Susan G. Komen for the Cure has previously been ridiculed for its bullying of other charities and its lawsuit against any charity using “for the cure” in its name or advertising. Now it is receiving criticism for cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates and preventive screening services. It is the first time the organization has cut off such funding based on a new rule involving organizations under investigation by Congress.
The House oversight and investigations subcommittee announced in the fall that it would investigate Planned Parenthood’s funding. The organization often becomes a hot button issue during election periods due to the abortion controversy.
Komen has been targeted in a campaign to defund Planned Parenthood. Last year, it hired a vice president who had previously advocated for the group’s defunding in her run for Georgia governor.
Source: Washington Post
Woosty’s = ^..^
Hi Woosty, like your new kitty avatar!
Yes, I know what they say but I’m considering the source and that makes my posting biased. I know what “conclusive” means in law but I suspect that a fanatic with a political agenda could bend that definition a bit to make it fit their desire. How about a finding that some state or municipality has made that medical waste is being improperly disposed of by PP and a fine for same? I don’t trust the motive for the new criterion. If they were serious and not targeting PP then the grant of money for Penn. State would have been likely denied since affiliates are factored into the determination. (Affiliates may be the improper word- I need to find the exact word but it covers sub-sets of the parent organization.)
I just don’t trust them since they have moved against donations to organizations involved with stem-cell research and PP. Doing away with the language entirely would be appropriate IMO. They are taking a political position and that just devastates their credibility for me.
raff,
Republicans know their base and what motivates them. It’s pure emotionalism grounded in willful ignorance and fear. The leadership will sacrifice anything and anyone to get those votes.
All one has to do is look back to 2000 and the spectacle of busloads of D.C. political aides unloading in Florida and beating down the doors in the recount centers trying to buy time for the Supreme Court to move Georgie into the Oval Office. The base loved it.
Obama has given the republicans very little to work with. His family epitomizes “family values” (no wives stumbling drunk down the stairs or calling astrologers … no kids sticking their tongues out at photographers … no brothers selling beer or negotiating pay-offs for political cronies … no hanky-panky in the Oval Office). He stopped the torture the Right so loves but he didn’t prosecute any of their leaders so there’s nothing to bitch about there. He’s still fighting their wars and he got Osama bin Laden so weak on defense doesn’t work for them. He hasn’t put any of their Wall Street/bankers in jail and the economy is improving. He hasn’t raised taxes. All they have left is Healthcare so that’s what they’re using.
Nothing has changed. Of course pointing this out to them is partisanship … 😉
Lottakatz1, February 3, 2012 at 2:06 pm
That’s a troubling reversal.
Komen seems to be looking for a way to end the controversy while changing little or nothing about their policy and ability to make political decisions.
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I thought they did say they were changing policy? “Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation. We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. That is what is right and fair” ~from Carol Levy’s link: carol levy1, February 3, 2012 at 11:29 am
Isn’t this a standard maneuver out of the manual? Usually works too, I am so sad to conclude. So what do you activists prescribe as a countermeasure?
That’s a troubling reversal.
Komen seems to be looking for a way to end the controversy while changing little or nothing about their policy and ability to make political decisions. They need to: announce that the funds withheld have been granted (their statement does not do that) and return to the status quo ante in eligibility as a matter of written policy. In order for PP to be deemed ineligible for future funds any prosecutor can start a criminal investigation for fraud saying PP used federal money for abortions, or just make something else up.
If they would go so far as make up rules specifically to cease grants to PP why would one think they would not do so, or something similar, in the future? The leadership is in the hands of fanatics. The organization is now completely untrustworthy IMO as long as the leadership stays.
“Komen caves, kinda, but still refusing to approve Planned Parenthood’s funding next year”
By John Aravosis on 2/03/2012 12:02:00 PM
“The Susan G. Komen foundation caved today. Kinda. They issued a statement apologizing for the mess they created this week when they cut funding for Planned Parenthood breast exams for poor women, seemingly under pressure from far right politicos and anti-choice groups. But Komen’s apology is slightly lacking. And according to their own CEO last night, they still can’t approve future grants from Planned Parenthood. Unless she was lying.”
http://www.americablog.com/2012/02/komen-caves-kinda-but-still-refuses-to.html
I believe Paraoidship…is what is really destroying this country….That is a combination of Paranoia and Partisanship…
par·a·noi·a [par-uh-noi-uh]
noun
1……..
