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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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September 18, 2004

The power of blogs: Print media is picking up Parlock's despicable use (here, here) of his little daughter as his personal Bush/Cheney sign holder amid confussion that drove her to tears.

Republican supporters all over the Internet on Friday were saying Parlock was merely a Republican exercising his First Amendment rights, set upon by Democratic thugs.

Meanwhile, Democratic bloggers questioned whether Parlock staged the event that sent Sophia into tears as a news photographer captured her distress. Some even called him a serial protester and a bad parent for putting his daughter in harm’s way.
[Ripped sign spurs national debate - Herald Dispatch - 09-18-04]