Homosexual Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes

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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.

The New York Times first reported on the event, a dinner and on April 20, at the duplex Mr. Reisner and his business partner Mati Weiderpass co-own on Central Park South in Manhattan. The event was a “fireside chat” for about a dozen people, but was not a fund-raiser.

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. (Read more from “Homosexual Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes” HERE)

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Desperate “Bubble Thinking” Takes Hold on Wall Street

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money-4If it looks like a bubble, smells like a bubble and walks like a bubble, it is a bubble.

What we have in the certain stocks today is a bubble every bit as epic as the one that took the NASDAQ Composite Index (INDEX:.IXIC) to its previous record of 5048 back in 2000.

There are few certainties in this world, but one of them is that bubbles pop.

And like all previous bubbles, this bubble will pop too.

One of the key signs of a bubble is when investors and the analysts that cheer them over the cliff refuse to acknowledge facts that contradict their bullishness.

The Evidence Is Irrefutable

Exhibit “A” is Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). At the beginning of the year, analysts were forecasting that the company would earn $2.78 per share and had an average price target on the company’s stock of $269 per share – $49 per share higher than where it was trading at the time. Since then, a series of setbacks have led analysts to radically lower their earnings estimates to a mere $0.53 per share – a reduction of 80%.

But instead of lowering their price target on the stock by a commensurate amount, analysts have only lowered it by $19 per share to $251 – a reduction of a mere 7.1%.

That is bubble thinking. The psychological term for that is denial. The Wall Street term for that is careerism.

Exhibit “B” is Amazon.com Inc. . . (Read more from “Desperate “Bubble Thinking” Takes Hold on Wall Street” HERE)

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Mike Huckabee: U.S. Moving Toward ‘Criminalization of Christianity’

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150424_mike_huckabee_ap_1160_956x519The United States is moving toward “criminalization of Christianity” as a result of legalizing same-sex marriage, Mike Huckabee told a group of conservative pastors in a conference call organized by the Family Research Council.

“I think it’s fair to say that Christian convictions are under attack as never before,” Huckabee said Thursday, according to audio of the call obtained by Right Wing Watch, a project of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way. “Not just in our lifetime, but ever before in the history of this great nation. We are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity.”

The former governor of Arkansas, who is expected to announce his presidential bid on May 5, said it is his “biblical duty” to pray for the members of the Supreme Court as they prepare to rule on same-sex marriage this summer.

In an apparent defense of gay conversion therapy, Huckabee also said that the government is telling chaplains that they cannot help people “seek assistance” for a “homosexual lifestyle” and to “put their Bibles away, no longer pray in Jesus’ name.”

Huckabee said that he cringes whenever he hears people call a court decision “the law of the land.” (Read more from “Mike Huckabee: U.S. Moving Toward ‘Criminalization of Christianity'” HERE)

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Department of Justice Now Monitoring Gun Range Owner Who Banned Muslims

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The Department of Justice is “monitoring” Gun Cave Indoor Firing Range owner Jan Morgan in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for banning Muslims from shooting in the facility.

At that time, Fox News reported that Morgan decided to ban Muslims after “two customers she deemed suspicious” showed up in September. Since that time, she has excluded those “she believes to be Muslim based upon their names.” She said, “We are dealing in lethal firearms. I am not going to let a Nazi shoot in here, or a Ku Klux Klan member in here, either.”

Breitbart News reported that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to intervene. In the letter, CAIR said, “Given the recent spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric, including Islamophobic statements by government officials, community leaders and media outlets, death threats, and other bias incidents targeting Muslims, I urge you to investigate this matter soon” . . .

And now, the DOJ says it is “monitoring the situation”. . .

CAIR’s Jennifer Wicks said, “We welcome this positive development and hope it leads to a thorough investigation of clear violations of the civil rights of American Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim by the gun range owner.” (Read more from “Department of Justice Monitoring Gun Range Owner Who Banned Muslims” HERE)

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Homosexual Businessmen Hold Fundraiser with Ted Cruz, Now Face Blowback

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Two gay businessmen [gay night club owners Mati Weiderpass and Ian Reisner] who held a reception for Sen. Ted Cruz, continued to face blowback Friday as a nonprofit canceled an event at one of their nightclubs. . .

Weiderpass and Reisner hosted Cruz, the Texas senator and presidential candidate — and vocal opponent of same-sex marriage — at their duplex apartment earlier this [past] week for a “fireside chat” and dinner. . .

Cruz, a tea party favorite, has long called for a constitutional amendment that would disallow the federal government and courts from reversing state marriage laws. Most recently, he introduced another piece of legislation to prohibit the federal courts from deciding on same-sex marriage until such an amendment is put in place. In the past, the senator has called himself a supporter of traditional marriage, harshly criticized the Supreme Court for effectively allowing same-sex marriage to move forward in five states and said in a 2011 email that “engaging in homosexual conduct is a choice.”

Most recently, he dodged a question about whether he would attend a gay wedding.

