Oh, brother. Here we go again.
After being lambasted for holding a private dinner party for Sen. Ted Cruz‘s 2016 President run earlier this year, which resulted in their businesses being boycotted, employees filing lawsuits against them, public ridicule, and even being kicked out of Fire Island restaurants, Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass have done it again.
Related: Ian Reisner Calls Gay People “Cheap” And “Entitled” While Trying To Defend His Dinner For Ted Cruz
It was just discovered that the ex-lovers-turned-business-partners also hosted a private fundraiser at their Central Park South penthouse for Tea Partier Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin, raising more than $10,500, back in April.
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Johnson, who describes himself as “a pretty traditional guy,” holds a zero ranking out of a possible 100 with the HRC for his stances on gay rights. He’s gone on record to say he believes marriage is between “one man and one woman,” and in 2013 he voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which protects people from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
But that didn’t stop Reisner and Weiderpass from posing for selfies with the gay-hating politician, or giving him $2,700, the maximum allowed under federal election law.
Other attendees who whipped out their checkbooks included gay former Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman and amfAR co-founder Jonathan S. Canno.
Cue the backlash in 3…2…1…
Related: Is Boycotting One Of Our Own A Good Idea?
h/t: Gay City News
Rich Penway
why is this a surprise??
Louis
@KM201: Old or not it doesn’t matter ultimately.
What does matter is this kind of thing needs to stop these gay individuals need to stop sleeping with the enemy as well as aligning themselves with the enemy throwing their own community under the bus constantly.
Brian JC Kneeland
stay away from supporting their business!
Stache99
Just can’t help himself. Business before pride.
Bauhaus
@Stache99:
That’s the gay GOP way.
pfm6155
I simply can’t imagine hating myself so much. Needs self esteem counseling. Self loathing is so sad to see.
Rude Drew
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer?
Jay Saltz
No surprise these gay businessmen throwing gays under the bus for a buck.
jwtraveler
Lots of rich people in this country use their money for lots of disgusting, offensive and self-serving purposes, especially in the political sphere. Why do we expect these guys to be different just because they’re gay?
Jandrooey
Get that money, Ian. You’ve got my full support. “Pride” has never fed anyone or put gas in the tank. Love ya!
tonythompson
They’re supporting a guy who does not believe that gay people are human beings with rights. And yet they don’t even see that. Somehow, they’re able to compartmentalize their views of the guy. Or perhaps they have a great degree of internalized homophobia.
Oliver O'Connell
This was news in April, they even press-released it… http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ian-reisner-ron-johnson
BJ McFrisky
Because in America, if you’re in a same-sex relationship, or if you’re attracted to the same gender, then you’re expected to eschew all individuality, rid yourself of independent thought, join the herd, and you absolutely, positively MUST . . . VOTE . . . DEMOCRAT!! (otherwise you’ll be judged a self-loather and find yourself on the receiving end of tactless statements as evidenced above)
Lesson learned.
Every day’s a school day, eh, kids?
Todd Burke
Duchebags!!
Sameer Nurani
Shame on them. Disappointing…
Sheila Meisel
Who hates themselves? These guys need therapy!
Cam
@BJ McFrisky: said…. “Because in America, if you’re in a same-sex relationship, or if you’re attracted to the same gender, then you’re expected to eschew all individuality, rid yourself of independent thought, join the herd, and you absolutely, positively MUST . . . VOTE . . . DEMOCRAT!!”
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Hey BJ, why is it that you never put down exactly WHAT the political differences are? By being “In a same-sex relationship” You mean not legally married don’t you? Because this politician is opposed to that right.
So in other words, you are attacking lesbians and gays for not wanting to support a politician who wants to take away their rights and make them second class citizens.
So in other words, you are telling women, that they are intolerant for not supporting politicians who would want to take away their right to vote or own property.
