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Title: Born Again American
Source: Born Again American
URL Source: http://www.bornagainamerican.org/
Published: Jan 30, 2009
Author: Born Again American
Post Date: 2009-01-30 02:04:34 by TwentyTwelve
Keywords: Born Again American
Views: 210
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#1. To: All (#0)

Born Again American (Video) (Click Here)

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2009-01-30   2:05:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Rotara (#0)

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2009-01-30   2:09:46 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: christine (#0)

Born Again American

is committed to the rebirth and re-expression of citizenship through informed and thoughtful activism. It is an initiative of Declare Yourself, a national non-partisan, non-profit (501(c)3) organization dedicated to increasing young voter participation and civic involvement. Declare Yourself’s on-line voter registration tool has been used by almost four million people since 2004. Declare Yourself grew out of the 2003’s Declaration of Independence Road Trip that toured an original 1776 copy of the Declaration to schools, town halls, and other locations all over the country.

About the Video

Our founder, TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear, was talking with Academy Award-winning songwriter Keith Carradine one night, and the Born Again American video was, well, born. It took the efforts of Director Mark Johnson of Playing for Change, Producer Brent Miller, and 16 performers and two choruses to bring Keith’s song to life in 14 iconic locations around the USA. The singers and musicians, non-professionals all, were chosen because they are living the lyrics in these troubled times, not just performing them.

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2009-01-30   2:12:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: TwentyTwelve (#0) (Edited)

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition


"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx

You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom.~~William Wallace

ALAS, BABYLON

IndieTX  posted on  2009-01-30   2:14:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: TwentyTwelve, Prefrontal Vortex (#3)

Born Again American ...Our founder, TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear....

lol

Eff the Bankers

bluegrass  posted on  2009-01-30   2:35:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: bluegrass (#5)

Born Again American ...Our founder, TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear....

lol

Norman Lear

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born July 27, 1922 (1922-07-27) (age 86)

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

Occupation Television Producer

Known for:

All in the Family

The Jeffersons

Sanford and Son

Good Times

Maude

Board member of Norman Lear Center

Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American television writer and producer who produced such popular sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude.

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2009-01-30   2:39:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: TwentyTwelve (#6)

http://www.learcenter.org/incEngine/incEngine_Player_minimum.php?content=norman_events_popup&e=33

"Politics of Hollywood Panel Series

Date: December 4th, 2000

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center launched the "Power of the Media" panel series on December 4, 2000. Its goal is to examine the impact of entertainment and the social, moral, and ethical issues of concern to the ADL and the Lear Center. "The Politics of Hollywood: Inclusion and Beyond" was the first session in this series, featuring: Ron Silver, Actor/Activist; Sharon Lawrence, Actress/Producer; Bernard Weinraub, New York Times correspondent; and David Horowitz, President of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture."

Eff the Bankers

bluegrass  posted on  2009-01-30   2:46:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: bluegrass (#7)

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center launched the "Power of the Media" panel series on December 4, 2000. Its goal is to examine the impact of entertainment and the social, moral, and ethical issues of concern to the ADL and the Lear Center. "The Politics of Hollywood: Inclusion and Beyond" was the first session in this series, featuring: Ron Silver, Actor/Activist; Sharon Lawrence, Actress/Producer; Bernard Weinraub, New York Times correspondent; and David Horowitz, President of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture."

www.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/5455_62.htm

Press Release Israel / Middle-East

ADL Survey Shows American Jews Overwhelmingly Supported Israel's Gaza Action

New York, NY, January 29, 2009 … American Jews overwhelmingly supported Israel in its actions against Hamas in Gaza, according to a national survey conducted for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The findings strongly contradict the notion that surfaced during the war in Gaza that American Jews were divided in their attitudes, with suggestions that many were critical of Israel.

The telephone survey of 400 American Jewish adults was conducted between January 13-19, 2009 (with a hiatus Friday evening-Saturday for the Jewish Sabbath) for ADL by The Marttila Communications Group, and has a margin of error of +/-4.9%.

Survey Highlights

• 94% expressed sympathy for Israel over Hamas; only 1% for Hamas (graph). By denomination breakdown: Orthodox - 98% expressed sympathy for Israel; Conservative - 96%; Reform - 91%.

