So if the SGK excuse is because Planned Parenthood is 'under investigation'

[LynneSin]

which from what I read about the 'investigation' is one republican representative's smear tactics on planned parenthood.

Then the solution is simple.

Democrats should investigate every single organization that receives money from SGK. Make sure they're spending that money wisely and nothing sneaking is going on with them.

I mean if SGK makes the rules as simple as 'any organization under federal, state, or local investigation' that means anyone could 'investigate an organization and thus impede it from receiving money from SGK, whether the legit is real or just a witchhunt.

[cthulu2016]

1. The problem there is that we are not sociopaths

No Dem is going to be involved in causing any other grantee to get less cancer-treatement/research/etc. funds just to make a point.

"Asymetrical warfare."

[NAO]

7. Asymmetric warfare is a systemic problem across all progressive causes

the problem is that they are willing use destruction and negativity against us, but we can't retaliate in kind because it would negate who we are.

And it is easier to tear something down than to build it up.

c.f. The Destruction of ACORN

[Lightning_McQueen]

2. When the right-wing fruitcake gives up "investigating" PP

after his ass is ousted in November and replaced with a true progressive, then Komen will then be INVESTIGATED throughly and revoking their charter as soon as fraud is detected (there is a massive fraud going on @ Komen - takes in $2 billion and only gives out 93 million in BC research?)

[Ian David]

3. Komen's Excuse for Defunding Planned Parenthood Applies to Bank of America Too

Komen's Excuse for Defunding Planned Parenthood Applies to Bank of America Too -- So When Will it Sever Ties With BofA?

The Komen Foundation's public rationale for defunding lifesaving services at Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country, as summed up by the press, "is that Planned Parenthood is under investigation in Congress—a probe launched by a conservative Republican who was urged to act by anti-abortion groups."

According to Komen's spokesperson, the charity's new policy bars grants to organizations that are under such investigations. Specifically, Komen has decided to sever financial ties if a grant applicant or any of its affiliates is "currently under a local, state or federal formal investigation for financial or administrative impropriety or fraud."

When the money flows out of Komen to clinics to pay for mammograms and other screenings, Komen has decided to rely on the existence of an "investigation"--meritorious or not, politically motivated or not--to justify its defunding.

With respect to the money flowing in to Komen?

That's a whole other story.

More:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/769680/komen%27s_excuse_for_defunding_planned_parenthood_applies_to_bank_of_america_too_--_so_when_will_it_sever_ties_with_bofa/

[SidDithers]

4. Just start an investigation of SGK itself...nt

Sid

[NAO]

6. EXACTLY. SGK will have to either defund itself, or quit lying about why

it defunded PP.

[freshwest]

5. Agreed, keep the pressure up on these horses' asses. My apologizes to all equines, but...

[EFerrari]

8. Or investigate SGK itself.

This can't be the only dirty thing Kormen is doing. The right wing doesn't work that way.

[LynneSin]

10. Frustrating ain't it

[EFerrari]

11. Lynne, do you know if Kormen are the outfit that got Safeway to ask

for donations at the register?

[LynneSin]

12. No clue. WE really don't have Safeways around where I live

But I did find this link another DUer shared:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=258051

From 2004 to 2009, Komen allocated a total of $1.54 Billion of “Net Public Support and Revenue” of in the following categories: Education 36%; Research 25%, Administration and Fundraising Expenses 22%; Screening 11%, and Treatment 6%. See pie chart below.

[EFerrari]

13. Have to shop today, so will check. But Safeway had a huge display,

had programmed their computers to ask you if you wanted to donate and the cashier asked, too. It was for breast cancer and now I have to figure out if it was Kormen. They did the ribbon thing, so I bet it was. What a racket.

[mainer]

9. Penn State is already under investigation

and it gets money from SGK. No talk of defunding Penn State.

[MisterP]

14. ah, just like many were proposing to do with NDAA--post a photo on FR or CU and the Blind Giants

would take it out