Forbes reports:
Following the highly charged week in which Komen pulled (and ultimately reinstated) funding to a handful of Planned Parenthood affiliates, this resignation has been, to watchers of the situation, a long time coming. Handel, a long-time pro-life and anti-abortion advocate, is thought to be the catalyst for breaking Komen’s long-time partnership with Planned Parenthood.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution got its hands on Handel’s resignation letter to CEO Nancy Brinker in the wake of the scandal, in which Handel refuses responsibility for the decision and calls the reaction a “gross mischaracterization of strategy.”
Cries have been made for Handel’s dismissal for the past seven days, so there is at least something to be said about her exit strategy. But before we commend Handel for stepping down of her own volition, AJC notes there might be more self-serving reasons for her decision: taking a severance deal might have bound her to a non-disclosure agreement. As things stand, Handel has scheduled a press conference for later this afternoon.
[links and bolding omitted] That's all on the story for now, with a press conference pending but not presently reported, online. There's other news, which will appear in a post-press conference report, or as an update here.
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Whether it really is what it purports to be, or a spoof is unclear, but if legit, this website might be worth monitoring, to see if more of the story unfolds from an insider's perspective:
That is a posting of the Handel resignation letter. Check the tagging at the end.
So, was this under the bus, rolled out between the tires, and having a story to tell about the entire experience, especially the part about the bus?
It could be that.