There is a difference between a statement someone got asked for or an immediate statement (even a short one like: "I acknowledge that some people in the develop

There is a difference between a statement someone got asked for or an immediate statement (even a short one like: "I acknowledge that some people in the developer community have issues with this decision because of my donation to prop8, an issue I will address soon"). The current state of things shows that he didn't feel like this needs to be addressed by himself.