Wonderful post, BainsBane! (Reply #142)

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Sun Jan 10, 2016, 12:36 AM

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142. Wonderful post, BainsBane!

Just wonderful!

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155 replies	Author	Time	Post
Planned Parenthood Stands with You [View all]	BainsBane	Jan 2016	OP
People who I have supported that presume to make political endorsements...	99Forever	Jan 2016	#1
agreed	roguevalley	Jan 2016	#26
So you're a proud fair weather friend.	Cary	Jan 2016	#86
You were expecting that Planned Parenthood would ask your opinion? Seriously?	Squinch	Jan 2016	#109
If they want support...	99Forever	Jan 2016	#112
Nope. Planned Parenthood now doubling down on their political folly	Proserpina	Jan 2016	#2
well stated	rurallib	Jan 2016	#50
There was no mistake. They chose the right candidate.	leftofcool	Jan 2016	#53
The right candidate for them to officially choose would have been none.	SusanCalvin	Jan 2016	#56
"Choosing a candidate" is not part of their mission statement	Proserpina	Jan 2016	#59
Yes, they did. They can deny it all they want, but facts are facts.	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2016	#64
I will continue to donate to PP, even though it supports the corporate democrat.	JRLeft	Jan 2016	#3
^^^ this ^^^ Leave the politics out of it.	Hiraeth	Jan 2016	#36
PP made this political, not ANYONE else	demwing	Jan 2016	#57
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CAN DO NO WRONG. STAND WITH THEM. YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIMILATED	Hiraeth	Jan 2016	#74
Or stand against them. You will be standing with the Republicans and the most disgusting	JTFrog	Jan 2016	#82
I HAVE BEEN ASSILMILATED. I HAVE MADE USE OF THEIR SERVICES.	Hiraeth	Jan 2016	#87
Thank you,Bain.	sufrommich	Jan 2016	#4
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service	William769	Jan 2016	#32
Thank you for sharing that,Bill.	sufrommich	Jan 2016	#41
Anytime.	William769	Jan 2016	#61
I'd like to buy juror #4 a drink!!!!	Walk away	Jan 2016	#133
Juror #4	TSIAS	Jan 2016	#147
I'm sure they are proud to have nothing to do with you!	Walk away	Jan 2016	#150
classy	Hiraeth	Jan 2016	#39
And I stand with them	ismnotwasm	Jan 2016	#5
So many people have been helped by Planned Parenthood, BB.. I think they will be fine.	Cha	Jan 2016	#6
Planned Parenthood made the right choice.. that's for sure!	Cha	Jan 2016	#7
Exactly Cha. In today's political climate, PP could not risk having	oasis	Jan 2016	#31
Hillary's always been there for them.. they know they have a Fighter and a Winner.	Cha	Jan 2016	#44
I thought it was a terrible idea.	liberalnarb	Jan 2016	#40
Really.	SusanCalvin	Jan 2016	#58
Their divisive endorsement for purely political reasons will further divide the Party and hurt	rhett o rick	Jan 2016	#134
While I do not agree with their	MuseRider	Jan 2016	#8
Thanks for that	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#9
You are welcome.	MuseRider	Jan 2016	#11
Totally agree	Gloria	Jan 2016	#95
I have supported PP for years. That remains unchanged. I simply do not support Hillary.	cali	Jan 2016	#10
Kick & highly recommended!	William769	Jan 2016	#12
k&r	Starry Messenger	Jan 2016	#13
K&R	mcar	Jan 2016	#14
No No No - They should be punished for failing to endorse him	SoLeftIAmRight	Jan 2016	#15
"They should be punished"	JTFrog	Jan 2016	#18
I was quoting from the OP - that is not my opinion	SoLeftIAmRight	Jan 2016	#22
Cecile Richards	dragonfly301	Jan 2016	#16
Bingo, I bet. nt	SusanCalvin	Jan 2016	#60
I doubt average voters pay much attention to endorsements though	Nyan	Jan 2016	#72
you said	questionseverything	Jan 2016	#103
call it what you want	dragonfly301	Jan 2016	#111
pretty darn bleak	questionseverything	Jan 2016	#113
Right - all the donations that have been cancelled by us small donors	dragonfly301	Jan 2016	#124
