MADD warns off foe of illegal aliens

Washington Times ^ | October 27, 2007 | Valerie Richardson

[Travis McGee]

Michelle Dallacroce was hopping mad when she received a letter from Mothers Against Drunk Driving demanding she change the name of her organization, Mothers Against Illegal Aliens. "I couldn't believe it," Mrs. Dallacroce said. "I don't know who would be confused by this. We don't even have the same acronym." Mrs. Dallacroce, president of the Phoenix-based advocacy group, received a certified letter Oct. 10 stating that MADD owns the rights to the name "Mothers Against" and giving her 10 days to stop using it. "While we do not oppose the name of your organization as a whole, we cannot permit the term 'Mothers Against' to be used in such a manner since it creates a likelihood of confusion to the public as to any affiliation with Mothers Against Drunk Driving," the letter stated. "MADD cannot be associated with your organization and the use of 'Mothers Against' gives a strong implication of a relationship with MADD."

Mrs. Dallacroce fired back with a terse reply: "No!" An official from MADD could not be reached for comment. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of organizations that use the name "Mothers Against," including Mothers Against War, Mothers Against Cancer, Mothers Against Guns and Mothers Against Medical Error. Why MADD would single out MAIA isn't clear, although Mrs. Dallacroce has her own theory. She contends that MADD fears running afoul of immigration advocacy groups, and at least one MADD official agrees with her. Virginia Faircloth, president and founder of MADD's York County, S.C., chapter, resigned last week after learning of the threat against MAIA, saying that MADD has turned a blind eye to the problem of drunken driving by illegal aliens.

[Baladas]

Noooooo....MADD haa always tilted to the left, worse now then ever.

Maybe somebody’s who’s a mother whould make up a group called “Mothers Against Mothers Against Drunk Drivers”.

[Dante3]

What a farce.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Did all of them get this type of letter?

Even stronger - did even one of them exist before MADD?

I would think that MADD should receive a return letter citing the existence of many "Mothers Against" organizations, and especially those which preexisted MADD. And assuring MADD that if they followed through on their threat that they would be counter sued for frivolous litigation.

[Dante3]

Great point.

[peggybac]

“’You’ve got La Raza infiltrating MADD. MADD’s now into seatbelt safety instead of deporting illegal drunk drivers,” Mrs. Dallacroce said. “

At least she had balls.

[Travis McGee]

Bigtime.

[Bender2]

That's why I formed DAMM... Drunks Against Mad Mothers!

[meadsjn]

Not surprizing. Almost every non-profit DOT ORG with name recognition is simply a tax-free cash cow.

The primary purpose of any non-profit is to amass tax-free profit, whether from sucker-citizens or government grants.

[Don Joe]

Gee, I wonder what they’d say if some folks started a group called “Parents Against Mothers Against”?

[Don Joe]

Illegal aliens EQUAL drunk drivers.

And what reasonable person could be against EQUALITY???

[smirk]

[Mr Apple]

Thanks for the link in your #16/ Bttt

[Ladycalif]

A google search shows these other “mothers against” groups:

Has MADD objected to any of them??

Mothers Against Peeing Standing Up
Concerned individuals who want to stop peeing standing up, support the victims (those who have to clean up), and prevent unnecessary urine stream ...
mapsu.org/ - 17k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Circumcision
MAC enables parents to make fully informed decisions about circumcision.
www.mothersagainstcirc.org/ - 37k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Jesus-Home
Welcome to Mothers Against Jesus. Anybody who wants to join is welcome! Please take a moment to sign my guestbook. Thanks for visiting! ...
www.mothersagainstjesus.org/ - 11k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

MAVAV | Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence
Parody and hoax site purporting to tell parents about the dangers of video games.
www.mavav.org/ - 34k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Welcome to Mothers Against Methamphetamine
Skip Intro.
www.mamasite.net/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Noise
Submissions for volume 2 of the “Mothers Against Noise” compilation series are now closed. Any submissions received after this date will be considered ...
www.mothersagainstnoise.org/ - 7k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Arpaio
Mothers against Arpaio is a group formed by mothers and women whose loved ones and friends have been abused or neglected by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his ...
www.mothersagainstarpaio.com/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Maddox (MAM)
This is the offical website of Mothers Against Maddox (MAM). The self-proclaimed “Best Page In The Universe” is run by a sick, sexist, prejudice, arrogant, ...
thebestpageintheuniverse.net/mam/main.htm - 5k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Star Wars Galaxies
Mothers Against Star Wars Galaxies (MASWG) is a group of concerned parents who feel that the impact Star Wars Galaxies has on our youth is negative, ...
www.swgalaxies.net/maswg/ - 7k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against the Draft
Mothers Against the Draft - because the best time to stop the draft is before it starts!
www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/ - 58k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse - A Rational Approach to the ...
MAMA - Current scientific drug education to all ages of society. Social and recreational alternatives to drug use. Promoting better communication between ...
www.mamas.org/ - 10k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Munchausen by Proxy Allegations - MBPS - MSP
MAMA is a response to some false allegations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP). Claims parents are being wrongly deprived of custody of their children ...
www.msbp.com/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Mothers Against Guns
Mothers against Guns Logo In the past 12 months there have been nearly 10000 incidents involving firearms in England and Wales, and 97 gun-related murders. ...
www.mothersagainstguns.net/ - 6k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

MASA - Mothers Against Sexual Abuse
Established to educate society about the reality and the debilitating effects of child sexual abuse, design and support legislation that will protect ...
www.againstsexualabuse.org/ - 12k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

[VOA]

A google search shows these other “mothers against” groups:

Has MADD objected to any of them??

Good point and good research technique.

If MADD is still based in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, it would be
no suprise that they wouldn't want MAIA to gather steam.

As it might show that MADD hasn't really done anything effective
about removing some drunk drivers from OUR streets...
that shouldn't even be in the country in the first place.

Or worse, they are even pro-illegal hypocrites.
Just like the Sierra Club that decided in the early 1990s
that they'd NOT fight illegal immigration, even if it meant
a swarm of invaders would be crapping up the wilderness along
our southern border.
Not to mention straining our infrastructure.
And emptying our water reservoirs in places like So Cal and Georgia.

[EveningStar]

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[meyer]

Drunks against mad mothers - DAMM

[Dante3]

LOL. DAMM should be able to attract a sizeable memberhsip.

[Slings and Arrows]

Let's not forget the fine folks at Modern Drunkard Magazine.

[bamahead]

... it’s a political force.

A political force which is also plugged directly into the 'DUI-industry' revenue stream.

http://damm-madd.com/

[the invisib1e hand]

I’d heard of this “revenue stream” but had no citeable reference. I’d heard that MADD strokes a check for a grand for every dui issued by a police department. Holy incentives-to-abuse-power, batman.

[gubamyster]

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