcus, introducing them by stating: "Well, the bus tour that took the country by storm is back by popular demand. The Tea Party Express kicks off its second national tour today in San Diego, California." Briggs invited Williams -- who was a known birther -- to plug the organization's website and closed the interview by a playing portion of Marcus' "Tea Party Anthem." [Media Matters, 10/25/09 [35]]
Fox Nation Promoted The "Tea Party Express II." Fox Nation promoted the Tea Party Express II, asking readers, "Will You Join the Tea Party Express II?" Fox Nation also advertised the tour's start date and planned stops. [Media Matters, 10/13/09 [36]]
Tea Party Express Praised "Great Television News Coverage" From Fox News And CNN. In an email to supporters, the Tea Party Express praised "some of the great television news coverage this effort has received. Media coverage is an important aspect of the Tea Party Express tours -- it's all about getting our message out to millions of Americans -- to inform them that there is an active political resistance against the socialist agenda of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid." [Media Matters, 11/17/09 [37]]
Fox Highlighted "Major Grassroots Support" Of Fox-Promoted Tea Party Express II. In October 2009, Fox Nation and Fox News both promoted the kickoff of the "Bigger & Better" Tea Party Express II. Tea Party Express' Mark Williams appeared on the November 12, 2009, edition of Fox & Friends to discuss the conclusion of the Tea Party Express II tour. Co-host Gretchen Carlson noted that the tour "focused on small town U.S.A.," while Steve Doocy lauded the tour for its "major grassroots support." [Media Matters, 11/2/10 [27]]
Fox Provided Unending Coverage Of Tea Party Express III Kickoff Rally, Along With Its Keynote Speaker. Fox News provided all-day coverage of the March 27, 2010, kickoff rally for the Tea Party Express III bus tour, with the network's hosts and on-site reporter Casey Stegall frequently praising the rally's participants. At one point, Fox aired a graphic of the bus over the text, "Conservative Woodstock?" Fox provided live coverage of the event's keynote address -- given by Sarah Palin. [Media Matters,11/2/10 [27]]
Fox News Hosts Participated In More Than A Dozen Tea Party Events. Fox News hosts participated in more than a dozen tea party events during the week of April 15, 2010. [Media Matters, 4/15/10 [38]]
"Party On!" Fox Relentlessly Promoted October 2010 Tea Party Express Tour IV. Fox News and Fox Business relentlessly promoted the Tea Party Express fourth bus tour, devoting numerous segments to the launch of its October 2010 tour, as well as hosting its chairman for softball interviews. [Media Matters,10/19/10 [39]]
Fox Provided Republicans With In-Kind Donations of Airtime
Fox & Friends Produced And Aired Campaign-Style Attack Ad Against Obama. On the May 30 edition of Fox & Friends, the co-hosts aired a four-minute segment, which was produced by the show, that attacked Obama by playing lines from speeches mixed with commentary from unidentified speakers and graphics purporting to show that Obama has broken his promises. The ad was estimated to be the equivalent of nearly $100,000 in free advertising for the GOP. [Media Matters, 5/30/12 [40]; Media Matters, 5/30/12 [41]]
Potential 2012 GOP Candidates Received $54.7 Million In Free Advertising in 2010 Alone. Five Republican considered at the time to be potential 2012 presidential candidates -- Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, John Bolton, and Rick Santorum -- served as Fox News contributors or hosts in 2010, appearing on the network for more than 85 hours during the year. Media Matters for America estimated that time to be worth approximately $54.7 million in free advertising. [Media Matters, 1/24/11 [42]]
Fox News Personalities Supported GOP In 600-Plus Instances During 2010 Midterms. During the 2009-2010 election cycle, more than 30 Fox News personalities endorsed, raised money, or campaigned for Republican candidates or organizations in more than 600 instances. Fox News personalities and hosts also helped start pro-Republican organizations, which raised tens of millions of dollars. [Media Matters, 10/27/10 [16]]
Fox News Promoted GOP 2012 Candidate Gingrich's Website. During an interview with then-Republican presidential candidate and former Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich on Fox News' Your World, on-screen text on the bottom of the screen flashed the URL of Gingrich's official campaign site. [Fox News, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 6/27/11 [43], via Media Matters]
Fox Gave Iowa GOP Chairman Free Airtime To Speak Directly To Fox Viewers Before Returning To Fox's GOP Debate. Following a commercial break during a Fox News-sponsored Republican presidential debate, Fox aired a nearly minute-long video of Iowa Republican Party chairman Matt Strawn addressing viewers about the Iowa caucuses. [Fox News, 8/11/11 [44], via Media Matters]
Dick Morris Auctioned Tour Of Fox News At GOP Fundraiser. During a Florida Republican fundraiser, party activists bid on the chance to take a guided tour of Fox News' New York studios with Fox employee Dick Morris. Fox later "reprimanded" Morris for the auction. [Media Matters, 3/19/12 [45]]
Fox Continues To Employ Prominent GOP Fundraiser Karl Rove Despite Ethical Conflict
Karl Rove Fundraises And Advises For Anti-Democrat Super PACs. Karl Rove, a former senior advisor to President Bush, continues to be both a Fox News contributor and a major adviser and fundraiser for American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. In 2010, The New York Times reported that Crossroads GPS and American Crossroads spent "well over $50 million combined this year, a sizable part of it from undisclosed donors" to "continue advertising against Democrats." [The New York Times, 11/1/10 [46]]
Fox News Regularly Fails To Disclose Rove's Involvement In Races He Discusses On The Air. Fox News hosts have regularly failed to disclose Rove's involvement in political races he discusses on-air. In June, On the Record host Greta Van Susteren did not reveal Rove's involvement in the campaign of GOP senate candidate Deb Fischer. Rove promoted Fischer and attacked her opponent, Democratic candidate Bob Kerrey, while failing to note that Crossroads GPS had spent $30,000 on a radio ad campaign which criticized Kerrey for many of the same issues Rove mentioned on Fox. [Media Matters, 6/26/12 [47]]
Fox News Has Promoted Crossroads' Ads, At Times Without Disclosing Conflict. Fox News has promoted anti-Obama ads by American Crossroads, such as one that was released on April 26. The ad, which attacked Obama as the "celebrity president" was promoted by Fox Nation, The Five, Special Report, The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Fox & Friends. Many of the programs which touted the ad failed to disclose that Rove is a Fox News employee. [Media Matters, 4/27/12 [48]]
Fox Newsers And Executives Tried To Influence GOP Elections And Causes
Ailes Reportedly "Fell Hard" For Christie And Asked Him To Run For President
