tagged w/ Kevin Jennings
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Rep. Steve King (R - IA), wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he fire Kevin Jennings who is currently serving as Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools in the Obama Administration. King was the first House Representative to call for the removal of Jennings, but now has 53 Republican co-signers for his letter. Here is the full text of the letter to the President: [letter at the link]Rep. Steve King (R - IA), wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he fire... more
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Fox News ended up having to issue an "online correction of the false claims the outlet had been making while waging a high-profile assault on Kevin Jennings," the Department of Education official currently being targeted by the right wing. The specific claim involved an accusation that Jennings had covered up "statutory rape," based on an incident when Jennings was a teacher, when a "teenager confided in him about having sex with a stranger and Jennings didn't report it to authorities." Media Matters ended up proving there was no basis to the claim. Via The Plum Line:
"On Friday Media Matters produced what it said was the kid's drivers license, showing that the kid was 16, legal age of consent in Massachuttes, and also produced a Facebook exchange that seemed to show that a Fox News reporter had been informed directly by the kid himself that they'd misrepresented his age."
An interesting sidenote, picked up by eagle-eyed tipster John Glasstetter: Fox News was supportive of Jennings before they started trumping up crimes to pin on him! Here's video from a year ago, where Fox's Bill O'Reilly praises pop star Hilary Duff for participating in an anti-homophobia campaign (video @ link). That PSA was commissioned by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which Jennings founded.Fox News ended up having to issue an "online correction of the false claims the... more
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