Ted in Bed (Edited)
You all know how strongly Ted Cruz feels about gay people and marriage equality. Heck, they have a whole webpage outlining his hate, hate, hate, of all things gay. gay, gay.
But that only applies to gay who don’t have loads of money.
Senator Ted Cruz has positioned himself as a strong opponent of 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 Monday night, at a reception for him at the Manhattan apartment of two prominent gay hoteliers, the Texas senator and Republican presidential hopeful struck quite a different tone.
Yes, but these were like gay with money which is not at all like regular gays in Cruz’s book. If you’ve got money you’re willing to give Ted Cruz, you’re exempt from his hate fantasies.
I dunno diddle squat about gays in New York but gays in Texas don’t come anywhere near the level of self-loathing that would let them pose with Ted Cruz.
So I imagine it was a fun night on all sides.
On Edit – I was just told that the event as not a fundraiser. It was just a dinner. So, that tells me that any money that was exchanged was done under the table, so to speak.
Thanks to Glen for the heads up.
The guy in the picture with Cruz, if gay, doesn’t like himself much. He couldn’t, and pose for this.
1I agree with you, Corinne. However, they do make a lovely couple!
RWNJs will suck up to whomever has the biggest wad of cash in their wallets!!
2Gay or not, I’d never stand beside Cruz or give him a cent of my money! He is hateful, mean, and just an all round ornery idiot. I’d say more, but don’t want to get in trouble with mama 🙂
3Hey come on. Cruz hopping in bed with gays only if they’re rich shows he is only sucking up for the money, not anything else.
4How in God’s name could any self-respecting man, gay or straight, even appear to support this dementor?????? It defies reason. And how does Cruz spin this so he doesn’t stir up the rwnj minions against him? Either you’re for ’em or agin’ ’em.
5I’d label the photo above:
“Politics makes strange bedfellows.”
With Ted Cruz and his gay donors, that’s some powerful imagery.
6Ted. Crazy. Just plain crazy. And this is the same crowd that is calling for Hillary’s blood over emails and allegations she sold uranium mines in this country to the Russians while she was Secretary of State. Oh, and plus, she and Bill own Haiti and no one can go to Haiti and conduct any sort of business without being blessed by them.
And, before I forget, rain makes applesauce.
7The guy with him is clearly horrified; he thought they were giving a gay reception for TOM Cruise.
8When I was about 15 or 16 I first noticed guys talking crazy illogical like this. Then, they weren’t running for GOP nominations. They were trying to get out of geometry I alive. And then it was the mushrooms or whatever talking. Rafael talks crazy without illegal pharmaceuticals. What a guy eh?
9Rick, I believe you nailed it: “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” That is a fact, Jack … oh wait, I mean Rick!!
10Well, they’re both almost smiling.
11Maryelle, perfect description of Cruz, and I’m stealing it if you don’t mind – Cruz truly is a Dementer!
12Maryelle, I don’t get that either. It’s like me paying Phyllis Schafly to be my mentor. (Is that cruel old harridan still alive? Hope not.)
13Tell me again, which one is the gay guy?
14How close I could stand to Cruz depends on how far I can projectile vomit, because I would.
15According to the fox news poll, Rubio is leading the pack with the huckster and Craz, err Cruz tied for fifth of who will win the primary.
16As Cruz has learned, because they’re in it for the money, not all heterosexual gigolos will do business only with women. Har-de-har-har-whore …
17Bruce Jenner just came out as a women.
He also stated he is a republican.
I wonder how long it will take him to realize that the republicans are not going to want him anywhere near them after years of his support.
18They might have, in addition to liking the money, have opted to not copy the bigots who refuse service because of their personally help beliefs.
19I don’t know… Cruz looks a little green around the gills in this photo to me. Maybe he’s afraid of the stern hellfire and brimstone lecture he’s gonna get from his Daddy when he gets home for associating with a gay man. The other guy… looks shell-shocked…. because he too is dreading ridicule from his friends and associates for breaking bread with Ted Cruz, and having a photo made for posterity.
Diane Sawyer really took Bruce Jenner to task over whether or not he honestly thought he could call Mitch McConnell or John Boehner to get them to change their mind on LGBT issues. It was pretty funny.
20I’m waiting for the spin Daddy and sonny boy will put on this debacle. Did he think he wouldn’t be found out? Ted will be spinning so hard he will stick 6 ft. into the ground before someone notices.
21Love the title of this piece!
22that guy looks like Ted just put his finger up his butt..
can I say that here?
23The only way I can figure that this entire debacle makes any sense whatsoever is this:
Suppose those guys got together and thought, “How can we totally dry up any money Little Teddy has any hope of raising? Hey! Let’s invite him to dinner! If he accepts, his run will last about 10 more minutes. And that’s being generous.”
Ted just alienated his entire voting bloc in one swell foop. And good on him.
24I just read that the gay hoteliers had a firestorm after this event. They gay community was passing the word to boycott these businesses. The Hoteliers came out with very humble appoligies for not being better at choosing who they associate with.
25I think I saw this on Daily Kos.