the man behind the purpLe heart band aids

[sniffa]

Professionally, Morton Blackwell is the president of the Leadership Institute, a non-partisan educational foundation he founded in 1979.

His institute prepares conservatives for success in politics, government and the news media.

[BurtWorm]

1. Morton Blackwell...Mwahahahahahahahaha!!

"I am EEEEEEvil!!"

[cybildisobedience]

2. quick question -

did he ever serve in the military -- how can we find out?

[kwolf68]

5. No

He never served as I recall

[Philostopher]

6. It says he didn't, in this other post on this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x789918

[TryingToWarnYou]

23. War of 1812 if I recall correctly....

[Zynx]

3. Looks like a chickenhawk.

[ezekiel333]

11. Smells like a chickhawk...

Yep, he's a Chickenhawk!

[sniffa]

13. this is a PSA

pLease do a pubLic service: teabag a chickenhawk today

[jarab]

19. The name "Moral Majority" was Blackwell's idea.

....Googled.......

Morton C. Blackwell

AKA Morton C Blackwell

Born: 16-Nov-1939
Birthplace: La Jara, CO


Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist, Government

Level of fame: Niche
Executive summary: Influential conservative activist

"Moral outrage is the most powerful motivating force in politics."

During the Florida election fiasco in December 2000, Blackwell decried the tactics of the ruthless Democrats. "These people are basically Leninists. They will stop at nothing to win." He opined that "it could get bloody -- figuratively and, I fear, literally."

Wife: Helen Reddy Blackwell
Son: Charles (stepson)
Son: William


    American Conservative Union Board Member
    Council for National Policy Executive Director, 1991-2000
    Council for National Policy Board of Governors, 1982-91
    Emergency Committee to Defeat Al Gore Chairman
    Emergency Committee to Stop Hillary Rodham Clinton Chairman
    Free Congress Foundation Board Member
    Moral Majority Cofounder
    Republican National Committee

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...O...

[sundancekid]

39. bet he never counted on OUR moral outrage, and he just tripled our

extended vet family's "motivating force" in THESE politics ...
something about what goes around and all that

[jefferson_dem]

4. Sick and gruesome fixation this GOPig has.

He is on record defending how chickenhawk Armey "BLED" while shamefully mocking the wounds of a real war hero.

"I really hope we re-elect Dick Armey. He has bled for many things that are important to me and my organization..."

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Morton+Blackwell%22+bled&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=Scoop205-ncppr-us.politics-aaa%40NewsGuy.com&rnum=1

[Sparkly]

10. Dick Armey?

Why isn't he asking "how many ounces?" That's what seems to matter to these pigs. Let's get all veterans together and make sure all the ones with Purple Hearts bled a proper number of ounces.

:mad:

[sniffa]

7. cuLtist

"Morton Blackwell works with Plinio de Correa de Olivier's Tradition, Family & Property and endorsed Olivier's book, Nobility & Analagous Traditional Elites, on the necessity of restoring traditional Nobility & Elites to rule the world. In the Forward Blackwell wrote: 'One does not have to accept Papal infallibility to appreciate a case persuasively made, using theological, moral, and prudential arguments. This book will convince many readers, whatever their faith, that good elites are legitimate, desirable and, yes, necessary.' The Secret Story of a Cult Apologist features a picture of Paul Weyrich and Morton Blackwell with the American head of TFP, which is the parent organization of CESNUR, the cult apology network for cults such as Scientology."

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Morton_C._Blackwell

[deutsey]

15. I can't imagine why he isn't a speaker at the convention this week

"This book will convince many readers, whatever their faith, that good elites are legitimate, desirable and, yes, necessary."

:eyes:

[qb]

8. I always wondered what happened to Larry Bud Melman!

Apologies to the real one. Check him out: http://www.calvertdeforest.com/

[ezekiel333]

9. Morty

<http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/01ABOUTUS/02MCBlackwell.htm>

<http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.be.htm#blackwell>

Send him your "best" wishes today.

<http://floridapatriots.com/purpleheartbandaids.htm>

[PA Democrat]

16. I just called the Leadership Institute on their toll free number

to complain. I was told that "Mr. Blackwell is acting as an individual." I said that he did indeed represent the Leadership Institute and they should be ashamed of spitting on veterans.

[ezekiel333]

20. Great job!

I hope they have a very busy phone day today.

[LoZoccolo]

22. What is their toll-free number? n/t

[PA Democrat]

24. Here it is

The Leadership Institute
1101 North Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22201


Give us a call:
[phone] or [phone]

Send us a fax:
[phone]



http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/08-CONTACTUS/contactus.htm

[sundancekid]

42. and this is 2 minutes away from B/C national HQ in Arlington, VA

located at 2107 Wilson Blvd (Arlington, VA)

see mapquest link below for details
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&1ex=1&2ex=1&src=maps&ct=NA&1a=1101%20N%20Highland%20St&1c=Arlington&1s=VA&1z=22201%2d2807&1y=US&1pn=&1l=P0YBPgiL10E%3d&1g=DP6GS0R1NHk%3d&1v=ADDRESS&1pl=&2a=2107%20Wilson%20Blvd&2c=Arlington&2s=VA&2z=&2y=

credit and thanks to valuejudgment for exposing bushco hq physical address because they had pulled a long time ago, and give only a po box

http://www.valuejudgment.org/archives/000300.html

[ezekiel333]

25. From Morty's Site

Give us a call:
[phone] or [phone]

Send us a fax:
[phone]

Morty Contact form:
<http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/08-CONTACTUS/contactform.cfm?id=mblackwell>

[VOX]

37. Thanks, floridapatriots, I will call!

Thank you too, for your outstanding service to our country.
:toast:

[OSheaman]

12. At least the media

has been truly appalled by this whole process.

