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Ted Cruz’ Gay Marriage Money
Texas Monthly ^ | 3-22-2015 | R. G. Ratcliffe0

Posted on 04/21/2016 3:45:20 PM PDT by scooby321

One donor was Paul Elliott Singer of the hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation. Singer, whose son married his partner, donated $425,000 and raised another $500,000 to push for legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. In 2012, Singer donated $1 million to the American Unity PAC, with the purpose of supporting candidates who back gay marriage. Singer gave Cruz $25,000 in 2009.

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The other donor was Peter Thiel of San Francisco, a venture capitalist behind Facebook and PayPal. Thiel, who is openly gay, is more libertarian than Republican, having financially supported Ron Paul in the past. “I believe that gay rights and marriage rights for gay people should not be a partisan issue,” Thiel said at a 2010 fundraiser for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.”Gay marriage can’t be a partisan issue because as long there are partisan issues or cultural issues in this country, you’ll have trench warfare like on the western front in World War I. You’ll have lots of carnage and no progress.”
1 posted on 04/21/2016 3:45:20 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: scooby321

March of 2015? Hahahahahaha!


2 posted on 04/21/2016 3:46:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: scooby321

Hey, at least he isn’t for freaky men dressed like women going to the restroom with your wife or daughter!

Trump though, is COMPLETELY for that apparently...

What a loon...


3 posted on 04/21/2016 3:47:13 PM PDT by plewis1250 (The pecking order: Christian, American, Conservative)
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To: scooby321

you’ll have trench warfare like on the western front in World War I...

“All F.....ts on the Western Front”


4 posted on 04/21/2016 3:47:25 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: plewis1250
March of 2015? Hahahahahaha!

Promised Gay Marriage not an issue and still cashing their Checks

5 posted on 04/21/2016 3:48:30 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: musicman

Did you use your own body for the photoshop?


7 posted on 04/21/2016 3:52:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; scooby321

I know, right.

Trumpers are having a very bad day today with Trump’s pro-abortion, pro-trannie, pro-path to citizenship and pro-tax the rich comments.

So they have to reach for something - ANYTHING - to rebut with.

Next to be posted.... Another “Cuban Mistress Crisis” story.


8 posted on 04/21/2016 3:54:03 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Sorry Donald. My candidates support pro-life.)
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To: plewis1250

But he says he is going to build a wall! Of course it has a door that will let most of them come back in with a path to citizenship, but it will be a YUUUGE Wall! That is all that’s important.


9 posted on 04/21/2016 3:54:18 PM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought Trump was presumptive nominee? Why is Ted still living in people’s heads?


10 posted on 04/21/2016 3:54:27 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: musicman

Keep it up.

Those donations will be rolling in by the thousands.

Why the Freepathon will be over by Monday, for sure.


11 posted on 04/21/2016 3:55:29 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Sorry Donald. My candidates support pro-life.)
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To: plewis1250

Your worried about a guy who donates who has a son who is gay?

WTF?

How about this?

“The Republican platform every four years has a provision that states that the right of the unborn child should not be infringed,” Guthrie said. “And it makes no exceptions for rape, for incest, for the life of the mother. Would you want to change the Republican platform to include the (abortion) exceptions that you have?”

“Yes, I would. Yes, I would. Absolutely,” Trump said. “For the three exceptions, I would.”

Currently, the Republican platform abortion policy reads: “We assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed.”


12 posted on 04/21/2016 3:58:27 PM PDT by jessduntno (The mind of a liberal...deceit, desire for control, greed, contradiction and fueled by hate.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hypocrite much?

https://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/03/ted-cruzs-gay-billionaire-donor-draws-criticism/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/at-new-york-reception-ted-cruz-is-said-to-strike-different-tone-toward-gays.html

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/01/16/trump-slams-cruz-for-taking-money-from-gay-donors/


13 posted on 04/21/2016 3:58:31 PM PDT by Mechanicos (Trump is for America First. Cruz is for America Last. It's that simple.)
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To: Mastador1

That’s a good question.


14 posted on 04/21/2016 3:58:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Mechanicos

Is Cruz proposing letting mentally ill full grown men into the girl’s bathroom? Ping me when he does.


15 posted on 04/21/2016 4:00:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: scooby321

Cruz is Mr. States’ Rights about gay marriage when he wants money from gays, but he’s not states’ rights on transgender bathrooms when he can slam Trump for having a different view. Consistent conservative, my butt.

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/12/23/report-cruz-tells-new-york-donors-at-fundraiser-that-gay-marriage-isnt-a-top-three-priority/

Cruz: “My view on gay marriage is that I’m a constitutionalist and marriage is a question for the states. And so I think if someone wants to change the marriage laws of their state, the way to do so is convince your fellow citizens — and change them democratically, rather than five unelected judges. … Being a constitutionalist is integral to my approach to every other issue. So that I’m very devoted to.”

Same questioner: “So would you say it’s like a top-three priority for you — fighting gay marriage?”

Cruz: “No. I would say defending the Constitution is a top priority. And that cuts across the whole spectrum — whether it’s defending [the] First Amendment, defending religious liberty, stopping courts from making public policy issues that are left to the people. …

“I also think the 10th Amendment of the Constitution cuts across a whole lot of issues and can bring people together. People of New York may well resolve the marriage question differently than the people of Florida or Texas or Ohio. … That’s why we have 50 states — to allow a diversity of views. And so that is a core commitment.”


16 posted on 04/21/2016 4:02:24 PM PDT by LNV (Nov. 2016-Trump the B!tch!)
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To: Jim Robinson; musicman; Responsibility2nd

Jim, please rein in that depraved pervert NOW.
Or cancel my monthly.
Your choice. This has gone quite far enough.


17 posted on 04/21/2016 4:03:03 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

No 2nd we are not having a bad day at all. We are laughing at the fail of the Establishment. Its no coincidence all the gotcha questions on OLD stuff happened same time that is not a surprise by the same people with the same narrative and same talking points.

yeah we get you are desperate and losing and all you got is the same old he’s Liberal meme to attack him with. too bad its not working and never will. Security, Jobs, Immigration Trump your worn out “hes a liberal” meme. Get new material

Please note Trump is still winning despite the organized with the media Gotcha attacks proving by their pattern and timing there is no difference on the Cruz side between the establishment, democrats and their media.


18 posted on 04/21/2016 4:07:18 PM PDT by Mechanicos (Trump is for America First. Cruz is for America Last. It's that simple.)
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To: Nervous Tick

It’s not just musicman.

Trisham and onyx are just as mean and nasty with their personal attacks.


19 posted on 04/21/2016 4:07:29 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Sorry Donald. My candidates support pro-life.)
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To: jessduntno

yeah thats been working...


20 posted on 04/21/2016 4:08:56 PM PDT by Mechanicos (Trump is for America First. Cruz is for America Last. It's that simple.)
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