Shelton Adelson and The Trail of Slime
You know I’m going to love any news story with Tom DeLay in it.
And since I almost single-handedly keep the Dairy Queen in business, Alfredo makes sure that I get to see them all.
This one is primarily about Shelton Adelson being so crooked that he has to screw on his socks in the morning. I knew that Adelson was on a first name basis with the bottom of the deck and that he’s so untrustworthy that he has to have someone else call the hogs, but I didn’t know how really, really evil this guy is.
Adelson is under investigation by several federal agencies.
Then there’s an unrelated investigation by the United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles into whether the Sands Corporation violated federal money-laundering laws by accepting millions from high-rolling gamblers accused of drug trafficking and embezzlement. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that federal authorities are examining whether the casino should have reported the suspicious funds to the government. Instead, the company accepted $100 million from one of the gamblers and gave him free hotel rooms, plane rides and large lines of credit.
So, what folks are wondering is, does Sheldon have some ulterior reason for wanting to buy the Presidency for Mitt Romney? Has Sheldon bought politicians before?
Of course he has.
Tom DeLay.
In 2001, when China was making a pitch to hold the Olympics, it was worried about a resolution pending in the House that would oppose the bid because of its “abominable human rights record.” To curry favor with China, Mr. Adelson called Tom DeLay, then the House majority whip — and another recipient of Mr. Adelson’s campaign generosity — and urged him to block the resolution, according to a court deposition by William Weidner, then the president of Sands. Mr. DeLay quickly promised the bill would never see the light of day, and he was true to his word.
Good Lord, the guy is a horse thief and whorehouse gambler. And he needs buy a President.
Bless Mitt Romney’s heart, he is a hooker without a heart of gold. Or any kind of heart, for that matter.
Thanks to Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen for the heads up.
Please, please have a chocolate ice cream cone for me.
1Or a big dish of chocolate ice cream.
And a double dutch chocolate blizzard with sprinkles!
2He may have – literally – been a whorehouse gambler, as he browbeat the DCCC into retracting the accusations of promoting prostitution in his Macau casinos by threatening a libel suit against them.
The D-Trip cannot afford an expensive libel suit against the guy with so much money to burn that he bankrolled Newt Gingrich to the tune of MILLIONS long after Newt ceased to be a viable political entity (sometime last century).
But if Sheldon Adelson’s casino in Macau did not have prostitutes, it would be the only one. Prostitution is LEGAL in Macau, and his former manager in court filings has said that it was controlled by Adelson from his Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Allegedly.
In fact, the entire operation was run out of Vegas.
Allegedly.
Macau is RIFE with corruption but, of course, Sheldon would NEVER be involved with any thing hinky.
Allegedly.
3If Rmoney can start a business with money from people who have ties to El Salvador death squads than why not accept money from another (allegedly) corrupt & evil source – Adelson. Birds of a feather flock together.
4You’ve brought up an interesting side-issue, Juanita Jean. Can we say “Bless his heart,” of Romney, since apparently he has no heart?
Perhaps, “Bless his poor shriveled little soul,” is better. I suppose everybody has a soul in one condition or another, and his needs all the help it can get.
5The New Yorker weighed in on this last month:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2012/07/sheldon-adelson-and-macau.html
@OldMayfly: I do so love the “Bless his poor shriveled little soul” a lot better than the more sucinct “Bless his heart.”
6Somehow, when I was growing up in Texas (well, only ’til I was 6), I got the impression that “bless his/her heart” was just a truncated version of “bless his/her heart, because Lord knows he/she doesn’t have the sense God gave a fence post.” I’d love to hear other people’s takes on it.
7@Iris: I’ve always thought (possibly erroneously) that “Bless his heart” covered everything from the simpletons to the more discerning types, leaving a lot of room for (mis)interpretation. I actually prefer your take on the subject.
8Romney is not a hooker. A hooker works for her money and delivers a service the customer wants. Romney is a hedge funder.
