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    Sheldon Adelson signals he’ll bankroll effort to stop Rand Paul

    http://www.salon.com/2015/02/24/shel...top_rand_paul/

    Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, one of the GOP’s most forceful advocates for a hawkish foreign policy, is willing to fund an effort to stop Rand Paul from securing the party’s presidential nomination, should the libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator’s campaign pick up steam.

    The revelation comes in a New York Times analysis of the GOP’s internal divisions over foreign policy heading into next year’s campaign. The rise of the Islamic State militant group has reinvigorated interventionists like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), both of whom would make national security and global affairs central themes of their presidential campaigns, should they run. Meanwhile, Paul is coming under withering intra-party criticism due to his general reluctance to support military force and his backing for the Obama administration’s positions on the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the diplomatic rapprochement with Cuba.

    “The guy who’s now got the biggest challenge because of this is Rand Paul,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, told the Times, speaking of the GOP’s increased attention to foreign policy. “The Rand Paul worldview, which I suspect will change, is just incompatible with reality.”

    While it remains to be seen how Paul’s all-but-certain campaign will perform, Adelson is telling associates that he’ll bankroll an effort to thwart the senator should he come within reach of securing the party’s nod, the paper reports.

    Though Adelson has yet to back a 2016 candidate, GOP hopefuls are vying assiduously to secure his support in next year’s contest. Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, and John Kasich have all made sojourns to Las Vegas to curry favor with Adelson, who contributed $150 million to Republican candidates and outside groups during the 2012 campaign. Adelson backed Gingrich in that year’s GOP primaries, pouring $15 million into his campaign. While Gingrich lost the nomination to Mitt Romney, Adelson’s contributions kept Gingrich’s campaign afloat far longer than it would otherwise have remained above water.



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    So can people maybe see how dumb it is to not fully support Rand because of some silly feud with Jesse Benton or because he's not quite as "pure" as Ron? Rand is going to need all of the help and all the donations he can get going up against Sheldon Adelson and the rest of the GOP establishment.

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    Adelson is a rich man because of our laws restricting internet gambling.

    Even if Adelson didn't give a hoot about foreign policy, he would still try to defeat any candidate promising greater freedom to people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptUSA View Post
    Adelson is a rich man because of our laws restricting internet gambling.

    Even if Adelson didn't give a hoot about foreign policy, he would still try to defeat any candidate promising greater freedom to people.
    He also bankrolled the effort to defeat medical marijuana in Florida. The guy is just a hardcore statist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    He also bankrolled the effort to defeat medical marijuana in Florida. The guy is just a hardcore statist.
    And I just told all my friends who knew about Rand from me in 2014 and reminded them he funded all those commercials all our parents saw........statism is either becoming easier to point out or the statists have run out of juice to keep the mirage going much longer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    So can people maybe see how dumb it is to not fully support Rand because of some silly feud with Jesse Benton or because he's not quite as "pure" as Ron? Rand is going to need all of the help and all the donations he can get going up against Sheldon Adelson and the rest of the GOP establishment.
    Adelson probably already funds internet trolls...
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    It'll be interesting to see how Salon's readers react to this (no comments yet).



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    At what point will the general public stop seeing Palpatine and start seeing Darth Sidious (with regards to the state)? His argument is that Rand's views are incompatible with reality? How so? He doesn't say. Rand will demolish these fascists on the debate stage.

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    Well, Adelson's millions couldn't save Newt Gingrich. Even so, it sucks to know right off the bat you're up against a multimillion dollar wall just from one person...
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    Don't $#@! yourself, Adelson.
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    So if the 1 percenters hear about this, will they vote for the person who has less monetary support?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    He also bankrolled the effort to defeat medical marijuana in Florida. The guy is just a hardcore zionist.
    Fixed

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    Rand's got a billionaire too, so bring it...


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    Quote Originally Posted by ctiger2 View Post
    Fixed
    What does Zionism have to do with medical marijuana?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    What does Zionism have to do with medical marijuana?
    When all else fails, people tend to blame stuff on the people they hate.

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    Rand is the neocons' worst nightmare. That should be the only reason we all need to support him IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traditional Conservative View Post
    So can people maybe see how dumb it is to not fully support Rand because of some silly feud with Jesse Benton or because he's not quite as "pure" as Ron? Rand is going to need all of the help and all the donations he can get going up against Sheldon Adelson and the rest of the GOP establishment.
    If Rand Paul wants our support, he should earn it. Not because Sheldon Adelson hates him. Sheldon Adelson seems supportive of Ted Cruz. You and him have something in common.

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    Well if he's against us then I guess we should just give up and quit since we don't have a chance....




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    So Peter Thiel and the Koch Bros. vs. Adelson & Wall Street? Let's dance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptUSA View Post
    Adelson is a rich man because of our laws restricting internet gambling.

    Even if Adelson didn't give a hoot about foreign policy, he would still try to defeat any candidate promising greater freedom to people.
    That really has nothing to do with his wealth. His company, Las Vegas Sands, does more business alone than than the entire world online gambling market. Some of his competitors favor opening up the online poker market because they are hurting and it would add another source of revenue. Adelson has the biggest, most profitable casino business and he doesn't want his competitors getting any oxygen so he is trying to use government to protect his turf.



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    Quote Originally Posted by georgiaboy View Post
    So Peter Thiel and the Koch Bros. vs. Adelson & Wall Street? Let's dance.
    Bring it, Adelson. You got your ass kicked in 2012, you'll get your ass kicked again in 2016.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crashland View Post
    Well, Adelson's millions couldn't save Newt Gingrich. Even so, it sucks to know right off the bat you're up against a multimillion dollar wall just from one person...
    They didn't need to. They just needed to prevent Ron Paul from gaining any traction as an alternative to Romney until after the Florida primary.

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    I will enjoy watching Adelson waste more, just like he did last time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thoughtomator View Post
    They didn't need to. They just needed to prevent Ron Paul from gaining any traction as an alternative to Romney until after the Florida primary.
    This. Newt, like Santorum, was just in the race to astroturf and crowd out the legitimate Romney opposition. There's no way even Newt himself was dumb enough to think he could have won.

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    All the more reason to participate in the Rand for POTUS announcement money bomb
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