Richmond, Va., Aug 26, 2019 / 15:00 pm
The Governor of Virginia has appointed a Democratic activist with a history of profane, anti-Catholic statements to an influential public body.
On Aug. 16, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) appointed Gail Gordon Donegan to the Virginia Council on Women, an advisory group for the governor and the state's General Assembly, which also awards educational scholarships. Gordon Donegan is a Democratic activist from the city of Alexandria, Virginia.
On Friday, Donnegan's past Twitter usage was reported by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which discovered numerous, repeated, jokes about Catholics, including several jokes about pedophilia.
Donnegan offered apparent justification for her tweets, saying that her father was "severely beaten" in Catholic foster homes as a child, and that she was an atheist. She also claimed that her husband, who she said is an "ex-Catholic" is not offended by her tweets.