Posted on 10/27/2007 12:46:14 PM PDT by 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.
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I was always suspicious of MADD.
I think they are anti-alcohol people and probably anti-gun too.
And remember, Bender Rodriguez, A.A. IS FOR QUITTERS, AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN!
Great point, I had never thought of the indian/booze aspect.
I grew up near San Francisco, where it was widely accepted that certain sub-cultures of the Chinese mainland considered it bad luck to look in a mirror, which would explain the seemingly-random vehicular manouvers perpetrated by my asian neighbors while on the freeways there.
A policeman even advised me once that if I saw one of those "red silk-jade" good-luck pagodas hanging from a car's rear view mirrors (there are fairly large and easy to spot from far away) to give the driver a large berth, as it was a demographic identifier.
Mothers Against is too descriptive they could never win.
This is like Home Depot losing their exclusivity to the word “Depot”.
MADD is no longer about drunk driviers it is about being a “charity brand”. The original mother quit LONG ago.
MADD is desperate to find a nich since EDUCATION has curtuailed drunk driving far more than legislation. They recently came out in favor of universal breathalyzers on all automobiles. (and it seems they recieved a “donation” as part of the support)
MADD needs an intervention.
Thanks for the ping, gubamyster. Thanks for the post and your link to Michelle Dallacroce’s site , Travis.
Great thread. Thanks to all contributors.
Hooray Michelle!
Thanks for the ping, gubamyster. Thanks for the post and your link to Michelle Dallacroce’s site , Travis.
Great thread. Thanks to all contributors.
Hooray Michelle!
One more bump.
Hooray Michelle Dallacroce! Thanks for your continued service to this great nation.
Thanks to Valerie Richardson of the Washington Times for writing this article.
Thanks to Travis McGee for posting and linking Michelle’s site.
America’s finest!
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