Cam
@SeeingAll:
If the boycott has been “Useless” then why did Reisner write a groveling letter to the Fire Island Business community saying that he has nothing to do with Weiderpuss’s comments and begging them to support him?
People don’t respond when something is having zero effect.
As for this guy, look, they are funding people whose main goal is the destruction of any rights for LGBT’s
The fact that the Log Cabin contingent is so bent on supporting them says a huge amount about them. They fund anti-gay politicians, and gay republicans attack anybody who dares point this out. ie. Log Cabin supports anti-gay politicians.
Xzamilio
@BJ McFrisky: Of course you’re not expected to… we’re a homogenized (tee hee) group of people that must all think the same way, but it stands to reason that obviously if you’re aligning yourself with someone that sees you as a wallet and not a human being deserving of the same rights as they have, then that should be cause for concern. Obviously, gay rights isn’t the be-all-end-all for conservative values, so I at least get it on that front, but I have problems with any group that feels that their fight for rights means taking away the rights of others.
Desert Boy
Ian Reisner would’ve tap danced for the Nazis. He’s worthless shit.
Cam
@Xzamilio:
And which of his rights have been taken away? He has the right to donate money to people who feel the rest of us should be arrested for being who we are, and I have the right to not spend my money at any business he owns.
Please explain what rights Reisner has had taken away?
Kevin Elsasser
I’m not sure who’s more of a hypocrite — the gay business owners who host fundraisers for anti-gay politicians or the gay politician who accepts money from gay business owners. Just saying.
Will Moor
@Jandrooey: He isn’t “getting” any money, he’s GIVING it. To homophobes. So if the Republicans win and you get food in your belly and gas in your tank but are stripped of several of your rights will you be perfectly happy because you got that gas in your tank even though you can’t marry the person you love or feel secure in your job because you might get fired for being gay? Actually being able to keep your job is kinda key to being able to put gas in your tank and food on the table, don’t you think?
@Cam: I can’t speak for Xzamilio but I got the impression that the group he was saying he had a problem with was anti-gay Republicans.
SeeingAll
@Cam: The boycott hadn’t even started yet when he wrote that letter, which really wasn’t groveling. He was trying to be nice and apologizing. When his apology wasn’t accepted he dropped it. After that, the businesses in the Pines have done as well as ever all summer. And I’m not taking sides : Reisner is a wealthy man who inherited all his money and is clueless as to real peoples’ lives; the Fire Island Pines home owners are greedy snobby elitist jerks; and the boycotters are vicious horrors.
SeeingAll
The main boycotters being Gay City News’ creeps Andy Humm and Duncan Osborne, who must have bribed Queerty to post this old story again. And let’s see if THIS post gets deleted too.
Xzamilio
@Cam: Why don’t you read my damn post again instead of being so damn reactionary??? I’m talking about gay guys who align themselves with the kinds of groups that think their fight for rights is taking the rights of others away. Do you always have to be some asswipe who thinks he can SJW all over the website? I’m on your side… calm the fuck down.
Xzamilio
@Will Moor: Thank you. YOU can read, it appears lol!!
paul dorian lord fredine
@Kevin Elsasser: ??? why is a gay politician taking money from gay business owners ‘hypocritical’?
Glücklich
Where is the payoff to Reisner and Weiderpass in supporting these anti-gay politicians? What do they hope to gain for themselves or their business(es)? It’s obvious what the payoff will be when a PAC full of energy or timber executives supports politicians who want to loosen environmental regulations but in the case of these two, what sort of favor do they hope to curry?
BJ McFrisky
@Xzamilio: Trust me, if any Republican has a problem with my being gay, then I’ll have nothing to do with them. But the thing is, I’ve encountered very few ever who’ve voiced an objection to the issue. To the contrary, most have been gracious and accepting, with a very small faction of ultra-conservative Christian right-wingers who’re hung up on the marriage thing. But Republicans in general don’t have an anti-gay agenda—that’s just what the Left wants you to believe in their ongoing quest to divide and conquer. Hence, this article.