I stand with Planned Parenthood. ALWAYS. What is happening at DU is shameful.	Hekate	Jan 2016	#17
^^^^^THIS^^^^^ n/t	JTFrog	Jan 2016	#21
There are other places to give money that are just as important for women.	eggplant	Jan 2016	#19
thanks for the link	dragonfly301	Jan 2016	#23
Fund Abortion Now is not even the same type	sufrommich	Jan 2016	#24
I never said they were the same.	eggplant	Jan 2016	#90
What I'm most alarmed at	Dale Neiburg	Jan 2016	#66
Yea, except they DO help you find a provider.	eggplant	Jan 2016	#88
That seems to vary with the chapter:	Dale Neiburg	Jan 2016	#110
"not to knock FAN"	eggplant	Jan 2016	#117
Absolutely Brilliant Post!	BooScout	Jan 2016	#20
I don't care who they endorse for office.	davidthegnome	Jan 2016	#25
The spin in this statement is dizzying.	MrChuck	Jan 2016	#27
Too much drama IMHO. No organization is above criticism,	Vattel	Jan 2016	#28
a lot of childish assholes are encouraging donors to 'defund Planned Parenthood' over this.	geek tragedy	Jan 2016	#33
That does seem like a gross overreaction.	Vattel	Jan 2016	#38
especially since PP itself doesn't donate to Clinton or endorse her, it's their PAC that does.	geek tragedy	Jan 2016	#43
Good point.	Vattel	Jan 2016	#47
Back in the days when I was a corporate employee	comradebillyboy	Jan 2016	#85
I stand with PP.	bigwillq	Jan 2016	#29
Thank you	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#35
Oh give me a break already...	mountain grammy	Jan 2016	#30
They should have thought of that	azmom	Jan 2016	#34
Why punish PP by depriving poor women of desperately needed healthcare?	SunSeeker	Jan 2016	#83
It was a calculated political decision.	azmom	Jan 2016	#107
I think it is safe to assume Bernie supporters most upset about this never funded PP.	SunSeeker	Jan 2016	#118
If they didn't before, they sure as hell won't now.	azmom	Jan 2016	#119
Comments like that prove PP PAC picked the right candidate to endorse. nt	SunSeeker	Jan 2016	#120
Had that same thought.	joshcryer	Jan 2016	#122
I stand with PP	liberalnarb	Jan 2016	#37
Well said! n/t	Spazito	Jan 2016	#42
Let's stand by them	HassleCat	Jan 2016	#45
If PP doesn't stand with all Democrats during the primaries, it cannot expect	Betty Karlson	Jan 2016	#46
If PP wants to play politics ...	earthside	Jan 2016	#69
Endorse all Democrats in primaries?	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#78
"Failing to prioritize"? How about "Choosing to prioritize"?	Blue State Bandit	Jan 2016	#48
"sticking their thumbs in half the democratic party's face"	SusanCalvin	Jan 2016	#73
I agree with you	PowerToThePeople	Jan 2016	#49
Whoever made this endorsement should be fired.	fbc	Jan 2016	#51
I seriously doubt that it was one person. And, if there is a "split among Democrats" (capital D!)..	George II	Jan 2016	#52
Yes, but you know it will never happen	Proserpina	Jan 2016	#55
That's true, Planned Parenthood only provides low cost healthcare to the 1%	emulatorloo	Jan 2016	#63
Planned Parenthood treats the 99% as feedstock, a reason to exist	Proserpina	Jan 2016	#71
"Planned Parenthood treats the 99% as Feedstock"	emulatorloo	Jan 2016	#77
Do you know the difference between the 1% Management and the 99% worker bees and customers?	Proserpina	Jan 2016	#79
I began digging to see if there might be a "1%" reason behind the endorsement, which IS a bit...	HeartoftheMidwest	Jan 2016	#96
"split their support among democrats"?	oasis	Jan 2016	#68
Since there is a	zentrum	Jan 2016	#54
k and r	niyad	Jan 2016	#62
In the time before ObamaCare, Planned Parenthood was there for my daughter in her difficult time.	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2016	#65
This is like beyond stupid to attack an endorser. I have not seen anything like it. Dems, all	seabeyond	Jan 2016	#67
"The confirmation that has been repeatedly given to us."	Hiraeth	Jan 2016	#75
Absolutely!	Skidmore	Jan 2016	#70
+1	Jamaal510	Jan 2016	#97
Well written BB	Iliyah	Jan 2016	#76