Cruz spoke mostly about national security at Monday’s event at Weiderpass and Reisner’s apartment, The New York Times reported, saying only that he believes the states should decide their own marriage policies and that he wouldn’t love his daughters differently if they were gay. (Read more from “Homosexual Businessmen Hold Fundraiser with Ted Cruz, Now Face Blowback” HERE)

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CHART O’ THE DAY: How the Clinton Global Initiative Used its Funds During Hillary’s Tenure at State

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imagesIn 2010, when Barack Obama said, “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money,” he definitely wasn’t referring to the Clintons.

Because it wasn’t enough for Bill Clinton to sell sensitive missile technology to the Red Chinese for campaign donations. It wasn’t enough for Hillary Clinton to sell America’s most valuable nuclear technologies to the Russians for “contributions” to her family’s personal piggy bank.

That piggy bank, otherwise known as “The Clinton Global Graft Initiative”, had an interesting way of doling out the “contributions” it received.

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The Clintons are a malignant tumor on the body politic. They have a history of doing anything for money — including selling out their own country — and when it comes to their personal bank accounts, there’s apparently never enough zeroes. (See “CHART O’ THE DAY: How the Clinton Global Initiative Used its Funds During Hillary’s Tenure at State”, originally posted HERE)

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Officials: FBI Probes Possible ISIS-Inspired Threat in the United States

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By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz. The FBI is investigating a possible ISIS-inspired terrorist threat in the United States, law enforcement officials said Saturday.

The investigation originated from intercepted chatter and other intelligence information that led officials to believe a possible plot could be in the works, the officials said.

No arrests have been made. It’s not clear whether the threat is real or aspirational.

The exact nature of the threat couldn’t be learned. One official said it focused on parts of California where officials stepped up security, a U.S. official said.

The Transportation Security Administration alerted local law enforcement agencies that are responsible for external security around airports, but officials said the possible threat is not necessarily aviation-related. (Read more from “Officials: FBI Probes Possible ISIS-Inspired Threat in the United States” HERE)
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2 US Agencies Warn of Imminent ISIS Attack

By WND. While the FBI investigates a possible ISIS terror attack on the basis of intercepted chatter and intelligence information, the TSA issued a classified warning that ISIS is planning an attack on U.S. soil.

Little is known about the nature of the attack other than its imminence, which has prompted the TSA to deploy its new Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams, or VIPR, to various undisclosed locations. The VIPR teams include airports, train stations and other busy transportation hubs.

One law enforcement source suggested parts of California were of special concern.

As a result of the FBI warning, some cities have increased security as a precaution, but those cities have not been disclosed. (Read more from this story HERE)

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Male ROTC Cadets Ordered to Wear Women’s High Heels in Uniform Creates Outrage, Spurs Review

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download (10)The Army’s Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, is reviewing Reserve Officer Training Command cadet participation in a sexual assault awareness 5K walk/run event in which cadets at Temple University in Philadelphia wore high-heeled shoes with their uniforms.

The command announced the investigation following criticism of the cadets’ participation by those who saw photos of the events on Twitter and Facebook, with some demanding unit commanders should be fired.

While ROTC command acknowledged that units were told to take part in the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it “did not direct how the units would participate,” command spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Haverstick said in a statement.

“We are currently gathering facts in order to review how local ROTC units implemented their participation in these events designed to raise awareness on the issue of sexual assault,” he said.

Cadets with Arizona State University’s ROTC unit also took part in the walk/run there, many donning heels but not their uniforms. (Read more from “ROTC Cadets Wearing High Heels in Uniform for Sexual Assault Awareness Spurs Review” HERE)

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“Prestigious” John Hopkins University Votes To Ban Chik-Fil-A From Campus

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chickfilahopkinsJohn Hopkins University students voted this week to ban Chick-fil-A from campus, according to reports.

Though there are currently no plans to bring the fast food restaurant to the school’s campus, the Student Government Association approved a resolution that called for University officials to dismiss any “current and future Chick-fil-A development plans,” if consideration was ever given to the restaurant becoming a food vendor on campus.

The resolution called for Johns Hopkins to consider “other non-discriminatory options” for vendors. A Chick-fil-A on campus, according to the SGA, would be a “microaggression” towards “visiting prospective and current students, staff, faculty, and other visitors who are members of the LGBTQ community or are allies.” (Read more from “John Hopkins University Votes To Ban Chik-Fil-A From Campus” HERE)

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Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane to Fly Again Next Month

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x37b-space-plane-in-orbitThe United States Air Force’s X-37B space plane will launch on its fourth mystery mission next month.

The unmanned X-37B space plane, which looks like a miniature version of NASA’s now-retired space shuttle orbiter, is scheduled to blast off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 20.

“We are excited about our fourth X-37B mission,” Randy Walden, director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, said in a statement. “With the demonstrated success of the first three missions, we’re able to shift our focus from initial checkouts of the vehicle to testing of experimental payloads.”

The X-37B’s payloads and specific activities are classified, so it’s unclear exactly what the spacecraft does while zipping around the Earth. But Air Force officials have revealed a few clues about the upcoming mission.

“The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space and Missile SystemsCenter (SMC) and the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) are investigating an experimental propulsion system on the X-37B on Mission 4,” Capt. Chris Hoyler, an Air Force spokesman, told Space.com via email. (Read more from “Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane to Fly Again Next Month” HERE)

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