Cam
@Xzamilio: No, you’re trying to deflect onto another topic.
Cam
@SeeingAll: Please don’t lie, the letter went out after calls and petitions for a boycott went out.
If you have to rewrite history to defend him, then you obviously have an agenda.
Ron Loftus
please refuse to contribute to whatever they are selling and don’t post or l will file a complaint on these slobs
xzall
@BJ McFrisky: Why are you speaking in generalized terms. This specific politician that goes by the name of Senator Ron Johnson has gone on record about all his anti gay feelings.
“He’s gone on record to say he believes marriage is between “one man and one woman,” and in 2013 he voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which protects people from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”
That’s not just going on record that’s an ACTUAL VOTE. He doesn’t like gay people. I’d say self loather is a very accurate description of a gay person who supports that and would hold a fundraiser for that.
SeeingAll
@Glücklich: The Lavender Mafia/Jewish/NYC/Israel thing is what the anti-Semites of the boycott are accusing them of.
SeeingAll
@Cam: No.
Alan Burnside
Pay them back buy voting with your feet and stop using their businesses. The sooner they are bankrupt the better!
SeeingAll
@Cam: The boycott had no effect. His apology letter went out immediately after the call for a Boycott. Wouldn’t even have been TIME for an effect, if there’d ever been an effect. But, Cam, why do you think Queerty is posting this OLD story now ?
Xzamilio
@BJ McFrisky: Please… if that’s an accusation you want to hurl at the ultra-left, the ultra-right get the same book thrown at them. Even if I entertained your notion of it being a fringe group, that “fringe group” wields a great deal of power in Congress, and at every turn where there is opposition to LGBT rights, the conservative base is at the forefront leading the charge. The fact that you’re treated with decency goes to human decency, but how is that translating over to public policy? I’ll give you one thing, though: it seems some of Bush’s appointed conservative judges have no problem following the law and granting rights to us as LGBT individuals.
@Cam: Dude, I don’t know what the fuck your problem is, and frankly I don’t care because you’re the one seeing what you want to see.. AS USUAL. I’ve been fine ignoring your ass because you have some obsession with being a keyboard warrior, and I just don’t have it in me to feed your delusion… so by all means, carry on in your social media quest to right your wrongs, one Queerty post at a time.
Xzamilio
@BJ McFrisky: People like Cam are their own worst enemy, and why I have become more and more reluctant to call myself a liberal… it’s like we have this need to attack everyone — even the ones in our own ranks — because everything must fit a certain mold, so YES, on that front, I agree with you on the uber liberals who think they need control EVERYTHING a person says or does. But, you’re full of it if you think anti-LGBT is not still a mainstream Republican talking point. Anti-abortion, anti-trans rights, pro-guns, anti-anything not Christian. Or does Fox News represent the “fringe”?
Jay A. Scaramazzo
Who is surprised?
Michael A. Davis
I mean listen, you can support whoever you want – it’s America, but be upfront and honest about it, and don’t front with feign ‘OMG – we didn’t’ know – soo sorry!’, when you get caught, cause ya’ll look…#bankruptandbeggingforforgivenessintminus
Kangol
No surprise, no surprise. Greedy, r@cist, self-loathing qu33rs like these two are the worst!
Will Glitzern
Ted Cruz recently said anti-gay businesses inspire him. I guess these dillweeds figured after he said that, they were screwed anyway so they might as well do whatever the hell they want to.
Louis
@Jandrooey: Integrity and self respect is far more important then intentionally supporting people who never have any problem treating us as less then human in this world.
You really have to have a lot of self hate and self loathing going on to turn against your own community.
Louis
@BJ McFrisky: I wouldn’t call it an agenda per say but it is more prevalent within the Republican Party.
Louis
@Cam: When you are actively participating in infringing on another human beings inalienable rights then you are indeed responsible and accountable for taking those rights away.
