Kevin Jennings

How Kevin Jennings Survived Right-Wing Smear Campaign

The Atlantic | Chris Good | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


A few weeks ago, Kevin Jennings was in trouble. After social conservatives at the Family Research Council had opposed his nomination as director of t...

Kevin Jennings Is Highly Qualified for His Job

Joan Garry | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Joan Garry

Republicans in Congress are trying to get the Assistant Deputy Secretary in the Department of Education fired based on his sexual orientation. And that should enrage everyone.

Right-Wing Demands Obama Fire Kevin Jennings for Helping Gay Teens Not Kill Themselves

Julie Farby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Julie Farby

Kevin Jennings, Educator And Homosexual Everyone knows, much like the thought of women working, the idea of homosexuals being anything other than a ...

Stephanopoulos Scolds Hannity On Jennings: 'I Don't Think You Have The Goods' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media


Sean Hannity is on a mission to get someone fired from the Obama administration. We've speculated before about what's fueling the intensity of this ef...

The Lesson of Kevin Jennings

Jonathan Tolins | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tolins

The cynical attempt by the right to destroy Kevin's career and reputation, simply to score political points and raise money, is a disgrace.

Fox News Corrects False Claims About Kevin Jennings

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Okay, so Fox's news division, such as it is, has now quietly issued an online correction of the false claims the outlet had been making while waging a...

Kevin Jennings: Obama Aide Under Attack From Fox News, Conservatives

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Conservative media figures have set their sights on another obscure Obama administration official. This time it's Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy sec...

Politico's Mike Allen Falsely Claims Obama Official Did Not Report Crime

AmericaBlog | John Aravosis | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


I'm not one to attack mainstream media journalists for sport. And I've defended Politico's Mike Allen to my readers, just recently in fact, as a "real...

Think Again: Kevin Jennings, the Mainstream Media, and Right-Wing Target Practice

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

The right's most recent target for political assassination is Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, who is openly gay.