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(02/06/07)
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing:
Attacks on our Children
Georgetown Selectman Lonnie
Brennan
 How much do you know
about Planned Parenthood? The Massachusetts Taxpayers
Foundation? The Wheels of Justice? Or the publishing
company Alyson Wonderland? Let’s just say, this
column isn’t for the faint of heart, nor the
children, so be forewarned. Each of these groups is after
you, and your children, and some have their digs in local
school systems.
At first blush, you would assume that their names reflect
the true nature of each organization. So, let’s play
into that fantasy for a moment: for Planned Parenthood we
might assume them to have a number one focus to help
educate teenagers to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Mass
Taxpayers Foundation, again in our fantasy
interpretation, would have as its primary goal the
reduction of taxes, and the logical, frugal expenditure
of hard-earned tax dollars. The Wheels of Justice would
present a balanced view of the plight of all sides of an
issue, and publisher Alyson Wonderland would put out
books to help educate kids about their lives. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
As has been well documented, Planned Parenthood is
nothing but a front for for-profit abortion clinics. For
$350 - $700, you can use mifepristone to break down the
lining of the uterus to kill an unborn baby, methotrexate
to stop the baby from growing and die, then misoprostol
to cause the uterus to contract and “empty.”
That’s the gentle way ... you could just go for the
surgical and vacuum method. Sure, they put on a good
face, with a few words about adoption on their website
(with no references to resources), but that’s a drop
in the bucket compared to the thousands of words and
references and fees and such for their primary focus:
dealing with the choice of death.
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is another sham.
Remember the name Michael Widmer. He’s their
president, and the guy goes blind when it comes to
finding anyplace to cut spending. Remember former Gov.
Romney’s attempt to slash more than $380 million in
what the Boston Globe had referred to has a legislative
spending spree? Some of this spending could be justified
and supported, but it also included some of the finest
pork projects a politician could imagine (can you say
gazebo?). Widmer opposed Romney tooth and nail. Widmer
couldn’t find one tax dollar that shouldn’t be
spent. Stay tuned, fellow taxpayers, as this misnamed
group is on center stage again as a strong ally to our
new together-we-can-raise-taxes governor.
Why bother to write about Wheels of Justice? Haven’t
they been exposed enough in the Lawrence Eagle Tribune,
The Valley Patriot, and the Andover Townsman, amongst
others? Well, we’re talking about kids here and
despite the nice name, this group presents a very
aggressive, very partisan point of view (distilled down
to six words: Jews are evil, Palestinians are victims).
What’s more, they solicited phone numbers and emails
from minors attending the Andover schools. School
Committee members, including David Samuels, and a crowd
of parents and residents, joined in protest, taking great
offense with their message and, more importantly, their
actions. The lesson learned: anyone with any biased view
can give themselves a nice name, and that name and the
threat of lawsuits over free speech will gain them access
to your children. Be scared, be very scared.
So I ask you, what would you think if a Hustler magazine
or Penthouse decided they wanted to reach your children?
Let’s say their goal was to promote sexual
promiscuity, a desire to divest oneself of any
inhibitions of society and perform early and often? The
answer is simple; they could create a publishing company
and call it something like Red Riding Hood, or Lion
Queens, and publish kids’ books about clothing,
friendships, and such. Sound far-fetched? The reality is
worse. This brings us to the last funny-named
organization: Alyson Wonderland Publishing.
Alyson promotes books which have found their way into
local school systems and libraries. King & King is
one famous book (just ask David Parker, a parent from
Lexington who dared to question the value of teachers
using this book, which promotes homosexuality and
divorce.) “When I was your age, I’d been
married twice already” is but one mild line from the
book. Mr. Parker thought the subject matter and its
handling was just a little off-target and
age-inappropriate for his child. But his superintendent
of schools felt it was just free speech. Yup, that’s
right; Parker was told this is a good book for his
second-grader. Yup, promote homosexuality and divorce to
a kid who still believes in the Easter Bunny, Santa
Claus, and the tooth fairy!
Silly me, I thought that was the end of the story. Until
a friend did some research on Alyson. It didn’t take
too long to find the other titles they publish: Chi Chi
LaRue: Live and Raw, Hot up and coming porn superstars!,
Skin Deep 2: More Real-life Lesbian Sex Stories and Slow
Grind: Gay Men Tell Their Real-Life Sex Stories. That’s
just a few printable titles from their core business. But
their kids line, with King & King, now that’s
their future!
Planned Parenthood, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation,
Wheels of Justice, Alyson Wonderland. Why do these folks
have to use phony names? Because if they told the truth,
their organizations would be named: Abortions ‘R Us,
Taxmoney for Unions and Our Friends, Jews are Evil, and
We Want Every Kid to Be Gay, respectively.
Georgetown Today
Shifting to the nicer world of Georgetown, there’s a
lot in the works: fire department re-organization,
opening of the Bailey Lane Bridge, safety improvements to
allow faster, safer, more effective response to fighting
fires and budget season. The School Committee’s
first pass at next year’s proposed budget resulted
in a trimming of the sails by $650K from the initial
published requests. More territory needs to be covered in
the upcoming weeks as many folks will be scrambling and
pushing for increased spending, hours, positions,
equipment, and programs. Town Meeting warrant is now
open, and many groups are expected to bring forth
proposals. Stay tuned. Also, if you experience any water
issues (sulfur, chlorine, mis-colors), please send me the
vitals of location, date, time, or just copy me on your
send to our water department. More later.
Georgetown Today Media
Updates of events and items and links of interest can
always be found on www.GeorgetownToday.com.
It’s a freebie site, so just send your posting
along.
Lonnie Brennan is a selectman in Georgetown, you can
email him at lonnie@thechocolatecellar.com.
*Send your questions comments to ValleyPatriot@aol.com
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