Meet the Komen Exec Behind the Planned Parenthood Defunding

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http://jezebel.com/5881642/

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is trying its very hardest to prove to its supporters that it didn't decide to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood because of an internal or external right wing political agenda, which is steaming, obvious bullshit. Now, it turns out that people from inside Komen confirm that the decision was a political one, and the politics of Komen are swinging wildly to the right thanks to the metastasized ideology of Karen Handel, former Mama Grizzly, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, and longtime anti-Planned Parenthood crusader.

Komen's official line on the reason for cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood was a newly-instituted rule that declared that the organization was not to give funds to organizations under investigation at the local, state, or federal level. According to Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic, former employees of Komen told him that the rule was, in fact, designed to single out Planned Parenthood. The former employees told Goldberg that Karen Handel was behind the new rule, which was instituted in December. Employees of Komen also told Goldberg that Handel and her cronies saw the Planned Parenthood Congressional investigation as an opportunity to finally end Komen's relationship with the family planning organization.

And in case your brain still isn't calling "bullshit" on Handel's Planned Parenthood politicking: Komen gives grants to more than 2,000 organizations, and so far, Planned Parenthood is the only one that's been affected by the Handel Rule.

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[gateley]

1. K&R! nt

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. Fuckers.

I hope they go DOWN in a way that has them crawling back to partner PP.

[AverageJoe90]

3. Sue Komen may just be rolling in her grave......Kicked.

[groundloop]

4. Handel, as Secretary of State, implemented Georgia's voter ID laws, purged voter rolls

Then resigned after less than a complete single term to run for governor. I have to wonder why a foundation like Komen would want such a politically motivated person on its' board.

[City Lights]

5. I'm glad this has blown up in her face.

I hope it leaves scars.

[patrice]

6. And we're supposed to trust people like this with "faith" based initiatives to care for the

poor & elderly?

[JBoy]

7. Great article. K&R

[solarman350]

8. Have YOU Ever Noticed...

Have you ever noticed that the women against abortion are the ones you wouldn't want to //f/u/c/k// anyway?

--The Late Great George Carlin