Shortly after beign named Mitt Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan visited Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas casino for a meeting of donors hosted by the gambling tycoon. And the Obama campaign jumped to highlight the Adelson angle.
Here’s the email that was sent out last night by Obama’s deputy campaign manager, Julianna Smoot:
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Today, just 72 hours after joining the GOP ticket, Paul Ryan is making a pilgrimage to the Sands’ Venetian casino in Las Vegas to kiss the ring of Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who’s already donated more than $35 million to Republican groups in this election.
That’s the same Sheldon Adelson who gave $15 million to help Newt Gingrich against Mitt Romney in the primary, and said he may give $100 million — basically, whatever it costs — to defeat Barack Obama.
We’re starting to get a glimpse of how Romney plans to cash in on his vice presidential pick. Before Ryan’s even been fully introduced to the American people, he’s attending a private fundraiser in Vegas with the top super PAC donor.
We’re doing this differently, with ordinary people chipping in whatever they can afford — but it’s going to take a lot more of us to match them. Will you donate $3 or more today?
Commentary’s Jonathan Tobin and Breitbart.com’s Ben Shapiro cry foul over the first sentence, which they suggest reads like an anti-Semitic "dog whistle."
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