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Breaking: Adelson to give Gingrich-backing super-PAC another $10 million
Hot Air ^ | 1:20 pm on February 17, 2012 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 02/17/2012 2:42:47 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

So much for conservative consolidation:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s faltering campaign is about to get another shot in the arm, CBS News has learned.

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson plans to give another $10 million to the outside group backing the former Georgia lawmaker who is running behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, a source close to Adelson told CBS News.

Adleson and his family have already given $11 million to “Winning our Future,” the super PAC backing Gingrich. The group, which bombarded the airwaves in South Carolina last month ahead of the primary there, is largely credited with helping Gingrich win in the Palmetto state.

The latest $10 million cash injection would raise the Adelson family’s contribution to $21 million, and a different source close to Adelson said he is prepared to drop another $4 million for a total of $25 million. The Huffington Post calculated that the billionaire casino owner earns about $3.3 million an hour.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: newt
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1 posted on 02/17/2012 2:42:55 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: onyx

fyi


2 posted on 02/17/2012 2:43:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The latest $10 million cash injection would raise the Adelson family’s contribution to $21 million...

I thought we were up to at least $100 million...

3 posted on 02/17/2012 2:50:56 PM PST by C210N
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I wish I was in the Casino business XD

Good news though.


4 posted on 02/17/2012 2:51:17 PM PST by Eurotwit ("Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Newt is light years better than Rick. Good news.


5 posted on 02/17/2012 2:54:17 PM PST by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Article says Adelson makes $3.3 million an hour. So if he contributes the $25 million max, he's only given Newt a day's pay. C'mon, don't be stingy, you can do better than that, Sheldy...


6 posted on 02/17/2012 2:55:31 PM PST by JediJones (Just say NO to the MittRick system! Disenfranchise the establishment!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Marguerite; Cincinatus' Wife; Red Steel; kalee; TitansAFC; LuvFreeRepublic; ...


Newt Gingrich for President Ping List!
Newt.org

7 posted on 02/17/2012 2:56:30 PM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
B T T T ! ! !





8 posted on 02/17/2012 2:58:32 PM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Now use every dollar to take out Willard the Lib!


9 posted on 02/17/2012 3:01:20 PM PST by CainConservative (Santorum/Huck 2012 w/ Newt, Cain, Palin, Bach, Parker, Watts, Duncan, & Petraeus in the Cabinet)
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To: LucyT; onyx

Ping!


10 posted on 02/17/2012 3:07:33 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: onyx

Lol, I just pinged you. I’m always late to the party!!


11 posted on 02/17/2012 3:09:05 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: NoGrayZone

You may be late, but we never start without you.


12 posted on 02/17/2012 3:10:28 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Yo Mitt - Money can't buy you love...)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Awww (((hug)))!!!


13 posted on 02/17/2012 3:11:51 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: NoGrayZone

:)


14 posted on 02/17/2012 3:13:02 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Yo Mitt - Money can't buy you love...)
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To: NoGrayZone

Isn’t this wonderful news?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


15 posted on 02/17/2012 3:18:11 PM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: FReepers
The funds raised in these FReepathons go to pay our current quarter expenses. But we're also going to try to replace some of our older servers and failing equipment this year so we're going to add a little extra to our FReepathon goals. John is estimating ten to fifteen thousand to do this and I'd like to get it all in place and working before the election cycle is fully heated up, so we'll try to bring in a little extra now, if we can, and the rest next quarter.

Jim Robinson



Click to Donate!

16 posted on 02/17/2012 3:18:51 PM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

Go Newt. use this money to point out the issues about BO that the MSM would never bring up. His promises that he has never kept on: transparency; on unemployment; on what has happened with fast and furious; wasted money on Solyndra; the fact that gas prices are going thru the roof, because the Prez has sold his soul to the eco-nazi robber barons; bowing down to dictators; turning NASA into a school for building up Muslim self esteem, on and on ad nauseum.


17 posted on 02/17/2012 3:22:55 PM PST by IWONDR
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To: onyx

Guess we can hold off on the NEWTathon until next month now.


18 posted on 02/17/2012 3:23:32 PM PST by JediJones (Just say NO to the MittRick system! Disenfranchise the establishment!)
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

Go Newt.

use this money to point out the issues about BO that the MSM would never bring up. His promises that he has never kept on: transparency; on unemployment; on what has happened with fast and furious; wasted money on Solyndra; the fact that gas prices are going thru the roof, because the Prez has sold his soul to the green robber barons; bowing down to dictators; turning NASA into a school for building up Mslim self esteem.


19 posted on 02/17/2012 3:24:24 PM PST by IWONDR
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To: onyx

You know if Little Ricky takes out Mittens then it will be the Master vs the Apprentice....I’ll place my money on the Master.


20 posted on 02/17/2012 3:24:29 PM PST by hoosiermama (Stand with God and Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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