Stanek weekend question: Would you take Tucker Max’s $500,000?
I reported earlier this week that Planned Parenthood had rejected a $500,000 donation from bestselling author Tucker Max because his writings are misogynistic toward women.
The plan was for Planned Parenthood to name one of its clinics after Max. But according to his publicist in a Forbes piece, Planned Parenthood became concerned about the “perception” of Max’s writing, which could be “perceived in a certain negative manner,” rendering his donation inappropriate, “given Planned Parenthood’s mission.”
The same could be said if in a wild, perhaps retaliatory, turn of events Max decided to give his donation to a pregnancy care organization to build the Tucker Max Women’s Resource Center.
Or to a group of pro-life activists to launch a local Tucker Max Right to Life Committee, perhaps to picket the local Planned Parenthood.
Would you take Max’s money?
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
As great as it would be for Secular Pro-Life to receive $500,000 from anyone, my answer would have to be: hell no.
Why should PP reject his donation? After all, Obama never rejected Bill Maher’s donation and Tucker Max couldn’t be any worse than Maher.
For laughs I watched Rachel Maddow last nite and was surprised to hear from her, of all people, that she will be interviewed, or had been, by Bill Maher! Apparently this liberal feminist, who decries the “war against women” supposedly waged by the Republicans, has no problem with Maher and his vile references to women. But then neither did Democrat congresswomen Pelosi, Shahansky, and Jackson-Lee.
So PP, join the club and take Tucker Max’s donation.
No.
Would I personally take his donation? No.
At first I was going to say yes, if and only if the money came with no conditions. Why leave it in the hands of the misogynist? But as I’m thinking about it, even with the good that you could do with a free gift of half-a-mil, there’s just no way to counter the damage that the Tucker Max inevitably connected to it would do to you. He’s kryptonite to anyone who actually values women.
So, I agree with those who’ve already posted. No, I wouldn’t. He can rehabilitate his image at the expense of someone else’s public credit.
No, it would be hypocritical of me after making so many jokes about this situation.
Hi Jill,
I was really surpassed you came out for Romney and the one thing I was looking at was that question from Dan D. I think his questions are spot on and I would like to see an answer. I think I know the answers and I am hoping you will too. On that blog where you made the endorsment I did not see an answer but maybe I missed it. These were the questions:
Jill, you’re absolutely killing me here. Setting aside the life issue for a second, there are other disqualifying issues besides abortion. You do know that right? Mitt Romney is a cult member. He also singlehandedly instituted homosexual marriage in Massachusetts. On the contrary, Obama claims to be a Christian and also openly opposes gay marriage. Let’s take a look at the whole lesser of two evils approach:Candidate AChristianAgainst gay marriageCandidate BCultistSupports gay marriageWho should I pick Jill? Please answer.Getting to the abortion issue. Since you think Romney is a convert, can you please answer 2 questions?1. What month and year did he convert?2. Has he done anything pro-abortion since then?
Thanks!
I would take the money.
Tucker only abuses the willing.
Sorry, but it is true.
He isn’t a rapist but a seducer.
My mother warned me about men like him.
Y’all should do likewise.
LOL Tucker’n’Fluke
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/36fjwr/
I’d take it without any strings attached and give it to Center for Bioethical Reform (CBR) they make graphic “choice” signs money put to good use…against planned murderhood.
Mary – I don’t think you (or the two other people that clicked ‘like’) know how political donations and the legality of Super Pacs work.
You should read up on that.
Knowledge is power.
For the record, I would take the money. Pay off the house and buy myself some new shoes. It would be a good time.
I don’t think it’s a question that needs to be asked because if he “hates” women then of course he wants to give his money to an organization that DESTROYS women (born AND pre-born).
CPCs HELP women, so he wouldn’t offer them his money in the first place. If he was foolish enough to actually OFFER it, though, I’d take it just BECAUSE it would help so many women, then it becomes a “Ha! Take THAT!” sort of thing. ;)
Personally, I wouldn’t take it…but then I wouldn’t whine about needing taxpayer dollars, either.
Eh, I would take it.
Mary, I think Max is waaaayy more offensive than Maher. Maher is a sweet guy if you compare him to Max lol.
EGV 12:27PM
Knowledge is indeed power EGV. Obama could have condemned Maher’s comments, which he hasn’t, and demand the PAC return the money, or not accept it to begin with.
Also, the Democrat congresswomen Jackson-Lee, Pelosi, and Shahanski could have answered the question as to whether or not they condemn Maher’s comments and if the PAC should return the money. So far they have done neither.