9Iris, I have never lived in Texas, although I did many years ago visit my parents in Baja Oklahoma (El Paso), so I had to ask JJ the same question some months ago: “What does ‘bless his heart’ really mean in Texican?” I think it’s more complicated than some of us can understand. I believe it’s a peculiarly “southern” expression that means a whole lot more to the southerners than it does to those of us in the Great Northwest. My take is that it means exactly the opposite of what it says — only guessing here. Anybody???
Dear Lord forbid that if Romney wins, then we will be living in a certified plutocracy, and I don’t think the Canadians will accept all of us who can’t stand to live here anymore. Uh-oh.
10Unrelated to this post, but I have to ask. While reading the comments I noticed that sometimes the name of a commenter is prefaced with the @ sign. Why is that? Why not just address the person by her name name, as in “Iris” instead of “@Iris”? There’s no Twitter link, so why the @ sign. This is an earnest question, not a joke. And yes I am that dumb apparently.
11Where is the outrage over this gangster bank-rolling those boys? The press is fawning over these assholes…
Uh-oh Indeed! If CANADA won’t take us all, I hear Ecuador is a friendly little alternative!
12Rubymay, “Bless his heart” is the windup for the cattiest thing you want to say about someone who does not have the sense or morals of a weak geranium. In a way, it puts God’s good gravy over a definitely burnt biscuit.
13@TexasEllen – You do have a way with words!
@Rubymay – It’s true – Southern is more than geography. I’m sure I missed a lot leaving so young, but some things are imprinted. Unfortunately, not a way with words like TexasEllen & JJ & others ’round here.
14If Romney (R-Bless His Heart) should manage to buy the presidency, I see chaos for his (mis)administration. With all the string pullers buying his strings and the LDS wanting their piece of him, I just don’t see good times ahead for him. Like GWB he may find being POTUS being lotsa “hard work” especially with so many sleaze bags wanting their payback.
Of course, We The People will also be suffering as well. 🙁
15Thanks TexasEllen! That’s the best explanation EVER! God’s gravy and burnt biscuits are something I really can understand. Thanks again — an excellent explanation.
Sorry, Nancy, I don’t get it either, so I just leave off the “@” and write whatever it was I wanted to say.
Again, anybody, ANYBODY???
16Personally, I think the phrase’s meaning of “bless his/her heart” entirely depends on the speaker. I’ve picked it up from some sweet Texans, like my aunt, who use it really as a benediction. For example, telling a story about someone, she’ll often respond with it to show her delight and approval of what they did. I also find myself using it sort of as others described–when I cannot think of anything else nice to say about the person or in reaction.
But since I am also someone who sends “light, love, and harmony” to politicians hoping it might help them choose better than to act from fear or hate, when I say it, I usually mean that I wish better for them.
I know I’ve muddied the waters, but like most communication, meaning really is rooted in the speakers intentions and is never universally one thing. If it was, the pundits, bless their hearts , would lose over half their talking points.
17Adelson is a backer of an Israeli government that commits genocide on a daily basis against Palestine. A Romney victory would turn Israel loose to attack Iran, an action our pentagon has declared would have devastating consequences for the Middle East and the US.
The man is a supporter of terrorism and should be brought to justice just as surely as Osama bin Laden was. Any Seal volunteers for a quick jaunt to Las Vegas?
18Iris,
19I believe the @ symbol not associated with a twitter account is an older method on saying who you are replying to. Some comment boards “thread” ie replies show up under the original comment. JJ and the salon gives us the benefit of the doubt an figures we all know who we are talking to. Some folks politely just want to make sure. It can cut the confusion for some of us, a thing I am thankful for. There are days I ain’t real sure what my name is.
Lindy
aka the hippie in the hollar.
@Lynn. You’re right about Romney not being the hooker. He’s the pimp, in all senses of the word.
20Lindy, thanks for the explanation about the @ symbol.
21Whenever I hear the name “Tom Delay” spoken in public, I now make it a point to look puzzled and then say “Oh you mean convicted felon Tom Delay”. Just to avoid confusion and all…
22Ooh @ galvez, I like it, I LIKE IT!! can I do it too???
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