Zealotry will only get you so far, and then...
NYTimes: Karen Handel, a former Republican candidate for governor in Georgia, resigned as senior vice president days after the foundation reversed its decision to cut funds for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates amid an uproar. Handel helped persuade Komen’s board to change its policy Handel noted in her letter of resignation that she was unhappy that she had been portrayed as single handedly driving the decision within Komen to eliminate its relationship with Planned Parenthood because of her ideology.
After admitting her hand in the Komen change toward PP, Handel then denies it:
“I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale and my involvement in it. I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe…
...blah, blah,blah. In this Fox News appearance, a choice that proves her real intentions, Handel whines about the massive pressure exerted on Komen, and how unfair and wrong it was. Yet she hypocritically admits the funding cut to PP came about by massive pressure from anti-abortion/anti-contraception groups. She really doesn't get that.
That massive pressure to dump PP came from...ready for this, the Catholic Bishops. Like the misguided outrage over contraception and religious freedom, Bishops were willing to endanger the lives of women who might have cancer by pushing a boycott of Komen. This is also the first time I've seen a threat toward medicine developed by stem cell research:
Last summer, several Catholic bishops in Missouri and Ohio called upon their parishioners to boycott running races sponsored by Komen because, in addition to the Planned Parenthood grants, the organization gave money for breast cancer research to medical centers that were also doing stem cell research.
Susan G. Komen has another problem; guns that kill are now being used...to save lives. Huh?
Yesterday, Runnin' Scared brought you news of a pink gun -- marketed as a fundraising partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation -- on sale for 429 bucks at a Seattle Firearms dealer. Late in the afternoon, a Komen spokeswoman told reporters that the breast cancer advocacy group had nothing to do with this so-called "Hope" pistol, and that the non-profit plans on sending a cease and desist order to Discount Gun Sales.
And then there's this: GunBroker.com hosted an auction of a pink rifle to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This "AR-15 style DPMS Panther Lite 16 Special Edition Pink" went on the bidding block in November 2010.
And then there's this: GunBroker.com hosted an auction of a pink rifle to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This "AR-15 style DPMS Panther Lite 16 Special Edition Pink" went on the bidding block in November 2010.
In observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the first annual "Susan G. Komen Shoot for the Cure" benefit shooting event. A small registration fee of $30 ($20 for kids 12-18) will entitle them to fire 30 rounds at targets set up on the pistol, rifle and shotgun ranges. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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