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Wes Keller, Alaska GOP Lawmaker, Blocks Girl Scouts Resolution Over Alleged Planned Parenthood Ties
What appeared to be a routine resolution in Alaska's legislature honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts was blocked on Thursday when a representative from Sarah Palin's hometown demanded more information about internet rumors surrounding the group.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that Republican Rep. Wes Keller of Wasilla refused to allow the resolution out of his committee because of claims that the Girl Scouts were linked to Planned Parenthood.
"I'm sure you are aware of the information that's floating around the internet, and I'd like to give you the opportunity to respond to your connection, the Girl Scout connection, with Planned Parenthood and the activist role in that -- is there a connection? Is there not? Frankly, I haven't looked into it but I see it's out there," Keller told Katya Wassillie, an intern who was given the chance to introduce the resolution by Democratic state Sen. Bettye Davis.
Davis quickly stepped in after Keller's questions, telling him that, "I don't have a statement to make on that. I'm not familiar that the Girl Scouts is tied up with anything with Planned Parenthood, and that's not a part of this."
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Rest of article and video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/alaska-lawmaker-blocks-girl-scout-resolution-planned-parenthood_n_1413103.html
The Anchorage Daily News reported that Republican Rep. Wes Keller of Wasilla refused to allow the resolution out of his committee because of claims that the Girl Scouts were linked to Planned Parenthood.
"I'm sure you are aware of the information that's floating around the internet, and I'd like to give you the opportunity to respond to your connection, the Girl Scout connection, with Planned Parenthood and the activist role in that -- is there a connection? Is there not? Frankly, I haven't looked into it but I see it's out there," Keller told Katya Wassillie, an intern who was given the chance to introduce the resolution by Democratic state Sen. Bettye Davis.
Davis quickly stepped in after Keller's questions, telling him that, "I don't have a statement to make on that. I'm not familiar that the Girl Scouts is tied up with anything with Planned Parenthood, and that's not a part of this."
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Rest of article and video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/alaska-lawmaker-blocks-girl-scout-resolution-planned-parenthood_n_1413103.html