New York Magazine: Ailes Encouraged Christie To Run For President. A May 22, 2011, article in New York magazine reported that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes encouraged New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to run for president. From New York magazine:
A few months ago, Ailes called Chris Christie and encouraged him to jump into the race. Last summer, he'd invited Christie to dinner at his upstate compound along with Rush Limbaugh, and like much of the GOP Establishment, he fell hard for Christie, who nevertheless politely turned down Ailes's calls to run. Ailes had also hoped that David Petraeus would run for president, but Petraeus too has decided to sit this election out, choosing to stay on the counterterrorism front lines as the head of Barack Obama's CIA. [New York, 5/22/11 [18]]
Fox Figures Also Encouraged Christie To Run
Fox's Doocy: "Some" Say Christie Would "Make A Great President." On the September 7, 2010 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy asked Christie what he would "do immediately" if elected president after claiming that "some have suggested you would make a great president." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/7/10 [49], via Media Matters]
Sean Hannity Promoted Christie, Then Asked If He'll Run For President. On the June 30, 2010, edition of Fox News' Hannity, host Sean Hannity claimed Christie was "taking on the special interests, he's standing up to the unions, and he's doing something very rare in politics these days. He's actually following through on the promises he's made on the campaign trail that helped get him elected." Later in the program, Hannity asked Christie several times whether he would consider running for president. [Fox News, Hannity, 6/30/10 [50], via Media Matters]
Glenn Beck: Christie Is "One Of The Only Guys" I Would "Vote For For President." On the August 10, 2010, edition of Fox & Friends, then-Fox News host Glenn Beck called Christie "one of the only guys I see that I would today vote for for president." From Fox & Friends:
BRIAN KILMEADE (co-host): All these governors are standing up, Democrats and Republicans, saying, "We can't afford the pension situation." So you're telling me that a politician with the courage to stand up and say, "That doesn't work," can get elected and re-elected?
GLENN BECK: Chris Christie. Chris Christie. Chris Christie. Chris Christie is a guy -- Chris Christie is one of the only guys I see that I would today vote for for president of the United States. This guy has courage beyond belief. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 8/10/10 [51], via Media Matters]
Fox Figures Provided Christie Almost 37 Minutes Of Airtime In Run-Up To His 2009 Election
- Christie On Fox News. Christie appeared on the October 26, 2009, edition of Hannity, the October 27, 2009, edition of Fox & Friends, and the November 2, 2009, edition of Your World with Neil Cavuto, for a total of 18 minutes 47 seconds. [Media Matters, 11/2/09 [52]]
- Christie On Fox News Host's Radio Show. Christie appeared on the October 27, 2009, and November 2, 2009, editions of Fox News host Sean Hannity's radio show for a total of 18 minutes 6 seconds. [Media Matters, 11/2/09 [52]]
Murdoch Gave Paul Ryan "A Strong Nudge" Onto The GOP Ticket
Howard Kurtz: "Murdoch Gets His Man" With Ryan Pick. In an August 12 Daily Beast post, media critic Howard Kurtz reported that through "a combination of private persuasion, newspaper crusading, and Twitter talk" Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch gave Ryan a "strong nudge" onto the GOP ticket." From The Daily Beast:
It would be too much to say that Rupert Murdoch pushed Paul Ryan onto the Republican presidential ticket. But he certainly gave the conservative congressman a strong nudge.
The media mogul used a combination of private persuasion, newspaper crusading, and Twitter talk to urge Mitt Romney's campaign to shake things up. And soon after Romney unveiled his running mate on Saturday morning, Murdoch posted a 140-character message of approval:
"Thank God! Now we might have a real election on the great issues of the day. Paul Ryan almost perfect choice." [The Daily Beast, 8/12/12 [53]]
Fox Figures Spent Years Praising Ryan As A "Star" And "Genius"
Fox's Goldberg And Krauthammer Pushed Paul Ryan For President. On the May 23, 2011, edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News contributors Jonah Goldberg and Charles Krauthammer attempted to "nudge Paul Ryan into getting into the race" by claiming he was "the one man who could make the argument which will be the central argument of the campaign" which is "the scope of government." [Fox News, Special Report with Bret Baier, 5/23/11 [54], via Media Matters]
Fox's Bill Hemmer: Ryan Releasing Budget Plan "Is Going To Go Down As The Single Most Important Event In Government History In Our Lifetimes." On the March 21 edition of Fox News Radio's Kilmeade & Friends, Fox host Bill Hemmer said: "I think what happened yesterday is going to go down as the single most important event in government history in our lifetimes, and that is when Paul Ryan came out with his budget plan":
HEMMER: I think what happened yesterday is going to go down as the single most important event in government history in our lifetimes, and that is when Paul Ryan came out with his budget plan. And I'm not suggesting it's going to pass, but what I am saying is a year from now or five years from now or, god forbid, 10 years from now, when we address the problems that he talked about yesterday, there's going to be hell to pay in this country, and we're going to have to make enormous sacrifices. [Fox News Radio, Kilmeade & Friends, 3/21/12 [55], via Media Matters]
Fox Host Kilmeade Praised Ryan's "Courage" In Releasing A "Forward-Leaning Budget Proposal." On the March 20 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade declared, of Ryan's budget proposal, "I've got to give Paul Ryan a 'C' for courage." From Fox & Friends:
KILMEADE: I've got to give Paul Ryan a 'C' for courage, and [Rep.] Dave Camp has a C in his last name already so I'm not going to give it to him. But together they went out and put together a forward-leaning - a forward-leaning budget proposal, which I'm sure is going to get people on the other side saying, "Look how mean they are, and look how partisan they are." But what I think he's doing - and you know would better than me, [guest co-host] Melissa [Francis] - but he's attacking the major problems that are facing this country, entitlements, and he's also attacking Medicare and our tax structure. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 3/20/12 [55], via Media Matters]
Fox Executives Pushed Fox News' Anti-Obama Messaging Coverage Against Obama
Fox Execs Attach "Socialism" Smear To Obama
Ailes: Obama Was "Told By The French And The Germans That His Socialism Was Too Far Left." In a November 17, 2010, Daily Beast article, Howard Kurtz quotes Ailes describing Obama's "socialism" as "too far left" for the French and Germans. From the Daily Beast:
"The president has not been very successful," the Fox News chairman says in a lengthy interview. "He just got kicked from Mumbai to South Korea, and he came home and attacked Republicans for it. He had to be told by the French and the Germans that his socialism was too far left for them to deal with."
