Quick Quiz: Who was Planned Parenthood's treasurer in 1947

[rpannier]

If you said Prescott Bush, you'd be correct
That's right... Jeb's granddaddy was a founding member of 'The Birth Control League'.
The name was changed in 1942 to Planned Parenthood because of the controversy of the name.
And when Bush ran for public office the name Birth Control League would have turned off a lot of Catholics
Prescott was PP's treasurer for their first national fundraising drive in 1947

Just a little tidbit of history

[CTyankee]

1. somebody should ask hiim about his family's support for PP.

He better had thought that through or it'll be "deer in the headlights" time...

[leveymg]

2. Don't mistake PBush's fascination with eugenics for feminism.

The Bushes, like the Rockefellers -- who were the major supporters of the BCL -- believed the general human population were like domesticated animals, and shouldn't be entirely self-selecting and freely reproducing. Spay and neuter. Better babies, and all that entails.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Politically, It Doesn't Matter

I completely agree with you, but this is a political grenade for Bush, The Slightly Less Stupid.

[leveymg]

4. Yes, I was surprised he pulled the pin on that one. He's proving to be slightly less defective.

This whole generation of Bushes is defective. Something skipped a generation.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. He's Less Stupid

That's a lot different than smart!

[leveymg]

6. Compared to his GOP peers on the stage tonight, that makes Jeb a pillar of wisdom and intellect.

John Foster Dulles would simply let out a sigh smelling of Maker's Mark and rotting gums.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Terrific!

That's some funny stuff.

[rpannier]

11. You know you're in trouble...

when Jeb and Kasich are the smart ones

[Travis_0004]

26. I don't think so

I'll hold jeb accountable for his political views. I think if people wanted to hurt Jeb, they would bring up his brother, that is more concrete in the eyes of public perception.

I won't even really hold jeb bush accountable for the actions of his brother. Jeb bush in not George bush. If he defends his brother, thats one thing, but I'm fine holding George bush accountable for Georges actions, and Prescot accountable for Prescots actions.

[rpannier]

10. I'm not

It's all about politics and asking him how he feels about undermining something his grandfather was a part of
Especially since its original name would make today's reichties more upset than the ones from 1940

[jwirr]

20. Absolutely. And eugenics was big in the state they them represented. This was also why Prescott

got in trouble supporting Hitler. How this family ended up with 2 presidents and possibly a 3rd is beyond me. I guess we forgot about history.

[leveymg]

21. Perhaps, because of rather than in spite of.

It seems that it was no liability to have rubbed shoulders with the Germans after Hitler took power and as World War Two was ending. In addition to PBush, the Dulles Bros., other notable Wall Street lawyers and bankers with corporate clients thrived during the Cold War along with their corporate clients despite their trading with the enemy and close Fascist ties.

It seemed that the Cold War excused just about everyone and everything.

[Raster]

23. The Bushes and Rockefeller's fascination with eugenics also led to their....

..."fascination" with German National Socialism. You know, that whole master race bullshit.

[leveymg]

24. Of course, who capitalized the NSDAP and the rearming of Germany?

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[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. Does this mean we're supposed to like Prescott or go side-eye on PP?

[rpannier]

9. Neither

It means Jebbie should be asked about it

[snooper2]

12. What is the chance Loser Kelly will bring that up tonight?

[rpannier]

13. That would be worth watching

but my guess is, if it is brought up it will be Trump that will do it
I don't think he's suckered Bush yet

[MiniMe]

14. email her the info. It will make things interesting

If she is supporting Jeb, she won't go near the question. If she is supporting somebody else, it could come up.

[malthaussen]

15. Are you kidding? I didn't even know PP was around in 1947.

The counseling center where I volunteered in the early 70's had a PP clinic upstairs once a week where one could get BC prescribed. I'd thought it was a contemporary development.

-- Mal

[ToxMarz]

18. Birth control pills were a contemporary development

If that's what your referring to. PP wasn't founded on the Pill.

Although the FDA approved the first oral contraceptive in 1960, contraceptives were not available to married women in all states until Griswold v. Connecticut in 1965 and were not available to unmarried women in all states until Eisenstadt v. Baird in 1972.

[malthaussen]

19. Yep, there was a definite aura of "plain brown wrapper."

One of the big points we were supposed to stress when making referrals to the clinic was the anonymity. Aren't you glad our Republican masters would like to take us back to those halcyon days... and before.

-- Mal

[hamsterjill]

16. Do you have a link?

Not because I need proof. I just want something to share with all my Repuke friends! Thanks in advance.

[dhol82]

17. how's this?

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/08/04/jeb-bushs-grandfather-was-a-founding-member-of-todays-planned-parenthood/

[hamsterjill]

27. Thank you!!!

n/t

[SoLeftIAmRight]

22. don't you mean Rubbers Bush

...

[1939]

25. Planned Parenthood has changed their emphasis over the years

A PP representative came and gave a talk while I was in college (57-61). She told us about planning our family size responsibly and detailed pre-pill birth control methods which we could use like prophylactics, rhythm method, vaginal spermicides, diaphragms, etc. No mention was made of abortion as a means of "family control" to be used.