[sniffa]

14. have they?

i reaLLy haven't noticed yet. there's no mention of it today's paper.

[PA Democrat]

17. Not that I have noticed.

Recall the "outrage" over the Paul Wellstone memorial. The lazy ass media didn't even bother to fact check before making claims that Republican "speakers" were booed. HINT: There were no Republican speakers at the memorial.

[sniffa]

18. he's connected to the fLorida purging in 2000

The list of disenfranchised voters was from a "scrub list" originally initiated through a joint project between the Voting Integrity Project (VIP) and DBT Online. According to a VIP press release lauding their nationwide "Voter Scrub" project, small population counties across the United States "will be able to scrub their voter rolls free of charge through an alliance between the Voting Integrity Project and DBT Online," provided they meet the requirements (ie. poor counties).

snip

VIP's founder is Helen R. Blackwell of Arlington, Va. Her husband is former Reagan assistant Morton Blackwell, the executive director of the arch-conservative Council for National Policy, which features Oliver North and Ralph Reed as members, according to Joel Kaplan, a Syracuse University journalism professor investigating the group.

http://www.geocities.com/redflagsinflorida/cybercrow.htm

[suegeo]

43. Oliver North, yuck

A book I recently read compared Ollie North's numerous crimes to Eichman (sp?) of Nazi infamy. I agreed with the comparison.

[LoZoccolo]

21. He gave $1000 to the GWB* campaign.

You can find this on fundrace.org.

[skygazer]

26. That's a brain twister

A non-partisan foundation that prepares conservatives for success in politics, government, etc.

Is it just me or is that the stupidest thing you've ever heard?

[sniffa]

27. very stupid

hence the boLd-face. :D

[ezekiel333]

28. They must write for W. eom

[QuidditchFan]

29. Women on Franken show hits the nail on the head

She has a husband who is a veteran of the first Gulf War and she is infuriated. This HAS to make it to EVERY veteran's eyes, ears, and brain.

On Edit: And as she got off the phone, she teared up and audibly was shaken. My anger grows...

[dicknbush]

30. Give them a call and tell them what you think....

The Leadership Institute
1101 North Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22201


Give us a call:
[phone] or [phone]

[sniffa]

31. ok, now for the deLegates wearing them

pLease heLp in this endeavor - names of deLegates wearing the band aids.

Pat Peel, Delegate from Texas


Donna Cain, delegate from Oregon

[ezekiel333]

32. Yes, name them all...

They need to apologize.

[RetroLounge]

33. Exactly, get their names out there, every one of these

repulsive GOPigs.

Force a national apology...

RL

[sniffa]

34. right now i can onLy find the names of those interviewed

any other suggestions? again, if you have any names to add, pLease do.

ty. :D

[sniffa]

35. one more

Tucker Watkins, delegate from Virginia

[ezekiel333]

36. Kick

[VOX]

38. Be sure and let everyone know that one of the Moral Majority's co-founders

came up with this repugnant idea.

We've got multiple threads running in different forums on Blackwell, but as long everyone becomes well-informed on his extreme right-wing background, fine.

More here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x704331

[ezekiel333]

40. Yep

We have been hammering him all day. We are also looking for more band aid wearing delegate names.

[oasis]

41. GOP rating system on sacred symbols. American Flag 10. Purple Heart 5.

on a scale of 1-10.

[guitar man]

44. I just let the SOB have it!

Here's what I sent him:

< How dare you disrespect every American Veteran ever wounded in combat with your disgraceful behavior at the RNC? Distributing the "Purple Heart Band-Aids" only shows the kind of dispicable wretch you are. The number of "people" that grabbed them up and stuck them on themselves only serves to illustrate the kind of scum your entire party is made of.

Did you ever stop for ONE MINUTE to think about how your actions would affect every combat vet that would see these abominations? Of course you didn't. All that is important to you and your kind is what you think will further your agenda at any cost. The men that earned actually earned Purple Hearts, including my Father, who earned two in Korea are obviously of little or no consequence in the self-centered world of Republican politics. I am doubly sure someone such as yourself who has never served a day in the military has no idea of the cost paid by those you dare to disrespect in this manner.

It is very true we enjoy free speech in this country, your bunch of cretins exercised their freedom at the convention by wearing the disgraceful badge you devised, now I'm exercising my freedom of speech by pointing out the fact that you sir, are a DISGRACEFUL, SELFISH COWARD!!!!!

So go on now and keep on saying anything you damn well please, the Marines,Soldiers,Sailors and Airmen paid the cost for you to do so, but after this, don't be surprised if nobody believes you when you claim to be either an American or a Patriot.

Sincerely,

[drdigi420]

45. he looks like a child molestor

[wurzel]

46. Only ABC covered this on evening news. Unbelievable!

[sniffa]

47. i'm spreading word - most haven't heard

if the media won't keep up, we can heLp drive it.