***PRESS RELEASE***

UPDATE: College Republicans Withdraw Co-Sponsorship for GW Marriage Equality Week

George Washington University, Washington, DC- The GW College Republicans released the following statement:
The GW College Republicans will not be co-sponsoring Meghan McCain’s visit to GW to deliver the keynote address during “Marriage Equality Week.” Our executive board was originally told by Allied in Pride that Meghan McCain’s primary focus would be her opinion on what it means to be a Republican. But having later discovered through Ms. McCain’s twitter, and subsequent conversations that her remarks would be framed around “Marriage Equality Week,” information that Allied in Pride’s president, Michael Komo, withheld from our board, we have since retracted our support for the event.

Originally, the GW College Republicans had pledged $100 towards the $10,000 honorarium and other associated fees. This amount was also in addition to publicity through our messaging and communication outlets.

Our top priority is to represent our membership and promote the conservative message on campus. Considering what we now know the focus of the Meghan McCain event to be, we feel that our involvement would not be in agreement with either of these priorities.

Ms. McCain’s views on marriage equality align with neither the Republican Party nor her father’s personal stance. Though we fully supported John McCain’s candidacy for President, we feel that Meghan McCain’s last name is not near as important as the message she advocates. Moreover, we offer our best wishes to Ms. McCain, and Allied’s members for a successful event.

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Rob Noel
Communications Director

Tuesday January 19th 2010
(770) 815 0530
Rob@GWRepublicans.org

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