For example gay marriage, hospital visitations, adoption and so on all of those are our inalienable rights as Americans as well as human beings.
It’s unconstitutional and Unamerican for men like this man to think he can try to infringe upon our rights and strip us of our rights and then smile in some photo as if we are that naive and gullible enough to believe he supports our rights as Americans.
As the old saying goes a leopard can’t change its stripes.
Louis
Spots I meant spots .
Jeremy Bara
They both look evil af. Especially the short one…
Xzamilio
@Louis: Oh, no… don’t misconstrue what Cam is saying because he’s already busy misconstruing what I said and even when corrected doesn’t have enough intestinal fortitude to admit what reactionary shitbag he is.
aliengod
Money pays the bills. Next time your power bill is due, try and pay it with pride.
Tom Gouzoules
Ignore their trendy business. Gay men still flock to their businesses which says more about gay men.
Bauhaus
@aliengod:
Does it completely escape you that there are still no legal protections for LGBT workers? Work, where the money comes from. We have marriage equality, but can be fired, not hired, denied housing and loans, because of our sexual orientation.
Curty
Its just business. Keep my taxes low, wages low for employees. Do me other political favors.
Tim Kolman
I support them!!! Without them the first real gay destination would not be here!! Do you shop at Target? If so you also should stop cause guess what. They give to conservatives! Wake up ignorant people!!!
ISpeakOnlyTruth
These guys can dig their own graves all they want.
They’re nothing but elitists who think their money makes them grand are in for a rude awakening.
And those who think these guys are so great, you can support them all you want with your money going to people who’d rather they were not on the face of the earth.
Let ’em cry all the way to BoycottsVille……..
Giancarlo85
@BJ McFrisky: Most republicans do have a problemw ith you being gay, and they think it is a mental illness. The republican party wants to you thrown in a mental hospital. Just best to admit it right now. Asides from that their economic and foreign policy is total shit.
jwtraveler
@BJ McFrisky: You’re an idiot!
Giancarlo85
@Tim Kolman: Blah blah blah. Who shops at Target? I don’t. Don’t want my credit card info stolen. These idiots drove their own business into the ground.
Giancarlo85
@BJ McFrisky: What a total moron. You vote republican because you somehow think they are better for this country. Wake up clown… people vote democrat because republicans fuck everything up including creating recessions.
jwtraveler
@BJ McFrisky: What was I thinking? I’m sure you already know that.
Dennis Crowley
They need to return their gay membership cards. Nice publicity stunt though
Will Moor
@aliengod: “Money pays the bills. Next time your power bill is due, try and pay it with pride.”
What does “pride” have to do with it? Anyway, if the Republicans get their way and your ass gets fired for being gay and there is absolutely NOTHING you can do about it thanks to them, try and pay it with your non-existent money. At least you can bask in the warm glow of the straights around you getting richer, I suppose.
Giancarlo85
@aliengod: And what does that have to do with anything? And what do you know about paying bills? I’m pretty sure your parents pay the electricity bill.
These right wing gays… always trying to come up with new bullshit. It’s funny these right wing gays demand people make their own money, yet support people who were born rich and never worked a day in their life.
Sansacro
@aliengod: Yeah, that line of thinking works for impoverished, urban-blight hookers and drug addicts, not extremely wealthy queers who can pay their electric bills just fine.
Sansacro
Maybe these guys need a tour down memory lane: remember all those Jews who thought making friend$ with the Nazis would save them. I have a nice oven I can sell them.
silveroracle
Its people like them that gives the gay community a bad name.
Cam
@Xzamilio: said…
“@Cam: Dude, I don’t know what the fuck your problem is, and frankly I don’t care because you’re the one seeing what you want to see.. AS USUAL. I’ve been fine ignoring your ass because you have some obsession with being a keyboard warrior….
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Just wanted to let you know that you’re doing a great job ignoring me.
