Susan G. Komen Blinks- Page 8

[JustAGuy]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:06pm

"just want to live with the federal government that the founders intended. Nothing more, nothing less.

Write your congressmen...and Good Luck, convincing them that your ideas are what the "founders" intended.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:07pm

I sometimes volunteer for NYC's Gilda's Club, YWIW. They help people living with cancer in a variety of ways. I've never donated money, though.


Charity Navigator Gilda's Club Updated On: 2/5/12 at 05:07 PM

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:16pm

I wonder who will be the first to challenge Komen's 501(c)(3) status JAG?

"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.'"

I am also wondering when Karen Handel is going to resign. I am betting that it happens by the 8th. But, I am not sure at this point it really matters. Like I said earlier in this thread (you know, the one about Komen defunding PP and then getting caught in a PR nightmare), the damage may be done. I think many people assumed good things about Komen, and never looked to deep beneath the surface. Now that they have, they don't really like what they see.

And Ghostlight - thanks!


Handles's Gamble

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 5:30pm

I'm a little obsessed about them shutting down on research into environmental causes.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 6:29pm

Yep. It is almost as if they have an interest in continuing to treat, as opposed to find the cause/cure cancer.

Like I said, health care's version of the Military Industrial Complex.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 8:47pm

That Huffington Post article is jaw-dropping shocking. It portrays Karen Handel as more of a monster than anyone imagined.

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Stunned by the fallout, Komen leadership decided within three days to reverse the Planned Parenthood decision and apologize. But the Komen insider said Handel was furious about the cave and fought against it up until the point that it was announced Friday morning.

"It became clear Thursday night that something had to give," the source said. "Nancy Brinker, Liz Thompson, the board, and leadership were saying, 'We're really worried about Komen's mission if we don't figure this out.' But Karen was still arguing against it as of Friday morning -- she was horrified that we were caving, she said. She's politically tone-deaf."

In light of the political damage and the abrupt reversal of the Planned Parenthood funding decision, pressure has mounted inside Komen for Handel to resign.

"Everybody in the organization wishes she would do the right thing," the Komen insider said.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 8:53pm

Does anybody know if she can sing? She might be good as Carrie's mom.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 8:54pm

I am betting she resigns by the 8th.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 8:57pm

Spending more time with the family? Oh, wait, I think I read she has no children. Dehydration?

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/5/12 at 8:59pm

Maybe Rick Santorum needs an echo.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:26am

"Everybody in the organization wishes she would do the right thing," the Komen insider said.

Is there any evidence she knows what that is?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:28am

Exactly! I've seen organizations where "everybody knows" something, but "everybody" doesn't include the decision-makers.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:45am

A powerful video from a former Komen supporter and Cancer survivor. What Cancer is, and is not.






What Cancer Is, and is not.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:49am

I just heard about this collaboration, to be released in May. Know nothing at all about it, though.

"OVER THE MOON: THE BROADWAY LULLABY PROJECT
An album of original songs written and performed by leading Broadway composers, lyricists, and performers, and a children's book inspired by these songs, with artwork created by some of our greatest illustrators and theater designers

48-page book featuring illustrations by some of the best known children's-book artists and Broadway set designers + CD with 17 Lullabies.
Deluxe e-book edition.
26-song album of original lullabies composed and performed by Broadway's brightest stars.

Proceeds from this endeavor will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Young Survival Coalition, charities devoted to the search for a cure for breast cancer along with support and education for those suffering."
Over the Moon

[siny]

Posted: 2/6/12 at 12:21pm

I saw this as someone's FB status and it's right on the money:

The Conservative Pro-Life argument is that life is more important than freedom.
The Conservative Pro-War argument is that freedom is more important than life.

[romantico]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 10:41am

Karen Handel Resigns From Komen

http://www.peachpundit.com/2012/02/07/karen-handel-resigns-from-komen/

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 10:59am

So Mitt Romney came out and expressed his support for Komen's decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. He also criticizes them for reversing decisions.
One of the most unpopular decisions and organization has made since Netflix came up with Qwickster and Romney endorses it. And until recently he was a supporter of Planned Parenthood. I really don't know how he expects to win a general election.
Romney - Komen was right to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 11:02am

A less-than-gracious goodbye:

"I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it," Handel said in her letter. "I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for Komen's future and the women we serve."
Karen Handel, Susan G. Komen Executive, Quits Over Planned Parenthood Dispute

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 11:04am

"I . . . continue to believe our decision was the best one for Komen's future and the women we serve."

I'd be fascinated to know in what way, precisely.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 11:47am

Off by a day. Goodbye Karen. Join a PAC. It fits your objectives and goals much more than a non-partisan non-profit.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 12:03pm

You still win the pool.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 8:56pm

"A less-than-gracious goodbye"

Oh, PJ, it gets worse. Handel is obviously the victim!

"I am always going to be a professional here"
Really, Ms Handel?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 10:39pm

NO, PLEASE!!!

Don't. Make. Me. Watch. Karen. Handel. Be. Interviewed. By. Megyn. Kelly.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 11:27pm

She's a terrible person and is a very bad liar.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 2/7/12 at 11:39pm

She is blaming Planned Parenthood when it was in fact a tsunami of grass roots outrage that brought this to transpire. Hey Handel, we are NOT as stupid as you think!