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Susan G. Komen: From Cancer Cure to Anti-Abortion - special guest appearance by James O'keefe
Author: Raine    Date: 02/02/2012 04:14:20

I'm sure by now, you aware that the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -- officially known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, has decided to pull its grant money for Planned Parenthood. This money was given to the organization to help defray the costs of breast cancer screening for women with little or no money. As reported Tuesday afternoon by the AP, via WaPo this was the reasoning:
Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun said the cutoff results from the charity’s newly adopted criteria barring grants to organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. According to Komen, this applies to Planned Parenthood because it’s the focus of an inquiry launched by Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., seeking to determine whether public money was improperly spent on abortions.
The money the Susan G. Koman foundation gave to Planned Parenthood was to help fund breast cancer screening for women with little to no access to health insurance. It was a partnership that began in 2005. The following is an interview of Representative Stearns with Pat Robertson. They are discussing the issue of money possibly being improperly spent by Planned Parenthood.


Please note that the date is October 2011. Listen carefully. Listen for the mention of Lila Rose. (More after the fold.)

You may remember a young fellow named James O'Keefe. We know him for taking down ACORN, for getting Shirley Sherrod fired and for his shenanigans down in Mary Landrieu's offices. What some may have forgotten was his ties to a Planned parenthood gimmick. Remember it? Here was the story:
An anti-abortion rights activist today released an edited undercover video she says exposes Planned Parenthood for "aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of underage girls" and "covering up sex abuse."

The latest release follows similar undercover video releases from young conservative activists, most notably the James O'Keefe-led ACORN videos. And like those videos, which were later revealed to have been selectively edited, this one has immediately generated controversy.

The young woman behind the Planned Parenthood video is O'Keefe associate Lila Rose, whose group Live Action last month sent fake pimps and prostitutes ostensibly involved in an underage sex trafficking ring into Planned Parenthood offices with hidden cameras. Here's how she describes her latest video, which you can watch below:
That article is from February 2011. The same congressperson who brought forth this inquiry - Cliff Stearns, R-Fl - mentioned Lila Rose in his interview. It happens to be the very same person that the Susan G .Koman foundation is using as a reason to defund the grants they promised to Planned Parenthood. As posted above, the SGK foundation decided to pull their funds after creating a new rule for the foundation. It was also after Planned Parenthood was placed under investigation by the aforementioned congressman.

My head has been reeling from this story for the past fews days, to be honest. I am dismayed that Planned Parenthood will need to seek alternative funding to provide women a much needed health service (so far, happily it appears they will make up for it -- but we need to make sure this continues long after today, this week and this year). This comes on the heels of Congress trying desperately to defund Planned Parenthood altogether; its ultimate goal: to make it disappear forever. This move, this 'newly adopted criteria' barring grants to organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities, appears to be a perfect loophole for the Susan G. Komen foundation to allow that to happen.

Let's take a look at the Susan G. Komen foundation's vice-president (all thanks to AmericaBlog for doing the research):
April 12, 2011 – Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, announced today that it has appointed Karen Handel to serve as senior vice president of public policy. ...

Handel is a well-known and experienced policy maker, having held various positions in government at the local, state and federal level. Most recently, she was the Secretary of State for the state of Georgia, where she had oversight of 400 employees, responsible for overseeing elections, corporations, securities and professional licensing boards.
And then there is this:
Handel Campaigned for Governor in 2010 on Anti-Choice and Anti-Planned Parenthood Platform. In a statement on her campaign website, Handel wrote, “I am staunchly and unequivocally pro-life. I believe in the sanctity and inherent dignity of human life, and I will be a pro-life governor who will work tirelessly to promote a culture of life in Georgia…. I believe that each and every unborn child has inherent dignity, that every abortion is a tragedy, and that government has a role, along with the faith community, in encouraging women to choose life in even the most difficult of circumstances…. since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood.”
Go check the AmericaBlog link again-- the research there about Karen Handel is spot-on. I remember Handel -- when I lived in Georgia she was my Secretary of State. I am well aware of her and as such, I will verify what John Avarosis stated in his blog post. She has made it central to her very being that Planned Parenthood go away forever. Yet, an organization that has pledged to find a cure for breast cancer hired her.

