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In reply to the discussion: We must show magnanimity to Komen, and all others that relent to our pressures. [View all]slay
(7,670 posts)55. Um... no thanks.
you think the right wingers are just going to give up - get real.
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We must show magnanimity to Komen, and all others that relent to our pressures. [View all]
WingDinger
Feb 2012
OP
All cancer recearch involves stem cells, and they only spend $12 million a year on it?
hughee99
Feb 2012
#83
Komen's new restriction on stem cell research is more extreme even than W's position.
yardwork
Feb 2012
#85
If we assume good faith on their part. They've given us every reason not to trust them.
yardwork
Feb 2012
#97
Komen has not relented to any pressures. They've put out a lying press release - another PR stunt.
yardwork
Feb 2012
#4
...and they restore the funds they withdrew for stem-cell research..and NOT before..
truebrit71
Feb 2012
#11
Chuck Yeager had a mechanic that mistakenly added the wrong fuel into his P51 mustang.
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#14
Isn't the political landscape we traverse already scorched earth? How has that worked for us?
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#23
In other words, they'll just spin their further right-wing moves better next time.
NYC Liberal
Feb 2012
#39
I think we'd be damned fools to assume this is over... given the extreme RW tilt of Komen & new VP
hlthe2b
Feb 2012
#10
BS... They have shown their true stripes. Maganimous? Hell. It will be a damned cold day in Hades
hlthe2b
Feb 2012
#24
you mean, when they stop suing other groups that use "for the cure" or somehow do something
niyad
Feb 2012
#69
Withdrawal doesnt me they accept our values. It means we won the battle not the war.
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#15
I'm not even talking about giving them monies. Just less hostility, for every proper action.
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#19
Do you really think that when the GOP dies that all those 'cons, have simply vanished?
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#104
My point is that we might not "rule" even w/o a GOP. We are fighting against
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#106
they were concerned with total meltdown, not doing what is right. there are still other issues
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#17
i want this charity to totally fail. go away. i will find other ways to give my money..... nt
seabeyond
Feb 2012
#29
Actually, after reading more about this so-called charity, I don't know why anyone supports them.
NC_Nurse
Feb 2012
#21
If it were simply about science, we would design a comp program, Democracy 1.0
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#49
Fuck no. Do you really think these subhuman psychopaths learned their lesson?
backscatter712
Feb 2012
#45
Again, every human can be relied upon to act in their own best interest. Tht is all we need to trust
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#48
Did Johns-Hopkins release a statement praising Komen for re-installing funding
stlsaxman
Feb 2012
#64
how is that working out with the banksters and the mic? or any of the reichwing fundies, or
niyad
Feb 2012
#74
Destroying that cash cow is not only cathartic- it's imperative. SGK should be audited
stlsaxman
Feb 2012
#96
Anyone slightly familiar with my posting style, would deem me a hard charging tactician.
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#60
really? the top levels of that corporation are about as corrupt as can be, certainly as self-
niyad
Feb 2012
#66
Destruction seems to be the best example. Do right or dry up and blow away.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2012
#67
by the way, which other organizations have relented to our pressure? I cannot think of any.
niyad
Feb 2012
#71
We have just begun to feel our oats. We dont waste political capital on petulance.
WingDinger
Feb 2012
#73
Never. Guess what would happen if you finally had a mad dog backed into a corner...
alphafemale
Feb 2012
#80
Absolutely! If by "magnanimity" you mean "expose the lying, political shitbags,
mikeytherat
Feb 2012
#102