Operation Rescue says it's broke, may shut down

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. — Operation Rescue has told its supporters it is facing a "major financial crisis" and is very close to shutting down unless emergency help arrives soon.

Troy Newman, the anti-abortion group's president, blamed the economic downturn for its money woes in a desperate plea e-mailed Monday night to donors. But the Wichita-based organization has also been under attack from both fringe anti-abortion militants and abortion rights supporters since the May 31 shooting death of Dr. George Tiller.

"We're now so broke (as the saying goes), we can't even pay attention," Newman wrote.

Newman told The Associated Press in an interview after the mailing that the group has only four paid employees left, compared to nine a year ago. The group typically has an annual budget of $600,000, but donations this year have been down 30 to 40 percent. Newman, who earns $60,000 annually, said he hasn't been paid in two months.

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13342258

[flvegan]

1. Pity. n/t

[Teaser]

2. good. fuck 'em

.

[name not needed]

3. quick! someone get me my tiny violin!

[Jazzgirl]

56. Ooh, ooh, I found the tiniest!

Here you go.

[musette_sf]

4. K and major R

:nopity:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

on edit: perhaps this is a ploy to try to shut down before the Roeder case gets going...

[RaRa]

5. Ahem

boo fucking hoo.

[AngryOldDem]

6. Well, all I have to say is...

:nopity:

[Fridays Child]

7. Boo fucking hoo.

:nopity:

[Barack_America]

68. My thoughts exactly. nt

[villager]

8. I'm so sad I could dance.

n/t

[TheDebbieDee]

9. This is just their way of begging the fundies for $$$$$$$!

[Triana]

10. GOOD! We can get along just fine without that arm of the American Taliban. n/t

[hadrons]

11. "blamed the economic downturn for its money woes "...

hmm, no surprised their supporters value money over everything else so much

[butterfly77]

105. Maybe they can just...

Pull themselves up by their bootstraps..

[Arkana]

12. Fuck them and the horse they rode in on.

Of course, the crazypantses will now open up their wallets and Operation "Rescue" will come right back on a wave of "populist" support.

[MisterP]

13. abortion? that's SO 80s-90s: you're last year's hot-button wedge issue, darling!

it's all homophobia and red-baiting these days: get with the times!
might as well ask us to sign off on a new creationist museum

[Book Lover]

14. And the sun shines a bit more brightly

The end of any of these groups ia a casue fro celebration. The fewer there are, the more targeted our actions can be so this threat to women's health can be finished off once and for all.

[FVZA_Colonel]

15. Ahh, a domestic terrorist group may have to shut down.

I'm so sad...

[Bozita]

16. Thank Gawd!

[Control-Z]

17. WooHoo!

Couldn't happen to a more deserving organization.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

Bertrand Russell's Teapot be PRAISED!!

The IPU be praised, bless Her Holy Hooves!

The FSM be praised!!

Cthulhu be praised!!


Fuck 'em. They can roast in hell (if there is one) as far as I am concerned.

I've had to look these bastards in the eye in court and that is cause for Post Traumatic Stress.

Fuck 'em.

[mike_c]

18. operation who?

:nopity:

[Ezlivin]

19. Looks like they'll have to abort their mission

Sometimes it's the right thing to do.

[GrilledCheeses]

21. lol...i see what you did there. nt

:P

[Jo March]

20. As another DUer once said, Rest in Piss nt

[TygrBright]

22. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of authoritarian fascists! n/t

[wordpix]

91. +1

[ananda]

23. The base is hurting financially.

I think that says something.

[mitchum]

24. They are just grifters conning their fundy marks

[KamaAina]

25. Just watch 'em beg Obama for a bailout

:rofl:

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[sofa king]

26. But hey, at least they got a doctor killed.

So they'll have that triumph to explain to Jebus just before they slide into the fires of Hell.

[Hekate]

52. Several doctors were killed.At least one nurse was maimed for life by a nail bomb.Murderous bastards

They rule by fear and shame. They're another group that preaches hate, metaphorically leaves a loaded gun on the table and then isn't even sorry when doctors, nurses, and clinic volunteers are stalked, terrorized, and murdered.

Hekate

[KamaAina]

27. Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaG2Acg8n60

[scarletwoman]

28. While I'd be just as delighted as everyone on this thread if this were true, I can't help but wonder

if this isn't just a fake-out designed to stir up their sympathizers into increasing their donations.

