State Senator Donald Munson said he won't fire his campaign manager who referred to homosexuality as a "subhuman" act.
That's what Ryan Miner posted in 2005 on Facebook, and it's come back to haunt him.
Munson, a republican from western Maryland, told the (Hagerstown) Herald-Mail that these comments constitute a "youthful indiscretion." He said the language is regrettable and doesn't reflect his own views.
Let's see how many other "youthful indescretions" come to mind: There's Bill Clinton who didn't inhale, George W. Bush's drunken driving conviction and, lately, John Edwards's love child. Oh wait, he never claimed that as a "youthful indiscretion." Just part of a pattern of age-defying indiscretions.
But back to Munson aide Ryan Minor. The 24-year-old said his views have evolved since the unfortunate Facebook post while he was a sophomore at Duquesne University. He said he is in no position to judge whether homosexuality is a subhuman act.
State Senator Munson is keeping Minor on as his campaign manager in the primary challenge from Republican Delegate Christopher Shank. Shank said he's more conservative than the five-term incumbent.
