The Man Behind Gingrich's Money

New York Times:

The trip to Jordan by a group of United States congressmen was supposed to be a chance for them to meet the newly crowned King Abdullah II. But their tour guide had a more complicated agenda.

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[winkin]

03:48 PM on 01/29/2012

Gingrich: "How dare Romney have investments in the Cayman Islands!!"
Guess where Adelson's 'Sands China' (the bulk of his profits) is registered ...

[DemsNRepubsSame]

02:37 PM on 01/29/2012

Every American needs to see this video where thisTraitor said he was ashamed of wearing the American Military uniform. The olive green uniform that my grandfather was wearing when he gave his life on the shore of Normandy!! He gave his life to save his own people and our brave soldiers are still wearing today, to die for hisApartheid Beloved State!!!!

http://mondoweiss.net/2012/01/isikoff-blast-at-gingrich-backer-israel-is-in-my-heart-puts-israel-firster-issue-in-mainstream.html

[With Your Consent]

02:14 PM on 01/30/2012

x2

[hamsteronwheel]

01:51 PM on 01/29/2012

we are all hamsters on neocon "financially engineered" wheels...

IMMEDIATELY redirect all aid to israel to fund US healthcare!

it's pathetic that neocon donors can threaten our president for a million dollar campaign donation when they've received Trillions in direct & indirect US aid

just like blakfein, goldman, dimon, fuld, immelt, paying pittance fines, admitting no wrongs for pillaging our country into a 2nd great depression while their pay is at all time highs.

israel would not exist if not for the US "protection"

time to pay us back with interest instead of insulting our President while begging us for Billions more in aid.

3/8/11

netanyahu demands more US BILLIONS ON TOP of the BILLIONS we already GIVE them every year

"Barak also told the newspaper that Israel might seek an additional $20 billion in U.S. military aid to help it deal with POTENTIAL threats arising from the turmoil in the Arab world."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/08/west-bank-military-netanyahu_n_832831.html

3/7/11

Kissinger urges Obama: Grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard

Netanyahu in January made first Israeli appeal for Pollard's release.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, urging him to commute the prison term of Jonathan Pollard, who is serving a life term for spying ON AMERICA for Israel.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/kissinger-urges-obama-grant-clemency-to-jonathan-pollard-1.347731

[DemsNRepubsSame]

02:25 PM on 01/29/2012

The day we get rid of this parasite of a country is the day America will be free!!!!

[hamsteronwheel]

01:46 PM on 01/29/2012

we are all hamsters on neocon "financially engineered" wheels...

5/19/11

"Jewish donors and fund-raisers are warning the Obama re-election campaign that the president is at risk of losing financial support because of concerns about his handling of Israel."

"One top Democratic fund-raiser, Miami developer Michael Adler, said he urged Obama campaign manager Jim Messina to be "extremely proactive" in countering the perception in the Jewish community that Mr. Obama is too critical of Israel."

"The Obama campaign has asked Penny Pritzker, Mr. Obama's 2008 national finance chairwoman, to talk with Jewish leaders about their concerns"

"Sunday, Mr. Obama addresses the largest pro-Israel lobby group, the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. In his AIPAC speech, Mr. Obama is expected to argue that the U.S.-Israeli alliance is strong and cite his backing for initiatives such as the Iron Dome missile defense system, which is positioned near the Gaza border and has already intercepted incoming short-range rockets.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D., Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said the speech on Sunday should help set the record straight. "There's nothing like hearing it straight from the president of the United States—his expression that he is strongly pro-Israel." Some say the appointment of Ms. Wasserman-Schultz, who is Jewish, to run the DNC, is helpful in itself."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703509104576331661918527154.html?mod=rss_middle_east_news&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[hamsteronwheel]

01:13 PM on 01/29/2012

we're all hamsters on neocon "financially engineered" and "financially innovated" wheels

American coup d'état in broad daylight

American unelected Super Congress

American Shadow Government

Unites States of israel

8/11/2011

"EIGHTY-ONE CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES from all over the country, led by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and House Majority Leader

Eric Cantor, are traveling to Israel thismonth.

