"Family group" targets judge over gay-rights ties
By John Agar
The Grand Rapids Press
ALLEGAN COUNTY -- An organization that promotes family values is attacking a judge, using recorded phone calls that tell voters about his ties to homosexual groups.
Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association, said Allegan County Circuit Judge William Baillargeon has a "long history of involvement with homosexual activist groups that promote so-called homosexual 'marriage' and other radical elements of the homosexual agenda ... ."
However, the Circuit Court race -- Baillargeon is being challenged by attorney Kevin Cronin -- isn't until November.
When told this by a Press reporter, Glenn said: "At worst, Allegan County voters will become aware of the information sooner than planned. We think this campaign is going to be enough so that voters become aware of his history."
Baillargeon said he was disappointed by the "nonsense" allegations that serve only to cause fear. He urged voters to talk to police, attorneys and court workers to determine if he should get their vote.
Triangle Foundation spokesman Sean Kosofsky said Glenn pushes an extreme, hateful agenda, regardless of who gets hurt. He said Glenn, a Midland resident, had no business getting involved in the Allegan County election.
"Gary Glenn spends all his time attacking people that he disagrees with," Kosofsky said.
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The Grand Rapids Press
ALLEGAN COUNTY -- An organization that promotes family values is attacking a judge, using recorded phone calls that tell voters about his ties to homosexual groups.
Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association, said Allegan County Circuit Judge William Baillargeon has a "long history of involvement with homosexual activist groups that promote so-called homosexual 'marriage' and other radical elements of the homosexual agenda ... ."
However, the Circuit Court race -- Baillargeon is being challenged by attorney Kevin Cronin -- isn't until November.
When told this by a Press reporter, Glenn said: "At worst, Allegan County voters will become aware of the information sooner than planned. We think this campaign is going to be enough so that voters become aware of his history."
Baillargeon said he was disappointed by the "nonsense" allegations that serve only to cause fear. He urged voters to talk to police, attorneys and court workers to determine if he should get their vote.
Triangle Foundation spokesman Sean Kosofsky said Glenn pushes an extreme, hateful agenda, regardless of who gets hurt. He said Glenn, a Midland resident, had no business getting involved in the Allegan County election.
"Gary Glenn spends all his time attacking people that he disagrees with," Kosofsky said.
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