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Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin announced that Anchorage lawyer Wayne Anthony Ross would be her new attorney general last Thursday. While Palin was never expected to pick a gay-friendly attorney general, her choice of someone who calls gays “degenerates” is more of a collective slap in the face than expected. He showed his unashamed prejudice in a letter to the state Bar:
"During a fight several years ago over gay rights, [Allison] Mendel helped organize Anchorage lawyers in support of an anti-discrimination ordinance. Ross wrote a nasty letter to the Bar Association newsletter, using words like "immoral", "perversion" and "degenerates." The language went way beyond reasonable disagreement, Mendel and others said."
-- from Wayne Anthony Ross never a quiet force, Anchorage Daily News
The state Senate and House have separate confirmation hearings regarding his appointment.
For other facts about Ross, go to the Pam’s House Blend post.
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