Hi JackBorsch,
Yeah, I suppose anyone who ridicules a Down Syndrome child, as did Maher, is a basically a real sweetheart.
I haven’t heard Tucker Max. Odd, you’d think the liberal left and feminists would really yell about him! :)
What really gets me Jack, is that reviling women is viewed as “provocative”. Reviling a racial or ethnic group is viewed as intolerant and unacceptable.
That’s not what you said Mary – you said “after all, Obama never rejected Bill Maher’s donation”
Again, do you know how political contributions work, and why your statement is incorrect? Or should I explain it again?
EGV,
I should have been specific and said that Obama never made his objections to either Maher’s comments, or accepting any money from Maher on his(Obama’s) behalf apparent….so he has done nothing that results in Maher’s money being rejected.
Mary – can you confirm though that you understand that Obama can’t actually accept or reject money to a SuperPac – I believe if he tried to do what you asked in your first post, that it would be illegal.
Do you understand that?
EGV,
Do you have good reading comprehension? If so, reread my post for your answer.
Jimmy,
Whether or not Romney is a member of a cult is a matter of perspective. How the religious views of others are perceived varies. One person’s “cult” is another person’s sincerely held religious conviction. I remember when there was open anti Catholic bigotry against John Kennedy when he ran for office. Instead of “cultist” we heard “papist”.
Mary – I just want to confirm because we’ve had this conversation before. If I went on multiple threads and posted information that wasn’t factual (not things you disagree with, things that are wrong), after a while you would think I wasn’t making mistakes but was simply being dishonest.
Do you ‘like’ your own posts?
EGV,
Since we’ve had this discussion a number of times before and I have stated my position a number of times, then I think its obvious I know the president himself cannot return the money. No I don’t think you are or were being dishonest.
Yes, for the most part I like my posts.
I would just hope that next time you decide to post on this subject, that you are a bit more intellectually honest. Candidates can not reject or accept money that goes to these outside organizations.
Just was wondering – I never click “like” on my own posts, but wonder about a few people…seems like they always have a “like” immediately after they post.
Odd, you’d think the liberal left and feminists would really yell about him!
They mostly do – I mean, even PP wouldn’t risk associating with him. When his movie posters were all over NYC, some people even ”defaced” a lot of them by writing responses or blacking out the offensive punchlines (the ads were white writing on a black background so people colored in the “punchline” in sharpie). I had mixed feelings on it at the time – I am generally not a fan of defacing things or active rule/law-breaking as a rebuttal tactic (breaking an unjust law, perhaps, but breaking a just law to protest unjust actions, no), but I also think that my community is MY community and that if someone has the right to come into my neighborhood and plaster buildings with enormous typeface saying things like, “Blind girls don’t see you coming,” my community has the right to respond.
Public pressure got his ads removed from the CTA (can’t believe they were ever there in the first place) and this was among his more charming responses:
“This is the perfect example of a ridiculous group of kooky activists bullying the media into propagating a minority viewpoint. They’ve purposely manipulated my work — which is a satire and a comedy — to further their own agenda and shamelessly exploited the rape and domestic violence issues to get national attention.”
Yeah…ok…. people who think that rape jokes shouldn’t be on public transportation are the ones exploiting rape and domestic violence to make a point. lol. The guy is seriously a vile human being and fortunately has been mostly treated as one for a while now.
I’d take the money if he offered it. That can buy a lot of strollers and clothes! Babies grow so fast and I wouldn’t turn away a windfall like that. I don’t find him as offensive as Maher because Maher is so pretentious that it adds stink to his already smarmy & condescending attitude toward women. Also, Tucker is still young and doesn’t wear the thick layer of old fashioned pancake makeup that’s been littering Maher’s face of late. I’d take Maher’s money too, to help pregnant moms, but I would have to use a whole bottle of hand sanitizer before and after handling the check. Hmm, after reading some of Tucker Max’s writing, I think I might use a hefty dollop of sanitizer after taking his check, too! LOL! You know what they say: “s*** washes off.”
EGV,
In the future I will try to be considerably more specific so as to avoid any confusion.
If you’re asking if I click “like” on my own posts the answer is absolutely not. I may like to toot my own horn on occasion but it hasn’t gotten to that point.
And having lovable living babies doing their duty on diapers bought with their money is kind of poetic, isn’t it? Anyone care to dare Tucker to offer some $$ to a pro-life group or CPC? We could appeal to his gigantic ego:
Come on Tucker, give US some cash; I promise people will tweet about you for a week!!
