birch paper

komen’s link to romney, nhgop

Much has been made of Senior Vice President Karen Handel’s possible role in the Susan G. Komen foundation’s political decision to increase breast cancer rates among women. Handel was a failed gubernatorial candidate in Georgia committed to defunding Planned Parenthood. Like Kelly Ayotte, she was endorsed by Sarah Palin.

Another Komen notable of interest to Granite Staters is Julie Teer (.pdf). Ms. Teer is Komen’s Vice President of Development.

Political observers in New Hampshire will remember that Teer was Mitt Romney’s national finance director in the 2008 cycle, and was his political director and press secretary while he was governor.

Teer was also executive director in New Hampshire for Bush-Cheney 2004.

Before that she was John E. Sununu’s communications director.

For my part, I encourage anyone in New Hampshire outraged by what Teer’s employer did to give directly to Planned Parenthood, and to direct any fund that would have gone to Komen to instead go to more local, worthy sources, such as the Prouty, which goes towards research and care at DHMC’s world class Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

I have been a proud Prouty supporter and participant for over ten years. If they had done what Komen did, I’d be devastated.

1 February 2012 ·