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TexasTowelie

(112,396 posts)
Wed Oct 26, 2016, 07:30 AM Oct 2016

Harris County DA Race: Anderson Plays Gay Card Against Challenger Ogg

Trailing in the polls, Republican Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson has apparently resorted to attacking Democratic Challenger Kim Ogg’s sexual orientation.

During an interview with The American Chronicles podcast that was published Tuesday, Anderson said Ogg would be a “liberal, pro-choice, lesbian district attorney.”

Anderson made the comment while addressing criticism from some conservatives over her decision to prosecute pro-life activist David Daleidin in connection with his undercover Planned Parenthood videos. The charges against Daleidin were later dismissed.

“We filed over 116,000 cases last year,” Anderson said. “That’s about how many we file every year. They have a problem with me on one, maybe two cases. When they get a liberal, pro-choice, lesbian district attorney, I wonder how many cases they’ll have problems with with her.”

Read more: http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/10/anderson-plays-gay-card-against-challenger-ogg/

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Harris County DA Race: Anderson Plays Gay Card Against Challenger Ogg (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2016 OP
Devon Anderson is very corrupt, and this is not a political observation Peaches999 Oct 2016 #1
the desperate flailings of bigoted repuke. Javaman Oct 2016 #2
 

Peaches999

(118 posts)
1. Devon Anderson is very corrupt, and this is not a political observation
Wed Oct 26, 2016, 07:36 AM
Oct 2016

A district attorney needs to stay above politics and personal squabbles. Some Texas DAs have had a major problem doing this.

Kim Ogg will respect Texas law much better than Devon Anderson.

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