After being notified of a video on which guru and Democratic donor JZ Knight spouted anti-Semitic, homophobic and anti-Catholic epithets, Washington State Democratic Party chairman Dwight Pelz announced on Oct. 26 that the party would donate $35,000 both to the Anti-Defamation League and to the Referendum 74 campaign to uphold same-sex marriage.
According to the Publicola news site, Pelz said “It is important that we make it clear that we view her comments as offensive and do not condone this kind of vitriol. We as Democrats strongly value equality and inclusiveness, values shared by the ADL and supporters of marriage equality.”