The Komen foundation has been on the radar of people for quite some time. They have a (rather unsavory) history of suing breast cancer causes. People have felt that they were usurping the idea of solving breast cancer (think pink and ribbons) in order to market themsleves. There is even a documentary coming out about just that this Friday: Pink Ribbons Inc in select theaters. The Winnepeg Free Press has a really great write up on the film. What I am writing about today doesn't have to much do with that. Let's save the issue of pink for another day. It's still worth keeping in mind, though, as I progress with this post.

Let me restate this again: As noted above, the SGK foundation decided to pull their funds after creating a new rule for the foundation. It was after Planned Parenthood was placed under investigation by the aforementioned congressman. Keep in mind that the money from SGK was for beast cancer screenings. Planned Parenthood was attacked by a James O'keefe supporter. Lila Rose allowed herself to be an excuse (or more properly termed, a willful participant) by a Congressman who started an inquiry as a result of a faked video. Karen Handel is a serious proponent of getting rid of Planned Parenthood. These are all really important dots to keep in mind, because they are all connected, and I am going to propose something that many people may not like.

I say STOP asking the Susan G. Koman foundation to change their practices. They are a charitable foundation who has the right to choose to donate their money to causes they see fit. They are not Congress, who has a specific responsibility to the American populace. In other words: Stop asking an abuser to change its ways. Ladies and gentlemen, we have been abused by this organization. We have been taken advantage of and manipulated by them. Never has Planned Parenthood done that to us. Never. I suggest the following:

Donate directly to Planned Parenthood. You can still walk for the cure, but I strongly suggest walking for a cause the doesn't leave women behind. I prefer inclusivity when it comes to the causes of women's health. Rid yourself of Susan G. Komen and find another breast cancer walk. (The following is NOT an endorsement, just a suggestion) Avon Walk is a good start. No, they don't donate to Planned Parenthood -- but they also have not shown a proclivity to be political when it comes to the health of women. The money they raise stays mostly local. Here in the Greater DC area, they do a lot of good work for people who are under-served with regards to health care. They donate money to organizations that are looking to cure breast cancer. They help victims of domestic violence -- added bonus.

At the very least -- they are not trying to divide the crucial issue of women's health into politically convenient blocks. My breasts, my ovaries and my uterus -- along with my estrogen and everything else that makes me a woman are all connected. The SGK foundation decided on Tuesady that they are not all connected -- at least not according to them. They are not pro-women. They are anti-abortion.

Susan G. Komen began as a wonderful organization, a promise from a sister to another to help find a cure for breast cancer.
Susan Goodman, later Susan Goodman Komen, was born in 1943 in Peoria, Illinois. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. She died of the disease at age 36 in 1980. Komen's younger sister, Republican Ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker, who believed that Susan's outcome might have been better if patients knew more about cancer and its treatment, promised her sister that she would do everything she could to end breast cancer. To fulfill that promise, Brinker founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in Komen's memory in 1982.

In 2007, the 25th anniversary of the organization, the name was changed to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and trademarked a new logo in support of its promise "to end breast cancer forever." The new logo is a pink ribbon that resembles a runner in motion and is meant to reflect the importance of Komen's signature Race for the Cure event, which is currently the world's largest fund raising event for breast cancer education and research. The logo symbolically associates the organization with the values of the pink ribbon culture: fear of breast cancer, hope, and the charitable goodness of people and businesses who publicly support the breast cancer movement.

In December 2009 Brinker was appointed CEO of the organization. The Komen CEO salary in 2010 was $459,406 a year.
Here we are, 30 years later. From the WaPo link above:
Stephanie Kight, a vice president with Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, said her affiliate in Southern California received a Komen grant for 2011 and was able to obtain an additional grant of $120,000 for 2012 by signing the deal with its local Komen counterpart just before Komen’s new criteria took effect. Under the criteria, no further grants will be allowed unless the pending House inquiry is resolved in Planned Parenthood’s favor.

Kight said her conversations with local Komen leaders indicated there was a shared sense of frustration over the national Komen decision.
Not very charitable and good if you ask me. The SGK foundation did not have to do this. No one forced their hand -- Congress has no say over the money they make and spend-- they did this all on their own. I cannot make this clear enough. They are a charitable foundation. As thus, they can spend the money you give them as they see fit.

