Gingrich Patron Said to Have Plan B: Romney [Adelson met with Koch Brothers]

NYTimes ^ | February 4, 2012 | JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERG

[fight_truth_decay]

Adelson, who is firmly against legalized online gaming, is looking for an extra edge in protecting the interests of land based casinos in the face of growing legalization efforts. Gaming fights are currently being waged hot and heavy in battleground states like Massachusetts and Florida. Adelson recently retained a high powered lobbyist in the hopes of securing a Massachusetts gaming license. In 2004, Adelson donated smaller amounts to Romney’s previous campaigns and supported Rudy Giuliani

VS

Trump: real estate mogul and founder of an Atlantic City casino company says the United States should legalize Internet gambling. The company that bears his name, Trump Entertainment Resorts, is moving forward with plans to establish an online betting venture as soon as it's legal. The company says it wants to get in on the ground floor of the Internet gambling business, and is close to selecting a joint venture partner to run an online gambling operation.

BUT what do both Adelson and Trump have in common? They both want to insure the defeat of Obama.

Adelson was among conservative political financiers last weekend for the twice-yearly gathering of the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch near Palm Springs, Calif, where the Kochs and their like-minded colleagues discussed their efforts to ensure Mr. Obama’s defeat.

Obama, DNC was said to have amassed $1B in their war chest, but last report they claimed just $240 million.

[montag813]

Harry Reid has been pushing for online gambling, which is why Adelson gave a lot to Sharron Angle in 2010.

[txhurl]

Well.

[JediJones]

The headline here is that the NY Times thinks Massachusetts is a “battleground” state. Can we say “out-of-touch?”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks fight_truth_decay.

[onyx]

Newt Gingrich for President Ping List!

[xkaydet65]

When a billionaire id umping piles of his own money into a political campaign it is a bad sign. Whether Adelson, the Koch Bros, or Soros, the end result is that they want something. And that something is not just a candidate’s defeat or another’s triumph. They want something for themselves.

[onyx]

GO NEWT!!!

GO TEA PARTY!!!

[onyx]

Sheldon Adelson is a great American patriot.

[livius]

The assurances have been conveyed in response to a highly delicate campaign by Mr. Romney and his top Jewish financial supporters to dissuade Mr. Adelson from adding to the $10 million that he and his wife have given to a pro-Gingrich “super PAC,”

Very wierd. Romney is sure covering all his bases (not by being a good candidate, but by being duplicitous and vicious).

Having help from the Koch brothers would be good. I don't know what their religious background is, but they support a lot of good projects sponsored by churches, and accordingly are hated by the Dems.

[RoosterRedux]

Let's see...Adelson is huge in casinos and is, as a Zionist Jew, a big supporter of Israel.

The LDS is also huge in casinos (though they don't gamble).

The missing piece of the puzzle is "where does the LDS stand on Israel?" I am guessing that Adelson knows quite well.

[jennychase]

Koch brothers are behind Romney.

[fight_truth_decay]

Herman Cain, it was reported, attended Koch Brothers’ private biannual meetings in Palm Springs.Herman Cain held an official position in the Koch-funded group Americans for Prosperity, Dating back to 2005. etc.

There is always a Plan B, but why even leak a Plan B?

[txhurl]

What are their beefs with Newt?

[Bizhvywt]

So, another leak by un-named sources undermining Newt’s chances. Romney plays as dirty as a Democrat.

[Stepan12]

Adelson is given top coverage by the drive by media whilst the self hating Jew, George Soros, is hardly given a mention.

Adelson and the Koch Brothers (not of the same religion btw...) are patriots while George Soros is a nut who, by his own admission, wants to play Messiah.

[RoosterRedux]

Koch brothers are behind Romney.

I don't think so...they were Tea Party supporters and Herman Cain's benefactors...and Herman and the Tea Party are aligned behind Newt.

Do you have a source for your info?

[RitaOK]

So. Romney buys off Newt backer. Free elections are bought now, and only manipulated for our viewing pleasure, to appear as if the people really had a fair shot.

Newt can’t lift a finger against a globally proportioned ambush like this.

[livius]

They are? Where does that info come from?

[ConfidentConservative]

The Dems try to go after the Koch Brothers about the pipeline but they are not involved with it. I have been watching some comments on Fox News.

I have a feeling the Koch Brothers and Adelson will be getting pressure from the dark side to jump ship.