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How Ted Cruz came off looking inclusive in N.Y. gay rights spat
The Christian Science Monitor's Politics ^ | April 27, 2015 | Harry Bruinius

Posted on 04/27/2015 5:28:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz was the guest of two gay New York businessmen for a discussion about Israel last week. The backlash among the gay community speaks to how charged gay rights remains – and how political discourse has evolved.

New York — First, something surprising happened. Then, something familiar.

Last week, conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz and his wife stopped by the Central Park penthouse of two wealthy gay businessmen to have dinner and a friendly “fireside chat” about their mutually fervent support for the state of Israel. Not only was it a civil conversation, it harked to a kind of old-school politics of coalition building and discussions between political opponents on areas of agreement.

By Sunday, however, one of the gay businessmen, Ian Reisner, was apologizing profusely to the gay community. The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus had cancelled a fundraiser at The Out NYC, a hotel partly owned by Mr. Reisner that caters to a gay clientele and hosts same-sex wedding receptions. A theater nonprofit, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, did the same for its event in May. A Facebook page calling for a boycott of the venues owned by Reisner and Mati Weiderpass had drawn nearly 9,500 “likes” by Monday afternoon....

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; tedcruz
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Team Cruz leaked to the media about the so-called fireside chat.
1 posted on 04/27/2015 5:28:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The gaygenda has gotten ridiculous. They enforce their party line almost as fiercely as Stalin enforced the commie party line.


2 posted on 04/27/2015 5:31:18 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

Queergenda.. the word “gay” has been co-opted by perverts and the meaning has nothing to do with their sinful activity.

we need to reclaim our language.


3 posted on 04/27/2015 5:35:07 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The statements by Cruz in the closing four paragraphs of the article are wonderful; truly Ted Cruz at his best.


4 posted on 04/27/2015 5:49:02 PM PDT by Unmarked Package (Cruz to Victory 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; ...
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5 posted on 04/27/2015 6:57:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: colorado tanker
Homo marriage never came up for discussion between Cruz and the two gay guys. They talked about Israel, which is the only Middle Eastern country that is tolerant of homosexuals.

It's completely bizarre that homosexuals never talk about Islamic regimes that out-and-out punishes and kill homosexuals or liberal corporations such as Apple that does business with these regimes.

6 posted on 04/27/2015 6:58:10 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (ANYBODY BUT FRICKING JEB AND HILLARY)
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To: colorado tanker

Or Baltimore thugs protesters..


7 posted on 04/27/2015 6:59:22 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (BeThe Keystone Pipe like ProjectR : build it already Congre)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, Cruz came off looking more “tolerant” than the LGBT activists, who viciously attacked the gay couple when they found out that Cruz was actually interacted with.


8 posted on 04/27/2015 7:01:58 PM PDT by mtrott
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Self ping


9 posted on 04/27/2015 7:07:43 PM PDT by ru4liberty (Dissing Chris Kyle/"American Sniper" = spitting on Vietnam vets)
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To: kingattax

[we need to reclaim our language]

and the rainbow.


10 posted on 04/27/2015 7:13:00 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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11 posted on 04/27/2015 7:15:05 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: stars & stripes forever

CRUZ CANT LOSE. CRUZ CONTROL!!! I’ll be knee-deep in booze if Cruz were to lose!!

stop it!! ok :)


12 posted on 04/27/2015 7:19:03 PM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: Unmarked Package

bttt


13 posted on 04/27/2015 7:20:08 PM PDT by petercooper (And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus... Rollin' down Highway 41.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Not bizarre at all. The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.


14 posted on 04/27/2015 7:37:51 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: dp0622

There’s gotta be some Syrian refugees who could form Druze for Cruz...


15 posted on 04/27/2015 7:40:10 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

lol


16 posted on 04/27/2015 7:43:21 PM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: stars & stripes forever

as Rocky Balboa said - “Absolutely”


17 posted on 04/27/2015 11:36:35 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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