Posted on 02/03/2016 11:16:06 AM PST by drewh
Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Ted Cruz points with pride to the army of small conservative donors supporting him. But his largest longtime contributor is a gay billionaire who supports same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization, campaign finance filings show.
Peter Thiel, a German-born hedge fund manager and founder of the online payment system PayPal, gave Cruz $251,000 in 2009 for his aborted run for attorney general. The money represented 19 percent of the total raised for that campaign, which Cruz ended after Attorney General Greg Abbott decided to run for re-election.
Thiel’s political and financial support for gay rights and legal marijuana, among other causes, have made him a lightning rod in the U.S. Senate race. donations from Thiel show Cruz is “deceiving†Texans about his political alliances.
It’s hypocritical and deceitful for Ted Cruz to claim to be a Tea Party Republican when his largest donor spends millions of dollars pushing the opposite side of conservative issues important to Republicans
Thiel is listed as a member of the steering committee of the Bilderberg group, which stages a yearly gathering that brings together influential world leaders in politics, business and other fields to discuss international affairs. The secret meetings have prompted protests by activists who allege they are being staged to create a new world order and capitalist domination.
Glenn Addison, who was in the GOP Senate primary but didn’t make the runoff, said the Bilderberg connection worries him.
“Birds of a feather flock together,†Addison said. “I think voters need to be concerned and ask about whatever alliances people have that are running for office.â€
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Wrong thread. Read the article.
I agree! Amen! (We are both talking about the author, right?)
Bilderbergers! Now you need to find an Illuminati connection.
a steering committee member of the build-a-burgers no less!
How lame......
No? Where's it going? What is a "Canucko thing" anyway? Is this like a "black thing" or a "woman thing"? What are your expectations here?
I think what you meant to post is, "I hope that everybody makes a big deal about Ted's duel citizenship and remembers that he was born in Canada and that it affects his chances of being elected as the GOP candidate because I am a Trump supporter."
Am I close?
Y El Donaldo es un tonto grandilocuente!
Oh come on! That was fifteen minutes ago! It’s not his position now...! /s/
So?
Live with it; like their savior El Donaldo, it comes naturally.
Cruz spokesman John Drogin said Cruz considers Thiel a friend even though they do not talk frequently or agree on every issue. In 2009, Cruz attended an invitation-only conference in Greensboro, Georgia with Thiel that brought together "conservative, Republican and libertarian leaders, thinkers and media to discuss advancing conservative and libertarian principles," according to Cruz's campaign. Thiel picked up the $1,220.80 in lodging costs for Cruz during the conference. The billionaire paid for the other participants' lodging, too, the Cruz campaign said.
"Ted enjoys support from thousands of Texans and Americans who understand that politicians from both parties have failed us, and while Ted may not agree with every policy position of every supporter, Ted is grateful to the thousands of supporters who understand that above all, we must reduce the size of government and defend the Constitution," Drogin said.
Why do homos have to hog all the gay to themselves.
No fair!
Thiel may have had bad motives, but I don’t see how Cruz is to blame. How could it even have bought any influence if he dropped out of the race?
Was Thiel trying to buy influence? Is that the real charge of the article?
Well, you throw stones at people. . .
For a straight guy, Cruz just happens to associate with an exceptional number of gay men. It’s not like he does hair or shows dogs or is an interior designer or anything. It’s optional in his line of work.
This guy, Thiel
The 2 hoteliers in NYC
The rumors about John Roberts
Dodging the question about same sex marriage when he was speaking to whatever group that was (Who *was* that?)
Is there more that hasn’t come out yet?
For good or ill, Cruz painted a target on his own back by making this one of his ‘signature issues’. Naturally, he’s subjected himself to scrutiny because of it.
Sounds like he has walked onto a trap?.
I wonder why they call it log cabin.
Ewww.
My guess: Partly an allusion to the storied home of Abraham Lincoln; partly an allusion to buggery.
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