[Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character

Joe Campbell philosopher.joe at gmail.com
Tue Dec 21 14:27:45 PST 2010 

Problems with virtues? That might be hard to find!

I'm waiting to see if the billboard with Jackie Robinson's picture (from the same website) is posted. Then I can ask what he might have thought about the Wilson's ideas about slavery.

And just what do you think the message of these posts is, Paul?



On Dec 21, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

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