It's unfathomable	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#80
I suspect that many of the people who are insisting	MADem	Jan 2016	#81
I tend to think you're right	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#149
This subject is very important to me...	one_voice	Jan 2016	#84
Nice post. Thanks.	Cary	Jan 2016	#89
Planned Parenthood just inserted themselves into Democratic party politics	raindaddy	Jan 2016	#91
Thanks. The "I am taking my bat and ball and going home because I didn't get my way" is telling.	Cary	Jan 2016	#92
K&R 'cause that's how DU rolls nowadays. nt	BumRushDaShow	Jan 2016	#93
Again, this is not a zero sum game.	blackspade	Jan 2016	#94
It certainly provided an opportunity	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#98
This is only about values to those that have a myopic view of politics.	blackspade	Jan 2016	#100
Lashing	Jamaal510	Jan 2016	#99
I make up my own mind about political candidates.	MineralMan	Jan 2016	#101
When the nomination process has sorted out	RandySF	Jan 2016	#102
Sanders Statement on Planned Parenthood	LiberalArkie	Jan 2016	#104
Bernie Sanders: I 'will defend' Planned Parenthood, there's no selling of fetuses	LiberalArkie	Jan 2016	#105
Bernie Sanders: GOP Efforts To Defund Planned Parenthood 'An Attack On Women's Health'	LiberalArkie	Jan 2016	#106
And yet some of his supporters are promising to do just that.	SunSeeker	Jan 2016	#123
Exactly. nt	Cali_Democrat	Jan 2016	#128
I stand with Planned Parenthood	Gothmog	Jan 2016	#108
Aw jeez ffs	Voice for Peace	Jan 2016	#114
Planned Parenthood should have the support of all "real" Democrats. (eom)	oasis	Jan 2016	#115
SPOT ON	riversedge	Jan 2016	#132
I will continue my support and my volunteering there but I will fight to get those in their	rhett o rick	Jan 2016	#135
Thanks for volunteering at PP. I don't see how the Democratic	oasis	Jan 2016	#137
This is corruption. I think you underestimate how much people are fed up with this type of	rhett o rick	Jan 2016	#144
Not enough people see things the way you do in order for any change to occur.	oasis	Jan 2016	#145
I am shocked and dismayed that so many so called progressives....	Sheepshank	Jan 2016	#116
Indeed. Particularly since the PP PAC endorsed Hillary, not PP. nt	SunSeeker	Jan 2016	#121
The GOP is doing everything in their power to defund PP.	Thinkingabout	Jan 2016	#125
PP's endorsement of Hillary Clinton will not change my support for them, for what it's worth.	Warren DeMontague	Jan 2016	#126
My friends and I have always supported Planned Parenthood and I dislike Bernie Sanders as...	Walk away	Jan 2016	#127
A courageous stance. Glad that they are not only not backing down, but that they have clearly named	Number23	Jan 2016	#129
hell yes to this!	boston bean	Jan 2016	#130
Joining an incredibly long and impressive list of liberal organizations, causes and individuals	Number23	Jan 2016	#138
I support PP's mission but I don't support their decision to endorse at this point, nor their choice	aikoaiko	Jan 2016	#131
Nobody here is standing against Planned Parenthood	DemocraticWing	Jan 2016	#136
"Nobody here is standing against Planned Parenthood".	JTFrog	Jan 2016	#139
Perhaps you should read some of the responses in this thread.	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#140
KICK!	Cha	Jan 2016	#141
Wonderful post, BainsBane!	calimary	Jan 2016	#142
Thanks, Calimary.	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#148
K&R	betsuni	Jan 2016	#143
PP made a serious mistake by taking side in a Democratic Campaign where they have the support of	Bernblu	Jan 2016	#146
K&R	ismnotwasm	Jan 2016	#151
Big K&R. I'll add to your excellent OP...	YoungDemCA	Jan 2016	#152
Ya know. !!!	seabeyond	Jan 2016	#153
Thanks for this post. You made me think.	seabeyond	Jan 2016	#154
This is the chart they created showing why they endorsed Clinton	BainsBane	Jan 2016	#155

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