Blake Kyle Kerr
O god just leave them alone already they can give money to anyone they want jeez it’s a free world stop bitchin about it
Cam
@SeeingAll: First said….. that the boycott had had no effect and the letter had nothing to do with that….
THEN, SeeingAll wrote: The boycott had no effect. His apology letter went out immediately after the call for a Boycott. Wouldn’t even have been TIME for an effect, if there’d ever been an effect.
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So SeeingAll said that the boycott had no effect, AND that the letter went out immediately after, so there wasn’t even TIME for an effect.
This is an example of how the Log Cabin Republicans will lie anytime they have to to defend anti-gay republicans.
The first article Queerty posted on this Reisner situation was on May 11th, and calls for a boycott went out immediately. The letter to the Fire Island association apologizing went out on May 20th, AFTER Reisner had tried to apologize twice (But ended up attacking the communmity)
So first SeeingAll says the boycott had no effect, when challenged on that by being told people don’t grovel without reason, he then claimed that there wouldn’t have been any time because the letter got sent out immediately. Well based upon actual reporting of the incident it was around a week and a half before the letter went out, after the boycott started, AND Reisner had tried to apologize twice. So again, just like BJ, these Log Cabin guys will always lie or do anything they can to always defend anti-gay republicans.
May 11th First report on Queerty about Reisner and Weiderpuss’ fundraising for Ted Cruz
http://www.queerty.com/gay-nyc-hotelier-who-hosted-ted-cruz-scraps-the-apologies-attacks-gay-extremists-instead-20150511
May 21st Report on Reisner sending letter to Fire Island Pines business association.
http://www.queerty.com/ian-reisner-apologizes-again-for-ted-cruz-debacle-donates-20k-to-fire-island-pines-group-20150521
Cam
@Xzamilio: said…
“@Cam: Why don’t you read my damn post again instead of being so damn reactionary??? I’m talking about gay guys who align themselves with the kinds of groups that think their fight for rights is taking the rights of others away.”
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Didn’t see that post from you, Got it!
SeeingAll
@Cam: But Queerty is also reporting on THIS story that happened a zillion years ago. Believe me, the boycott had no effect. And out of all the rats involved, if you want to believe I’m somehow or other on one of their sides…..go right ahead.
Cam
@SeeingAll:
My dates are accurate, and if they weren’t you would be able to prove that. You couldn’t, still proving your original statements were lies.
Again, people like you will always defend anti-gay bigots if they are Republican.
Your lies got called out, deal with it.
Giancarlo85
What proof do you have in saying the boycott had no effect? The two own a failing business after all. SeeingAll, learn how to write. You think you are smart, but your posts are unintelligible and incoherent.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
It’s a rare gift to make an elderly republican look less creepy sinister in comparison…maybe he should hire himself out for that unique service…oh, maybe he already did
DCFarmboy
Private people are going to do what they want with their private money and rich people are going to support politicians that take care of rich people.
The bigger issue is that we have to stop seeing individuals as leaders or representatives of our community just because they are rich, business owners or celebrities. And that includes the over adulation of rich guys who support pro-gay candidates and therefore think they have the right to run our movement.
SeeingAll
@Giancarlo85: YOU again ! You’re still mad that I beat you in the Miss South America pageant.
SeeingAll
@Cam: Yes, I did. But with hundreds of millions, they should have enough to keep throwing those Central Park South parties, which I love so much, for a good long time.
SeeingAll
@DCFarmboy: That’s everybody on Fire Island, though. Rich snots who see owning a house there as the ultimate status symbol.
Jeffrey Rodriguez
What is wrong with these people?
Cam
@SeeingAll:
Thank you for proving that the Log Cabiners have no problem supporting people who want to see gays as second class citizens. And are opposed to LGBT’s having any rights. About time you folks admitted that about yourselves.
SeeingAll
@Cam: That’s not true. LGBTs can have SOME rights.
Jaime Enrique Sibauste
WHO CARES ABOUT THIS IDIOTS!
