Jane Hamsher Calls For Cancer Foundation To Cut Ties With Joe Lieberman's Wife
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/jane-hamsher-calls-for-jo_n_388872.html?igoogle=1
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The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure are driving forces in funding breast cancer research. Each year they take in hundreds of millions of dollars from people who want to end the suffering of those who are fighting breast cancer.
How these donations are channeled, therefore, is of great concern to those those who have invested untold amounts of money and support in its work.It has come to my attention via an article by Joe Conason in Salon that Hadassah Lieberman – wife of Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) – is currently a compensated “Global Ambassador” for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It is widely known, however, that not only has Senator Lieberman been an instrument of obstruction to the kind of health care reform advocated by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but that Mrs. Lieberman is also a former lobbyist for APCO Associates, which represents the interests of the same major, private health insurance and pharmaceutical companies which Mr. Lieberman seeks to protect.
Mrs. Lieberman’s relationship with Susan G. Komen for the Cure is unethical and misleading. Important and often very personal donations made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to benefit the sick and dying are essentially undermining their intended use. And as Hadassah travels the globe under the banner of Susan G. Komen for the cure, decrying the inadequacies of our health care system and the desperate need to reform it, her husband is at home to kill the reform efforts we so desperately need.
As a three time breast cancer survivor, I call on Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Komen Foundation to ask Hadassah Lieberman to step down as a “Global Ambassador” for the organization in light of the inherent conflict of interest her continued presence brings. It is counterproductive not only to Susan G. Komen for the cure’s positions and goals, but is also unfair to the millions of families that depend on its work.
Sincerely,
Jane Hamsher
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wayseeker
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This is just one more reason for me to distrust Joe Lieberman. He is a self serving, unethical man who bolsters his ego by flaunting his power in Congress. The more I know of him the more I dislike him as a politician and as a person.
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wayseeker
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KSirys
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This is why we need laws against Politicians and their families in gaining any type compensation, because of their Husband/Wife's Political stature. How can anyone continue to donate for the sake of research, when Mrs. Lieberman only purpose is to get compensated and travel around the world for something anyone else can do.... without pay!!!!!
REMOVE HER!!!!!
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KSirys
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EdJoyProductions
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How long has Hadassah Lieberman been the “Global Ambassador” for Susan G. Komen for the Cure? No one else saw a potential problem with, I dunno, the sheer hypocrisy of it?
Good for you Jane Hamsher.
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EdJoyProductions
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MotherForTruth
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One hand washes the other. Some are praying for cure others for profit and recognition. And the corruption cycle continues.
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MotherForTruth
