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It might not be 100% the same, but it's also not completely different. You don't get to pick; if Yagan honestly was against gay discrimination, he shouldn't have supported Cannon. Especially since by 2004, the year of his donation, it was already evident that Cannon was against gay rights.

But this is not what I'm trying to say at all. Merely that: If OKC wanted to speak out against Eich, they should've done sone in a mature and careful way - it's what a decent person (be it legal or nature) needs to do anyway, and even more so since rarely one is without fault.




As bad as Cannon looks, the far right supported his opponent. http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/25/shamnesty-republican-ch... and http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/CANNON-WATCH/040617....

I'm willing to bet Yagan felt he donated to the lesser evil in this case, but I'm still interested in hearing his official response.




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