ParisNat
The old democrat venom surfaces again.
Why do you assume that we all share your ‘political’ views?
Get a life!
Cam
@ParisNat: said… “The old democrat venom surfaces again.
Why do you assume that we all share your ‘political’ views?
Get a life!”
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You can always tell when a right wing bigoted troll is on here. He tries to claim that thinking gays should be allowed to work, own property, and get married are simply “Political Views”.
So in other words, the right wing brutally attacking LGBT’s and waiting to take away civil rights, fund anti-gay laws, and anti-gay foreign govts. are just acting on their political beliefs, but if we disagree with them, then we’re attacking them with “Venom”.
Pathetic.
rghodges
((Asshole x 2) + (Fuggly)) = Two Fuggly Assholes
ParisNat
@Cam: Pauvre con ! Casse-toi !
rextrek
..and can I just say – as a GAY MARRIED man of 5yrs, 55yrs old, together 15yrs……I WILL NOT Associate with GAY REPUBLICANS…ever! I don[t give a shit HOW that sounds…….I’ve been around too long….and have seen the HURT brought on by the RIGHT……they AREN’T OUR friends…..and killing them with Kindness – well Phuk that shit…..This Brand Of republican is Un-repentant, and I have ZERO patience for them – PERIOD!
rextrek
@ParisNat: F you – that’s right – I said it……GO Fuck yourself with your GOP friends dicks…
James Hart
Doesn’t this senator have the exact same political positions that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had not too long ago??? No one called them homophobic or gay haters. Therefore, if you’re a democrat with those positions, then it is ok; but if you’re a republican with those positions, then you’re our enemy. What a bunch of hypocrites all of you are!
James Hart
@Giancarlo85: Pope Francis thinks that gays have a mental illness, too (check out the Catholic Catechism). Francis said that he accepts everything I the catechism. So do you think that Barack Obama, or the Democrats in Congress), are going to boycott the pope when he comes to the U.S. next month? No way!!!
Cam
@James Hart:
Why do you trolls even bother anymore? You do realize that your lies can be googled away don’t you?
This guy voted against ENDA, he doesn’t even think gays should not be fired for being who they are.
But you keep on trying.
Terrence Houlihan
BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roy Lewis
Sometimes you just can’t explain stupid!
Giancarlo85
@SeeingAll: Not with the drag I was wearing. You stood no chance lol.
@James Hart: no they didn’t, dumb tool. You don’t know what you’re saying. More of your demented rantings.
@James Hart: You’re just another silly useless troll with not much mental poewr going on. You support bigots simply because they are republicans.
tusgold
These two jackasses are the Clarence Thomas of the black people. THEY feek entitked and put the communities best second to whatever warped agenda they have. Johnson was the Srnator Hillary snapped out on.
Craig Shapiro
Which closet will this celebration of deniel be held at. Do we need to bring our own lube . . .
James Hart
@Cam: @Giancarlo85:
You never addressed my statement:
Pope Francis thinks that gays have a mental illness, too (check out the Catholic Catechism). Francis said that he accepts everything in the catechism. So do you think that Barack Obama, or the Democrats in Congress, are going to boycott the pope when he comes to the U.S. next month? No way!
So much for real allies.
So according to you, Barack and the democrats will be praising a famous homophobe, right?
Cam
@James Hart:
No, actually your first comment you tried to lie and say that this guy’s views were the same as Obama’s were, and I pointed out that that was incorrect. Now since you were busted out on that you have shifted to another topic.
Let’s ask you something, why are you so desperate to have gays spend money at a place where they know their money will be funneled into the pockets of politicians working against them?
It seems desperately important to you to defend homophobic people, was that the order given at the last Log Cabin meeting?
Giancarlo85
@James Hart: So you are going to sit here and defend Republicans yet try to attack Obama? You really are clueless and you rely on red herrings to try to support your weak argument. Obama meeting with the Pope doesn’t mean Obama endorses his views. Obama is the most proequality President ever to be in the White House. You need to either accept that reality or live in denial.
