I heard back from the MDA about the Obama/Monkey shirt guy!!

[bicentennial_baby]

MDA has declined to accept any donations from the sale of Mr. Norman's T-shirts. Additionally, Mr. Norman is not an authorized fundraiser for the Association and is not legally allowed to use our name to promote the sale of any merchandize. Our legal team has sent him a cease-and-desist order to assure that he refrains from continuing to mention MDA in a fundraising capacity.

Thank you for your inquiry. If I can be of further assistance, please call or e-mail.


Roxan Triolo Olivas
Assistant Director of Public Information
Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 E. Sunrise Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85718
[phone]
[phone] fax

:woohoo:

ON EDIT: I encourage any DUers who are able to make a donation to the MDA today to show your thanks for them taking a stand against racism: https://secure.mdausa.org/Gift.aspx

:)

[NYCGirl]

1. Great work, bi_baby! Thank you!

:thumbsup:

[ellacott]

2. That's great

Thank you for taking the extra step of contacting the MDA. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

5. I had to....They do great work for my Mom, who

has ALS. I didn't want to see their name sullied by any contact with that asshole. :)

[dana_b]

21. great way to be pro-active!

:applause:

[Brundle_Fly]

3. KICK

for a smackdown.

[Cronus Protagonist]

4. Cool, he'll be able to keep the money then

Of course, he could still donate it anonymously to anyone he wants like, say, the McCain campaign.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. I would rather he not pass himself off as some faux altruist by

associating himself with the MDA. Ymmv.

[Cronus Protagonist]

11. I don't think anyone is fooled by the MDA donation claims

I do think it would be better to accept his donation, though. That way the clod doesn't get to keep his money.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. We can agree to disagree

:)

[Cant trust em]

19. I say good on them for not taking money that was made by racism.

[Cronus Protagonist]

42. Yeah, and some of it has cocaine on it too

Tainted money is baaaaadddd.... :sarcasm:

[myrna minx]

7. Thank you. n/t

[anigbrowl]

8. Great! Good on the MDA to telling him where to stick it

it was so disgusting that he would use a charity as an excuse to peddle his racist merchandise - I'd bet money that if someone with muscular dystrophy actually walked/wheeled into the guy's bar and asked for a drink the cripple jokes would be flying thick and fast. I'm delighted to hear the MDA has told him to cease using their name and that they don't want his dirty money.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Thay also do fantastic work for people with ALS

:)

[RainDog]

9. thank you

you've done a good thing. glad you helped to take out the trash.

[fight4my3sons]

12. Thank you bi_baby

you are awesome! :toast:

[kenny blankenship]

14. Good Work

[tishaLA]

15. Great news. Thanks!

[AspenRose]

16. YES

:headbang: :yourock:

[PBS Poll-435]

17. Yes!!! Take That MDA!

Oh wait. They lose both ways...

[cali]

23. How do they lose?

They keep their integrity by not accepting money from so putrid and endeavor, and they may well end up with increased donations from people aware of this situation. They certainly get publicity and that's good. I don't see how they lose anything.

[PBS Poll-435]

25. They *may* end up with increased donations?

Maybe, maybe not.

I would encourage everyone to give a little to them.

They are a great organization.

[Forkboy]

26. prod is just pissed that someone stood up against racism.

[PBS Poll-435]

29. Right....

:thumbsdown:

[Forkboy]

31. Thanks, I thought I was right too.

:thumbsup:

[PBS Poll-435]

33. But, But...

:cry:

Seriously.

How dare you?

[Forkboy]

35. I'll retract my kneejerk comment if you retract yours.

[PBS Poll-435]

36. I just said that the lose both ways.

1. Accept the money and they help give that racist fucker in Georgia cover.

2. Don't accept the money, and they don't get the money and racist fucker gets to keep it and spend it.

[bicentennial_baby]

37. I doubt he's going to make that much $$

It's not like he's going to be retiring on the profits from his crap t-shirts. :)

[Forkboy]

38. OK, then I apologize.

My comment wasn't right, and I'm sorry.

[PBS Poll-435]

39. It's Cool. It's Monday...

:grr:

:P

[Forkboy]

40. Thanks for the understanding.

I appreciate it.

[anigbrowl]

32. Ridiculous. Nobody criticised the MDA...just pointed out that one guy was exploiting their good name

[PBS Poll-435]

34. I didn't say that anyone criticized them.

All sorts of unsavory people donate to all kinds of charities.

Do we need to scour Dick Cheney's tax return to see what charities we need to heard-alert?

[Ian David]

18. The guy looks like a cross between Colonel Sanders and General Custer.

Let's make t-shirts with his picture on them!

[Zachstar]

20. HELL YES!!!

Awesome!!!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

22. MDA is a wonderful and honorable organization

The people who work for them are very caring and very helpful. I know from personal experience. That they would refuse to have anything to do with the cretin in Georgia is not surprising to me.

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Same here. I have a personal connection to them as well

:pals:

[skipos]

24. You should encourage DUers to make a donation.

I am in.

[bicentennial_baby]

28. I updated my post with a link, great idea

Thanks! :)

[PBS Poll-435]

30. Thank you for the link.

They are getting a gift today.

[EFerrari]

41. Great job, bi_baby!

:yourock:

[mythyc]

43. thanks for the update bicentennial! I got the same email just now too!!

I'm glad our protest was heard, and that good was done. for those interested, here's a link to our original thread on asking the MDA to send a message to this jerk that this kind of bigotry is unacceptable: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6001083

I really would love to see a follow up story on the t-Shirt tool, one to make him explain publicly how he feels about his ever so benevolent donation being rejected. I heard the curious george publishers are coming after him now for copyright infringement. serves em right!

:thumbsup: :patriot: :thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

44. Yay! Go us!

:hug:

:patriot:

[Ian_rd]

45. Sniveling asshole tried to hide behind the MDA. How pathetic.

So if someone complains he can cry, "But think of the children!"

What a drooling ass.

[bicentennial_baby]

47. Exactly...

What an ass.

[Coexist]

46. what wonderful news!

thanks.

[sniffa]

48. Awesome

Good job love. :loveya:

[Barack_America]

49. Bad ass.

That's too good an organization for that ass clown to sully with his racism.

Hats off to you.