The 70-year-old Ailes, dressed in a lavender shirt and tie, goes on in this vein, saying the network isn't singling out Obama for criticism but that its style "tends to be more direct" in challenging presidents. Then he offers this observation about Obama:
"He just has a different belief system than most Americans."
That seems a rather loaded phrase--different belief system--even if you strongly disagree with most of Obama's policies. It fits the view of those who are trying to paint the president as being outside the mainstream. But from the big second-floor office at Fox's Midtown Manhattan headquarters, it's the rest of the media that are using a distorted lens. [The Daily Beast, 11/16/10 [56]]
Days Before '08 Election, Fox Executive Bill Sammon Tied Obama To Socialism. In the final days before the 2008 election, Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon used his position at Fox to engage in a campaign linking then-Sen. Barack Obama to "socialism" and "Marxists." On October 27, 2008, Sammon sent an email to colleagues highlighting "Obama's references to socialism, liberalism, Marxism and Marxists" in his 1995 autobiography. Sammon subsequently appeared on multiple Fox programs -- and penned an article for FoxNews.com -- promoting Obama's ties to "Marxists." [Media Matters, 2/1/11 [57]]
Sammon Engaged In "Speculation About Whether Barack Obama Really Advocated Socialism" Even Though He "Privately" Thought That Was "Far-Fetched." During a speech on a high-priced cruise, Sammon admitted he promoted the idea that Barack Obama "really advocated socialism" on Fox News prior to the 2008 election, even though he "privately" found the concept "far-fetched." [Media Matters, 3/29/11 [58]]
Fox Pushed Sammon's "Socialism" Smear
Media Matters' Report: Fox Linked Obama To Socialism At Least 35 Times In Run-Up To 2008 Election. In the nine days between Sammon's email and the November 4, 2008, election, Fox employees linked Obama to socialism, Marxism, or communism at least 35 times on air. In some cases, Fox employees directly said or suggested that Obama was linked to socialism; in other cases, they gratuitously mentioned accusations made by "Joe the Plumber" or others. [Media Matters, 3/29/11 [59]]
For other examples of Fox calling Obama a socialist following Sammon's directives, click here [60], here [61], here [62], and here [63].
Sammon Directed Staff To Avoid Using "Public Option" Phrase
Sammon Directed News Staff Not To Use Phrase "Public Option." At the height of the health care reform debate in 2009, Sammon sent a memo to Fox News' journalists directing them not to use the phrase "public option," but instead "government option" and similar phrases. Sammon's directive echoed advice from top Republican pollster Frank Luntz on how the GOP could turn public opinion against Democrats' reform efforts. Luntz argued that "if you call it a 'public option,' the American people are split," but that "if you call it the 'government option,' the public is overwhelmingly against it." Luntz explained that the program would be "sponsored by the government" and falsely claimed that it would also be "paid for by the government." [Media Matters, 12/9/10 [64]]
Fox Figures Adopted Sammon's Guidelines On Health Care Reform
Fox Journalists Immediately Halted All References To "Public Option" Following Sammon Memo. Sammon's email appears to have had an impact. On the October 27, 2009 edition of Special Report -- unlike on the previous night's broadcast -- Fox journalists made no references to the "public option" without using versions of the pre-approved qualifiers outlined in Sammon's and Clemente's emails. Host Bret Baier instead referred to it as "government-run health insurance" or a "government-run health insurance option" -- precisely echoing the first wording choice laid out by Sammon. On the same show, Fox correspondent Jim Angle referred to "a government insurance plan, the so-called public option"; "a government insurance option"; and "a government insurance plan." [Media Matters, 12/9/10 [64]]
Sammon Called On Staff To Question Climate Science
Sammon Ordered News Staff To Cast Doubt On Established Climate Science. In an email sent to the network's journalists during global climate talks in 2009, Sammon directed Fox News staff to "refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed (or cooled) in any given period without IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that critics have called into question." He went on to explain that "it is not our place as journalists to assert such notions as facts, especially as this debate intensifies." Sammon's directive was issued less than 15 minutes after Fox correspondent Wendell Goler accurately reported on-air that the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization announced that 2000-2009 was "on track to be the warmest [decade] on record." Contrary to Sammon's email, the National Climatic Data Center explains that the warming trend "is apparent in all of the independent methods of calculating global temperature change" and "is also confirmed by other independent observations." [Media Matters, 12/15/10 [65]]
Fox Ramped Up Its Support Of Climate Denialism
Fox Began Questioning Climate Science In Wake Of Sammon's Emails. On the same day that Sammon sent the memo to Fox journalists urging them to question climate science data, Special Report with Bret Baier featured a report by Goler (who accurately reported the climate data earlier in the day) on the Copenhagen conference. Anchor Bret Baier introduced the report by saying that as "climategate-fueled skeptics continued to impugn global warming science, researchers today issued new and even more dire warnings about the possible effects of a warmer planet." Goler's report featured a clip of Michel Jarraud of the World Meteorological Association explaining the recent finding that 2000-2009 "is likely to be the warmest on the record." Appearing to echo Sammon's orders, Goler immediately followed this by saying that "skeptics say the recordkeeping began about the time a cold period was ending in the mid-1800s and what looks like an increase may just be part of a longer cycle." That night, on the same Special Report broadcast, correspondent James Rosen advanced the wildly misleading claim that climate scientists "destroyed more than 150 years' worth of raw climate data." [Media Matters, 12/15/10 [65]]
For more examples of Fox inaccurately questioning climate science data following Sammon's memo, click here [66] and here [67].
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HUNDREDS gathered at Wallasey town hall today for an emotional memorial service on the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
On steps overlooking the River Mersey and Anfield, they bowed their heads in silent tribute as a bell tolled 96 times to remember each of those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Civic leaders including Wirral's mayor Dave Mitchell and council leader Phil Davies paid their respects to those who died – twelve of whom were from Wirral and Ellesmere Port.
