Saturday, April 21, 2012

Grenell Named Romney Foreign Policy Spokesman — What Does It Mean?

Roger L Simon: Richard Grenell "has been named “national security and foreign policy spokesman” for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney."

Grenell brings foreign policy chops and more than a decade of political experience to the aggressive but relatively young Romney staff. His is one in a series of hires as the presumptive Republican nominee rapidly expands his small staff as it moves into the general election against President Obama.
During all eight years of President George W. Bush’s tenure, Grenell served as the administration’s director of communications and public diplomacy at the United Nations. He advised four U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations: John D. Negroponte, John C. Danforth, John R. Bolton and Zalmay Khalilzad.
Grenell
 "From what I know of Richard, he is particularly close to John Bolton, which augurs well for those of us who would like to see Bolton return to the UN or assume an even higher foreign policy role in a possible Romney administration. With all the ongoing treachery of Iran, Syria, the putative “Arab Spring,” Hamas, Hezbollah, North Korea, etc., etc., Bolton’s more needed now than ever — and the Grenell appointment points the way.
"Richard also has considerable background as a spokesperson for Republican politicians (George Pataki, San Diego Mayor Susan Golding, etc.).
"But there’s one thing about Grenell not mentioned in the politically correct WaPo – he’s openly gay. 
"What, you say – who cares? And you are correct."

Column by Richard Grenell: Who is Going to Fact-Check Team Obama? Their Statements on Iran Aren’t True.
...."One only needs to look at the growing list of countries that have said they will ignore our request to stop buying Iranian oil to understand that Obama’s diplomatic requests are being ignored. I see India, Russia, China, South Africa and many European countries publicly saying they will buy Iranian oil and ignore the U.S. requests. While team Obama thinks the world is united, the world is enjoying the comfort of a weaker U.S. government that no longer pressures them to take action."....


And this one: Romney’s Win in Michigan Shows Just How Far the Daily Kos Has Fallen
"The Daily Kos’ idea was to give Rick Santorum a primary victory in Michigan, deny Mitt Romney a win, and cause chaos in the Republican primary.  Readers responded with enthusiasm at the thought of helping Rick Santorum win the Republican nomination because they believed he was the weakest candidate to take on President Obama."
Political Cartoons by Bob Gorrell
http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/04/18/98462

Updated; Petition to Ban Religious Broadcasting: Urban Legend!

It is always good for people to remain alert to what this government plans to do. Just be sure to do an internet search on the background of all emails of this type so we can be sure those who read our warnings will do so without dismissing them. In this case, I simply typed "fcc petition 2493" into the search box (without the quotation marks, naturally) and came up with what I'm sending to you. 
Thanks to good friend Jan of Plano,Texas who brought this to my attention and to others who have helped me out by reporting previous rumors.   TD
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Snopes reports the email this way:
Every once in a while friends tip me off about the latest crisis on the internet and today they mentioned this one.An organization has been granted a Federal Hearing on the same  subject by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington , D.C. Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the gospel of our Lord and
Savior, on the airwaves of America . They got 287,000 signatures  to back their stand! If this attempt is successful, all Sunday worship services being broadcast on the radio or by television will be stopped .
This group is also campaigning to remove all Christmas programs
and Christmas carols from public schools* ! You, as a Christian,
can help!.... *(I'm not sure how much of a hoax this last part is!)
Hoax-Slayer: "Many versions of the email claim that the protest message and counter-petition was organized and written by, or at least supported by, Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Christian organization, Focus on the Family. However, this claim is also untrue and has been denied by Dobson and Focus on the Family. In a statement debunking the rumour, Focus on the Family notes:
Focus on the Family recently learned of a version of the rumor that said that Dr. Dobson himself was asking for people to respond to the e-mail by signing a petition and circulating it to their friends and family. Please be assured that this is not true; Dr. Dobson did not initiate and does not endorse the e-mail petition.
"Thus, forwarding this email will do nothing more than perpetrate falsehoods, waste the time of organizations such as the FCC and Focus on the Family, and clutter inboxes with even more useless information. After more than thirty years, it is high time this unfounded rumour was finally laid to rest."


 The Baptist Standard:  EDITORIAL: RM 2493 hoax still lives on

"If you're concerned about our country, help stamp out this tired old rumor. Here's the truth:"
"bluebull RM 2493 was indeed filed with the FCC--30 years ago. In 1974, Jeremy Lansman and Lorenzo Milam asked the FCC to freeze licenses for new educational television and FM radio stations that were to air only religious or quasi-religious programs. Their request never would have eliminated relgious broadcasting from stations that already had received broadcast licenses.
Dennis Prager
"bluebull FCC commisioners unanimously denied RM 2493--29 years ago. The FCC issued a statement Aug. 1, 1975, noting the First Amendment requires the commission "to observe a stance of neutrality toward religion, acting neither to promote nor inhibit religion." So, religious stations and programming can flourish."


With great regret, I have to tell you that this one is false as well: "A Speech Every American High School Principal Should Give". The principle was not named Dennis Prager; Mr. Prager, a columnist and radio talk show host, wrote a column about what he wished a school principal would say.  The rumor went on from there. TD

Check out some more online hoaxes here, then be sure to watch this short, humorous video: "How to Spot an Email Hoax".