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66. Yep. (Dem) board member: "We screwed up."

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 04:15 PM

Feb 2012

SGK board member John Raeffelli, a Democratic lobbyist among other things, issued this statement to the press yesterday.

Sorry, I forgot to copy the link, but you can find it easily:

We don't want to be pro-choice or pro-life; we want to be pro-cure.

We screwed up, I'm saying it.

We failed to keep abortion out of this, and we owe the people in the middle who only care about breast cancer and who have raised money for us an apology.

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Good. That right-wing hack should have never been hired to begin with. onehandle Feb 2012 #4

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Hope the Komen founder and Handel's boss Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #8

I sooooooo agree. avaistheone1 Feb 2012 #37

That would be Nancy "personal friend of geedubya Bush*" Brinker.... Raster Feb 2012 #77

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I tend to agree, the 'brand' is forever tarnished by their grossly political decision... Spazito Feb 2012 #18

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Good. Too bad she didn't take Nancy Brinker with her. n/t friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #15

About time. Now the board who hired her needs to go. nt TBF Feb 2012 #17

Now that's a step forward! sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #19

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Wherever will they find a replacement? It takes a very special person. . . Journeyman Feb 2012 #21

She didn't get her way, so she quit?!?!? Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #22

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She'll never work in Hollywood again!! Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #58

Sadly, she will bounce back in politics DUIC Feb 2012 #68

yep, she might try for that Governorship again. eyewall Feb 2012 #70

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Power to the People (with an assist to social media!). K and R! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #32

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Too late. Contrary1 Feb 2012 #38

We have to remember Phlem Feb 2012 #42

Typical GOP attack strategy.....make some appear controversial and people will flee... Evasporque Feb 2012 #43

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Good news. gademocrat7 Feb 2012 #57

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Well, then, there's your answer. calimary Feb 2012 #67

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Yes! So glad that hateful woman is gone Obama3_16 Feb 2012 #63

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