Wirral's Young Poet Laureate Beth Heale, from Wirral Grammar School, read her poem We Will Never Forget, and Caldy Rugby Club Choir sang the Anfield anthem You'll Never Walk Alone.
A minute's silence at 3.06pm, the exact time that Liverpool FC's FA Cup match was abandoned as the tragedy unfolded on April 15, 1989, saw the assembly turn to face Liverpool and reflect on those did not return home that fateful day.
Caldy Rugby Club Choir singing You'll Never Walk Alone
Wirral's mayor Cllr David Mitchell said: "We are gathered now as a community to remember the terrible events that unfolded exactly 25 years ago.
"We remember the 96 who lost their lives including many songs of Wirral as well as their family and friends who continue to suffer."
Council leader Cllr Phil Davies said Merseyside was united not just in grief, but in hope.
He said: "Twenty-five years ago today, 96 football fans said goodbye to their families as they started that most ordinary of journeys to watch their football team play. Tragically they never came home.
"The events of that day were terrible and heartbreaking enough, however the actions which followed compounded that pain, which endures even today.
"The families of those 96 are still in our thoughts and prayers today and the families deserve our absolute respect and admiration for their dignified, committed and resolute determination to find justice for their loved ones.
"They deserve our support as they continue that fight.
"Merseyside is united not just in grief but also in hope - hope that the whole truth will now be revealed, hope that justice will be served, hope that this will never ever happen again."
In Birkenhead, shoppers also observed a minute's silence.
Visitors to Birkenhead Market and Pyramids Shopping Centre took time out to pay silent tributes.
Among them were Margaret and Robbie Haldon from Bebington.
Their close friend Frank Hitchmough was among the many who helped in attempts to rescue those trapped in the Lepping's Lane terraces.
Hundreds gathered at Wallasey town hall to pay their respects
Margaret said: "We felt it is important to come out and pay tribute to the Liverpool supporters who lost their lives on that terrible day. They should never be forgotten."
Wirral mayor Cllr David Mitchell and Young Poet Laureate Beth Heale
Danny Doyle, marketing manager for Birkenhead Market, said: "It was a perfectly well-observed silence.
"It shows the disaster is still very much in the minds of Wirral people, particularly on the 25th anniversary."
You can watch today's service at Wallasey town hall again here.


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How Litigation, Due Process and Other Regulatory Requirements Are Affecting Public Education
For health care providers, litigation is a front-and-center issue. Hospitals, drug makers, and associations that represent doctors and other medical professionals have called loudly and repeatedly for relief. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, as just one example, has labeled 13 states as Red Alert zones. The organization says that the cost of malpractice insurance and the likelihood of being sued now threatens the availability of physicians to deliver babies in these states.
But is litigationand the adaptations made by individuals and institutions to avoid itas urgent a problem for professionals in other fields? In this paper, Public Agenda takes an exploratory look at how litigation, due process and other regulatory requirements are affecting public education and the professionals who work in it.
In many ways, litigation in public education has an exceptionally honorable history. Lawsuits were instrumental in ending segregation and extending public education to children with disabilities. There are significant lawsuits now in the courts addressing a variety of issues ranging from equality of school funding to vouchers and school choice to whether schools should ask children to pledge allegiance to one nation under God.
But can there be too much of a good thing? Are there too many lawsuits over matters that could be resolved in a different way? How does litigationand the regulations, procedures and policies connected to itaffect professionals working in schools today? In this paper, Public Agenda reports on the results of a small-scale pilot study looking at the views of teachers, principals and superintendents, plus a small number of central office administrators, on this topic. The pilot was conducted for Common Good, a bipartisan organization whose mission is to call attention to Americas lawsuit culture. Public Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that examines public thinking about a wide range of social and political issues. Public Agenda itself takes no position on the role of litigation in education or other areas of American life. Common Good gave Public Agenda complete freedom to use our own judgment and expertise in conducting and reporting this research.
The purpose of this small-scale study is to raise questions, stimulate discussion and provide hypotheses for further researchnot to suggest definitive conclusions. To conduct the study, Public Agenda reviewed its existing storehouse of research on public education, including hundreds of focus groups and dozens of national surveys of teachers, parents, students, principals and superintendents completed over the last decade. We rely particularly on a small number of questions about litigation and due process included in nationwide surveys of public school teachers, principals and superintendents conducted by Public Agenda. The primary source of material for this paper comes from three focus groups conducted by Public Agenda and devoted exclusively to this topic: one with superintendents from school districts across the state of Illinois, one with principals and central office administrators in suburban New York City, and another with classroom teachers, also from a school district in a suburb of New York.
The concerns captured in the following pages are often compelling, but it is vital to underscore the limitations of this research. Public Agenda has not conducted a full-fledged study in this area. Instead, we are reporting on a small number of national survey findings combined with a small number of focus groups.
Some of the most intriguing and perhaps troubling observations in this paper come from the focus groups. Although focus groups are useful tools for observing how people talk about issues and for generating hypotheses for further research, they are not reliable predictors of how many people hold a particular viewpoint. Whats more, this particular project includes only three focus groups confined to two geographic locations. It is easily possible that focus groups conducted in other parts of the country or in different kinds of school districts could produce different results.
That said, the concerns and patterns of thinking described here emerged strongly and repeatedly, and they came from a number of different individuals. In many cases, they echo findings from large-scale national studies, and where possible, we cite survey findings to confirmor at least buttressthe observations we report below.
These are among the most important:
Observation No. 1: For many teachers and principals, the possibility of being sued or being accused of physical or sexual abuse of a student is ever present in their minds. Many say they completely avoid touching students or being alone with them to avoid this hazard.
Observation No. 2: For many principals and superintendents, avoiding lawsuits and fulfilling regulatory and due process requirements is a time-consuming and often frustrating part of the job. Special education, discipline and sexual harassment, and staff issues seemed to be the most problematic areas.
Observation No. 3: According to many teachers and school leaders, litigation and due process requirements often give unreasonable people a way to get their way even when their demands are unwarranted. School leaders appeared divided over whether agreeing to an unjust settlement is preferable to going to battle in the courts.
Observation No. 4: Litigation and the threat of litigation often take a personal toll on professionals in education. An unwarranted charge and/or the prospect of dealing with litigation can create enormous anxiety and anguish, sometimes enough to derail a career.