You see, I was willing to turn a slightly blind eye when it came to Susan G Komen foundation's somewhat questionable acts of suing people and smaller groups. I'm sorry I turned that somewhat blind eye. I honestly hoped that this was a strange blip on the radar because they were allegedly trying to help women find a cure for Breast Cancer. Well, for myself: No more. They caved -- they stopped being a place where women could hope for a cure. Instead the became anti abortion activists. They took money away to serve a political ideology. They made it partisan.

And to be very honest -- they don't need women walking for them because it is clear to me that women who walk are nothing more than their marketing scheme. Women in pink walking for them is nothing more than an advertisement for a foundation that has become highly polarizing and willing to serve those that would take away reproductive rights of women. The SGK foundation is withholding money from poor women in need of cancer screening. They did it knowing that most women in this nation never looked at SGK as a political group. Women who walked just wanted to help those with cancer and to help prevent cancer. This foundation made a marked change on Tuesday January 31, 2012. They became an anti-abortion group. In doing so -- they laid the fate, the lives and possibly the deaths of women all across America out of their hands. The women I know don't do that to their sisters. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, did -- they let cancer become political.

Asking the Komen foundation to change their practices at this point is like asking an abuser to please be nice. Women do not need them. We can fund Planned Parenthood and support organizations that are willing to help women without a political agenda.

Let's be clear on this: Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, changed the charity from a breast cancer cure advocacy charity to anti-abortion group.They WANT it like that. There is no other way to explain the hiring of Karen Handel. They pulled their funding from Planned Parenthood in spite of the fact that 3% of Planned Parenthood funds go towards abortion while the other 97% percent go towards reproductive health services. None of the grant money from the SGK foundation went towards anything besides breast cancer screening. None of it went towards abortions. They fell for the lies of James O'keefe, anti-abortion activists and elected officials that want to see planned Parenthood go away and in doing so, they left women out in the cold. Reality? They are a charity. This is their choice.

It is our choice to help Planned Parenthood. It is our choice to not fund Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

After all, they made it clear -- they don't need women to support them. If they did -- they wouldn't have done this. They are more than happy to rely on corporate sponsorship such as Kentucky Fried Chicken to promote their *cause* -- Kentucky Fired Chicken. Think about that for one greasy, heart-clogging minute.

Donate your money directly to Planned Parenthood -- find another Breast Cancer Cure foundation. There are plenty out there, believe me. Find a place to donate that actually helps to prevent breast cancer and cure it without a political ideology stepping in between you and your reproductive health.

Don't ask the SGK foundation to change their ways in order to regain your support. It's akin to trying to teach an abusive boyfriend the lesson that 'you were the best thing he ever had' in order to get him back.

We all know how that works out in the end.

Donate to Planned Parenthood today.


Screening for cancer saves lives. Planned Parenthood saves lives for those that cannot afford health insurance. Planned parenthood saves lives for people who have no where else to go.

Cancer doesn't play politics. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® sure as hell does.

and
and most of all:


Raine
 

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Comment by BobR on 02/02/2012 11:54:19
There are some dots in there that some people haven't connected yet - excellent investigation!

Comment by TriSec on 02/02/2012 13:53:15


I hereby retire. I can't compete with this level of blogging.

Comment by TriSec on 02/02/2012 14:03:06
There's this, too.


Komen's founder is pretty conservative, too. Komen CEO Nancy G. Brinker, who founded the foundation in memory of a sister who died from breast cancer, was the chief protocol officer for the United States from 2007 to 2009 under the George W. Bush administration, and before that served as his ambassador to Hungary.

Brinker is also a major Republican donor, and has given more than $175,000 to Republican candidates and the Republican National Committee since 1990, according to donor data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Her late husband, Norman Brinker, was the chairman of Brinker International Restaurants, which owns the chains Chili's, Maggiano's, and Macaroni Grill. Norman Brinker gave more than $440,000 to Republicans between 1990 and his death in 2009.



Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 14:05:07
Bravo! Best blog evah!

Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 14:07:30
Morning

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 14:12:47
Quote by TriSec:
There's this, too.


