Teeny Leviathan

The stupid. It multiplies.

Rick Santorum Opines On Susan G. Komen Foundation's Planned Parenthood Decision

Teeny Leviathan

When people stop buying "pink things", corporations will stop sponsoring them. If there is anything that trumps conservative ideology, its money. They will still have the far right's hearts and minds, but they won't have their wallets.

Cristiano

Karen Handel, Susan G. Komen's Anti-Abortion VP, Drove Decision To Defund Planned Parenthood

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Darik

I know this is old news, but I am still trying to understand how under those new guidelines they can drop Planned Parenthood but still support Penn State.

Susan G. Komen Foundation Defunded Planned Parenthood, but Not Penn State: Why? - International Business Times

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Beebo Brink

Cry me a river.

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Ryanna Enfield

I looked right past the expected playing the victim card and read it like a huge compliment to Planned Parenthood.

Circle Widdershins

I think it's hilarious that Planned Parenthood is being described as "incredibly sophisticated and politically savvy" just for having the grace and tact to not comment on Komen's actions.

Is grace and tact that rare in political circles? lol silly me.

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Gabriell Anatra

Maybe it was intended to do some good but it's a loose cannon at best and a Trojan horse at worst.

Screw them.

Myradyl

Indeed. Each utterance cements my conviction that some are born with a large boot and a Dig Deeper shovel attached to their lips.

Cristiano

Why in the fuck does Nancy Brinker, who is already wealthy, make a $5 million a year salary?

$5 Million Per Year: Outrageous Salary for Komen CEO Nancy Brinker

Void

oh they will... you don't think the move to defund stem cell research was about effectiveness? it's so they can cuddle up with the catholics again

well I guess it's a good thing they only funded breast exams, cancer screenings and education...

yes, definitely not equipped to fight political battles... all their extra money is tied up paying ridiculous salaries and suing other charities out of existence. They can't possibly compete in a political landscape with an organization that is so sophisticated that it relies on them for funding and isn't actually fighting back itself. Sheer folly....

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Joshua Nightshade

Holy fuck:

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Komen executive resigns after Planned Parenthood controversy – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

Thystle Blackheart

Probably still too little, too late. Koman's brand is pretty damaged, people taking a look at them due to this controversy were exposed to too many other things hiding behind the little pink ribbon, like how small a percent actually is used for charitable purposes and who some of their more offensive partnerships are.

Misty Harley

Although I'm glad she's gone, I can't even 'yay' for the resignation because there are just so a many things wrong with that organization that I never knew about and I highly doubt she was the only one who approved them.

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Coyote Momiji

I can yay, because I want that woman to be recognized as a heartless asshole. EVERYWHERE.

jacqueline trudeau

It has been corrected to $417K a year.

But this is the most telling part of the story:

What the hell will these people do if a cure is ever found?

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Thystle Blackheart

I'm still a bit suspicious of that $417K a year figure. If you look at the straight salary of the CEO of the company I work for, it looks like he makes under a million, but when you add once a year "bonus" and "incentive" and consider we give him a housing allowance and car allowance, either of which is more than I make in a year, along with other assorted this and that's, compensation vs salary is whole different story.

Eris

There will always be something needing a cure. New mission, new ribbons.

See March of Dimes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(I'm not criticizing the March of Dimes, just using them as an example of an organization whose original mission was completed).

Cajsa Lilliehook

yes and she is also paid by SGK Advocacy which is not forced to put public salary info out there, and that does not include her perks which include expenses. checking their 990, they are very coy with their reporting in an effort to obscure how much they pay.

Cajsa Lilliehook

One of the good results of this controversy is that there have been many people who have tried to rip the pink veil off SGK for a long time but their stories didn't have a hook that could get them published. This story gave a hook to bring up the other issues such as SGK lobbying against Medicaid coverage for mammograms, against recognizing environmental factors in cancer, bullying other charities, how little goes to actual program expenses and how much their hide their fundraising expenses under "education" in program, and their alliances with corporate sponsors who use carcinogens.

Lianne Marten

She should have been fired. Allowing her to resign gave her an easy out.

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Cristiano

What I am curious about is how the hell does an article go from $5 million to $417,000, with barely a mention of the correction. Something seems odd.

Eunoli Rain

Often times, CEOs get large "life insurance" policies that allow them to take out benefits long before they die. Its a great way of hiding large amounts of compensation.

Grandma Bates

'This is the sort of nonsense that just puts me besides myself. How come he has nothing to say when programs supporting people who do not have abortions get cut? The state of NY just cut off funding for a teen pregnancy program sponsored by Planned Parenthood:
Watertown Daily Times | Planned Parenthood of the North Country New York loses funding for teenage pregnancy/parenting program

This was a program specifically designed to help kids who made the decision to not have an abortion. I understand that the state has to make difficult decisions right now, but this was a very small program that had a big impact.

The thing that really ticks me off is that NONE of the local "conservatives" have stepped up to decry this cut. It has been met with mostly silence. I want to know where are the magical free-market faeries who are going to convince the corporations to fill this void? I am beginning to suspect that they may not exist.

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