NOW Demands Access to Program Geared to Fathers

The Washington Post ^ | 03/29/2007 | Christopher Lee

[Bluestateredman]

NOW Demands Access to Program Geared to Fathers By Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2007; 11:30 AM

It's called the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative, and the Bush administration doles out up to $50 million annually to fund its programs to build job skills and help fathers connect better with their children. But the National Organization for Women says the effort is illegal because it's only about men. NOW and Legal Momentum, another advocacy group, filed complaints yesterday with the Department of Health and Human Services alleging sex discrimination in the initiative that is funding about 100 programs this year. The complaints cite 34 programs, including one run by the District and two others in the Washington area, that, they say, do not offer the services to women.

[Bluestateredman]

This "organization" is so far out there, I don't even know where to begin. For some real fun, try visiting now.org. Wear a helmet.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

NOW rhymes with sow.

[mkjessup]

and COW.

[Vigilanteman]

. . . the effort is illegal because it's only about men.

So by their own twisted logic, rape trauma centers, women's shelters and breast cancer research would be illegal because they're only about women?

[mylife]

Lunatic Harpies

[laweeks]

Hey, aren't abortions available only to women? What about that? I want an investigation!!!!!

[Roux]

Sounds like pork. Just cancel the program and the ones geared to mothers.

[StormEye]

" For some real fun, try visiting now.org. Wear a helmet."

Visited the site. It makes my teeth hurt.

[goodnesswins]

"And the ones geared to mothers."

NOW may wish they hadn't opened this can of worms.....the idiots.

[Lurker]

Just cancel the program and the ones geared to mothers

DING DING DING! We have a winner.

L

[unixfox]

The complaints cite 34 programs, including one run by the District and two others in the Washington area, that, they say, do not offer the services to women.

I't would take me all day to compile a list of all the "programs" that are available to women and not men.

Go pound sand, bitches.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It's called the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative, and the Bush administration doles out up to $50 million annually to fund its programs to build job skills and help fathers connect better with their children

See what happens when government sticks its grimy paws into stuff? Every other special-interest group crawls out of their rocks to go "gimme, gimme, gimme."

Get the government out of crap like this.

[LexBaird]

So, when is NOW going to call for the inclusion of fathers in the WIC program?

[Tarpon]

WIC, they already have their share.

[capt. norm]

Have you noticed....the ranks of NOW and its evil clones are filled with "appearance-challenged women" and Omega Mu's (as in omega moo).

[HitmanLV]

NOW seems so stuck in the 1970s, I think they should consider renaming themselves 'THEN.'

[Peach]

The left doesn't want to see stable families. Stable families and supported single mother households don't need the government to support them.

[notaliberal]

Can't wait for Ann Coulter's column! Wanna make any bets...

[mware]

Christopher Lee should stick a steak in NOW's heart, if he could find their heart. All he has to looks is for a heart as black as coal.

[bubbacluck]

Moreover, HHS officials say they have told grant recipients they must open their fatherhood programs to women.

Now me is REALLY confused!