[Arugula Latte]

29. Hope this isn't just a $$ raising ploy. I hope they're in serious trouble.

Maybe people aren't forking over because they realized that even a Republican Congress and a Republican President wanted abortion to remain legal.

[goddess40]

61. I think you are right = it's about raising money

I could only hope that they would disappear.

[NewJeffCT]

89. That was my first thought as well

Obviously, I hope they go belly up, but I think it's just a ploy to get money.

[Dappleganger]

30. Don't bet on it.

Groups like OR and Dobson's Focus on the Family use that kind of wording all the time to guilt their sheep into emptying their empty pockets. Somebody somewhere has a quarter in the sofa cushions for them.

[NikolaC]

93. You Might Be Right

Too bad, I was kinda hoping for a minute there that they were done for.

[grantcart]

97. yep just shaking the tree for a little more fruit

[santamargarita]

31. That racist asshole Wilson being admonished and this all...

on the same DU page. Good news day.

[lobodons]

32. Hit up Joe Wilson

Perhaps Joe Wilson can use some of his 1.5 million windfall to help save them?

[Chemisse]

33. I will dance on the grave of their defunct organization

Could this mean a diminishing interest in everybody else's private business?

[Ineeda]

45. Don't I wish.

It's great news, but some Florida legislators are proposing a bill to grant 'personhood' to an egg, fer chrissake, in order to outlaw the pill, in addition to banning abortions and attempting to strengthen 'conscience clauses.' One step forward...

[damntexdem]

34. Not much of a rescue, then. And maybe soon out of operation.

LOL!

[rooboy]

35. As George Carlin would have said, Jesus sure isn't very good with money... n/t

[HopeHoops]

36. HEADLINE: "Operation Rescue Aborted"

I know, that's sick.

[Best_man23]

37. Cry me a river.....

NOT!

[slackmaster]

38. I play them a tune on the world's smallest violin

:nopity:

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. And the donations will flood in now

[gopiscrap]

40. They need to drive a coat hanger through

Randall Terry's head!

[REP]

41. Let me call them a

[jmondine]

42. What if they held a lynch mob and nobody paid?

[NecklyTyler]

43. Too bad, but my check is in the mail

NOT

[Ian David]

44. I'm gonna UN-Rec. Let's keep this quiet and hope nobody notices until it's too late. n/t

[Piewhacket]

46. Aww.. someone throw them a life preserver (weighted with lead).

[jwirr]

47. ...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[bulloney]

48. Did Cheney and Rumsfeld stop sending them weapons or something?

[Bette Noir]

49. There is a God, and She's pro-choice.

[bulloney]

50. Is it the economy or have people stopped contributing to such a radical organization?

[JerseygirlCT]

63. I'd like to think it's the second. I suspect it's neither, though

I think they're crying wolf to up contributions.

[Hekate]

51. My heart bleeds for them ... Yeah, right ...

:nopity:

[krkaufman]

53. ~ Donations way down during a recession ~

Yet another example of how Conservative/Republican philosophy falls short. The government is supposed to leave support for the needy to private, charitable organizations, yet time and again we see that these groups' funding sinks the lowest in times of most dire need.

[MadMaddie]

54. I am wondering how much money has been pilfred from their

organization?

[Blacksheep214]

55. Now if only they drink the Flav R Ade

Then we will be done with these murdering assholes!

[Odin2005]

57. HAHAHAHA!!! Go to Hell, fuckers!

:woohoo:

[sinkingfeeling]

58. That would be wonderful!

[Feron]

59. Gee what a shame.

Hopefully the rest of the anti-women and gay groups will fold along with them.

[ljm2002]

60. Now that's the best news I've heard all day!

Here's hoping the trend continues!

[JerseygirlCT]

62. Yeah, well, the fire-sale is an old fundraising tactic

and it usually works - if you don't go to that well too often.

[varelse]

64. So, who is getting the money now?

the Wichita-based organization has also been under attack from both fringe anti-abortion militants

Hopefully not those groups.

[ellie]

65. Buh-bye then

Fuckers. Each and every one of them.

[Hawaii Hiker]

66. Well, I have only one thing to say to that:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Hepburn]

67. Boo Fucking Hoo....

...fuck those forced birth idiots!

[hamsterjill]

69. Sarah Palin

Where is Sarah Palin when they need her!!! LOL

Seriously, I do think this has a lot to do with them trying to fund raise. I hope they really ARE in trouble, but I don't trust that they would be telling the truth about anything, much less their finances.

