Obama's 'safe schools czar' acts up

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/22/obamas-safe-schools-czar-acts-up/

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The only safe thing that can be said about President Obama's "safe
schools czar," Kevin Jennings, is that he's completely inappropriate
for an important White House appointment. Mr. Jennings has a long,
troubling history, but the list just got a little longer with the
information that he's a long-time member of the extremist homosexual
organization ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power).

On Oct. 11, 2008, Jeff Davis, Mr. Jennings "partner" of 15 years,
described their first meetings: "The first few interactions were
challenging for both of us. He was a member of Act Up. Act Up! So it's
like - you know - here's a big gay activist."

ACT UP's demonstrations in the late 1980s and early 1990s centered on
vandalism of churches, businesses and homes as well as disrupting
public events. The Catholic Church was a favored target because it
opposes same-sex marriage and the distribution of condoms. From New
York to Los Angeles, activists disrupted Catholic Masses and
desecrated Holy Communion, which Catholics believe is the body of
Christ.

Churches weren't the only target. ACT UP fanatics invaded the
MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour studio in 1991 and chained themselves to
Robert MacNeil's desk during a live broadcast. Protesters carried
signs declaring, "The AIDS Crisis is Not Over."

Mr. Jennings' membership in ACT UP merely reinforces how unsuitable he
is for the honor of serving as a presidential appointee. Everything
about his ideology - from his admiration for North American Man/Boy
Love Association (NAMBLA) supporter Harry Hay to backing "Queering
Elementary Education" to his use of false statistics - paints Mr.
Jennings as an extremist. As usual, the White House has refused to
answer questions about Mr. Jennings' membership in this fringe group.

ACT UP, like NAMBLA, was not even considered a mainstream group among
homosexuals. With his record of putting his radical agenda before
everything else, Mr. Jennings doesn't belong at the Department of
Education in any role.