Hi Alexandra,
Good to hear from you and thank you for the info. I meant mainly that I never heard of the man until now, and have not heard anyone in the media, feminist leaders, etc. say anything about him.
For me I guess the question is, is it your responsibility to know who your donors are and does that require you to make assumptions about their character if they want to give to you? I have no idea who the man is and would have probably graciously received his donation without ever knowing.
Jimmy at 11:43 am – did you miss my posts? Maybe you check that blogline again ;)
Ex-RINO said:
“For the record, I would take the money. Pay off the house and buy myself some new shoes. It would be a good time.”
Personally I’d take it; but not for self gain like Ex-RINO. I’d take it and donate it to pro-life causes.
I don’t know Tucker Max. I don’t know where he rates on the jerk-wad scale. Is he worse than Bill Maher? Is he worse than Planned Parenthood?
If Planned Parenthood wanted to make a large donation to our Catholic school, in exchange for a name on a placard above some door…. I would not accept it. Even if we were turning students away for lack of space.
Agreed Del. I would never take it as part of a deal.
I just think for Planned Parenthood to all of a sudden grow a conscience is laughable. Why in the world make Tucker Max (and he IS nasty, ladies) your line in the sand when you’re handing out penis pops to young women??
I have to wonder, if Tucker Max spewed all kinds of vile racist garbage instead of misogynist, would we even be having this discussion?
I have to wonder why the denigration of women is defended as “art” and “free speech”, while the denigration of a racial or ethnic group is considered intolerant, bigoted, and unacceptable, as well it should be.
Actually Gloria Steinem raised that question years ago concerning such rags as Hustler Magazine. She asked if any other racial or ethnic group would tolerate this kind of degradation, or if it would be defended as “free speech” if targetted anyone other than women. One of the things I do respect Ms. Steinem for.
Take the money and run. And put it to good uses he never would. Why, that’s what Democrats believe, isn’t it, Ex-GOP? Only in this case it would be entirely voluntary.
Only if there are no conditions. The money would go to homeless shelters and soup kitchens.
“Yeah, I suppose anyone who ridicules a Down Syndrome child, as did Maher, is a basically a real sweetheart.”
Lol, I was NOT implying I think that Maher is a decent guy. Just saying that as offensive bs goes, I would personally rather listen to Maher than Max. Max seems to be basically a rape apologist, Maher is a just an arrogant jerk.
“What really gets me Jack, is that reviling women is viewed as “provocative”. Reviling a racial or ethnic group is viewed as intolerant and unacceptable.”
Yup, it’s disgusting. To be fair, I have heard several feminists speak out against Max’s disgusting stuff. But on the whole “funny” sexism seem to be accepted, against both genders really. It’s gross.
Hi JackBorsch,
I understood the point you were making. :) I was just commenting on what a dreg Maher is.
This is the first I ever heard of Tucker Max so I can’t really compare the two. However from what I hear on this thread, he makes Maher look classy, which is hard to imagine.
Eh, well one thing about Maher, as insufferable as he is, sometimes he accidentallly stumbles across a decent joke or two, or even a salient point! Max, on the other hand, makes his living being a boorish jerk and being every single thing I hate about my gender all at once, lol. Can’t stand the dude.
Mary – great post at 5:16pm!
Thank you Alexandra, I appreciate it.
If a person who is racist against blacks offered me half a million dollars I’d take it and give it to a homeless shelter or food bank in a poor black neighborhood.
Hi John,
Good point. However, being that PP has been recorded accepting a donation to specifically abort an unborn black baby, perhaps the racist would get more bang for his buck by donating half a million to PP. Think of all the black children they could abort with half a million dollars! Certainly a racist fantasy come true if there ever was one.
Mary, I agree. It’s very unlikely that anyone would give a person $500,000 to do whatever they wanted with it. Far more likely that a racist or misogynist would donate to Planned Parenthood so that more black children will be killed and more men will be able to get away with treating women like sex objects, literally.
But it certainly would be great to receive this money from someone who hates women or black people and use it to help women or black people.
For the record, heck yes, I’d take it. I’d be happy to help Tucker get back at Planned Parenthood. Tucker, call me!
It’s money to fight Planned Parenthood! Of course!
It still baffles me that apparently Planned Parenthood doesn’t know what its own perception and mission is. They support the killing of unborn babies and promiscuous sex. Tucker Max supports the killing of unborn babies and promiscuous sex.
Where’s the problem, PP?