Observation No. 5: Despite their concerns, many educators say protecting children from physical or sexual abuse is a higher priority than reducing the threat of litigation. Many appear to believe that lawsuits and procedures are the price we pay for protecting children.
Observation No. 6: For many educators, the ramifications of the legalization of education are distasteful and sometimes disturbing. Still, at the current time, most appear to want modifications, not sweeping change. In fact, many appear somewhat ambivalent about just how much change they would like to see. Special education is an exception. This is one area where superintendents and principals at least are crying out for relief.
In this pilot study, many teachers and school administrators reported that the possibility of being sued or accused of abuse is ever present in their minds.


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For as long as Will Ulmer can remember, Maryland has been his favorite college football team. The Terps' well-documented struggles never seemed to bother the St. John's (D.C.) quarterback.
Even as Ulmer began to accumulate scholarships from college football powers across the country, the Laurel native kept coming back to his strong feelings about the program down the road in College Park.
"[I was just thinking about] staying home and being a local guy / local star just doing it for the hometown team," Ulmer said Wednesday. "Just like all those Florida guys and Texas guys, you don't see a lot of them going out of state. They rep their city."
Ulmer decided last week to follow that model, committing to the Terps over 23 other schools, including finalists Nebraska and Ohio State. Six days after making his pledge, the four-star prospect couldn't be happier with his decision.
"I'm actually very at peace with it," Ulmer said. "Every time I go up there I felt more and more comfortable."
A 6-foot-1, 190-pound junior, Ulmer joined the Cadets' varsity team as a sophomore, backing up quarterback Ben Onett, who now plays for Monmouth. It didn't take long for St. John's coach Joe Patterson to realize that he had a future BCS signal-caller on his roster.
"Sophomore year, he came off the bench in the fourth quarter against DeMatha and engineered a long drive at the end of the game," Patterson recalled. "He came up just a few yards short, but the poise that he showed in that situation, I think, gave us all an indication that he was going to be special."
Over the offseason last year, Ulmer made improvements in his game that Patterson thought "were quite extensive." The progress was evident on the field, as Ulmer threw for 642 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for a WCAC-leading 1,232 yards and 15 scores.
Maryland prioritized Ulmer early in the recruiting cycle, making it clear to him that he was their top choice at quarterback. When he enrolls at College Park in the summer of 2014, he'll join a roster that should feature five other scholarship quarterbacks: C.J. Brown (who received a medical redshirt), Ricardo Young, Perry Hills, Caleb Rowe and Shane Cockerille.
Ulmer said he's looking forward to joining the crowded depth chart next fall.
"I want to come in and play right away and compete," he said. "I love competition."
A self-professed dual-threat quarterback, Ulmer described his relationships with coach Randy Edsall and offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as "tight." The Terps coaches sold him on eventually being "the center of the program." Before that happens, Ulmer will relay a simple pitch to other local recruits.
"[I'll tell recruits that] 'I'm a great quarterback, we're going to be good,'" Ulmer said. "'Come play with the team.'"
The response to Ulmer's commitment has been overwhelmingly positive among his friends and family. The future Terp is looking forward to his upcoming transition from Maryland fan to Maryland quarterback.
"Everyone is pretty thrilled. I'm thrilled for them to be able to be their quarterback," Ulmer said. "I'm going to do my best and make everyone proud."


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The T Puzzle
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then it was many times produced as an advertising puzzle.
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The goal is to make of these four pieces a symmetric capital T. You're
allowed to rotate the pieces as you wish and even turn them over, but
they must not overlap each other in the final letter.
In fact there are two symmetric capital T letters that you can get
from these pieces. Try to find both of them.
By the way, there is at least one more extra symmetric shape that can
be formed from this set - isosceles trapezoid. Can you find it too?
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Writers crave validation.
It's built into our psyches. We believe our words are good enough to put down on paper, and then we have the narcissism to think that others will not only enjoy our words, but pay for the privilege to read them.
Because of that, we tend to get attached to what we write. These words are our babies, and criticism is hard to bear. We take it personally.
This is silly. Everyone has an opinion, and all opinions are valid. Yes, if your writing failed a reader, it's your fault. But your job isn't to enthrall every reader. Your job is simply to enthrall more than you fail.
The fact is, you'll fail some readers. Lots of them.
You'll get bad reviews. You'll get angry emails. You'll get snotty comments. Some will be aimed at your writing. Some will be aimed at you personally.
This is a good thing.
Not because these comments are correct---though if enough people say the same thing, you should really start to listen. But because getting feedback, good or bad, means you're reaching people.
The bigger you get, the more negative feedback you can expect.
So how do you deal with people who don't like you?
If you want to be a grown-up, you should ignore them. I've never seen anything good come out of engaging a critic. Once you begin to defend yourself--or even worse, attack--you've pretty much lost some face.
What Peter says about Paul shows more about Peter than about Paul.
As for how you should feel, well, you should act like a grown up there as well. Sticks and stones. Unless someone is burning a cross outside on your front lawn, you really can't take negative people seriously.
You shouldn't take positive people seriously, either. But you can say "thanks" to those who offer kind words. If you're really grounded, you can thank the naysayers too.
But JA, isn't validation the reason we become writers in the first place? Didn't you read your opening sentence?
Yes. But get your ego boost from your royalty check, not from reviewers, critics, fans, blogs, awards, peers, and message boards.
Then who are the people you should listen to?
That's easy. Turn on your cell phone. Look at your contact list. Those are the important people in your life. Take praise and criticism from them. Everyone else is window dressing.
Some people won't like you. Get used to it. If you can't, don't be a writer.
You're a pompous, egotistical, self-important know-it-all.
Thanks for your comment, and thanks for reading. :)
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Author Notes: When my sister and I were little, my mother would often make jam tartlets with us, using her collection of tiny stainless steel tart molds -- in diamond, oval, triangle shapes. For this challenge against Amanda, I decided to create a hybrid of these jam tartlets and the classic fresh fruit tarts you see at good French patisseries (and which I made countless times at culinary school). I incorporated some ground almonds into the crust and Instead of pastry cream, which would have been too sweet with the jam, I dolloped on some mascarpone, and finished the peaches with a light glaze, all French-like. —Merrill Stubbs
Makes: 8 to 12 tartlets
The tartlet shells
ounces blanched almonds
ounces all-purpose flour
ounce sugar
teaspoon kosher salt
tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
large egg yolks
2 to 3
tablespoons ice water
The peach tartlets
cup good peach and/or apricot jam, divided
cup mascarpone cheese
4 to 6
small, ripe peaches
The tartlet shells
- Pulse the almonds in the bowl of a food processor until they resemble fine breadcrumbs (careful not to over-grind, or you'll end up with almond butter).
