Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino owner, is now the poster boy for what’s terribly wrong with our campaign-finance system. Adelson, you may recall, had, before the South Carolina Republican primary, donated $5 million to the pro-Gingrich Super Pac “Winning Our Future” – giving Newt a pile…
well, he’s a big Glenn Beck fan:
“Mr. Beck was awarded the Dr. Miriam & Sheldon Adelson Defender of Israel Award. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu also spoke. Prominent philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson spoke and personally presented the Adelson Award to Beck.”
http://www.zoa.org/sitedocuments/pressrelease_view.asp?pressreleaseID=2129
What a wonderful world we’re living in eh?
