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niyad

(113,302 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 09:38 PM Feb 2012

it gets stickier--romney and scalia ties to komen board

in listening to jodi johnson of rh reality check on amy goodman's "democracy now" segment today, she mentioned an article she wrote recently, titled "the cancerous politics and ideology of the susan b. komen foundation"

two sections in particular caught my eye:

. . . But Komen can no longer claim the mantle of a respected organization. First, Komen last year hired Karen Handel, a former Georgia anti-choice gubernatorial candidate and Sarah Palin acolyte who promised as part of her platform to defund Planned Parenthood and other vital health services. Handel, who lost her race but is said to have future political ambitions, is now Senior Vice President for Policy at Komen. She was originally endorsed in her race by and received money from current GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney, with whom some sources suggest she remains closely allied. Romney, in turn, has suddently become more anti-choice than thou and has promised a federal personhood amendment as well as to defund Planned Parenthood.

Second, sitting on Komen's Advocacy Alliance Board is Jane Abraham, the General Chairman of the virulently anti-choice and anti-science Susan B. Anthony List and of its Political Action Committee. Among other involvements, Abraham helps direct the Nuturing Network, a global network of crisis pregnancy centers, organizations widely known for spreading ideology, misinformation and lies to women facing unintended pregnancy and to use both intimidation and coercion in the course of doing so. Also on the board of Nuturing Network is Maureen Scalia, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, no hero to women's rights and health.

. . . .

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/01/31/with-anti-choice-tea-partier-in-charge-komen-says-no-cure-planned-parenthood-cl-0

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it gets stickier--romney and scalia ties to komen board (Original Post) niyad Feb 2012 OP
The 1% is all intertwined liberal N proud Feb 2012 #1
KICK for visibility! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #2
And the hits just keep coming! justiceischeap Feb 2012 #3
or hubris--since it clearly never occurred to them that the peons just might strike back niyad Feb 2012 #6
yep-eff that noise. OCCUPY KOMEN elehhhhna Feb 2012 #14
Wow ineteresting gopiscrap Feb 2012 #4
nah--their dear new friends, the reichwing, will make up the loss in donations niyad Feb 2012 #7
K&R Bigtime! ... Spread this around. Bozita Feb 2012 #5
spreading it as much as I can niyad Feb 2012 #8
Good, keep it up! Bozita Feb 2012 #11
Also Komen BOD has Jane Abraham on it maryellen99 Feb 2012 #9
To use a quote the Hangover: "Quid pro quo, douchebags!" Initech Feb 2012 #10
I am considering posting this on facebook, Quantess Feb 2012 #12
Kicked. (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #13
Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #15
kick for day crew niyad Feb 2012 #16
same for the afternoon shift Bozita Feb 2012 #17
thank you niyad Feb 2012 #19
Kick Quantess Feb 2012 #18
thank you niyad Feb 2012 #20
K&R. This is disturbing. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #21
very disturbing indeed--and now learning that ari fleischer is also involved with them. . . niyad Feb 2012 #23
Just like the web of a poisonous spider. Zoeisright Feb 2012 #22
indeed. I am just wondering which reichwinger will be revealed next niyad Feb 2012 #24

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
3. And the hits just keep coming!
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 09:48 PM
Feb 2012

Whomever is in charge of Komen PR should probably be fired solely for incompetency.

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
14. yep-eff that noise. OCCUPY KOMEN
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 09:51 AM
Feb 2012

or, actually, reoccupy komen, as they're now occupied by the reichwing

maryellen99

(3,788 posts)
9. Also Komen BOD has Jane Abraham on it
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 01:01 AM
Feb 2012

She has ties to the nurturing network, which is a global network of crisis pregnancy centers.

Initech

(100,069 posts)
10. To use a quote the Hangover: "Quid pro quo, douchebags!"
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 01:14 AM
Feb 2012

Gee what a surprise - it's all a "you scratch my back I'll scratch yours" club.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
12. I am considering posting this on facebook,
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 04:47 AM
Feb 2012

something I do sparingly when it comes to politics, but this is too juicy.

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