No comment about it until you did in the post I quoted
So go back and re-read what I actually said in that post in light of that context, and you'll realize it's not an odd response, nor is it throwing it out there to poison the well as you said.
While it shouldn't matter who someone sleeps with (as long as it's legal) it becomes a basis for concern if that is the primary reason they got the job.
I'm not saying it's what happened here, but I can understand those who wonder about it.
This can't be overstated, and it applies in the opposite direction as well. The political right can't assume that identity was the sole basis for her selection
No problem. I actually verified as much as I could without direct contact and it looked legit which is part of the reason I let it stay...along with the importance of the subject matter.
Its the correct forum, but normally we don't allow drive-by research requests from people who are only here to use members as research data and nothing else.