In case you've avoided listening to the hateful right-wing media machine (basically Limbaugh plus his parrots at FOX) - and who could blame you - they've been orchestrating a disgusting smear campaign against a hero of mine, Kevin Jennings.  Kevin was the founder of GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, which has done more to protect gay kids than any group in our history.  As soon as President Obama appointed Jennings the Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, he's had a target on his back from homophobes with microphones.

After they successfully forced out Van Jones, Obama's "green jobs" adviser, the talking heads on right-wing radio and FOX have set their sights on Jennings.  They've repeatedly called him a "pervert," and made completely false claims that he's a proponent of statutory rape and a supporter of NAMBLA.  These and other malicious smears have been repeatedly debunked, but they just keep saying them day after day, week after week.  This past week got even worse, as 53 House Republicans joined the lynch mob.

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