EXPOSED: Komen VP Targeted Planned Parenthood

[Seawytch]

if they felt so strongly that their organization did something wrong that they went public with it, they should have had the balls to be public themselves. I don't know if it's true or not. But if my company made a decision like that and I was so strongly in opposition that I went public, I seriously doubt I would still want to work for said company, and so I'd make myself public as well.

That's wonderful that you have the means to just leave a job anytime you feel like it. Most people don't.

not a matter of means. If I am so diametrically opposed to a corporate decision that I am willing to make it public, I would also no longer be willing to work for said company. I have the courage of my convictions, hardships not withstanding.

So very admirable. Most people have to worry about feeding their kids these days though.

 

[Seawytch]

One has to almost feel sorry for Komen. They didn't want to get caught up in PP's problems. PP is political. Komen isn't. But they got caught up in the political BS anyway.

It's a pity, Komen does a lot of good work. PP, not so much.

Planned Parenthood "not so much"? Really? Because 3% of what they do is provide LEGAL abortion services?

 

[Truthmatters]

It's a bad thing to be anti abortion now? Who knew?

Be anti abortion all you want.

quit being anti choice.

That is negative

 

[Full-Auto]

By Laura Bassett

WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading anti-breast-cancer charity, has insisted that its since-reversed decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood arose from a routine change in criteria for grant eligibility that had nothing to do with abortion politics.

But a Komen insider told HuffPost on Sunday that Karen Handel, Komen's staunchly anti-abortion vice president for public policy, was the main force behind the decision to defund Planned Parenthood and the attempt to make that decision look nonpolitical.

"Karen Handel was the prime instigator of this effort, and she herself personally came up with investigation criteria," the source, who requested anonymity for professional reasons, told HuffPost. "She said, 'If we just say it's about investigations, we can defund Planned Parenthood and no one can blame us for being political.'"

Emails between Komen leadership on the day the Planned Parenthood decision was announced, which were reviewed by HuffPost under the condition they not be published, confirm the source's description of Handel's sole "authority" in crafting and implementing the Planned Parenthood policy.

Handel's strategy to cut off Planned Parenthood involved drafting new guidelines that would prevent Komen from funding any organization that was under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Since Planned Parenthood is currently the target of a congressional inquiry prompted by House Republicans into the way it uses government funds, the family planning provider would have been immediately disqualified from receiving new Komen grants.

After the initial uproar when news of the decision broke, the story that Komen told the public was that the cut-off was unrelated to a political agenda against Planned Parenthood.

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

Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe

Kill all of your children you wish. Just dont use tax payer money.

Its that simple.

 

[StevenC]

Komen will not receive any more donations from me as well as most of my friends.

yeah... fuck those women with cancer, right?

Actually, as charitable organizations go, Komen isn't one of the better as far as dollars to research is concerned. There are many organizations that do the same thing with less administrative overhead.

Says who?
How about posting some proof?

 

[Conservative]

Komen will not receive any more donations from me as well as most of my friends.

yeah... fuck those women with cancer, right?

Actually, as charitable organizations go, Komen isn't one of the better as far as dollars to research is concerned. There are many organizations that do the same thing with less administrative overhead.

You apparently are talking out of your ass... again.

Charity Navigator Rating - Susan G. Komen for the Cure

80.5% goes to program expenses, which the site defines as follows:

This measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's program expenses by its total functional expenses yields this percentage.

11.8% goes to administrative expenses, which the site defines as follows:

This measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's administrative expenses by its total functional expenses yields this percentage.

$0.09 is their fundraising efficiency rating, which the site defines as follows:

The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its fundraising expenses by the total contributions it receives.

Those are pretty good numbers, compared to many other charities.

 

[Truthmatters]

We see the board troll is all outraged again.

you liberals are jokes..."Freedoms of choice" you spout is only good when it applies to you or something you like

Komen can donate to anyone they want without your permission.

you're so concerned about PP, DONATE all your saving to them then shut the hell up about Komen

scratch a liberal find a fascist.

How is talking about them being fascist?

You see they need their public image to recieve the money they donate.

They have just distroyed their public image.

Now they will find out just how many of their donors are pro choice and will give their money to another entity that will NOT play poltical games with cancer money.

 

[StevenC]

It's a bad thing to be anti abortion now? Who knew?

Be anti abortion all you want.

quit being anti choice.

That is negative

Pro choice would mean that Komen can give to whomever they want right?
And not give to whomever?

It is you libs that all of a sudden have become anti choice.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Komen will not receive any more donations from me as well as most of my friends.

yeah... fuck those women with cancer, right?

I'm sure there are other organizations that help with breast cancer research and treatment that don't support abortion clinics. My donations will go to those organizations.

Using your logic.....you would say "fuck those murdered babies" right?

 

[Lonestar_logic]

It's a bad thing to be anti abortion now? Who knew?

Be anti abortion all you want.

quit being anti choice.

That is negative

Hey stupid.... pro-choice = pro-abortion.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

By Laura Bassett

WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading anti-breast-cancer charity, has insisted that its since-reversed decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood arose from a routine change in criteria for grant eligibility that had nothing to do with abortion politics.