And this pope isn’t really a homophobe. You clueless idiot. Maybe you should stop defending Republicans who are the real homophobes.
BJ McFrisky
@ParisNat: Bienvenue, mon ami.
Giancarlo85
@ParisNat: Why don’t you get a life and stop being a demented right winger? It might be better for your mental health. Most republicans are clincially insane.
I can’t believe people like you even exist.
krisp
You know the best way to hurt Republicans- hurt them in their purses ! They can’t stand that shit. The whole gay community needs to send a real message to these two ignorant and stupid queens. Boycott the living hell out of them. Find out what businesses and side line businesses they are involved with. If you see them out anywhere ridicule the hell out of them in public. If you see them in a restaurant, make sure you make them as uncomfortable as possible. Cause you know rich queens love to eat out all the time and to be seen dining out.
So come on New Yorkers go after them with everything you can throw at those 2 queens. Make it so they will beg to be let out of New York.
If anyone has a list of their business interest- please let us all know !
martinbakman
I have to laugh when a greedy Repubs like Wunderpantz call anyone cheap.
Many of you support these guys’ pursuit of wealth but expecting the rest of us to see it your way ain’t gonna happen.
1EqualityUSA
Mr. Burns and his side-kick, Smithers.
SeeingAll
Chaz Antonelli is a coddled suburban wuss trying to act like a biker.
SeeingAll
@krisp: The boycott group against them disbanded today, because the campaign flopped. I hated that boycott group (a nasty bunch of individuals) but I better shut up before I get accused again of being a supporter of Reisner and Cruz. The funny thing was, Reisner is typical inherited-wealth NYC, and they live in their own exclusive bubbles so far removed from the average person that….it’s just so common to see that type of behavior in all sorts of areas from Manhattan wealth. Those calling for a boycott were jealous out-of-towners who moved to overly-expensive Manhattan. Everybody all around was a horror in this story. But someone like Cruz is never going to be President anyway, so…..don’t worry about it.
Giancarlo85
@SeeingAll: The boyctt group nor the campaign flopped. The business they control is failing miserably. They drove a business in prime real estate into the ground. your ignorance is astounding but not surprising.
jason smeds
Reisner and Weiderpass need to reconsider their positions because the GLBT community is not going to let up on criticism of their actions.
James Hart
@Giancarlo85:
“And this pope isn’t really a homophobe”
You must live in a dream world.
Here is what Pope Francis said within the past few weeks:
July 15, 2015: “Homosexual behavior runs contrary to Church teaching and the Natural Law.”
August 3, 2015: “Only the Father of Lies could think up something as diabolical as marriage between two people of the same gender.”
Giancarlo85
@James Hart: James Hart coming up with more bullshit to prop up his bullshit stories and republican idiocy. You are supporting republicans, correct? Shall I bring up all the quotes made by republican homophobes or would that offend you?
You are an idiot. Just because a foreign dignitary visits the United States does not mean the US is endorsing what they think or believe in. Obama and Raul Castro recently met. Does that mean Obama endorses everything Raul Castro believes in? I didn’t think so. It was a diplomatic mission to mend relations.
SeeingAll
@Giancarlo85: Which one of their businesses ??
Cam
@SeeingAll: said…
“The boycott group against them disbanded today, because the campaign flopped. I hated that boycott group (a nasty bunch of individuals) but I better shut up before I get accused again of being a supporter of Reisner and Cruz. ”
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So first you lie that the letter wasn’t in reaction to the boycot, then you lie and say the letter came out so fast that the boycott hadn’t even started. Once you get called out on that lie, you now make a claim that the boycott ended.
IF the boycott isn’t doing anything then why are all of the supporters trying to make up all of these lies? If there really wasn’t a problem, then why are all of you trying to hared to lie and hide the facts?
arthurb3
Money talks!