Breaking: Adelson to give Gingrich-backing super-PAC another $10 million

Hot Air ^ | 1:20 pm on February 17, 2012 | Ed Morrissey

[monkapotamus]

(Likely) Slick Willard media manipulation, from February 10, 2012, posted at F.R., which I didn't believe at the time:

"Bloomberg News reports that Adelson, who has donated $11 million to Gingrich’s Super PAC, does not plan to send any more money Gingrich’s way. Bloomberg is citing an anonymous source “familiar with their deliberations,” though an Adelson spokesman declined to comment." - Business Insider

^^^^ They "leak" these false stories to suppress support, votes.

[JohnBovenmyer]

Will Newt-ulus 2 work any better than Newt-ulus 1 worked? Time will tell. One of the characteristics of newts is the ability to regenerate lost parts so perhaps Newt's campaign can again grow back from near death. WSJ made some interesting points on Newt's benefactor, Adelson. Now I know better than to blame a candidate for everything his backers say and do. The correlation between backers and candidates is far from perfect; but it shouldn't be zero unless the backer is a clueless idiot knowing nothing of what he's backing. Newt's backer deserves at least as much attention as Rick's aspirin joker. WSJ says Adelson likes Newt in part for his strong support of Israel. I don't doubt Newt one bit on Israel, but then I don't doubt Rick on that either and don't recall any of the anti-Rick posts on this site questioning him on that subject. WSJ says Adelson "doesn't share the former Pennsylvania senator's socially conservative positions, including his strong antiabortion views…" I don't doubt Newt's pro-life credentials either, he's been solid. But I wonder what Adelson sees that makes him think Newt is less conservative than Rick on social issues and whether what matters to him would matter to me.