Too tired to get up and watch at that time? Don’t have a DVR, or even a VCR? Get a preview of what she’ll be talking about right here.

First, I shouldn’t say I disagree with every single thing. I agree with his headline and overall conclusion that these troubles are “self-created.” We just come to that conclusion in very different ways.

His logic goes as such: The decision to cut the funding to Planned Parenthood was made over months, systematically, in a series of meetings. So it must have been better than the subsequent change of heart, which “seemed to take mere moments, long enough to get right with the indignant pro-choicers poised to make their lives miserable.” As proof that the anti-Planned Parenthood decision was so well thought out, Davis points to none other than Karen Handel, the recently resigned vice president of Komen. Davis does not mention that before these long deliberations, Handel just so happened to run (unsuccessfully) for Governor of Georgia with those exact same anti-Planned Parenthood politics.

In her world — and probably in Mark Davis’ — saying anything bad about Planned Parenthood gets a round of applause. Indeed, Davis’ reasoning boils down to this: “One thing is clear. Whether one admires the first action or the second, Susan G. Komen for the Cure set this trap for itself the day it decided to start sending checks to Planned Parenthood.”

He heartily dismisses that argument that none of the Komen money (which, let’s face it, in the grand scheme of things, really isn’t a lot for either organization) goes to fund abortions, or what he calls “some magic funnel through which money can flow to a Planned Parenthood cancer screening with no chance of paying for an abortion.”

He suddenly trusts Komen’s decisions completely when he learns they are anti-Planned Parenthood, suggesting the organization simply should have told upset pro-choice donors: “If you care as much about ‘women’s health’ as you say you do, you will respect our decision to make these judgments as we see fit.” But he doesn’t seem to trust the same organization when it comes to the complex grant application process, which Davis surely knows consists of detailed plans on how the money can be spent.

That’s because in the anti-Planned Parenthood world, if the organization performs something as immoral as abortions, it could easily perform something as immoral as fraud. One of the interesting things revealed in the wake of this back and forth over Komen is the fact that anti-Planned Parenthood people honestly don’t care what — if any — good work that organization might do, because they also perform abortions. (By the same token, it might appear that some fervent pro-choice people threatening to withdraw donations from Komen also don’t care much about the good that organization does.)

And that’s where the Mark Davis-es of the world have to change. In this stratified world, we all have to deal with people we don’t completely agree with, especially on issues like abortion. He should be careful he isn’t cutting off a bit of nose to punish some face. When he says that “donors will have to decide whether they mind that their dollars intended to save lives are commingled with dollars that fund the extinguishing of life” he could be, for a political ideal, causing more harm than good.

Update: I talked to a player from that team. Here’s what he said.

This development means a grand slam for females holding the news director positions at the area’s four major television stations.

Just as, in the wake of the policy “reversal” and the resignation of Komen vice president Karen Handel, the anti-Planned Parenthood crowd is accusing Komen of bowing to pressure from the left, now the actual left is vowing to make sure Komen doesn’t bow to pressure from the right, asking the foundation to promise it will not cut funding to Planned Parenthood after next year. So much vowing and bowing. Makes me want to watch a Kung Fu movie.

Anyway, I missed the first issue, published in winter 2011. But I just got a chance to read the spring 2012 issue cover to cover. And here’s what I love about Patron: rarely does anyone ever say something in its pages. No, profile subjects enthuse. Sources add. They acknowledge. When it comes to attributions, Patron is not afraid to get creative.

Herewith, a tally of every single attribution from the spring 2012 issue of Patron, for your perusal:

says 34
adds 13
notes 13
explains 9
affirms 3
reflects 3
admits 2
acknowledges
adds in conclusion
asserts
assesses summarily
enthuses
points out
ponders
proclaims
recalls
recalls with a shy laugh
remembers
replies
reveals philosophically
says in conclusion
says adamantly
says proudly
says, stating flatly
says modestly

The most impressive thing about this list, to me, is that not once in the 96 pages of the winter 2012 issue did a single person opine. Kudos to you, Patron. Well played.

DEION SANDERS Pilar’s Trying to EXTORT Me

PILAR SANDERS SLAMS DEION He’s a No-Good CHEATER … and a MEGA-Narcissist

DEION SANDERS Daughter SLAMS Step-Mom — You’re a ‘Gold-Digging H*e’

And so on. Do people click on those because they’re sensational subject-wise? Of course. Oh my lord. But also, because they generally make sure to CAPITALIZE a word in most headlines. That tells me, as a reader, “There is something important here. Something IMPORTANT. SOMETHING important.” See? You want to click on that sentence don’t you? But you can’t, because all it would do is highlight the sentence, and not take you to a magical, grammatically suspect blog post. Anyway, I’m doing this from now on.

Funny, I was reading through lots of reports from all over the web as this was happening, which meant I wasn’t looking at the DMN homepage or any DMN Twitter accounts. And in my searching, minutes after the story broke, theirs didn’t come up near the top.

I’ll briefly paraphrase Komen President Elizabeth Thompson, responding to questions from reporters: “Investigation?” Did we say “investigation?” No, we meant, um, that other thing anti-abortion people are saying, that Planned Parenthood doesn’t have on-sight mammograms. Or they aren’t good enough. Something like that. Abortions? Oh, we didn’t even realize that was the same Planned Parenthood. Nope, that had nothing to do with it. What’s that, we also pulled funding for stem cell research that was working toward a cure? Total coincidence. Hey, isn’t the Super Bowl soon? We know how you folks like to watch football! Why don’t you go over there and rest until the game starts.

UPDATE 10:36: read a public statement (apology) from Nancy Brinker, and a response from Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards here.