“Many of us who have supported the United Way for years are deeply embarrassed by and for the organization. And, we pray that these violent weapons being unleashed on our communities by the United Way will not become instruments of mayhem in the 91 deaths that occur as a result of gun violence in our county every day. Do we really need the money from this raffle so badly that we are willing to pay the price of innocent lives lost?” – Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson in When United Way’s Mission is Incompatible With Their Actions [at huffingtonpost.com]