- Add the flour, sugar and salt and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the largest pieces of butter are about the size of small peas.
- Lightly beat the egg yolks and add to the mixer, pulsing a few times just to combine. As you continue to pulse, gradually add the ice water, a tablespoon at a time, until the dough just starts to come together. (It should stick when you pinch a bit of it between your fingers.) Do not over-mix!
- Remove the dough from the mixer and put it on a lightly floured surface. Pat it gently into a disc, wrap it tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. **Alternatively, you can press the just-mixed dough into the tart tins at this stage and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- Heat the oven to 350F. Roll the dough between two floured pieces of plastic wrap until it is about 1/8-inch thick. Put your tartlet tins upside down on top of the dough and cut shapes around them, leaving about half an inch on all sides. Press the dough pieces gently into the tins and level the tops with a rolling pin, removing any excess dough from the edges. Dock the tartlets several times with a fork and fill any larger shells with parchment and baking weights. Refrigerate the tartlet shells for at least 20 minutes.
- Bake the shells for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden in color, removing the parchment and baking weights about five minutes before the shells are done. Cool on a rack and then turn the shells out of their tins.
The peach tartlets
- Put 1/2 cup of the jam in a small heavy saucepan with a tablespoon of water. Warm gently over medium-low heat as you assemble the tartlets.
- Spread a small spoonful of jam over the base of each cooled tartlet shell -- you just want a thin coating. Add a dollop of mascarpone to each and spread gently over the jam.
- Wash and dry the peaches, and then cut them into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange them prettily among the tart shells, covering the surface of the mascarpone.
- Use a pastry brush to glaze the peaches with the thinned jam. Serve immediately!
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The Kidco Adhesive Mount Cabinet/Drawer Lock is very versatile lock, it can be used on things that cannot be drilled into. A great Item for keeping your children away from your expensive stereo equipment.
There are no federal or industry minimum standards established for products such as locking devices, latches or similar items. Because of these areas of concern, KidCo is a founding member of the Global Safety Cooperation (G.S.C.). Together with respected manufacturers around the world, and with combined decades of experience, the G.S.C. establishes meaningful and measurable standards of performance for the products its members manufacture and market throughout the world. These standards include performance testing for push-pull exertion levels, material non-toxicity and durability, product functionality and ease of use, reliability and overall effectiveness.
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You might want to consult the following pages or sections:
* The Just Hungry site has a Worldwide Japanese food shopping list [1] section. Lots of listings by geographical area, especially useful for North America, Australia and Europe.
* Bento items: Where to buy them [2] on main Just Bento site.
* Japanese herbs and vegetables to grow [3], plus a list of seed suppliers.
* Bento Store Locator [4] on Lunch In A Box.
The Big Onigiri.
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[1] http://www.justhungry.com/handbook/just-hungry-handbooks/japanese-grocery-store-list
[2] http://justbento.com/bento-items-week-where-buy-them
[3] http://www.justhungry.com/dozen-japanese-herbs-and-vegetables-grow
[4] http://lunchinabox.net/bento-store-locator/


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The Nephilim
Matthew Henry comments on this passage that "if the Spirit is resisted, quenched, and striven against, though he may strive long, he will not strive always." The Lord will not allow sin to reign without consequence. Those with true faith ...Read More
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We cannot assume all of the Sethites who intermarried had true faith, but if they did, the disastrous results of their marriage to unbelievers confirm the stories and commands that warn us against this elsewhere in Scripture (for example, 1 ...Read More
The Line of Seth
Today's passage illustrates the principle that "whenever a good man dies, God takes him, takes him from here, and receives him to himself" (Matthew Henry). Even though most of the Lord's people will have to experience physical death, those who ...Read More
The Author of All Beauty
Unlike the Jerusalem temple described in today's passage, we do not have any new-covenant specifications for church architecture. Still, whether we build a cathedral or a building resembling a theater, people will get a sense of what we think about ...Read More
The Dramatic Arts
The neopaganism promoted in today's movies and television causes many believers to avoid these mediums altogether. While we must be careful about what we view, even drama can glorify God (1 Cor. 10:31). Ezekiel, for example, acted out the impending ...Read More
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We have so far briefly discussed the beauty for which the priestly garments were made. These clothes reveal that we should be concerned with how we look and act when we worship the Lord. Of course, God does not require ...Read More
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Theology's Handmaiden
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So? What's in a name?
en verdad q la rubia chupa divino quisiera me lamiera todita mi vulva uhmmm que rico. alguien que se ofrezca? tengo la fantasia de hacerlo con una mujer estoy exitadisima.
she can lick mine anytime the older one that is
Can I ?
i would fuck them both so hard
Que espectacular chupada de concha le pega la rubia veterana. toda la experiencia .espectacular!
stop with all the fucking close ups..... fuck, man...show the whole body, the feet, ..... you use the same close up shot and its shitty boring.
Nice performance ladies. Loved the cunt and asshole licking.
I wish i could be there with you two and watching you two having all this fun is making my cock hard and wish i could show anyone out there my cock
I just wish someone like that younger lady would come over to my home and due this to my wife. I just would love to be down there and watch her due my wife and take some pointers on how to lick my wife pussy. She says i doing fine but something i fill like i doing wrong because i can't get her to cum like the first night we had sex. Can someone help me on what i doing wrong
What an absolutely beautiful cunny the blonde woman has and what a lovely tonguing her partner gives Would love to be a woman for just a few hours to experience this...
yum yum hairpie lickin time
Enjoyed. Like hairy pussy. Would like to join them. Would luv to have that hairy pussy around my cock.
vidéo très sexy et des scènes torrides !
YEESSS!!! the blonde one is everything! what i didn't like about the brunette is her tongue ring. that makes pussy eating too easy, because there's the penetration from the ring. all she had to do was keeping flicking it. oh but the blonde one is really working her tongue! i must finish watching this before i call a chat line to get off. i need a voice to imagine with her face eating me like that!
Please please who is the dark one? Somebody knows her name? She is so beautiful. Looks vintage
J'adore !
