Warren Throckmorton
Gambling magnate says he expects nothing for his contributions to Gingrich
Of course he says that. Adelson would defeat his purposes if he said, “I want Newt to keep the Christians and/or Federal government away from my gambling empire.” ABC News is at least looking into the matter. According to a report from ABC late yesterday, an unnamed source reportedly close to Adelson told ABC News…
Read MoreAnti-Gambling Group: Gingrich thwarted efforts to regulate gambling
Given the twin $5 million gifts given by gambling mogul and Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam, I wondered if reports of Gingrich favoring the industry would emerge. According to an anti-gambling group based in Washington DC, Gingrich did in fact work to remove power from a government commission on gambling. In this…
Read MoreGingrich Gets Five Million From Gambling Mogul’s Wife
I wrote yesterday about the main financial backer of Newt Gingrich – casino owner Sheldon Adelson. According to a New York Times report, Adelson’s wife, Miriam Adelson matched her husband’s pre-South Carolina primary $5 million gift to Gingrich with her own gift of the same amount. The gift will go to Winning Our Future, a…
Read MoreGingrich backed by casino mogul – Is gambling a family value?
I wonder how many of Newt Gingrich’s family values voters are aware that Gingrich is beholden to Sheldon Adelson, billionaire casino owner. According to these reports, Adelson recently gave Gingrich’s SuperPac $5 million. In the Philadelphia Inquirer article, Gingrich is called a “close friend” of Adelson. A conversation between Adelson and his right hand man,…
Read MoreSouth Carolina: Final Results
Final results… Gingrich won evangelicals even though Santorum got a collective push from evangelical “leaders.” SC evangelicals didn’t get the memo. Gingrich scares me. He has a reputation for intelligence and yet he thinks David Barton is a great historian.
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