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Kin Cheung / AP
Sheldon Adelson, center, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., his wife, Miriam Adelson, left, and President William Weidner, right, attend the opening ceremony of the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007.
By Anjeanette Damon (contact) 
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 | 3:17 p.m.
Dr. Miriam Adelson, the wife of Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, will match her husband’s $5 million contribution to a political action committee supporting Republican Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid, a source close to the couple confirmed today.
Sheldon Adelson’s $5 million contribution to the Winning Our Future super PAC is credited with helping propel Gingrich to victory in South Carolina on Saturday, a key win for the former House speaker’s once faltering campaign for the White House. The news was first reported on Twitter by Sun columnist Jon Ralston.
The contribution from Miriam Adelson comes as the super PAC is preparing to air campaign ads in Florida, a state where Mitt Romney, Gingrich’s chief rival, has already been spending heavily.
Winning Our Future has been key in answering the onslaught of attack ads against Gingrich sponsored by Romney’s super PAC Restore Our Future. Gingrich’s super PAC recently spent $354,000 four-day ad buy in Tampa, Fla., according to Politico.
The Associated Press reported that the Adelsons have asked that the money be used on ads that support Gingrich and not on negative attacks against other candidates.
Sources close to the Adelsons describe Gingrich as a personal friend. Sheldon Adelson and Gingrich share similar philosophies on everything from America’s policy on Israel to taxes and government spending.
Sheldon Adelson came to Gingrich’s rescue shortly after he lost to Romney and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in Iowa. His contributions have earned him notoriety as a potential kingmaker in the Republican presidential primary.
That donation helped finance the distribution of a 30-minute anti-Romney attack video that was aired in South Carolina. Gingrich won that state with 40 percent of the vote.
pissing in the wind
Proof that good taste does not always accompany good money. Yuck!
Welcome to the world of elections financed by super-rich donors willing to pay their way to play. And thank you, Supreme Court, for reversing 100 years of rulings in allowing such a travesty. I fear for the future of our great country...
you know casino owners do not like to gamble..
Well that is now bought and paid for... ( what ever he wants )
It appears that Sheldon and his wife have had dealings with the mormons before and don't want any near the White House. Too bad Mitt, but the cult background is going to be a big problem.
Oh well.
$10 million and he does not expect anything. It is a travesty that the supreme court allowed this to happen. My response is, and has been since 2008 elections, is to boycott his casinos and have any of my friends who visit avoid them also. I notice he calls his corporations Sands, but his casinos the Venetian and the Palazzo. Adelson is an insult to this city.
Why aren't the crazy lefties still screaming about Solyndra and their big spending ways?
Oh, that's right, it is a Republican this time. Got it.
BTW, I can't even stomach Newt..... it is just the worlds weirdest spectator sport; you know, watching Dems twitch and froth.
Dirty money for a dirty politician.
The visual of the Dr. stuffing folded bills into Newt's Speedos immediately comes to mind.
Aint that special?
It appears that most of you are looking at the Ten Million donated by the Adelson family in the right way.
Look at all the people being employed making signs, bumper stickers and TV commercials with all of this money.
The Adelson family had this just sitting in the bank not providing any jobs and now people are working because of it.
The best part is history has shown that the Adelson family has not backed Winners in the world of politics. Chances are his candidate is not going to end up in office.
Let's hope he is still writing Five Million Dollar checks when Newt gets to Nevada!
Let him spend, it is good for the economy. ;-)
Wow...
If we think that buying an election is okay, that this pouring of dough into super-pacs by the super-rich to buy out the nation's air-time is righteous, then we are totally screwed...
http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...
That said, I would LOVE fer the Newtster to take on President Obama in November; that would be AWESOME!
Uncle Newtie is, like 'Crazy' Angle, a gift that keeps on giving!
http://stupidpumas.com/2011/11/29/18-new...
Newton Gingrich is just plain NUTS...
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...
Stop the complaining about $10M contribution to Newt. Where is all the money coming to BO from? U think he doesn't have big contributors( Saudis, Soros all the Illegals)get your facts straight There is always alot if money for the Presidential candidates and this yr is not different. BTW where are BO school transcripts? Isn't America wonderful?
@GOP, sorry to spoil your infantile like reasoning skills but I am certainly no member of the Tea Party.
Based on the flurry of posts you have put up my guess is you are the newest member in Harry Reid's goon squad.
Welcome aboard Josh.
I thought gambling was a sin. Then again, so is adultery. Guess the Adelson and Gingrich clans make perfect bedfellows.
Jameson,
If all sinners could not run for office, and all sinners could not vote, there would be no elections.
You might want to think about that before heading in that direction.
Holy Jesus has touched the heart of the godly Adelson family to tithe another $5 million to the Christian crusade of Elder Newt Gingrich. Deacon Gingrich was guided by Jesus when he called the Palestinians "invented peoples". This statement aroused Brother Sheldon Adelson to tithe $5 million, better spent on his workers, to the godly Deacon Gingrich. Brother Adelson also agreed to mentor and serve as Deacon Gingrich's Mossad handler thereby ensuring that the Gingrich administration does the bidding of its Israeli master.
Yours in Christ
Rob Whitetrash - Pahrump Deluxe Trailer Park
The Adelson family..Could this be the same"Adelson"that fought with the Culinary Union over living wages for employees ?
What's the next step Sheldon, are you going to start pulling that hair over from your neck?
Money can't buy everything, can it?
How many dozen private contractors were forced into bankruptcy when the Venetian was built? I know one personally Sheldon, how many do you know?
GOP..................Stop the BS. We are not criticizing BO because he a black man( which he is not . His mother was white) We are talking issues . Housing , Unemployment,DEBT, Foreign Policy, Undermining the military, Incompetence ,Obamacare. Is that enough issues for u? How about his school transcripts? Where are they? He should be proud to release them. If it was Bush u would be bashing him. Now go back to your room and take your MEDS!
Good one Chaz. Sux will never admit that his beliefs are onesided. He like most of his breathren will continue the racist crap until the cows come home cause thats all he has.