Posted on 02/24/2012 5:02:37 PM PST by VinL
Washington (CNN) – Casino mogul and major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson made an expected new contribution this week to the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, Winning Our Future, CNN has learned.
One source familiar with Adelson’s donation described it as “sizeable.” Two sources said the Nevada businessman made the contribution recently.
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The sources would not speak on the record because Adelson wanted his contribution to be private.
CNN reported last week Adelson was expected to contribute as much as an additional $10 million to the super PAC. A great majority of the funding for Winning Our Future has come from Adelson and his extended family. Adelson, his wife and their extended family have donated $11 million to the organization.
The sources would not specify the exact amount of the donation.
A spokesman for Adelson could not be reached for comment.
A spokesman for Winning Our Future, Rick Tyler, refused to comment on whether Adelson made a new donation.
Thanks to the new influx of money, the organization will have far greater resources to help boost Gingrich in some of the primaries and caucuses voting on March 6th, Super Tuesday.
The organization is expected to disclose as early as Monday its plans for advertising in those states. Gingrich is campaigning hard in several of those contests in hopes to keeping his campaign alive.
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In the new edition of Forbes Magazine, the multi-billionaire defended himself against critics of his contributions.
“Those people are either jealous or professional critics,” Adelson said, adding “They like to trash other people. It’s unfair that I’ve been treated unfair—but it doesn’t stop me. I might give $10 million or $100 million to Gingrich.”
Adelson’s worth is estimated at $25 billion.
Combative Newt Returns
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73238.html
Newt Skywalker will rise again!
And another $50 from spokeshave .....who is resting between engagements (unemployed for those in Rio Vista)
BUMP!
Thank you, Mr. Adelson!
Romney spent over $20 mil to damage him (and that's a lot of frikken money), but the fact remains...Newt is the ONE!
Go Newt!
Go Newt!
I don’t like Newt.
He betrayed two wives and let the Clintons blackmail him with his FBI file showing that he was betraying his second wife.
He is a nasty son-of-a-bitch.
But I will vote for nobody but him because we need a nasty son-of-a-bitch to save America. And Newt has some real payback motivation to turn on the democraps and republican rinoes who betrayed him at every turn.
Go Newt.
And I just made my first-ever donation to a presidential candidate.
I’m on board. His ideas make the most sense. I’ve read over his plans and Contract with America...well thought out platform. The man definitely does his research. I like that.
Adelson knows that Newt is the candidate in the race who will staunchly defend Israel and have the most effective foreign policy in place to do so.
I am thankful that he is in a position to make such a contribution. May God Bless Adelson, Israel and the USA.
God bless Adelson!
Romney will be spending the next few hours in his padded soundproof room!
Newt, buddy. Use that money to get face-to-face on TV WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TALK to them. Don’t let the MSM be a filter. Buy time for a SERIES of fireside chats and level with the AMERICAN PEOPLE. TALK WITH THEM DIRECTLY A WHOLE BUNCH between now and super Tuesday. This may be our last shot.
New paps—my friend, Knute Rockne give you a pep talk at half time??? -:)
Excellent news. I just hope Newt is the next President of the United States of America. I firmly believe he is the best man for the job. Apparently Adelson does to. GO NEWT GO!
Knute? Is he around? Get him on Newt's advisory committee NOW. Anyone seen the Gipper? Let's get him too. Gotta get rid of whoever advised him to "not lose" when he was ahead before.
Where's Patton?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4_47O2Pfy8&feature=related
(first minute or so)
Heard a Winning Our Future radio ad today as I was on my way to vote here in Newnan, GA.
The ad blasted the GOP establishment over their past loser “moderate” candidates Bob Dole and John McCain and left the audience to draw the obvious connection to Mitt Romney.
It was a clever ad IMHO.
As for Romney’s chances in Georgia I’m reminded of the old putdown line: He couldn’t get lucky in a cathouse, even if he was holding a fist full of fiftys.
PS: I voted for the guy with the middle name of Leroy ;-)
I wish all Jews would lend support to Newt.
He is, after all, the one man that will take no crap from those that wish Israel harm. he will not flinch! The man will fight!
Israel could have no better friend than Newt in the white house. He is a righteous gentile of the first order.
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