Posted on 03/05/2004 12:23:38 PM PST by dead
“Peaceful Tomorrows” is being portrayed as an independent group of relatives of victims of the 911 attacks. They are getting a lot of press claiming to be outraged over the new Bush ads.
Call me insensitive if you like, but I wonder if this outrage could possibly be a tad overblown, and more likely attributable to the millions and millions of dollars this group has received from endowments chaired by Teresa Heinz, wife of Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry.
According to their own contribution page, “Peaceful Tomorrows is a project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.”
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Review, “Between 1995 and 2001, $4.3 million of that money came from the Howard Heinz Endowment. In 2002, it and the Vira Heinz Endowment blessed The Tides Center, a San Francisco spin-off of the Tides Foundation, with another $190,000 while the two endowments gave $1.6 million to the new Tides Center for Western Pennsylvania.” (The Heinz Endowments have teamed up with a secretive left-wing group)
The money that flows into The Tides also flows out. They have given grants totaling $489,000 to the Iraq Peace Fund, who used that money to fund the anti-war marches and media costs of 27 groups, including MoveOn.org, whose purpose is to defeat George W. Bush.
Other Tides Center projects include The Youth Gender Project, which seeks to "empower and support transgender, gender-variant, intersexed and gender-questioning youth and young adults."
They also shoveled $200,000 towards The Ruckus Society - founded in 1995 to train activists in violent protest against biotechnology, globalization and the World Bank. It incited property destruction in the Seattle riots of 1999 and Washington, D.C., the following year.
Now, if you really want to get mad, you should also know that $8,000,000 in taxpayer money flowed into the Tides Center in the form of federal grants made by eight different agencies between 1997 and 2001.
**** http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/2/7/150230.shtml
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 2:59 p.m. EST
Media Mum on Heinz Kerry's Enron Connection
It didn't get much attention back when Sen. John Kerry was a cellar dweller in the presidential polls. But now that he's the undisputed, all but certain, presumptive Democratic Party nominee, we're wondering where the coverage is on Teresa Heinz Kerry's Enron connection.
Long after Enron chairman Ken Lay had been demonized as a ruthless corporate buccaneer who had cheated widows and orphans out of their life savings, the man Dems love to invoke to beat up the Bush White House sat on the board of Teresa's Heinz Center Foundation.
In fact, Lay was reportedly a Heinz Center trustee for more than a decade, resigning just last year. That was around the time presidential candidate John Kerry started bashing "special interests" in Washington, zeroing in on Enron by name.
Last July, the Washington Times obtained samples of personal correspondence from the Heinz Center to Mr. Lay, praising him for his management style.
"Ken," wrote one of Teresa's representatives, "Simply stated, your background, expertise and experience make you uniquely qualified [to run our] global-warming [initiative]."
When asked about Mrs. Heinz Kerry's Enron connection, a Heinz Center spokeswoman explained to the Washington Post, "Whatever troubles he had at Enron, Ken Lay had a good reputation in the environmental community for being a businessman who was environmentally sensitive."
"When someone does wrong in one part of their life, it doesn't mean they can't do good in another part of their life," she added.
February 13, 2002 DR. RUTH PATRICK, THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES' EXPERT ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND WATER POLLUTION, IS HONORED BY HEINZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
Foundation Cites Academy Scientist for Her Pioneering Work
Dr. Ruth Patrick of The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, has been selected to receive a Chairman's Medal by the Heinz Family Foundation as a part of the 8th annual Heinz Awards. The Chairman's Medal honors lifetime achievement and is bestowed periodically on truly exceptional individuals whose careers have been distinguished by a pattern of singular accomplishment and character.
Dr. Patrick's work at The Academy of Natural Sciences has raised national and international awareness of the ways in which environmental problems affect living ecosystems. Her pioneering scientific findings have made her one of the world's most valued experts on sustainable development.
Dr. Patrick, 94, is one of the world's leading biologists and a pioneer in predicting ecosystem risks before such risks were a part of general scientific knowledge. The recipient of the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, she is as much noted for her development of the scientific team approach to problem solving as she is for her important findings. One of the few women working in the field when she began her career, Dr. Patrick is credited with establishing, for the first time, a set of aquatic indices that could be used to describe the health of water systems and the impact of industrialization in many forms.
"I am thrilled to be recognized by the Heinz Family Foundation for my work on biological diversity," said Dr. Patrick upon announcement of the award in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6. "I hope that the longevity of my career inspires other women to become scientists and to work toward sustainable development for our planet, whose resources are precious and irretrievable." Dr. Patrick began her career at The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia with a landmark study of water pollution and its biological effects. Fifty years ago, she and her colleagues conducted studies that quantified the ability of tidal wetlands to serve as natural wastewater treatment plants through their capacity to absorb pollutants. Today she is Senior Scientist and holds the Francis Boyer Chair of Limnology at the Academy, remaining active on the front lines of teaching and research.
"Virtually single-handedly, Dr. Ruth Patrick established that the numbers and kinds of species found in an aquatic environment reflect not only its natural physics and chemistry, but also the stresses imposed on it by human activity," Teresa Heinz, chairman of the Heinz Family Foundation, said. "Her research, called the Patrick Principle, has formed the basis of an operational measure of the concept of sustainable development. Equally important, Dr. Patrick pioneered a team approach to scientific research that has enriched not only her colleagues, but the general public as recipients of her groundbreaking work. Her entry into the scientific field at a time when few women worked in it, as well as her continuing research and teaching, make her an incredible role model not only for women, but for all scientists."
Seymour S. Preston III, Academy President & CEO, said, "Dr. Patrick is one of many Academy scientists making outstanding contributions to science. She is a role model to our scientific staff, especially women entering the field of environmental science. During the coming year, the Academy will focus on securing long-term support to ensure that the important work that Dr. Patrick began more than 50 years ago continues."
The Heinz Family Foundation, which is one of the Heinz Family Philanthropies, began as a charitable trust established by the late Senator John Heinz in 1984. The first Heinz Awards were given in 1994. In addition to $250,000 for their unrestricted use, each recipient of a Heinz Award is given a medallion inscribed with the image of Senator Heinz. On the reverse side of the medallion there is an image of a globe passing between two hands symbolizing partnership, continuity and values carried on to the next generation. The hands also suggest passing the stewardship of the earth on to the next generation. For more information visit the web at www.heinzawards.net.
One of their latest stunts was to unfurl large banner across from SF city hall amoungst the pro-marriage demonstrators that read "God Hates Fags"
Hi Sean!!!
Kids who want to marry their own sex organs?
Amen to that. Also, what makes these "offended" widows think they own the 9-11 tragedy? Sure they lost loved ones, but it was as a result of an attack against ALL americans. Even though I did not know anyone directly who perished there, I feel I have just as much right to feel saddness or outrage as those phoney "offended" partisan political widows.
GW should not apologize or pull the ad--he ought to do more.
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