Tom Monaghan secured a $4 million “investment” from a pro-choice billionaire for Ave Maria University’s new “Tom Golisano Field House”.  Golisano is a major donor to Democrat campaigns and the founder of a political party with a pro-choice platform.

From the New York Times during one of Golisano’s campaigns for Governor (10/23/94):

“Where do you stand on abortion?” one woman asked him.

Mr. Golisano responded, “The country has been very clear that it wants choice, and I’m pro-choice.”

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Make no mistake.  It was Monaghan who solicited Golisano, hard.  Naples Daily News (11/5/09; excerpts):

So the university’s founder contacted Golisano, and they set up a time for him to visit Ave Maria.  “He did his basic sales work,” Golisano said. “You prospect, then you present and then you close.”

Video from the press conference shows Golisano saying:

He [Monaghan] also came and visited me two or three times in Rochester, New York… So, he did a lot of work.”

Ave Maria University would ban pro-choice President Obama from speaking on its campus.  But, AMU is happy to actively go after $4 million from pro-choice Tom Golisano.  Both men ran for political office on a pro-choice platform.

Who was the first to give Golisano a standing ovation at the donation press conference?  AMU Director of Campus Ministry, Fr. Robert Garrity (image courtesy Naples Daily News; left to right – Garrity, AMU President Nick Healy, Golisano, Monaghan):

Related AveWatch Articles:

• Who is Tom Golisano?
• Who is Tom Golisano? – Ave Maria University’s New Face
• Breaking News: Monaghan Bans Catholic Reporter and Town Resident from Campus and Mass Ahead of Golisano Conference

Naples Daily News:

• Buffalo Sabres owner Golisano donates $4 million for athletic complex at Ave Maria

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