2.
baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others.
par·ti·san1 [pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan]
noun
1.
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
2……
Blouise,
you are right that the Right is busy getting the base revved up for the election. Unfortunately for them the base won’t be enough. Unless of course the DOJ doesn’t put an end to the discrimatory voter ID legislation.
Hey, those godless, left-wing libtards are forcing, forcing I tell you, charities to donate to Planned Parenthood! Just like they were planning to kill all god-fearing conservatives through end of life counseling committees in Obamacare. Beware, beware … get to the polls and vote for one or more of our teabaggers and save this nation.
Typical election year strategy in an attempt to ratchet up the crazies on the right and give them an issue to scream about. They’ve exhausted the “family values, gays, witches, abortion, guns” issues so why not breast cancer?
Nal is right in giving us the link in his post at 12:01pm.
They are going to be bangin’ this drum all year as it gets their crazies up and moving and hopefully stompin’ to the polls in righteous indignation over all those poor people gettin’ free help from that commie, godless group of libtards otherwise known as Planned Parenthood.
Libtards are all atheists who support Obama’s wars and abortion and want to take our guns and hate Christmas and want to destroy Wall Street and give everybody free houses and free mammograms and free education and kill us all through secret “end of life” counseling sessions and raise taxes too. And make all our children gay.
Steve M. and nal,
Excellent points…
The whole world has Attention Deficit Disorder.
They are trying to give themselves an out, but as Carol stated, the whole world is watching.
Nal, sure leaves them out but now “the whole world is watching” The benefit of this fandango is that those who just assumed this was a good, reliable, non partisan and trustworthy charity will be taking a much closer look before giving, and after checking on what they are doing with PP.
Hopefully short memories will not be the case now.
From Steve M:
Oh, and:
Which appears to be true — current grants will be funded, and then Planned Parenthood will be allowed to apply for future grants, but we’ll see if PP continues to be funded. So the wingnuttery may well have been been postponed, not abandoned.
Can’t wait to hear what the talking heads at FOX “News” will make of the reason(s) why the Komen Foundation changed its position on cutting funds to Planned Parenthood.
I saw that newsflash about Komen changing their mind. It looks like the kitchen got very hot and the cook couldn’t stand the heat. Great news.
carol, That’s good news. I am thinking that Barbara and Laura Bush got involved.
You know best, SwM.Great links. Thanks.
There must have been many of note who asked themselves where do I stand, and is this a road we want to travel (ie poiiticization).
And a thanks to the one who posted the U-link to “Pink Ribbon” treailer.
As one of the articles linked from here points out, they have damaged their brand forever. The examiation of the annual expenses (not including personnel and admin) is roughly divided between research and product and awareness promotion.
I’m not a woman, I support women. But can’t really judge it all.
Can only note again that the Republicans, the 1%, the corporations, and even Obama must be impressed by what women and the net can do in so short a time.
Storm on!!!
Swarthmore mom1, February 3, 2012 at 10:31 am
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Ouch!
thanks for that link Swarthmore mom, I’m sharing…..
http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20120203-komen-for-the-cure-reverses-decision-to-cut-planned-parenthood-funding.ece
Just had a very nice lady come into the shop and she represents an organization out of Austin called StilettoStampede.org …..
If anyone wants to redirect contributions to them it would be appreciated…..
I asked if I could give her email address and she stated that she’d be happy to answer any questions that anyone may have….
Jenny@stilettostampede.org……
I just left comments at the FB Susan G, Komen site, using some of the cites here. Thanks.
.https://www.facebook.com/groups/111961795481256/358102094200557/#!/susangkomenforthecure
I see that they are using the tactics of the right and Fox news, stating lies or using doublespeak in hopes the lie repeated long enough will be the truth.
(And given that only 3% of their work is abortion services, none paid for by the government, as mandated by law, using abortion as a reason to go after PP is plain folly. Those who say PP is bad because of that show their disdain for the living women who, without PP, would not have access to cancer screening, STD education, and other female health care issues. And in the end when poor women come to the hospital and clinics later in their diseases it costs us, the taxpayer more then if they had gone to PP and been dx’ed early. (And more of them die who would not have done so if their diseases caught early.).