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Gay Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes
The New York Times:Ian Reisner, one of the two gay hoteliers facing boycott calls for hosting an event for Senator Ted Cruz, who is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage, apologized to the gay community for showing “poor judgment.”
Mr. Reisner put the apology on Facebook, where a page calling for a boycott of his properties, the gay-friendly OUT NYC hotel and his Fire Island Pines holdings, had gotten more than 8,200 “likes” by Sunday evening.
“I am shaken to my bones by the emails, texts, postings and phone calls of the past few days. I made a terrible mistake,” wrote Mr. Reisner.
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The two men are prominent figures in the gay rights community, and Mr. Reisner has been especially vocal about same-sex marriage. He’s also a staunch supporter of Israel, as is Mr. Cruz.
Mr. Reisner put the apology on Facebook, where a page calling for a boycott of his properties, the gay-friendly OUT NYC hotel and his Fire Island Pines holdings, had gotten more than 8,200 “likes” by Sunday evening.
“I am shaken to my bones by the emails, texts, postings and phone calls of the past few days. I made a terrible mistake,” wrote Mr. Reisner.
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The two men are prominent figures in the gay rights community, and Mr. Reisner has been especially vocal about same-sex marriage. He’s also a staunch supporter of Israel, as is Mr. Cruz.
Since EVERY Republican is a staunch supporter of Israel, still doesn't explain why he cozied up to Cruz.
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Of course, I could be wrong, because the truth is there are quite a few GLBT people who have no idea about politics. For some reason, gays are expected to be savvy about politics and know who's who in the political world. When my husband and I lived in New Orleans, which has a very active LGBT community, we would try to discuss politics with some people; I was surprised at the ignorance. Even basic things were unknown. It demonstrated the GLBT is indeed like every other group and has plenty of people not connected into the world of politics. Then again, as another poster claims, it was...oh why spoil the surprise...
No, it was about Cruz' support for Israel. Apparently he's Jewish 1st, gay 2nd
That type of ignorance is likely why he then went on to say:The fact is, an unknown quantity of Jewish Democrats will move to the Republican party over Israel.
After reading his "facts" about the Jewish Democrats moving to the Republican party; OH WAIT, there were no facts.
Seems the "gay angle" wasn't enough for some, and actually was likely the reason this even "interesting" to a certain few, who normally couldn't give two shits about GLBT issues, rights or concerns.
Personally, your theory, "its all about the money", makes more sense and is often the undercurrent in many a minority's support of the Republican party. Other issues are generally nothing more than window dressing.
