Gay Hotelier Ian Reisner actually donated to Ted Cruz's Campaign

The gay hoteliers Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass are still causing drama. I thought this mess was over, turns out, it isn't. Ian Reisner wrote a check to ted Cruz's presidential campaign! This piece of souse meat made a $2,700 donation to the anti-gay crackhead.

The New York Times reports that Ian gave this donation after he said he didn't. Then, he called the campaign and asked for his check to be refunded.

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“In the interest of transparency, I gave Senator Cruz a $2,700 check to show my support for his work on behalf of Israel,” Mr. Reisner said in a statement he provided after The Times learned of the donation from two people with direct knowledge of it. “When I realized his donation could be misconstrued as supporting his anti-gay marriage agenda, I asked for the money back. Senator Cruz’s office gave the money back, and I have no intention of giving any money to any politicians who aren’t in support of L.G.B.T. issues.”

I can't with this Ian. I mean, how daft is this guy? Seriously, you gave money to someone you knew nothing about? If that's the case, you can hand me a donation since you know nothing about me.

NYC Club Promoter reads Ian Reisner for Filth

So, I showed you Ian Reisner's silly comment about gays being cheap. Well, NYC mega club promoter, John Blair took to Facebook to throw some shade:

I have not talked (on line) about the OUT NYC boycott. BUT I just saw the New York Magazine article on this whole Ted Cruz, Ian Reisner and Matt W thing.... Now I have to speak out to Ian on what he said (see below) in that article about gays "Gays are cheap" comment..

Gays, like and any group, will spend their money when you give them something that they want or need. Do not blame the community for any of your failures to make money. xl made over $8M dollars the year Beto and I ran it. Then you all thought you could do it by yourself and we got the ax.

You lost your shirt the next two years trying to do it yourself.
So, you have no one to blame but yourselves. Gays are not Cheap... as a matter of fact we spend more of our money on going to bars, night clubs, hotels and resturants than do most other people. Just tell the truth. You have lost money on The OUT NYC because of the way you and Mati managed or should I say miss-managed THE OUT NYC ... don't blame us for your mistakes.

Below is the part of The New York Magazine article that I am speaking about.
Reisner: You know, it’s so ironic — I wanted to build kind of a community center in the gateway to Hell’s Kitchen, which in 2008–2009 was already a gay place and now it’s even gayer. Very close to Broadway. We decided there’d be so many different ways to give back to the community. We show gay artists there. For gay performers, we have let this cabaret club go on for three and a half years. And you don’t make money when you let drag queens in on Tuesday night and 30 people drink at $10 a drink and you have to pay five people to watch over the place. You don’t make money ... My only point is, this has not been a profitable venture. Gays are cheap. They’re frugal; gays are frugal. Let me retract that … gays are entitled … Do you know how challenging it is to make a penny off a gay person? I’m gay, I don’t pay cover. I’m gay, where’s my comp drink? [Everyone laughs.] No, I’m being serious! The Out NYC has not shown a profit yet ...

That's a read, folks

Interesting Quote: Ian Reisner

You know, it’s so ironic — I wanted to build kind of a community center in the gateway to Hell’s Kitchen, which in 2008–2009 was already a gay place and now it’s even gayer. Very close to Broadway. We decided there’d be so many different ways to give back to the community. We show gay artists there. For gay performers, we have let this cabaret club go on for three and a half years. And you don’t make money when you let drag queens in on Tuesday night and 30 people drink at $10 a drink and you have to pay five people to watch over the place. You don’t make money … My only point is, this has not been a profitable venture. Gays are cheap. They’re frugal; gays are frugal. Let me retract that … gays are entitled … Do you know how challenging it is to make a penny off a gay person? I’m gay, I don’t pay cover. I’m gay, where’s my comp drink? No, I’m being serious! The Out NYC has not shown a profit yet …”

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