[Zoeisright]

70. Yaayyy!

I'm delighted!

[Demeter]

71. Yeah, Well, Things Are Tough All Over

[DearAbby]

72. GOD TOLD ME, IF I DON'T RAISE 2 MILLION DOLLARS

...I keep thinking or Oral Roberts and his ridiculous BEGGING line evah! Now Call me cynical, this is just another Beg-a-thon aimed at their marks.

[Missy Vixen]

73. I don't buy it

I'm wondering if they're hiding assets before the doctor who was assassinated's family comes after them...

:eyes:

[defendandprotect]

74. Good news . . .but on the other hand women's shelters in CA are closing !!!

Economy creates strange bedfellows?

I wonder if this news has anything to do with Randall Terry's efforts to

raise his profile in recent outrageous appearances????

[defendandprotect]

75. k i c k

[ChairmanAgnostic]

76. far too late.

As late term abortions go, the Operation Rescue nuts have to be one of the most vile groups around. Their veneer of "religious beliefs" masks the hatred and violence within.

[Canuckistanian]

77. Gee, that's too bad

Now who's going to issue death threats to doctors?

[Mad_Dem_X]

78. Pleasepleaseplease

make this be true!

:woohoo:

[Steerpike]

79. Right on!

I sure needed a little good news.

[Dulcinea]

80. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Of course, that means Randall Terry will just form another organization to avoid going back to selling used cars, which is what he did before terrorizing women at clinics.

[TommyO]

81. Is this a grave that we can dance on?

Fuck it, I'm doing the happy dance anyway!

[kenfrequed]

82. good to be rid of em

However we must be on our guard, when radical organiztions start to break down or collapse they typically spawn even more radical splinter groups.

I would not be surprised if this doesn't result in an uptick in violence and criminal action.

But otherwise yes, it is good that they are broke. It represents the fact that people are more concerned about real issues and not this nonsense so fewer people are sending money to religious nutjobs.

[Festivito]

83. Not an election year. /nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

84. A one and a two...

[OswegoAtheist]

85. So let me get this straight....

...they either made irresponsible choices, or something unplanned happened despite their best efforts to prevent it, and now that their finances, their ability to provide, and even their existence is threatened, they expect other people to support their decisions financially; and should that not be enough, they want the right to end their situation? Gee, that sounds familiar.....

Oswego "Ask yourself, 'what would Randall Terry do?' then do the opposite" Atheist

[sybylla]

86. ^ What OswegoAtheist said! ^

I wish I could recommend your post.

[tomm2thumbs]

87. sounds like a lie to get $$$$ flowing in - totally a game

[femrap]

88. Thanks for the good news! nt

[LadyHawkAZ]

90. I made a donation to Planned Parenthood today

in the "In Memory Of" box I put "Operation Rescue".

My husband about fell out of his chair laughing.

[NikolaC]

92. Good!

:party:

[tiny elvis]

94. god is going to call them home

[peace frog]

95. Some individuals and organizations will bail them out

Operation Rescue will be rescued by the like-minded who have deep pockets. Wingnut welfare will be preserved, for now.

[StreetKnowledge]

96. Well, at least the recession has claimed this casualty......

Have fun being broke, you bunch of doctor-killing pigs.

[theblasmo]

98. Nice.

I guess it's true that every cloud has a strontium lining. Couldn't happen to crappier people.

(It's a Doctor Who reference. Sorry.)

[mrbarber]

102. NEVER apologize....

For making Doctor Who references.

Also, Don't Blink.

[No Elephants]

99. No word yet on how many millions this ploy raised? Churches to start asking for

special offerings in 3...2.....1

Either that, or they're pulling a Halliburton/Diebold style name change move.

[Scout]

100. good n/t

[bluescribbler]

101. Break out the bubbly!

:evilgrin: :party: :toast: :nopity: :fistbump: :popcorn:

[valerief]

103. Good riddance to bad rubbish. nt

[DrZeeLit]

104. Gee, darn. So many civil rights violations, so little time (and money).

Is this where I thank the goddesses?
Having burnt quite a lot of incense of the years... glad somebody up on Mount Olympus got the message!!!!

[Janice325]

106. Is that why "Randall Terry to protest at Obama girls' school.?"

From another link here on DU:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6564856

Could the mofos raise money from this???