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greatlaurel

(2,004 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2014, 09:55 PM Apr 2014

According to MotherJones OkCupid CEO donated to an anti-gay congressman

From the article "But there's a hitch: OkCupid's co-founder and CEO Sam Yagan once donated to an anti-gay candidate. (Yagan is also CEO of Match.com.) Specifically, Yagan donated $500 to Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) in 2004, reports Uncrunched. During his time as congressman from 1997 to 2009, Cannon voted for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, against a ban on sexual-orientation based job discrimination, and for prohibition of gay adoptions."

Link to the article at MotherJones. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/okcupid-ceo-donate-anti-gay-firefox

Hypocrites.

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According to MotherJones OkCupid CEO donated to an anti-gay congressman (Original Post) greatlaurel Apr 2014 OP

who is hypocrite? Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #1

Mr. Yagan is the head of the hypocrite list. greatlaurel Apr 2014 #2

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

1. who is hypocrite?

Reply to greatlaurel (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 11:47 PM

Apr 2014

greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)

2. Mr. Yagan is the head of the hypocrite list.

Reply to greatlaurel (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 09:25 AM

Apr 2014

Supporting a virulently anti gay congressman while criticizing another CEO for his campaign contribution, seems textbook hypocritical to me. Sorry for not being clear about it.

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