So the Susan G. Komen Foundation's original cover story for its politicization of women's healthcare turns out to have been a mischaracterization, hence the foundation has recharacterized its cover story, such recharacterization including a sound thrashing of those who originally "mischaracterized" its revamped policy of politicization, among whom was, most notably, the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
I have heard this bumbling burlesque variously described by pro-choice commentators as bewildering, baffling and inexplicable, which themselves are bewildering characterizations, since the cast of characters for this little farce includes: a right-wing congressman, Americans United for Life, and a self-described anti-Planned Parenthood, "pro-life Christian" ex-pol, as Komen's new senior vice president.
Oh, and a boatload of stupidity -- not really a character on stage, but a backdrop embodiment. And it appears this ship of fools, being, as it were, foolishly stupid, possesses no keen interest in publicly appearing any brighter, anytime soon; to wit, "Komen executives said donations were up '100 percent,' but executives declined to provide specifics." Planned Parenthood, by strikingly intelligent contrast, "also reported an outpouring of support, with $650,000 in contributions in 24 hours after the announcement. Of those, $400,000 came from more than 6,000 online donors."
Some who believe deeply in women's rights and women's health and constitutional rights and the healthly rule of law have been distressed by Komen's bizarre lurch to right-wing skulduggery. Yet I find it rather uplifting and a cause for newfound hope.
There was a time, as they say, when this breed of subterranean chicanery and pseudoconservative scorcery would have been executed with an internally dazzling but untraceable professionalism. Its victim would have been dead or dying before anyone realized who knifed it -- yea, those days of not so distant yore, when the "vast right-wing conspiracy" was less vast, less conspicuous, more competent, and far more lethal. The right's very success, however, has led it to taking on new troupes of inadequate amateurs and bumbling beginners who just can't help but botch even the simplest of hits, while leaving their bloody prints all over the stage-prop knife.
In brief, movement conservatism has added too many roadshows and touring companies; too many expansion teams, so to speak, invariably absent sufficiently manned talent; it has transmogrified into a collection of buffoons and bumblers -- all perfectly unprepared to strut their imperiously unclothed stuff on the American stage of political farce. And folks are noticing.
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Update: One-and-a-half acts.
KOMEN has been evolving into a beast right beside "Movement Conservatism" for over twenty years, just like everything else.
Today- they are a marketing firm that sells everything from pasta to the NFL by dipping it in pink. In an act that was simply another example of people who live in a spun gold cocoon of self righteous indignation- serving their ultimate purpose of controlling women's health care- they ripped off the mask revealing themselves for the Christofascicts that they are.
Too strong?.. look around - the masks are falling life autumn leaves.
KOMEN is deeply in bed with the 1%- especially Big Pharma all under the guise of providing "Hope" to grieving families and afflicted women. DISGUSTING.
They are NOT about a cure- a cure puts them out of business along with all of the very expensive and pervasive Chemo facilities worldwide.
Check them out in the "Chronicle of Philanthropy" to see how many dollars actually make it to research. I haven't checked for years... but I'll bet it's not much compared with the costs of running this behemoth.
The very fact that they are cutting off funds for core research on stem cells that this driving the hunt for new cancer therapies and cures worldwide says it all. They are a travesty of a mockery of a sham.
Posted by: Susan Zoon | February 03, 2012 at 08:46 AM
Oh... this is rich- KOMEN reverses course- will restore Planned Parenthood funding. LOLOLOL
TOO LATE! The mask came off and won't so easily be glued back on.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/susan-g-komen-planned-parenthood_n_1252651.html
Posted by: Susan Zoon | February 03, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Wherever and whenever Handel is involved, there's an extreme RW agenda involved. She's sneaky, too, because she works behind the scenes. She was so pissed when Deal won the GOP nomination for governor here that she refused to appear for the GOP "unity" luncheon. I can see her in my mind's eye cursing about Komen reversing it's decision on de-funding Planned Parenthood. If there's anyone in this country who doesn't think this was political, I've got a "bridge to nowhere" they can place bids on.
Posted by: majii | February 03, 2012 at 03:07 PM