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35. This organization has become so full of shit - it may never recover

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 01:34 AM

Feb 2012

which is a good thing IMO. We need to move cancer treatment money to a group with more transparency - and one that cares about ALL rights of women - and certainly away from groups that follow and do what far right wackos want. It should be a group where almost all the money goes to research and treatment - not $75 MILLION a year to the admins and for "fundraising" - which is how the Komen Foundation allocated their money last year. The Komen Foundation should be ashamed of itself - in more ways than one. I applaud those who have quit over their recent embrace of far right politics over helping women. Hopefully out of this whole mess will emerge a better, stronger breast cancer group than the Kormen Foundation - women deserve better.

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Susan G. Komen Foundation Also Stops Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research [View all] kpete Feb 2012 OP

Yesterday I asked if they could be ACORNed izquierdista Feb 2012 #1

The right wing has asked for this. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #4

Susan G. Komen for the Pure BeyondGeography Feb 2012 #2

Lol, nice. Esse Quam Videri Feb 2012 #5

Thanks For Posting, k and r.. Stuart G Feb 2012 #3

Yes thanks for posting this story. Esse Quam Videri Feb 2012 #6

If the people at Komen are paying any attention to the comments on their Facebook page dflprincess Feb 2012 #7

remember that scene in the 2005 "Fun With Dick and Jane"? yeah MisterP Feb 2012 #29

That lie about abortion causing breast cancer is out in full force this week, I noticed. Big fat lie yardwork Feb 2012 #53

Fucking idiots. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #8

K&R nt abelenkpe Feb 2012 #9

Time to burn everything pink! Bozita Feb 2012 #10

It was so obvious how corporatized they got when football teams and grocery products started cyberpj Feb 2012 #21

no. they didn't invent pink and they don't own pink eShirl Feb 2012 #36

doing the bidding of the koch bros ncteechur Feb 2012 #11

There is a Crisis Pregnancy Center board member on the Komen BOD maryellen99 Feb 2012 #12

Research that cures cancer? The Blue Flower Feb 2012 #13

That is not so far fethed. jonthebru Feb 2012 #37

yeah, that and the car engine that runs on water, too. mopinko Feb 2012 #60

This is a bit out of bounds but is it just me or does the Brinker lady look a bit like Mickey Rourke ncteechur Feb 2012 #14

Wouldn't be surprised maryellen99 Feb 2012 #16

Shes tapping $500k annually for her role as CEO Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #18

$500,000 carla Feb 2012 #45

K&R Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #15

It's called the NIH and it's under attack. yardwork Feb 2012 #54

Sam Brownback will have fun now greymattermom Feb 2012 #17

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2012 #19

K&R n/t myrna minx Feb 2012 #20

WTF?! They defrauded me out of $100 I gave them for breast cancer research! SunSeeker Feb 2012 #22

There is probably some fine print somewhere that says jonthebru Feb 2012 #38

That's true of any gift donated to a charity. You take your chances. yardwork Feb 2012 #56

And just as stem cells were gaining some momentum in an assortment of valuable treatments. cyberpj Feb 2012 #23

And using stem cell research in Iliyah Feb 2012 #24

Sounds like we might be able to do pay back for ACORN gopiscrap Feb 2012 #25

Sad when the right wing takes over LostinRed Feb 2012 #26

they're really on a roll arely staircase Feb 2012 #27

And how are they "racing for the cure," again?! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #28

ditto...my thoughts exactly. SoapBox Feb 2012 #30

Good for you! If they don't support health care or research, Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #42

HERE is the Contact page for the Komen organization. SoapBox Feb 2012 #31

What can you say? Beyond words!! Doing harm, hurting people to demonstrate a political point. patrice Feb 2012 #32

Just say politely jonthebru Feb 2012 #39

What, are stem cells also under congressional investigation? enki23 Feb 2012 #33

Won't be long before the repukes abandon all scientific research just1voice Feb 2012 #34

Wouldn't surprise me... durablend Feb 2012 #46

This organization has become so full of shit - it may never recover slay Feb 2012 #35

We need to insist that Congress stop defunding the NIH and other public research. yardwork Feb 2012 #57

I honestly hope that everyone on that board Zoeisright Feb 2012 #40

I have a degenerative disease and the best hope for treatment involves stem cellsl spiderpig Feb 2012 #41

This is why necessary social services sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #43

Very good point. We need universal health care and publicly funded NIH and other research. yardwork Feb 2012 #52

What has happened here sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #58

Yes. This points out the problem with relying on the private sector for public goods. yardwork Feb 2012 #59

Excellent point! marions ghost Feb 2012 #62

I unliked them from facebook krispos42 Feb 2012 #44

I found this group that looks more positive - TBF Feb 2012 #49

well that organization has lost all credibility..... madrchsod Feb 2012 #47

This whole thing is so sad CanonRay Feb 2012 #48

defund truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #50

No pretense of doing any cancer research at all, in other words. yardwork Feb 2012 #51

in other news komen seeks children for employ. Javaman Feb 2012 #55

Wow...and the hits just keep on coming... truebrit71 Feb 2012 #61

So in other words, they are NOT racing for the cure Hissyspit Feb 2012 #63

k+r...nt TeeYiYi Feb 2012 #64

There are other ways to donate to breast cancer research madmax Feb 2012 #65

This is could be the first step for the republican healthcare plan for america....you know the plan cstanleytech Feb 2012 #66