At New York Reception, Ted Cruz Is Said to Strike Different Tone Toward Gays

NYTimes ^ | 4/23/2015 | Maggie Haberman

[VinL]

[Admin note] Title and text changed at source. New title: "Ted Cruz Is Guest of Two Gay Businessmen"

Senator Ted Cruz, the Republican presidential candidate, has positioned himself as a strong opponent to same-sex marriage, urging pastors nationwide to preach in support of marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, which he said was “ordained by God.”

But on Wednesday night, at a reception for him at the Manhattan apartment of two prominent gay hoteliers, the Texas senator struck quite a different tone.

During the gathering, according to two attendees, Mr. Cruz said he would have no problem if one of his daughters was gay. He did not mention his opposition to same-sex marriage, saying only that marriage is an issue that should be left to the states.

The dinner and “fireside chat” for about a dozen people with Mr. Cruz and his wife, Heidi, was at the Central Park South penthouse of Mati Weiderpass and Ian Reisner, longtime business partners who were once a couple and who have been pioneers in the gay hospitality industry.

“Ted Cruz said, ‘If one of my daughters was gay, I would love them just as much,’” recalled Mr. Reisner, a same-sex marriage proponent who described himself as simply an attendee at Mr. Weiderpass’s event.

Mr. Reisner and Kalman Sporn, who advises Mr. Cruz’s Middle East team and served as the moderator for the evening, said that the senator told the group that marriage should be left up to the states.

He did not bring up his own opposition to same-sex marriage during the evening, which focused mainly on foreign policy.

An aide to Mr. Cruz, reached on Thursday, reiterated that the senator is opposed to same-sex marriage.

Mr. Cruz has honed his reputation as a grassroots firebrand, who was strongly supportive of the Indiana religious freedom law that was recently blasted as discriminatory by gay rights activists. [snip]

[WayneS]

I’ve already forgotten it.

But now I won’t remember your lack of a sense of humor...

Oh well. I knew the risks...

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

I just love the way reporters twist things. From “no problem” if the daughter were gay, to “I would love her just as much,” is a far jump. The two are not the same thing. Hate this freakin’ media we have now.

[PoloSec]

I agree if he did say “I have no problem” then I have a problem, gay means homosexual and if you have no problem with your child being such than something is wrong with you, lets just follow the natural course of these things, could anyone say I have no problem if my child is transvestite, queer, lesbian, pedifile, prostitute, ect, having no problem with it is how these things get to be acceptable.

Yes love your children, saying you have no problem with them if they choose to promote, approve of or engage in perverted deviant behavior does not demonstrate love IMO!

I am an avid Cruz supporter and I find this to be UNBELIEVABLE, I do not see how he can let this stand, I’ve said many times he believes what he says, means what he says, he does not backtrack, but there is no other way out of this if true, he could not of said those words I HAVE NO PROBLEM, for now I choose to believe he did not say “he has no problem if his daughter is gay” that must be some reporters interpretation or just an outright lie, and lies like this have a way sticking, I stand with CRUZ he did not say this and I refuse to believe he did until I hear him say so with my own ears.

[Bob434]

[[There is no way a candidate can just sit and dwell among his own base, stroking only their pet concerns, and never get out and go after the votes that will make him the nominee,]]

Are you suggesting the only way to win is to compromise one’s values? Because that’s what it sounds like you just said

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mind your own boy, he needs a lot more spin than all the others combined.

[dp0622]

oh lol i’m a male ditz. it skips every other generation but i got it!!

[Resettozero]

But now I won’t remember your lack of a sense of humor...

Your idea of humor must be a sarcastic one because it's not been apparent in your wimpishly antagonistic posts to me.

Bully on.

[American Constitutionalist]

The operative word here is they “ reject “ the notion that, how can Christians be opposed to the gay agenda and gay marriage, that is being forced upon us unwillingly and it defies our values, but love the sinner as Christ does...

What they do behind closed doors is their business, just don’t force it upon us, because they to will one day face their creator and be held accountable.

[RitaOK]

LOL!!!! Spewing my screen, now!! STOPPPP!

[Bob434]

[[I am an avid Cruz supporter and I find this to be UNBELIEVABLE,]]

The problem is that we only have the word of a homosexual who CLAIMED Cruz said that- The NYT reporter, IF she were a true reporter doing her job professionally- should have demanded that that person make the statement and declare the statement a direct quote from Ted- that was should a recording or transcript of the actual conversation surface and refute what the gay person claimed, then they would be made out to be a liar and Cruz would be vindication, and rightfully so-

As it stands, it’s just heresay at this point because we only have the word of one person who no doubt isn’t a Ted fan-

Perhaps Ted should be asked to either verify or refute the claim by the gay person-

[trisham]

There's a big difference between “Ted Cruz said, ‘If one of my daughters was gay, I would love them just as much,’” and

"Mr. Cruz said he would have no problem if one of his daughters was gay."

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This is a typical liberal manipulation of the facts.

[dontreadthis]

warms my heart to see big money behind Cruz

[WayneS]

You really are a touchy little person, aren’t you?

[Bob434]

[[ that must be some reporters interpretation or just an outright lie,]]

That’sw what I think at this point- a lie by a homosexual with an extreme bias against Ted no doubt-

[American Constitutionalist]

Sarcasm can be used as a cutting remark, or it can be used as a way to bring out a point, or boldly state a absurdity.

[Resettozero]

You really are a touchy little person, aren’t you?

You really are a touchy little person, aren't you Bunky. (Ball crosses net.)

[Resettozero]

Sarcasm can be used as a cutting remark, or it can be used as a way to bring out a point, or boldly state a absurdity.

Or it can be invisible if hidden by a roving pack of idiots.

[VinL]

Excellent! I was going to say that in Post #1, and in reply to Post #12, but didn’t want to make waves. But, absolutely.

[donna]

The federal judges have taken the choice away from the states, so “let the states decide” is a cop out answer.

Same with abortion.

[dp0622]

You know i'm ashamed that my lack of self control regarding weight leads to higher health care premiums for everyone and i'm trying to tackle it. These people have unprotected anal sex, get what in my opinion is a humiliating and very costly to the country disease, and they protested the past twenty five years like it was OWED to them to fix the problem so they could have unprotected sex again, which they are doing again at alarming rates. God wont be mocked though, and they are now getting dementia regardless of treatment in their forties and fifties.

I feel bad for the people who got this thing from blood transfusions. Sorry if this sounds a little cold hearted. Just annoyed.