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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:26 PM Jun 2012

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson will spend ‘limitless’ $$$ for Romney

Thank you Citizens United

“Forbes has confirmed that billionaire Sheldon Adelson, along with his wife Miriam, has donated $10 million to the leading Super PAC supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney -– and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A well-placed source in the Adelson camp with direct knowledge of the casino billionaire’s thinking says that further donations will be “limitless.”

Adelson, who has built Las Vegas Sands into an global casino empire, will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Obama, this source says. And given that Adelson is worth $24.9 billion –- and told Forbes in a recent rare interview about his political giving that he had been willing to donate as much as $100 million to his initial presidential preference, Newt Gingrich –- that “limitless” description telegraphs potential nine-digit support of Romney.”

http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/06/14/billionaire-adelson-limitless-for-romney/?cxntfid=blogs_jay_bookman_blog


This is the world wrought by the naivete and partisanship of the Roberts court.
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Billionaire Sheldon Adelson will spend ‘limitless’ $$$ for Romney (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 OP
"This is the world wrought by the naivete and partisanship of the Roberts court" renate Jun 2012 #1
So What?? Iggy Jun 2012 #2
Exactly. Luv2bike Jun 2012 #3
This story needs to get out everywhere! Raven Jun 2012 #4

renate

(13,776 posts)
1. "This is the world wrought by the naivete and partisanship of the Roberts court"
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:39 PM
Jun 2012

If only it really had been naivete...

 

Iggy

(1,418 posts)
2. So What??
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:49 PM
Jun 2012

You might want to consider the overall message here.

You seem to be implying big money is impossible to get around. It's not.

Some are reading this and thinking, "well, the Billionaires have taken over, so F*** it, I'm not
voting any more".

We need less apathy, not more.

 

Luv2bike

(13 posts)
3. Exactly.
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 07:59 PM
Jun 2012

Remember Obama outspent McCain last time. I believe Obama will start getting smaller donations that will easily eclipse these billionaire donations.

Raven

(13,910 posts)
4. This story needs to get out everywhere!
Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:08 PM
Jun 2012

The Obama Campaign needs to do an ad on this and get it everywhere. Really, a Las Vegas gambling king bankrolling a presidential election? Unlimited money? maybe people will wise up. How will the fundie Xians justify this?

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