But a Komen insider told HuffPost on Sunday that Karen Handel, Komen's staunchly anti-abortion vice president for public policy, was the main force behind the decision to defund Planned Parenthood and the attempt to make that decision look nonpolitical.

"Karen Handel was the prime instigator of this effort, and she herself personally came up with investigation criteria," the source, who requested anonymity for professional reasons, told HuffPost. "She said, 'If we just say it's about investigations, we can defund Planned Parenthood and no one can blame us for being political.'"

Emails between Komen leadership on the day the Planned Parenthood decision was announced, which were reviewed by HuffPost under the condition they not be published, confirm the source's description of Handel's sole "authority" in crafting and implementing the Planned Parenthood policy.

Handel's strategy to cut off Planned Parenthood involved drafting new guidelines that would prevent Komen from funding any organization that was under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Since Planned Parenthood is currently the target of a congressional inquiry prompted by House Republicans into the way it uses government funds, the family planning provider would have been immediately disqualified from receiving new Komen grants.

After the initial uproar when news of the decision broke, the story that Komen told the public was that the cut-off was unrelated to a political agenda against Planned Parenthood.

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

Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe

Kill all of your children you wish. Just dont use tax payer money.

Its that simple.

Komen is a private organization, they do not use tax dollars.

I do agree with you that NO tax dollars should be used to fund abortions

 

[Conservative]

Komen will not receive any more donations from me as well as most of my friends.

yeah... fuck those women with cancer, right?

I'm sure there are other organizations that help with breast cancer research and treatment that don't support abortion clinics. My donations will go to those organizations.

Using your logic.....you would say "fuck those murdered babies" right?

sarcasm escapes you, doesn't it.

 

[Steelplate]

One has to almost feel sorry for Komen. They didn't want to get caught up in PP's problems. PP is political. Komen isn't. But they got caught up in the political BS anyway.

It's a pity, Komen does a lot of good work. PP, not so much.

So.... you are judging the entire work of Planned Parenthood on 5% of their total services? How fucking dishonest and shallow.

 

[Steelplate]

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

Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe

Kill all of your children you wish. Just dont use tax payer money.

Its that simple.

Komen is a private organization, they do not use tax dollars.

I do agree with you that NO tax dollars should be used to fund abortions

No tax dollars fund abortions...I know, Rush Beckibaugh Savage told you differently, so you don't believe it... but hey whoever said they told the truth?

 

[Truthmatters]

planned parenthood helps prenant women get the care they need in poor sectors of our entire nation.

The right has gone completely insane

 

[Full-Auto]

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

Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe

Kill all of your children you wish. Just dont use tax payer money.

Its that simple.

Komen is a private organization, they do not use tax dollars.

I do agree with you that NO tax dollars should be used to fund abortions

Good to hear of no tax dollars, now only if you could say that completely across the board.

Dont really care, My views are mixed. But we do see the whining because the free money was threatened.

 

[Two Thumbs]

By Laura Bassett

WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading anti-breast-cancer charity, has insisted that its since-reversed decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood arose from a routine change in criteria for grant eligibility that had nothing to do with abortion politics.

But a Komen insider told HuffPost on Sunday that Karen Handel, Komen's staunchly anti-abortion vice president for public policy, was the main force behind the decision to defund Planned Parenthood and the attempt to make that decision look nonpolitical.

"Karen Handel was the prime instigator of this effort, and she herself personally came up with investigation criteria," the source, who requested anonymity for professional reasons, told HuffPost. "She said, 'If we just say it's about investigations, we can defund Planned Parenthood and no one can blame us for being political.'"

Emails between Komen leadership on the day the Planned Parenthood decision was announced, which were reviewed by HuffPost under the condition they not be published, confirm the source's description of Handel's sole "authority" in crafting and implementing the Planned Parenthood policy.

Handel's strategy to cut off Planned Parenthood involved drafting new guidelines that would prevent Komen from funding any organization that was under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Since Planned Parenthood is currently the target of a congressional inquiry prompted by House Republicans into the way it uses government funds, the family planning provider would have been immediately disqualified from receiving new Komen grants.

After the initial uproar when news of the decision broke, the story that Komen told the public was that the cut-off was unrelated to a political agenda against Planned Parenthood.

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

Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe

they shouldn't be getting tax money.

 

[Seawytch]

yeah... fuck those women with cancer, right?

Actually, as charitable organizations go, Komen isn't one of the better as far as dollars to research is concerned. There are many organizations that do the same thing with less administrative overhead.

You apparently are talking out of your ass... again.

Charity Navigator Rating - Susan G. Komen for the Cure

80.5% goes to program expenses, which the site defines as follows:


11.8% goes to administrative expenses, which the site defines as follows:

This measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's administrative expenses by its total functional expenses yields this percentage.

$0.09 is their fundraising efficiency rating, which the site defines as follows:

The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its fundraising expenses by the total contributions it receives.

Those are pretty good numbers, compared to many other charities.

All I said is that there are better ones out there...ones that don't try to politicize cancer research with right wing agendas.

 

[Truthmatters]

poor pregnant women should not be getting any tax dollars?

Your evil

 

[strollingbones]

abortion is such a red herring issue......neither party is gonna do a thing about something the equals how much money a year for doctors?