Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood - Page 2

piercehawkeye45 · 02-03-2012, 12:58 PM

Well they did get in bed KFC and supposedly their executive salaries are high compared to other charities. I think their ethical priorities are being questioned by almost everyone right now.

Lamplighter · 02-03-2012, 12:58 PM

See, it's another senior moment

Clodfobble · 02-03-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Well they did get in bed KFC

Oh, ew! The sheets would get all greasy!

Sheldonrs · 02-03-2012, 02:44 PM

I'm glad they reversed their DeFetus attitude.

infinite monkey · 02-03-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

I'm glad they reversed their DeFetus attitude.

richlevy · 02-03-2012, 08:23 PM

Darn, when I heard that one of their top execs had resigned, I thought it was Handel, who deserves to be shown (thrown) the door for this stupid stunt.

As usual, it's the ethical person who leaves in protest, leaving the snakes in charge.

Lamplighter · 02-07-2012, 05:56 PM

TV talking heads are reporting that Karen Handel has left Komen organization.

BigV · 02-07-2012, 06:09 PM

Yes, I heard that this morning as well. And that she'd left in a huff over the incredibly exaggerated and mistaken assumptions about the Komen Foundation's motives, still proclaiming that they were in no way political.

a duck walking, duck quacking, pink be-ribbonned horse of a different color, or something. Not political? Sure, honey, sure.

infinite monkey · 02-07-2012, 06:13 PM

She keeps it up and she can run for president in 2016.

Lamplighter · 02-07-2012, 06:19 PM

FWIW:

Reuters
2/7/12

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Handel:

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"I resigned because it was clear that all of this had gotten to a point
where ... I was too much of a focal point," Handel added. "I really felt
I had a responsibility to step aside so they could refocus on their mission."

In her resignation letter to Brinker, Handel acknowledged her role in developing the strategy
but denied it was based on political ideology, saying:

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"Our decision was the best one for Komen's future and the women we serve."

Komen insiders say Handel spent months pushing the plan to shift the
organization's grant strategy, leading the board to decide to cut off funding for 17
of the 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates in December.

bluecuracao · 02-07-2012, 06:42 PM

(From the Salon article)

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You know what else is pretty “new” around Komen?
Its senior vice president of public policy, Karen Handel.
During the Sarah Palin-endorsed, Tea Party favorite’s 2010 campaign
for governor of Georgia, Handel declared,
“I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood,”
making clear that she “strongly supports” laws prohibiting
“the use of taxpayer funds for abortions or abortion-related services.”
She did, however, emphasize that she “strongly support(s)
the noble work of crisis-pregnancy centers.”

Noble work? I don't think so. I'd mistakenly went to one of those crisis-pregnancy centers when I was in high school. I can say first-hand, there's nothing noble about creepy, self-righteous nuts pretending to be medical professionals, and showing teenagers photos of bloody fetuses. As I got up and walked out with my then-boyfriend, the woman stopped him and begged "Please don't do this!" What an all-around, offensive experience that was.

infinite monkey · 02-07-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

(From the Salon article)

Noble work? I don't think so. I'd mistakenly went to one of those crisis-pregnancy centers when I was in high school. I can say first-hand, there's nothing noble about creepy, self-righteous nuts pretending to be medical professionals, and showing teenagers photos of bloody fetuses. As I got up and walked out with my then-boyfriend, the woman stopped him and begged "Please don't do this!" What an all-around, offensive experience that was.

That is the suck! Sounds about what I'd expected. You can name anything pretty names, don't make it so. Grrrrrr.

Thanks for pointing that out, blue.

bluecuracao · 02-07-2012, 07:04 PM

Thank goodness that Handel bee-yotch is out. I wonder where she wanted to re-directed the funding she cut off from Planned Parenthood...hopefully not the bogus crisis centers, ugh.

richlevy · 02-07-2012, 08:29 PM

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"I resigned because it was clear that all of this had gotten to a point
where ... I was too much of a focal point," Handel added. "I really felt
I had a responsibility to step aside so they could refocus on their mission."

Is that codespeak for 'I resigned five minutes before they said they would fire my ass'.

tw · 02-08-2012, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

She keeps it up and she can run for president in 2016.

First she would have to go rescue some vegetable in Florida - a prerequisite for the 'right' credentials.

02-03-2012, 12:58 PM	#16
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02-03-2012, 08:23 PM	#21
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Darn, when I heard that one of their top execs had resigned, I thought it was Handel, who deserves to be shown (thrown) the door for this stupid stunt. As usual, it's the ethical person who leaves in protest, leaving the snakes in charge. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yes, I heard that this morning as well. And that she'd left in a huff over the incredibly exaggerated and mistaken assumptions about the Komen Foundation's motives, still proclaiming that they were in no way political. a duck walking, duck quacking, pink be-ribbonned horse of a different color, or something. Not political? Sure, honey, sure. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	See, it's another senior moment

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Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	TV talking heads are reporting that Karen Handel has left Komen organization.

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	She keeps it up and she can run for president in 2016.

02-07-2012, 07:04 PM	#28
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Thank goodness that Handel bee-yotch is out. I wonder where she wanted to re-directed the funding she cut off from Planned Parenthood...hopefully not the bogus crisis centers, ugh.

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