Komen's founder is pretty conservative, too. Komen CEO Nancy G. Brinker, who founded the foundation in memory of a sister who died from breast cancer, was the chief protocol officer for the United States from 2007 to 2009 under the George W. Bush administration, and before that served as his ambassador to Hungary.

Brinker is also a major Republican donor, and has given more than $175,000 to Republican candidates and the Republican National Committee since 1990, according to donor data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Her late husband, Norman Brinker, was the chairman of Brinker International Restaurants, which owns the chains Chili's, Maggiano's, and Macaroni Grill. Norman Brinker gave more than $440,000 to Republicans between 1990 and his death in 2009.


Exactly. I didn't mention it because up until recently -- it appeared she left her politics out of the foundation. I did however mention her salary in the blog itself.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 14:13:26
I do hope this made up for my absence on Monday.

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 14:20:26
This is the best single source deconstruction of this whole situation I've seen in the past couple of day.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 14:24:08
Quote by Mondobubba:
This is the best single source deconstruction of this whole situation I've seen in the past couple of day.
Thanks, Mondo. That is pretty high praise.

Now hopefully we can get people to read it.


Comment by TriSec on 02/02/2012 14:34:42
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 14:35:18
Salon has had some good coverage, but it has been lacking in passion.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 14:46:07
In other news: Panetta: U.S., NATO will seek to end Afghan combat mission next year
BRUSSELS — The United States hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, more than a year earlier than scheduled, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday.

His remarks reflected a growing sentiment within the Obama administration that its approach to Iraq, where the official end of U.S. combat operations came 16 months before the final U.S. troop withdrawal in December, may provide a useful model for winding down operations in Afghanistan.

January 2012: Our continuing photo coverage depicts Afghan life as coalition forces fight in the country.

Current NATO strategy, agreed to at a summit in Lisbon in November 2010, calls for coalition forces to gradually shift to a training, advisory and assistance role with the Afghan military on the way to withdrawing all combat troops by the end of 2014.


Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 14:57:58
Outstanding blog

Breast cancer touched my life back in the late 70's/early 80's when my grandma was diagnosed with it. We lost her in '84 do to a weakened immune system thanks to surgery to remove the cancer. Since then my family has supported various breast cancer walks, fundraisers and so on. Avon was the first one that I knew of that came out with the pink ribbon pins, I think I still have mine somewhere. Its a shame that SGK Foundation couldn't keep the politics out of women's healthcare.

Didn't know if anyone else realized it but SGK is also teamed with Ford for the Warriors in Pink gear. They raise quite a bit of money that way.

I was wondering - did we at the blog want to adopt PP as a charity that we support?

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 14:58:11
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 14:59:02
Quote by wickedpam:
Outstanding blog

Breast cancer touched my life back in the late 70's/early 80's when my grandma was diagnosed with it. We lost her in '84 do to a weakened immune system thanks to surgery to remove the cancer. Since then my family has supported various breast cancer walks, fundraisers and so on. Avon was the first one that I knew of that came out with the pink ribbon pins, I think I still have mine somewhere. Its a shame that SGK Foundation couldn't keep the politics out of women's healthcare.

Didn't know if anyone else realized it but SGK is also teamed with Ford for the Warriors in Pink gear. They raise quite a bit of money that way.

I was wondering - did we at the blog want to adopt PP as a charity that we support?



I am totally with you on that, Mala. That is great idea.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 15:00:25
I'm DEFINITELY for that. Found this from a friend on FB:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/424944_2612725600655_1330489198_32113596_249584093_n.jpg


Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 15:01:37
Yup -- Handel has been a big time supporter of Palin as well.


This is all so disgusting.


Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 15:05:55
Quote by Raine:
Yup -- Handel has been a big time supporter of Palin as well.


This is all so disgusting.



you'd think someone there who out ranks a VP would second think some of this stuff and question their motives

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 15:07:27
Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 15:07:57
I'll see if Bobber can put a planned Parenthood banner up tonite when he gets home.

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 15:09:29
What I want to know now is how much of the money that Komen raises goes to actual research and prevention vs. lavish perks and salaries.

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 15:14:23
Komen's rep has taken a hit it will never recover from unless the board fires Handel's ass in a public and painful way.

