EmptyTimCup
07-29-2012, 11:37 AM
Amazon CEO Pledges $2.5M to Defend Gay Marriage (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/amazon-ceo-pledges-2-5m-to-defend-gay-marriage/)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (The Blaze/AP) — Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced Friday they are donating $2.5 million to the campaign to defend Washington’s same-sex marriage law.
With the gift, Washington United for Marriage has raised more than $5 million for its referendum campaign.
“It’s a game changer for us,” said campaign manager Zach Silk in Seattle. “It puts us in unique position to win.”
But, his group is still the underdog, he said. In 32 previous elections nationally, same-sex advocates have lost.
The Washington election may be the turning point, thanks in part to the Bezos’ generous donation, Silk said.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (The Blaze/AP) — Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced Friday they are donating $2.5 million to the campaign to defend Washington’s same-sex marriage law.
With the gift, Washington United for Marriage has raised more than $5 million for its referendum campaign.
“It’s a game changer for us,” said campaign manager Zach Silk in Seattle. “It puts us in unique position to win.”
But, his group is still the underdog, he said. In 32 previous elections nationally, same-sex advocates have lost.
The Washington election may be the turning point, thanks in part to the Bezos’ generous donation, Silk said.