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6. Susan Komen gives to Penn State -- which is under investigation

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 11:00 AM

Feb 2012

So why doesn't Komen cut its funding to Penn State?

"Under investigation" is a pretty broad brush. Seems to me it would cover the Penn State scandal.

http://live.psu.edu/tag/Susan_G_Komen

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Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave-In [View all] WI_DEM Feb 2012 OP

And the blow back begins. MoonRiver Feb 2012 #1

Yes... and I'd love to see funding divert to PP, so that it could (over time) take over the role... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #7

With you 1000%. MoonRiver Feb 2012 #8

totally agree Carolina Feb 2012 #10

Sounds to me like the Komen charity is run like a corporation. Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #2

It smells to high heaven of a coordinated effort to sever ties with Planned Parenthood... rfranklin Feb 2012 #3

Hopefully this will be a PR nightmare...and gets that joke of joeybee12 Feb 2012 #4

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2012 #5

Susan Komen gives to Penn State -- which is under investigation mainer Feb 2012 #6

John D. Raffaelli realFedUp Feb 2012 #9

Soiled nykym Feb 2012 #11

Beautiful illustration mrs_p Feb 2012 #13

Well here's to Mollie Williams then! Schema Thing Feb 2012 #12

Sounds like the board at Komen is too stupid and too weak to be on the board... DCKit Feb 2012 #14

The board is for this obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #15

This issue isn't going to go away quietly, no matter how much they may wish for that. DCKit Feb 2012 #16