Newt Gingrich to attend Romney fundraiser with Donald Trump in Las Vegas

[onehandle]

Source: ABC

Billionaire real estate investor and television personality Donald Trump is hosting a pricey fundraiser for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Las Vegas next Tuesday and Newt Gingrich is expected to make an appearance, Yahoo News has learned.

"Newt is expected to be there along with many other well known people," Michael Cohen, Trump's special counsel, told Yahoo News.

To co-chair the fundraiser at Trump International Hotel, supporters are required to raise $250,000 on behalf of Romney's presidential campaign, according to the invitation to the event. A VIP reception with Romney costs $10,000 and the minimum donation to attend is $2,500.

Trump, who officially endorsed Romney in February, will play "a significant role" at the fundraiser, Cohen said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/newt-gingrich-attend-romney-fundraiser-donald-trump-las-180817337.html

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Docuhe, Douchier and Douchiest. nt

[kardonb]

8. d ouche

the 3 stooges in Las Vegas . Get your tickets now . Bring sleeping bags , earmuffs ,etc .

[patrice]

2. Could that possibly be any more tone-deaf??? Their callous disregard scares me. The fix is in.

[wordpix]

19. lmao: "outside places and outside things are absolutely sucking the blood out of this country"-Noot

Talk about tone deaf as Noot raises big cash for Rmoney, who helped millionaires and billionaires hide away money and investments in the Caymans.

[liberal N proud]

3. Two stiffs and windbag

Two stiffs:

[xxqqqzme]

4. Who paid for the newtster to

attend?

Does he now become like one of those broken down, washed up old sports figures paid to be a 'greeter'

[freshwest]

22. I'm thinking Romney promised to pay off his campaign debt if he shows...

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Trump has a "special counsel" now...

isn't that what trails you around before the indictment?

Maybe it's just another bankruptcy lawyer.

[LynneSin]

6. wha?

more details please!

[crunch60]

20. Donald Trump goes bankrupt. Four times.

The Newt and the Donald make a lovely pair

Trump's idea of good business is to be a banker, but he's proven he isn't very good at it. You see, Donald Trump isn't really anything substantial in real estate. Trump went broke a long time ago. 1990 to be precise. His last time of actually being a serious developer was in the 1980s. His holdings in real estate are actually rather limited. What Trump sells is all he's really got left: the Trump name. What Donald Trump does these days, his "dealmaking" if you will, is basically slap his name on top of the work of real developers do. Essentially, he's a franchise salesman. You put the capital. You build the property. You own the property, but you pay Trump to use the Trump name:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/17/967872/-Donald-Trump-goes-bankrupt-Four-times-

[LynneSin]

7. This is the GOP's attempt to mirror what Obama and George Clooney already have done

The difference is that the Dems offered something where regular folks could attend whereas the Trump event is for the 1% only.

[beac]

9. Pending Bankruptcy joins Multiple Bankruptcies to toast Moral Bankruptcy.

What a swell party it is!

[freshwest]

23. Good one, LOL.

[spiderpig]

10. Oh, vomit

A triumvirate of Mittens, Newtie and Trump???

Cannot comprehend...

[freshwest]

24. Forgot your smilie:

[BlueMTexpat]

11. LOL - I first read your headline as "hairraiser with Donald Trump" -

either I need new glasses or it's just that anytime I see The Donald's name, I have a mental vision of flying hair.

Poor Las Vegas - both to be in the midst of a recession and to have the Three Douches descend on you!

[A Simple Game]

12. Are they going to let Newt pass the hat? n/t

[monmouth]

14. I honestly think this is part of it. He has nothing to gain except money..n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Las Vegas is a good place for the party of Wall Street to hold a fundraiser

Any thoughts on that?

[freshwest]

25. Hum, think they have mob connections or just like magical thinking?

[lastlib]

15. Newt being there, that just makes me want to go....

...puke.

[IggleDoer]

16. What will Newtie say to his good buddy Sheldon Adelson?

Will he have to have another fundraiser at the Venetian to assuage Sheldon's hurt feelings?

[Historic NY]

17. The "Dancing Queen & the NY Douchiest Birther".

[wordpix]

18. "other well known people": lemme guess...Limpballs, Big Oil execs, Jamie Dimond, Ted Nugent...

the usual suspects.

[tawadi]

21. The headline sounds like the beginning of a bad joke

[historian]

26. the kiss of death

Only in America could a pair of buffoons such as these presume that their opinions or endorsements could possibly matter. However, for the dems and independents, it is like a breath of fresh air for this endorsement or appearance for it is the kiss of death (hopefully) for Romney.