Balta1701 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 08:23 PM) Bloomberg has offered $250,000 in matching donations for Planned Parenthood. Donate here The Komen foundation will also stop funding any cancer related research tht involves embryonic stem cell research. This of course has nothing to do with politics and is entirely because embryos are facing federal investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Their attempted backpedaling is hilarious. I will be intentionally avoiding any and all products and promotions they're associated with and have let them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 09:37 PM) Their attempted backpedaling is hilarious. I will be intentionally avoiding any and all products and promotions they're associated with and have let them know. I've been iffy on them for a while since thy started suing any other charity using the phrase "for the cure", but I didn't explicitly avoid products that partnered with them because of it. But hey, they want to play rough, I can skip the pink yoplait lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I've previously donated to SGK but my money will be better spent in the future supporting causes that prioritize fighting breast cancer over marketing and politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Komen reverses course, restores PP funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Actually, they didn't fully reverse course. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-l...tS9mQ_blog.html As some were quick to point out, the statement put out by Komen doesn’t really clarify whether Planned Parenthood will actually continue to get money from the group. The original rationale for barring Planned Parenthood was that it was under investigation (a witch-hunt probe undertaken by GOP Rep Cliff Stearns). Komen said today that the group would “amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political.” Does that mean Planned Parenthood will get Komen grants in the future? I asked Komen board member John Raffaelli to respond to those who are now saying that the announcement doesn’t necessarily constitute a reversal until Planned Parenthood actually sees more funding. He insisted it would be unfair to expect the group to commit to future grants. “It would be highly unfair to ask us to commit to any organization that doesn’t go through a grant process that shows that the money we raise is used to carry out our mission,” Raffaelli told me. “We’re a humaniatrian organization. We have a mission. Tell me you can help carry out our mission and we will sit down at the table.” Call me skeptical til they start awarding Planned Parenthood grants. I think the real story with this organization is about how awful of a charity this really is. 20 cents on the dollar goes to breast cancer research, and another 15 cents goes to cancer screening efforts. If they really cared about finding a cure, you'd think they'd give more to research than they spend on overhead. But instead, the bulk of their money is on public awareness about breast cancer. So that companies can do things like sell a Susan G Komen Breast Cancer awareness handgun. http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/02/03/gun...l-pink-handgun/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 3, 2012 -> 12:32 PM) Actually, they didn't fully reverse course. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-l...tS9mQ_blog.html Call me skeptical til they start awarding Planned Parenthood grants. I think the real story with this organization is about how awful of a charity this really is. 20 cents on the dollar goes to breast cancer research, and another 15 cents goes to cancer screening efforts. If they really cared about finding a cure, you'd think they'd give more to research than they spend on overhead. But instead, the bulk of their money is on public awareness about breast cancer. So that companies can do things like sell a Susan G Komen Breast Cancer awareness handgun. http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/02/03/gun...l-pink-handgun/ I applaud your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 3, 2012 -> 06:32 PM) Actually, they didn't fully reverse course. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-l...tS9mQ_blog.html Call me skeptical til they start awarding Planned Parenthood grants. I think the real story with this organization is about how awful of a charity this really is. 20 cents on the dollar goes to breast cancer research, and another 15 cents goes to cancer screening efforts. If they really cared about finding a cure, you'd think they'd give more to research than they spend on overhead. But instead, the bulk of their money is on public awareness about breast cancer. So that companies can do things like sell a Susan G Komen Breast Cancer awareness handgun. http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/02/03/gun...l-pink-handgun/ I'm less familiar with breast cancer charities, but I'll research some better ones and post it here. My favorite charity is charitywater, who will not only take videos once a month of recent wells they've completed, but will also give you a receipt detailing how much money of yours is going to the project, overhead, etc. Great charity! But i'll look into any breast cancer ones that are more transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The Liveroided-upstrong campaign has chipped in another $100k to Planned Parenthood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 08:42 PM) I've been iffy on them for a while since thy started suing any other charity using the phrase "for the cure", but I didn't explicitly avoid products that partnered with them because of it. But hey, they want to play rough, I can skip the pink yoplait lid. i never thought of them as a legit charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 3, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) i never thought of them as a legit charity. They definitely contribute a smaller fraction of their contributions to actual research and treatment than other cancer charities. Very high overhead, well paid staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 3, 2012 -> 04:17 PM) The Liveroided-upstrong campaign has chipped in another $100k to Planned Parenthood. Mentally, I give Armstrong a pass about lying to us all these years because of all the good he seemingly has done for the world. It's like he has a hall pass in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 QUOTE (SuperSteve @ Feb 3, 2012 -> 09:46 PM) Mentally, I give Armstrong a pass about lying to us all these years because of all the good he seemingly has done for the world. It's like he has a hall pass in my head. I give Armstrong a pass because I don't think using steroids is cheating anymore than the hundreds of other legal things that athletes do to condition their bodies. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Political Sci. Professor from Georgia: Our findings here echo those discussed in a prior post that Republicans have moved further to the right than Democrats to the left in the contemporary period. Indeed, as seen below, President Obama is the most moderate Democratic president since the end of World War II, while President George W. Bush was the most conservative president in the post-war era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Totally NSFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 LOL That was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SOXOBAMA Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Obama is leading Romney by 7% in two of the latest polls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 10:00 AM) Obama is leading Romney by 7% in two of the latest polls Way too early to take anything from various polls. The relevant data right now is that the economy is somewhat improving and that is improving the President's current hypothetical chances. But there's still 9 months (H. Christ) of conventions, ads, SuperPAC's, possible wars with Iran, and based on current trends, 3 Greek bailout crises before we get to that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) Way too early to take anything from various polls. The relevant data right now is that the economy is somewhat improving and that is improving the President's current hypothetical chances. But there's still 9 months (H. Christ) of conventions, ads, SuperPAC's, possible wars with Iran, and based on current trends, 3 Greek bailout crises before we get to that point. Also, in the electoral college world, national polls are nearly irrelevant in any case. What matters are the polls in OH, PA, FL, IA, CO, NM, NV, OR, and maybe VA and NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Louisiana Congressman John Fleming thinks The Onion's Abortionplex Article is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Borrowed from http://www.dailykos.com. It seems the road to the superbowl is paved with gay marriage. Gay marriages began in Massachusetts on May 17, 2004. The New England Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl in a massive 24-21 blowout over Philadelphia. Gay marriages began in New York on July 24, 2011. The New York Giants went on to win the Super Bowl in a massive 21-17 blowout over New England. Gay marriages began in California on June 16, 2008, but Proposition 8 stopped them on November 5. No California teams went to the Super Bowl that year. When marriages can be performed there again (an appeals court decision on Prop. 8 is due today but it's likely headed to the Supreme Court), Oakland, San Francisco or San Diego will win the Super Bowl. In a blowout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 02:16 PM) Borrowed from http://www.dailykos.com. It seems the road to the superbowl is paved with gay marriage. ...why are they calling 3 and 4 point wins "massive blowouts"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 10:57 AM) ...why are they calling 3 and 4 point wins "massive blowouts"? Maybe that phrase is directed more towards the gay marriage part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Karen Handel, the Komen exec responsible for the push to dump PP and former gubernatorial anti-choice candidate, has resigned. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/komen...od-controversy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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