Fred Eychaner major PAC packer
From The Daily Caller
Hacker Leaks ‘Big Donor’ Info From Alleged DNC Breach
One document Guccifer 2.0 claims to have stolen is a self-explanatory “Big Donor List” that is published on a WordPress website that appears to belong to the hacker. It includes the names of major Democratic donors such as billionaire businessmen Daniel Abraham and *Fred Eychaner. Both gave $1 million to the DNC, according to the document.
More on Eychaner financial totals from Public Integrity.org: Donor profile: Fred Eychaner
Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012
We remember Eychaner Foundation as being big on gay issues, especially when they can challenge religious tenets.
From Catholic World News:
Iowa: scholarship for gay student at Catholic school sparks controversy
May 08, 2012
Reversing course and citing diocesan policy, a Catholic school in Clinton, Iowa, will not permit a foundation representative to present a scholarship award to an openly gay student at the school’s awards assembly.
Instead, school officials will personally present the award to the student.
Staff at Prince of Peace Catholic School encouraged Keaton Fuller, a senior, to apply for the Eychenar Foundation’s Matthew Shepard Scholarship. According to the foundation, the scholarship is awarded to “openly LGBT Iowa high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, an ACT score of 22 or better, demonstratable [sic] LGBT activism and community service, and a history of high moral and ethical standards and conduct.”
After the foundation decided to award a scholarship to Fuller, school staff told the foundation that a foundation representative would be permitted to present the award to Fuller. The Diocese of Davenport, citing the diocese’s “long-standing policy regarding guest speakers,” overruled the school’s decision.
“This policy was explained to Keaton’s parents at their meeting with Bishop Martin Amos last week,” according to a diocesan statement. “It [the policy] states: ‘We cannot allow any one or any organization which promotes a position that is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church to present at a diocesan institution.’”
“Bishop Amos also expressed his congratulations for Keaton’s reception of the award and recognized his hard work in achieving it,” the statement continued.
Ed O’Neill, president of Prince of Peace’s school board, criticized the diocese’s decision.
Describing himself as “disappointed and confused,” O’Neill said that “if you say you’re going to do something, you do it.”
“I guess I don’t understand what the big deal is about somebody from the foundation coming to present the award,” he added.
Responding to the diocese’s decision, gay rights activist Richard Eychenar stated:
The mission of the Eychaner Foundation is to promote tolerance, understanding and anti-bullying policies. We help Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students survive and work to prevent teen suicide. We’re shocked that Bishop Amos and the Diocese of Davenport find these positions “contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church”.
Do their beliefs support intolerance and bullying?
How can it be acceptable to have school staff present the award in the school, but not allow the sponsor of the award to make the presentation? How is the award itself acceptable to Catholic beliefs but not those who make it possible? Why would we allow others to present an award we make possible?
What is objectionable about a mission of tolerance and understanding, supporting bullied students and suicide prevention that makes us unwelcome at Prince of Peace, but not representatives of US Military Academies and casinos who are allowed to present scholarships at diocesan schools?
One might appreciate Bishop Amos’ statement: ‘We cannot allow any one or any organization which promotes a position that is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church to present at a diocesan institution.’” , if there were not the most glaring hypocrisy involved. The policy has been grossly violated by him. Observance seems to depend on the influence of the beneficiary of awards and recognition.
Previous to this, a notorious advocate of Planned Parenthood policies and retired legislative opponent of right to life efforts, one who cast a key vote as a state senator against a traditional marriage amendment to the Iowa Constitution, whose campaign was a recipient of an incredible amount of money from two gay marriage advocates, Maggie Tinsman, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the same Bishop’s hand as Chairman of the Board of St. Ambrose University. Objections were ignored.
DLH and R Mall