That older lady was the FUCKIN TRUTH I fast fowarded and came instantly.
Nice Loved it!!!!!!
Excellent clip.....hard to tell which one enjoyed lapping pussy the most.....I feel the older one...heard a man's voice middle way or so which was annoying....otherwise one of the best
Damn, that was good! :)
I was so pleased with this.
Fantastic vid! Best I've seen on here in a while.
Sweet; girls are not as into porn as guys. My hubby showed me this. He does if he finds some good girl stuff which this is. Most girl/girl porn is two straight girls going through the motions. This is some REALLY good girl porn, got my motor running. tt; having your tongue pierced dosen't matter to me one way or the other if the girl trips my trigger, neither does it matter to me if the lady shaves down there or dosen't
Name of both?
That was amazing!
I see that. Want me to lick you up?
think i should show this to my boyfriend. i mean he can lick pussy, but that mature chic is sooo dope!
Either I didn't know girls were so in to porn or half the girls here are just guys pretending to be. that brunette has one fine pussy
Esa viejita si sabe chupar papo de verdad!!!!
that was fucking hot i love to shag them
I'd love to lick your pussy like that violet. Super hot. And I bet you are too.
Darn, that old one knew what to do with a pussy. I wish my bf would eat me out like that sometime :( But that won't be happening unfortunately
Lesbians are so lucky -- they get to do what we all want to do!
the old wpman is marvalour i like her hairy pussy
who is that older lady???? she is a legend!
cudownie sie kochacie tez tak lubie
with IVF, theres no more purpose for guys, sorry guys pussy is for girls
ich want to get licked and fucked so baddly...please im so wet
i like to see my wife with girlfriend making love, they are very hot
older one in a video "janice has a course for you". she cums, and lets us all know, its really hot xx
this clip just keeps getting better as it goes on :)
i would love to lick and finger you an1
omg i want my shaved pussy licking n fingerin
oh my gosh! :)
im soaked
ohh melissa do it with me
I think the older one is called Jannice, right?
me too! squirted all over the place.
ooooh that makes my pussy so wet
hey jodie i would lick your pussy better than her xxxxxxxxxxxx she is good but i'm better
That old babe does know how to eat! That's hot shit right there!
my pussy us aching for that tongue!
who is that older lady? shes in quite a few lesbians vids on here, she knows what shes doin!
my pussy should be next
Great work bitches!! Especially the old one! She knows EVERYTHING!! The first five minutes did it for me.
the older lady rocks she knows how to tounge some pussy
wow thats fucken hot
Lovely girls, reacting to each other well particularly the older one, good action. Shame there's always a vibrator handy though - just tedious.
That older woman knows exactly what she's doing..she can lick my pussy anytime.xxxxxxxxxxx
I hate pussy! I like cocks! Gay's should not be discriminated!!!! X(
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Interim manager Rafa Benitez has spoken of his relief after Chelsea came from behind to beat Sunderland and secure their third win in six days.
The Black Cats, taken charge by Paolo Di Canio for the first time, took a half-time lead when Cesar Azpilicueta diverted the ball into his own net before Matthew Kilgallon's similar mistake and Branislav Ivanovic completed a second-half turnaround.
And Benitez praised his squad's mentality in light of their busy fixture schedule.
"I was pleased with team after four games in eight days," Benitez told reporters at Stamford Bridge. "It was a very good reaction in the second half, and we were much more positive.
"With too many games in a short period it is important to keep the team winning, to keep the team ready. The negative thing is that we conceded a goal, the positive thing is we recovered and comeback."
With Tottenham and Everton drawing at White Hart Lane earlier on Sunday, Chelsea reclaimed third spot in the Premier League with the win over relegation-threatened Sunderland.
Benitez, however, is not getting carried away and believes the race for a place at Europe's top domestic table is far from decided.
He said: "Hopefully for us it won't but I think the race for the top four will go to the last day. Tottenham, Arsenal and even Everton are pushing."
It was not all positives for the west London outfit, though, with striker Demba Ba being withdrawn at half-time after a heavy tackle from Craig Gardner.
"He has a problem with his ankle," Benitez revealed. "We will have to see tomorrow. It was a heavy tackle, we will have to see."
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Few Addison County views are more breathtaking than the golden sun dipping down the backs of the Adirondacks at sunset, veiling the rolling farmland and surface of Lake Champlain in a golden cloak of luminescence.
One of my favorite times to head out on a north-south bike loop is during this period. Not only is the air a bit cooler, but you find yourself in the center of numerous sunset vistas as you breeze on by.
This week's Weekly Rider features a Middlebury to Vergennes loop called sunset loop.
Length: 25.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Average Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes - 2 hours 45 minutes
This route, which runs through Middlebury, Weybridge, Waltham and Vergennes, can be ridden from either direction and presents many opportunities for variation. Introduced to me by local bike phenom Bill Roper, who heads Middlebury's Orton Family Foundation, this is one of my favorite loops to ride when I have about two hours to spare.
Accessible to cyclists of all abilities using any style of bike, this ride leaves Middlebury with a fun series of whoop-dee-doos. Start this ride heading north on Morgan Horse Farm and roll up across the dam on Otter Creek and onto Pearson Road. Continue on Pearson Road and coast nice and easy for two sweet miles down Green Street into Vergennes.
Once in Vergennes you can stop for a brick-fire oven croissant at Vergennes Laundry, some spectacular chocolate at Daily Chocolate, or bike supplies at Little City Cycles — or just keep on cruising back south on Maple Street. Follow Maple Street south up a little hill, and don't forget to admire the sunset to your right, which overlooks Lake Champlain and the northern head of Snake Mountain.
Maple Street turns into Hallock Road and you'll pedal to Route 17. At Route 17 cross over onto Quaker Village Road and climb two miles up to the center of Weybridge, where you'll encounter the monument emblazoned across Monument Farms logo.
Bear left at Weybridge Road and cruise into Middlebury just in time for dinner.


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Ignorance is bliss, or is it?
By Nancy Salvato
If there is one thing for certain in this world, it is when Jack Nicholson plays the male protagonist in a film, his performance will be outstanding. As McMurphy, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, his impression on me is as compelling today –as it was over 30 years ago when I first watched him bring to consciousness the minds of assorted inmates staying on Nurse Ratched's ward of the mental institution. The message I took away while watching McMurphy undermine Nurse Ratched's authority over her unit -until she has him lobotomized, stands the test of time. Power hungry people will resort to any means necessary to maintain control. Although Nurse Ratched's actions were extreme, her display taught me just how vulnerable people are if they are labeled mentally unstable or forfeit the responsibility of making decisions on their own behalf. Those placed in their charge are not necessarily looking out for them.