Comment by BobR on 02/02/2012 15:16:07
Quote by Mondobubba:
What I want to know now is how much of the money that Komen raises goes to actual research and prevention vs. lavish perks and salaries.

I've wondered that too. I believe non-profits must disclose certain aspects of their financing (such as percentage used towards "administrative" costs). I'd like to see SGK's finances broken down

Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 15:18:22
Quote by Raine:
People did question -- and quit because of it.





hm, I see their board sounds very weak willed, they need a stronger person at the helm to put their foot down to this kinds of harmful behaviour

Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 15:19:55
I kinda this

Potomac Phil Predicts

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 15:29:28
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
What I want to know now is how much of the money that Komen raises goes to actual research and prevention vs. lavish perks and salaries.

I've wondered that too. I believe non-profits must disclose certain aspects of their financing (such as percentage used towards "administrative" costs). I'd like to see SGK's finances broken down



Like the good Dr. Maddow, I am a firm believer in following the money.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 15:29:55
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
What I want to know now is how much of the money that Komen raises goes to actual research and prevention vs. lavish perks and salaries.

I've wondered that too. I believe non-profits must disclose certain aspects of their financing (such as percentage used towards "administrative" costs). I'd like to see SGK's finances broken down

It is mentioned in the Salon article that Mondo posted.
... Yet this is an organization that has repeatedly come under fire for its extravagant promotion of itself as an organization dedicated to a “cure,” when only a small portion of its expenses go to, you know, curing cancer. Komen itself cops to portioning just 24 percent of its funds to research – and 20 percent to fundraising and administration. For an organization with reported revenues of nearly $350 million, that’s still a lot of money for research. It’s an awful lot for itself, too.

Yet Komen remains pretty damn territorial around that whole “cure” thing. In a 2010 story for the Huffington Post, writer Laura Bassett pointed out that, according to Komen’s own financial records, it spends almost “a million dollars a year in donor funds” aggressively going after other organizations that dare to use the phrase “for the cure” – including small charities like Kites for a Cure, Par for the Cure, Surfing for a Cure, Cupcakes for a Cure, and even a dog-sledding event called Mush for the Cure. Let me just give you that number again. A million bucks a year. Robert Smith, better watch your back.
This has been an issue with Komen for some time.



Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 16:04:58
Quote by Raine:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
What I want to know now is how much of the money that Komen raises goes to actual research and prevention vs. lavish perks and salaries.

I've wondered that too. I believe non-profits must disclose certain aspects of their financing (such as percentage used towards "administrative" costs). I'd like to see SGK's finances broken down

It is mentioned in the Salon article that Mondo posted.
... Yet this is an organization that has repeatedly come under fire for its extravagant promotion of itself as an organization dedicated to a “cure,” when only a small portion of its expenses go to, you know, curing cancer. Komen itself cops to portioning just 24 percent of its funds to research – and 20 percent to fundraising and administration. For an organization with reported revenues of nearly $350 million, that’s still a lot of money for research. It’s an awful lot for itself, too.

Yet Komen remains pretty damn territorial around that whole “cure” thing. In a 2010 story for the Huffington Post, writer Laura Bassett pointed out that, according to Komen’s own financial records, it spends almost “a million dollars a year in donor funds” aggressively going after other organizations that dare to use the phrase “for the cure” – including small charities like Kites for a Cure, Par for the Cure, Surfing for a Cure, Cupcakes for a Cure, and even a dog-sledding event called Mush for the Cure. Let me just give you that number again. A million bucks a year. Robert Smith, better watch your back.
This has been an issue with Komen for some time.




So, what do they do with the other 56%

Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 16:10:45
It would have perfect if it were spring or summer but winter is chancey with weather

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:20:44
Quote by Mondobubba:
So, what do they do with the other 56%
That is the 500 dollar question.


http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedimages/Content_Images/014219.jpg


Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:21:07
I suspect education is marketing.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:25:10
Quote by wickedpam:
It would have perfect if it were spring or summer but winter is chancey with weather
I'm not going to Philly for the show. My enthusiasm is waning about this whole tour at this point, to be really honest.

Call me a whiny liberal but this is DC. friggin' DC. The show exists because of the politics in washington. It seems like a no- brainer.

I;m not begrudging all the people who have had the chance to get a show in thier area -- but they are now returning a second time to some places.



Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 16:28:13
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
It would have perfect if it were spring or summer but winter is chancey with weather
I'm not going to Philly for the show. My enthusiasm is waning about this whole tour at this point, to be really honest.

Call me a whiny liberal but this is DC. friggin' DC. The show exists because of the politics in washington. It seems like a no- brainer.

I;m not begrudging all the people who have had the chance to get a show in thier area -- but they are now returning a second time to some places.




you said it sista

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/02/2012 16:28:27
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
So, what do they do with the other 56%
That is the 500 dollar question.


http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedimages/Content_Images/014219.jpg



I mean besides tactical nuclear strikes when they feel their intellecutal property is threatened.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:34:28
Comment by Will in Chicago on 02/02/2012 16:38:43
Good morning, bloggers! I hope that everyone is doing well today.

Raine, thanks for an excellent blog. I think that Komen made a huge mistake by wading into politics.

As for myself, it is another day of preparing for the Massachusetts teachers test. Can anyone here give me some ideas where to go for sight seeing as well as some good school districts to check out? (Feel free to post here or contact me on Facebook.)





Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:49:24
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Good morning, bloggers! I hope that everyone is doing well today.

Raine, thanks for an excellent blog. I think that Komen made a huge mistake by wading into politics.

As for myself, it is another day of preparing for the Massachusetts teachers test. Can anyone here give me some ideas where to go for sight seeing as well as some good school districts to check out? (Feel free to post here or contact me on Facebook.)

HA! That is a funny question Will. ::dons my cousin vinny voice::: Now, if Mr. Tri wishes to voir dire the witness, I'm sure he's going to be more than satisfied.

As for Komen, I'm with Mala -- someone (or a few are very) weak in the knees. that is why i stated that this is what they wanted. They are a foundation that has the choice to do this.

We have a choice to stop supporting them. They drew the line in the sand.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:55:19
FINALLY -- someone in Prog Radio is talking Komen! Thank you John!

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 16:57:09
Hey Chris and John -- it's 3% of all of planned parenthood.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 17:10:38
Quote by wickedpam:
I kinda this

Potomac Phil Predicts

IT cracks me up.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 17:25:06
Apropos of today's blog:


Comment by Scoopster on 02/02/2012 17:44:16
Afternoon all.. Had an all-morning staff meeting, but now we're done and the boss is out buying us lunch!

Fantastic bloggie this morning, Raine. You really know how to fit all the pieces of the big picture together.

Comment by livingonli on 02/02/2012 17:48:40
Good day, everybody. I'm surprised you didn't point out that Bank of America is also under investigation and that the Foundation still does business with them unlike Planned Parenthood.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 18:00:15
Good lord please give me the strength rto watch Andrea Mitchell interview the founder of Susan G Komen.


Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 18:06:13
Quote by livingonli:
Good day, everybody. I'm surprised you didn't point out that Bank of America is also under investigation and that the Foundation still does business with them unlike Planned Parenthood.
I am already getting critiques for putting too much into this blog---

I can't come at SGK for all thngs at once.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/02/2012 18:08:49
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
I kinda this

Potomac Phil Predicts

IT cracks me up.



I love that they couldn't find a really groundhog - I think the stuffed one works way better

Comment by Scoopster on 02/02/2012 18:11:20
Quote by Raine:
Quote by livingonli:
Good day, everybody. I'm surprised you didn't point out that Bank of America is also under investigation and that the Foundation still does business with them unlike Planned Parenthood.
I am already getting critiques for putting too much into this blog---

I can't come at SGK for all thngs at once.

YES YOU CAN!

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 18:12:53
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
I kinda this

Potomac Phil Predicts

IT cracks me up.



I love that they couldn't find a really groundhog - I think the stuffed one works way better

And as one of the guys in the newsroom said: less mess.

Comment by Raine on 02/02/2012 18:13:57
Quote by Scoopster:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by livingonli:
Good day, everybody. I'm surprised you didn't point out that Bank of America is also under investigation and that the Foundation still does business with them unlike Planned Parenthood.
I am already getting critiques for putting too much into this blog---

I can't come at SGK for all thngs at once.

YES YOU CAN!

Oh fercrissakes -- go talk to David Corn...