CNN's Jessica Yellin & Media Matters Debunk Fox & Co.'s Lies About Obama Aide Kevin Jennings

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From the October 1 edition of CNN's Situation Room.

Yellin used the below quote in today's Situation Room, I'll add that video when it becomes available.

Kevin Jennings is the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.

EXCLUSIVE: Statement from former student at center of Fox-fueled Jennings controversy

October 02, 2009 4:05 pm ET by Karl Frisch

The former student at the center of the Fox News fueled Jennings controversy has provided Media Matters for America with the following statement:

Since I was of legal consent at the time, the fifteen-minute conversation I had with Mr. Jennings twenty-one years ago is of nobody's concern but his and mine. However, since the Republican noise machine is so concerned about my "well-being" and that of America's students, they'll be relieved to know that I was not "inducted" into homosexuality, assaulted, raped, or sold into sexual slavery.

In 1988, I had taken a bus home for the weekend, and on the return trip met someone who was also gay. The next day, I had a conversation with Mr. Jennings about it. I had no sexual contact with anybody at the time, though I was entirely legally free to do so. I was a sixteen year-old going through something most of us have experienced: adolescence. I find it regrettable that the people who have the compassion and integrity to protect our nation's students are themselves in need of protection from homophobic smear attacks. Were it not for Mr. Jennings' courage and concern for my well-being at that time in my life, I doubt I'd be the proud gay man that I am today.

- Brewster

From: http://mediamatters.org/blog/200910020029

EXCLUSIVE: Media Matters confirms student at center of Fox fueled Jennings controversy was of legal age::http://mediamatters.org/blog/200910020020

For some background on how Faux (namely Hannity) have continuously made up homophobia fuelled lies about Jennings...

Fox News Launches Another Smear Campaign Against an Obama Official: http://mediamatters.org/press/releases/200910010017

Is Sean Hannity's jealousy driving him to reckless smears?: http://mediamatters.org/blog/200910010034

Hannity smears Jennings by suggesting Jennings covered up statutory rape: http://mediamatters.org/research/200910020012

[Grassy Knoll]

1. Beckkk will steal Insanity's time slot.........

There's gold in them there hills.

[Cha]

2. Thank you,

mediamatters!

[Turborama]

3. Update: Following Media Matters exclusives, CNN dismantles Fox's lies about Jennings

Here's the video of Yellin dismantling Fox's lies on CNN: http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200910020042