MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

Exploiting Hurricane Relief

• Posted by Beth on September 8th, 2005 filed in General, Hurricane, Katrina, Pro-Life, WTF    

Let me toss out a hypothetical proposal:

Why don’t you click my Amazon Honor System or PayPal tip jar, so I can continue to serve readers in the hurricane-devastated areas with my writing, OK? They’re so needy, and I want to be able to continue blogging FOR THEM. Oh yeah, the rest of you, too, but especially for them. I won’t give that money to the hurricane victims or buy anything with it for them, but I want you to donate to me BECAUSE there ARE hurricane victims who read me. And I have server/bandwidth charges associated with serving them, y’know.

What? Did I just hear someone say that idea is disgusting, and absolutely beyond redemption?

Ok, how about this (again, hypothetical): donate to the NRA because there are gun-owners who rely on the services of the NRA in the hurricane-devastated region? No? Bad way to ask for donations?

Then how the f’n hell does Planned Parenthood get a free pass for doing exactly what I described? From the PP site:

Support Planned Parenthood and their patients during this time of great need. By clicking here, 100% of your tax-deductible contribution will go directly to helping Planned Parenthood affiliates and health centers in this region serve women and families who have nowhere else to turn.

Planned Parenthood clinics in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and in other affected areas are doing everything possible to attend to the needs of patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Women and families escaped the storm with their lives, leaving behind birth control and other items critical to their well-being. Those desperate for care are rushing to their nearest health center to get the care and treatment they need. Despite the horrific events of the past few days, affiliates and health centers in this region are determined to serve all those that come through the door. Click here to donate to Planned Parenthood’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Shameless. Scandalous. Sickening.

[H/T: Choose Life, via basil's Covered Dish Special]

:arrow: UPDATE: See that trackback below from MacStansbury? You think this Planned Parenthood business is sick? Click that trackback link or click here, ’cause some criminally stupid and greedy hippies need your money too.

We need to have more tools and software to be truely [sic] effective.

NEEDS:
(5) Apple iMac G5 Computer 20” Monitor = $3,000 each
(5) 500 Gigabyte Firewire Harddrive= $500 each
(5) Canon XL2Digital Video Camera = $4,500 each
(2) Digital Projector (3000 lumens) =$1,000 each
(5) Apple iPods with recording = $600 each

Monthly Satellite Access and Website Hosting Fee = $200 pr/mo

Donations for our multi media equipment will support refugees, volunteers, Red Cross, staff, press, keep in touch through via email, web, blogs, and teleconferencing.

I’m really having a hard time keeping this post profanity-free, y’all. Use your imagination. You know I’m cussing like a drunken biker right now, but because many of my pro-life allies might not appreciate it, I’m restraining myself. Grrrrrrrrrrrr…..