Most are freshmen congressmen, and the group includes HALF OF ALL THE FRESHMEN REPUBLICANS voted into office in 2010.

The weeklong trips are being paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), which was created in 1990 as a supporting organization of

AIPAC, America’s major pro-Israel lobbying organization, and theyarelocatedinthe same building.

AIEF, which is ONLY ONE OF NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS PUSHING PRO-israel POLICIES, has an annual budgetof

over $24 million, with an even larger endowment.

This is an extraordinary situation.

NO OTHER LOBBY ON BEHALF OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY COMES ANYWHERE NEAR CONTROLLING SUCH WEALTH OR TAKING SO MANY OF AMERICA'S ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ON A PROPAGANDA TRIP to its favorite country.

Not all those going on these trips are enthusiastic. The wife of one congressman who made a similar trip some years ago said that she and her husband had never been exposed to such pressure in all their lives. She said that at one point on their trip, her husband — a normally extremely tough man — was curled up in a fetal position."

http://original.antiwar.com/alison-weir/2011/08/10/israel-lobby-dominates-congress/

[Downrivers]

12:09 PM on 01/29/2012

Adelson is considered a right wing extremist in Israel

[Straggler]

11:47 AM on 01/29/2012

Watch the video where Adelson admits his loyalties lie with Israel, not the USA. He said, "All we care about is being good citizens of Israel." Okay, so MOVE to Israel, pal. You fight Israel's wars. Leave America OUT of it.

http://mondoweiss.net/2012/01/isikoff-blast-at-gingrich-backer-israel-is-in-my-heart-puts-israel-firster-issue-in-mainstream.html

[June25]

11:54 AM on 01/29/2012

I believe he is speaking metaphorically.

[Straggler]

11:57 AM on 01/29/2012

So? It shows where his heart is -- with the Israeli military. Tell him to emigrate. Americans are tired of fighting Israel's wars.

[DemsNRepubsSame]

02:24 PM on 01/29/2012

No, He was only speaking in tongues! You, people,are shameless!!!

[ufopp]

11:26 AM on 01/29/2012

In the long run, both men hurt their causes and their countries.

[Aries Warrior]

11:24 AM on 01/29/2012

Another DUAL citizen trying to run American policy ???

What a surprise !

[riverhouse]

11:22 AM on 01/29/2012

It's simple. Adelson supports the settlements in Palestine and he's looking to buy a dupe he thinks he can get to go to war for Israel, give Israel more taxpayer dollars, support Israel whether or not it is in the best interests of the USA. And Gingrich will say and do whatever he needs to say or do, whether it is in the best interests of the USA or not, to get money from someone. That's all that $10 mil Adelson gave Gingrich's campaign is about.

[ber6965]

11:21 AM on 01/29/2012

This is just WRONG!!!

[robertLewis]

11:20 AM on 01/29/2012

"The Palestinians are an invented people."

From Wiki: "Genetic analysis suggests the Muslims of Palestine are largely descendants of Christians and Jews of the southern Levant and descendents of a core population that lived there in prehistoric times.[20]

[henrypapillon]

11:44 AM on 01/29/2012

Read on and you will see that Judea was only about 1/5 of present day Israel. The Philistines and the Canaanites were also groups that were within that area.

[ruthtruth]

11:19 AM on 01/29/2012

So Newt Gingrich has a very rich sugar daddy. Somehow I'm not surprised.

[OlskoolDem]

11:19 AM on 01/29/2012

17million is but a pittance to have a sitting U.S. President in your casino's back pocket.
And Newt thinks Janitors make too much $$$$
The GOP Is LOST.

[phill273]

11:18 AM on 01/29/2012

If we had the $2,500 limit on contributions, then Gingrich would no longer be in the race.

[June25]

11:56 AM on 01/29/2012

And no one would have heard of Obama either.