Why Carl Paladino is not homophobic — according to the Paladino campaign

The media is buzzing this morning about remarks made by Carl Paladino, New York’s Republican candidate for governor, about homosexuality. “I don’t want [children] brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option — it isn’t,” he said in a speech on Sunday. Today the Paladino campaign is trying to convince the media — and the public — that the candidate is not homophobic. Here’s the campaign’s key piece of evi…