[Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned Parenthood Fundraising

[g. crabtree]

I don't know what Jeff's thoughts on this might be but, objectively, if sending money to support the killing of children to express your displeasure with a vice presidential candidate isn't unethical you probably never had much to begin with.

g
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: keely emerinemix 
  To: Jeff Harkins ; Tom Hansen 
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned Parenthood Fundraising


  "Tasteless" and "tawdry" are your opinions and are thus subjective.  Tell me -- objectively -- why this is unethical.

  Keely
  http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/


  > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:36:03 -0700
  > To: thansen at moscow.com
  > From: jeffh at moscow.com
  > CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
  > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palin Candidacy Helps Planned Parenthood Fundraising
  > 
  > A tasteless and unethical action.
  > 
  > Typical taudry behavior from the left.
  > 
  > At 05:57 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote:
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  > > >From today's (October 1, 2008) Spokesman Review -
  > >
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  > >
  > >Palin candidacy helps Planned Parenthood fundraising
  > >Donations made in her name surpass $800,000
  > >
  > >WASHINGTON ­ Planned Parenthood loves Sarah Palin.
  > >
  > >Not for her stance on abortion ­ she's strongly opposed ­ but because her
  > >presence on the Republican ticket is helping the group raise money.
  > >
  > >An e-mail urging people to donate to Planned Parenthood Federation of
  > >America "in honor of Sarah Palin" has generated more than 31,000 donations
  > >totaling $802,678 as of Saturday, the group said.
  > >
  > >The e-mail, which has been promoted on some liberal blogs for weeks, asks
  > >people who are unhappy with John McCain's running mate to donate to
  > >Planned Parenthood. Donors are asked to list the address of the McCain
  > >campaign headquarters or the Alaska governor's office, which receive a
  > >card recognizing any donation made in Palin's name.
  > >
  > >Calls to the McCain-Palin campaign went unreturned.
  > >
  > >A spokesman from Planned Parenthood said the group wasn't the source of
  > >the original e-mail.
  > >
  > >The spokesman forwarded an entry from the Huffington Post blog in which
  > >Los Angeles Times columnist and radio host Patt Morrison took credit for
  > >the idea.
  > >
  > >Morrison said she started a campaign in 2001 to protest newly elected
  > >President Bush's opposition to abortion and raised more than $1 million in
  > >his name. In her recent blog entry, Morrison said she was delighted that
  > >her idea had been revived for Palin, who opposes abortion even in cases of
  > >rape and incest.
  > >
  > >Jim Roderick, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of North Texas, said
  > >the spike in donations "speaks to the tenor of some people's concern about
  > >our issues," which include not just abortion but emergency contraception,
  > >family planning and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
  > >
  > >Such issues are especially important in Texas, Roderick said, because the
  > >state has the highest rate of first-time and second-time teen pregnancies
  > >in the U.S.
  > >
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  > >
  > >Seeya round town, Moscow.
  > >
  > >Tom Hansen
  > >Moscow, Idaho
  > >
  > >"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
  > >students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
  > >
  > >- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
  > >
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