Sheldon Adelson: Investigation By Justice Department Is Top Reason For Backing Romney
Last edited Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:38 AM - Edit history (1)
f***ng figures!! Mormons are palling around with crooks!
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The top reason Adelson gave for backing Romney and opposing President Barack Obama is "self defense," as Allen put it, referencing the probe into Las Vegas Sands Corp. "Adelson said a second Obama term would bring government 'vilification of people that were against him.' He thinks he would be at the top of that list and contends that he already has been targeted for his political activity,"
read more here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/adelson-investigation-justice-department_n_1917141.html
here:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81588.html
$70 million to sway a presidential election, and he plans to spend more — perhaps as much as $100 million — by Election Day. An estimated $20 million to $30 million of the giving went to groups that do not disclose their donors and had not been reported before.
Beyond the potential for a friendlier hearing from federal prosecutors, Adelson stands to be on the fun end of a $2 billion tax cut if Romney wins as well.
he had been pressured to exercise improper leverage against government officials in Macau, and that the company had turned a blind eye to Chinese organized crime figures operating in its casinos
me: citizens united needs to go!
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