• 81% expressed the belief that Hamas was responsible for the escalation of the violence; only 14% held Israel responsible (graph). By denomination breakdown: Orthodox - 84% held Hamas responsible, Conservative - 88%, Reform - 77%; non-practicing 77%.

• Asked whether Israel's response to Hamas rockets was appropriate or excessive, probably the major theme that has appeared in international critiques of Israel, 79% said it was appropriate, 17% excessive (graph). By denomination breakdown: Orthodox - 88%, appropriate, Conservative - 80%, Reform - 80% and non-practicing - 71%

• When asked about Israel's right to self-defense versus the need to win the "hearts and minds" of the Arab world, 79% said that Israel's responsibility to protect its citizens takes precedence (graph).

"The survey findings strongly contradict those who disagreed with Israel's actions against Hamas and claimed there was a sharp division in the American Jewish community," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.

"The vast majority of the Jewish community clearly understands and overwhelmingly supports Israel's effort to stop Hamas' constant rocket attacks and cripple its terrorism infrastructure. The Jewish community is an open community where different views are welcome. It was unfortunate that some seem to have an interest in exaggerating the level of disagreement on this issue."

ADL also explored American Jewish views of some of the key political issues facing Israel:

• Two-thirds of those interviewed indicated that they supported Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 and the same number continues to support that position today (graph).

• 63% support the creation of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza while 32% oppose. On the question of who is doing more to bring peace to the region, Israel or the Palestinians, 91% said Israel and 4% said the Palestinians.

"The findings on the political issues speak of a continuing strong center in the American Jewish community that wants a secure Israel but also strongly supports efforts toward peace," Mr. Foxman said.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2009-01-30   2:55:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: TwentyTwelve (#8)

The telephone survey of 400 American Jewish adults

They made some calls in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Eff the Bankers

bluegrass  posted on  2009-01-30   3:16:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: bluegrass (#5)

Born Again American ...Our founder, TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear....

lol

I'd hate to be the young guy playing the Strat (Luke Buckett in Echo Park, Los Angeles) because every gay in L.A. will assume that the old chickenhawk "took a slide on him" as the price for being in the video. When I was a young pretty boy I'd have known better than to associate my good name with the likes of scumbag Norman Lear.

Hell, Engelbert used to be Liberace's "protege", and Robert Blake "went steady" with Truman Capote. I mean, some guys really want that fame and fortune and they just don't seem to care!

I really like Bobby Broom's Hofner Jazzica guitar in the video. I've been eyeballin' the IBANEZ GEORGE BENSON SIGNATURE MODEL lately, too.

Hofner Jazzica

Photobucket

HOUNDDAWG  posted on  2009-01-30   3:20:09 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: bluegrass, TwentyTwelve (#9)

New York, NY, January 29, 2009 … American Jews overwhelmingly supported Israel in its actions against Hamas in Gaza, according to a national survey conducted for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The findings strongly contradict the notion that surfaced during the war in Gaza that American Jews were divided in their attitudes, with suggestions that many were critical of Israel.

They made some calls in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

They can actually skew the results just by calling the membership of certain Synagogues.

If I wanted to be disappointed I'd call students at Brandeis because they rebel against the wealthy parents who pay their way with amazing regularity!

"Mom, Dad, I've decided to convert! In fact I think I'm going to switch over to Bob Jones University and then enter seminary after graduation!"

"MAMMY! CALL AN AMBULANCE QVIKLY! Mrs. Morgenstern is having a heart attack!"

"Yezzah, Mizza Moegenstuhn, I'z a moving to de phone as fast as ol' Mammy's legs can carry me!

HOUNDDAWG  posted on  2009-01-30   3:36:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: bluegrass (#5)

Go Declare Yourself

The memory of the Heroic Age was eagerly seized by all who could take power, by fair means or foul, but that age could not be recaptured, and despite the temporary improvements... the racial material on which they had to work was of little value, and their efforts bore no fruit after their own demise.

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-01-30   10:16:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: TwentyTwelve (#0)

Sorry. Usually if you dupe post something it warns you.

war  posted on  2009-03-01   21:43:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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