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| Adelson Files $60 Million Libel Suit Against Democratic Group |
| 2012-08-09 |
| Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has filed a $60 million libel suit against the National Jewish Democratic Council. The NJDC had demanded that Mitt Romney and other Republicans refuse donations from Adelson because he had “personally approved of prostitution at his Macau resorts.” The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee repeated the same claim, but backed down in response to Adelson’s threat of a lawsuit, admitting that “the statements were untrue and unfair and we retract them.” The lawsuit against the NJDC alleges that their goal in making these accusations “was to advance their perceived political interests by assassinating Mr. Adelson’s character, punishing him for exercising his right to make monetary contributions to political causes and candidates of his choice, and demeaning him within the Jewish community.” However, the NJDC has refused to acknowledge its error, and is planning to take this battle to court. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #10 Adelson is just putting his money where his mouth is. Good for him I'd say. |
| Posted by: Charles 2012-08-09 20:22 |
| #9 The Donks do not like that Adelson has pledged a large part of his fortune to defeat Obama. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-08-09 16:29 |
| #8 Liberals say, "Free speech for me, but not for thee." |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-08-09 15:15 |
| #7 Free speech doesn't include libel methinks. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-08-09 15:03 |
| #6 Prostitution is not legal in all NV counties, especially the major (Clark, Douglas, Washoe, etc.). Usually it's OK in the lesser neighboring county |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-09 13:56 |
| #5 Lemme get this straight: Prostitution is OK in Nevada and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, says nothing about it. But it's not OK for Sheldon Adelson to keep a few girls at his Macau resort where, presumably, prostitution is also OK. But wait, there's more. What about those Secret Service boys who got caught with their pants down in Cartagena? What if they wanted to kick in $100 bucks or so for the candidate of their choice? Is the NJDC gonna go through all the bordellos in the whole wide world looking for johns who might contribute to Mitt Romney? How come the never got after Teddy Kennedy? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2012-08-09 12:26 |
| #4 $60,000,000.00. This how you do it. Don't just defend yourself, let the left wing smear machine you will break their bank acconts. |
| Posted by: Uluse Oppressor of the Texans7477 2012-08-09 11:32 |
| #3 The NJDC is refusing to back down because they need the publicity for fundraising. It would be amusing if all the money they raise is diverted towards fighting the lawsuit. Think of it as another campaign contribution by Adelson - money spent by NJDC on the lawsuit isn't spent attacking Romney. Pocket change for Adelson (who's 79), but potentially ruinous for NJDC. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-08-09 10:57 |
| #2 The NJDC is refusing to back down because they need the publicity for fundraising. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2012-08-09 10:21 |
| #1 I'll put my money on Adelson. |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2012-08-09 00:09 |