• Adelson backs Romney |
Political 2012-06-19 |
"[Jewish] Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is on the brink of reaching $71 million in 'contributions' thus far this election cycle...in support of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's [failed] presidential bid and for GOP nominee Mitt Romney... He and his spouse recently donated [another] $10 million to Restore Our Future, a pro- Romney super-PAC, hitting $36 million in contributions so far..."
-- The Hill
Mitt Romney is the designated nominee* for the Zionist Republican Jewish Coalition, where Adelson is a director. Note that Adelson is also a major financial backer of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party in Israel.
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UPDATE: Romney will be hosting a fund raising dinner in Jerusalem, Israel to curry favor with his Zionist supporters:
"[In mid July], presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, will hold controversial fundraisers in London and Jerusalem as part of his international itinerary... The ticket price in Jerusalem is $50,000 per couple which exceeds the federal limit for contributions to US presidential campaigns... It is not known whether the controversial casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson or his wife, Miriam Ochsorn, will attend. The Adelson's are reported to have lavished over $70 million of their casino profits on the GOP in this presidential election cycle."
* Nominee: "a person or organization named to act on behalf of someone else, especially to conceal the identity of the nominator"