Inherent in writing and exposing one's own ideas about terrorism (or the war against radical Islamism), the border threat, or political correctness, is the likelihood of being branded a right wing nut. Being labeled as such isn't personally offensive (I've begun to grow my Alligator Skin) but there is the danger that being branded as such could chip away at my credibility, which is the whole idea behind such mudslinging. This is why it's so important to be able to back up an argument with facts. This is extremely difficult in the face of a movement doing everything it can to shut down ideas which run counter to their own.
For example, let's look at the Fairness Doctrine. In an editorial titled the Unfairness Doctrine , the editors of the National Review Online point out that even though Fairness Doctrine was not passed into law this time around, other forms of legislation could equally serve to stifle free speech. The liberal think tank "Center for American Progress," founded and run by former Clinton White House chief of staff John Podesta, has proposed there be new national and local limits on the number of radio stations one company can own, a de facto quota system to ensure that more women and minorities own radio stations, and that the government should require commercial owners who fail to abide by enforceable public interest obligations to pay a fee to support public broadcasting.
By choice, people tune in to hear his or her views, or those of guests on the show. By the same choice, people can tune out. These folks are not a captured audience like school children required to sit in public classrooms where liberal thought permeates 90% of the curriculum. Yes, it should be made clear to any audience what is considered commentary from what is news (which should only consist of facts, not speculation or opinion) Listeners can choose to agree with commentary or not. To require stations to offer shows which historically fail due to lack of listeners, or change the content of their successful shows is destructive to the ideas of free speech and free market. The market bears what the market will bear. If there is money to be made, that in itself will be enough to stimulate station owners to provide programs which might not suit everyone's tastes. It's this simple; sponsors will not offer financial backing if no one is listening. Sponsors have the right to put their money behind ideas or people of their own choosing.
The religion of Political Correctness attempts to crush free speech. Adherents to this dogma are forced to phrase their thoughts in a socially acceptable manner and censor what they truly believe, for fear they'll be accused of hate speech. Counter to this movement is Judeo/Christian doctrine. For thousands of years, adherents have lived their lives according to the laws and principles that make up these religions. No one has ever been forced to join a congregation in this country, but many people choose to be part of these communities and share these ideas by which to live. Every Christmas, there is a fight to disallow public display of these beliefs. It's a striking contrast to public schools exposing our school children to Islamic ideas, even forcing them to practice them in classrooms as part of the curriculum. Although I've never liked it, the Nazis have a right to march through Skokie, but I don't have to watch their parade. Beliefs are a choice. This is why we have free will.
The more ignorant a people, the less they are able to recognize the erosion of their rights. The founders of this country understood the importance of an educated populace and the likelihood of factions grouping to promote their interests. The spectrum of where people group themselves is dynamic, always changing. Labels are useful only in that it can be understood where others are aligned at any given point. When a person is labeled for his or her ideas, it confuses the message with the messenger. Understanding the reasons for beliefs is much more important than placing people or ideas in a box. Ideas are meant to be debated, to come to greater understanding. There is no room for name calling or labeling people in debate.
If there is no allowance for debating beliefs or ideas, we will soon be left in the dark. People will become ignorant of the possibilities or other ways of seeing things. True understanding of each other or how to exist side by side as a community will be gone. We will have forfeited our freedom by giving up free will and what makes each of us individuals.
A good education, - an education that exposes people to facts and a balance of opinion, as well as the tools to formulate their own ideas- has always been the ticket to being able to succeed in any field. It also allows us to exercise choice. In essence, knowledge equals freedom. And freedom allows us to become whoever we want to be. Societies in which people are not allowed to exercise choice or receive a balanced education do not promote freedom. In these societies, one group usually exercises control over another, by any means necessary. Usually fear and ignorance plays a large role in how people behave.
I've never understood the expression ignorance is bliss. Is any one of us in a position to know when another person truly can't feel or comprehend what is going on around him? Does nothingness equate to happiness? On the flip side, can any one of us know with absolutely certainty what another feels or believes without establishing the trust that there will be no penalties for disclosing?
Once a society tastes freedom, it can never go back. Think about it. Could Adam and Eve truly return to the Garden of Eden once they were enlightened? Would a fully functioning individual want to return to the womb? My guess is this could only be satisfactory if people were too ignorant to imagine any other possibilities for themselves.
Nancy Salvato is the President of The Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (C) (3) research and educational project whose mission is to promote the education of the American public on the basic elements of relevant political, legal and social issues important to our country. She is also a Staff Writer, for the New Media Alliance, Inc., a non-profit (501c3) coalition of writers and grass-roots media outlets, where she contributes on matters of education policy. Copyright © Nancy Salvato 2007


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Do you text while driving? Go ahead, be honest. In some states it's illegal to even use the phone while driving. Some places make you pull over to designated lanes for phone use. and other laws allow conversation so long as the driver uses some sort of headset. But then you have to be that guy with the Bluetooth on, and nobody wants to be that guy. It's quite a conundrum.
But for all the vagaries of in-car phone usage, we can likely all agree that texting while driving is about as dangerous as it gets. Not only is your focus elsewhere than on the road, your hands are physically typing and your eyeballs are looking at your phone. You might as well put on a blindfold and take your hands off the wheel.
Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle -- and yes, when we first read this story, we thought Sergio had perhaps been felled by a popular online bookstore's e-reader -- was "either sending or receiving" a text message, according to his attorney, when his car slammed into an apartment building in Austin, Texas. No one was hurt in the accident. Kindle suffered a concussion, but was able to pull his car back out into the street and drive home with little event.
And so our story ends. Large, very strong linebacker suffers concussion, is still somehow able to move his car back onto a road and drive home. This is why he can text message in the car and you cannot: supreme physical superiority. But really, kids, be safe out there. Wear the dorky Bluetooth.
Eamonn Brennan is a Chicago-based writer, editor and blogger. You can also read him at Yahoo! Sports, Mouthpiece Sports Blog, and Inside The Hall, or at his personal site, eamonnbrennan.com. Follow him on Twitter.