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Wow, 22 Senators have written a letter to Komen asking them to reverse their decision -- (link)

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Feb 2 '12, 12:07

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SITWAP. (www.washingtonpost.com)

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This kind of bothers me. The government shouldn't butt-in regarding what a private organization determines what it gives money to. - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:21 34
- The fact they stopped funding any orgs that use embryonic stem cells isn't getting a lot of press either. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:47 1
  - ooh, did you hear about the results of using stem cells in macular degeneration, NPR reports the first two regained sight within days -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 12:52
- they are already being screwed with by the GOP who decided to 'investigate' PP and that meant the Komen couldn't donate per their rules about giving.. - zeitgeist Feb 2, 12:36 4
  - from what I'm reading, that rule wasn't in place until after the investigation was begun, and was adopted with the sole purpose of targeting PP. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 2, 12:40 3
    - Wow, I didn't know that. That's just beyond ignorant. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:44 1
      - it's pretty damning, in my eyes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 2, 12:51
    - thanks -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 2, 12:41
- The Senators have to take a position, simply because it's something their constituents overwhelmingly oppose -- nm - con_carne Feb 2, 12:26
- I think if a GOP Rep can get them to stop the donations, Dems can send a letter. They didn't demand or mandate anything. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:24
- Then again, it's not as if the Senators are proposing a law or anything. They are simply stating their position - decline Feb 2, 12:23 1
  - I suppose - but again, it's like a bunch of Senators getting together to write a letter to Walmart saying they should keep greeters. - nm - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:30
- They're chosing not to continue donating based upon a government action (the "investigation). That makes it ultra-relevant. - Reagen Feb 2, 12:22 18
  - my question is: what did they think would happen? no one notice? no one would care? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 2, 12:25 16
    - I'm not worried about breast cancer victims -- nm - Mitt Romney Feb 2, 12:36
    - "We're breast cancer. What are people going to do, stop donating?" -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:33 14
      - Some other breast cancer organization is going to step up and look for that money. -- nm - pmb Feb 2, 12:38 2
        
        Right. I'm saying it was hubris, that they were so established that they couldn't be unseated. -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:39 1
        
        Hey now. -- nm - MySpace/AOL Feb 2, 12:43
      - The number of people that have announced they've stopped donating is staggering. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:34 10
        
        I wonder if they'll ever give us a number. like, how much they hurt. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 12:35 9
        
        I work in non-profit tax, and the buzz right now is they are getting creamed, and a lot of non-profits know what not to do. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:42
        
        don't they have to make their numbers public? -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:38 7
        
        but we wouldn't be able to see "here's january 31. here's february 2." -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 12:47 5
        
        True, it won't be that granular. But Year over Year will tell a story. -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:48 4
        
        depending on how much they bring in, it might not hurt that much. the bigger story will be the boost to PP. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 12:49 3
        
        Looks like PP are out about $600K from Komen, but in exchange they now have a whopping story to tell donors -- nm - con_carne Feb 2, 12:54 2
        
        they got it all back in a day. -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:55 1
        
        Missed that! -- nm - con_carne Feb 2, 13:04
        
        it would be part of their 990 filing with the IRS, which is published online, yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 2, 12:41
  - Oh, I don't doubt that it was a political move on SKG's part. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:24
- But the government isn't butting in. 22 Senators sent a letter. That's like 22 STers getting together and sending a letter. -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 12:22 1
  - Dear asshole who cancelled Firefly: die in a fire. Sincerely, - ST Feb 2, 12:27
- true dat. but couldnt a politician use there position of power to speak out against what a private organization is doing? - tRuMaN Feb 2, 12:22 1
  - I don't think that has ever happened in the history of politics. -- nm - znufrii Feb 2, 12:23
didnt Koman just bring in someone who ran for political office, with one of their things being anti-abortion? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 2, 12:16 17
- Yup. And this is hurting them big time. Just a horribly calculated mistake. -- nm - pmb Feb 2, 12:28
- I'm loving how this is going to be taught in PR classes in a few years. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:17 15
  - Komen can only lose now. They either anger one side (keep the funding cuts) or anger the other side (restore the funding cuts). - ty97 Feb 2, 12:24 5
    - now its being passed around how little SBK actually donates to research, only 17% yet they sue any other group that uses the phrase 'for the cure' who - zeitgeist Feb 2, 12:41
    - This. They can join "How to hurt a brand internally 101" -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:30
    - yup. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 2, 12:25
    - so very much this. And I'm telling you with certainty - I'll never look at a pink ribbon the same way again - Epiphany Feb 2, 12:25 1
      - yep. -- nm - decline Feb 2, 12:25
  - The response video on Facebook was just horrible, too. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:21 8
    - Link? -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:24 6
      - I think this will link to it. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:27 5
        
        I can barely watch this, she moves around too much it's distracting. -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:32 4
        
        They should be punished just for feeding audio through the left channel. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 2, 12:48
        
        The seat is kind of hot, probably. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 2, 12:36 2
        
        nice -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 12:57
        
        heh. :-) -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:47
    - "Oh, so you love cancer then? You guys suck." -- nm - Reagen Feb 2, 12:23
the chairman is a Bushite. good luck -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Feb 2, 12:14
it's a small percentage, really. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 2, 12:12 1
- Read the third paragraph of the article. :-) -- nm - MDH Feb 2, 12:12

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