Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Loses Libel Lawsuit Against Democratic Group

[Purveyor]

Source: REUTERS

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, has lost a $60 million libel lawsuit in which he claimed a Democratic group spread a false accusation that he had condoned prostitution in his casinos in Macau.

At issue was an article published on July 3, 2012 by the National Jewish Democratic Council on its website that sought to dissuade then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney and other Republicans from accepting Adelson's allegedly "dirty" and "tainted" money.

It cited reports about an accusation that the Las Vegas Sands Corp chief executive "personally approved of prostitution" in his Macau properties.

U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken in Manhattan on Monday said the article constituted protected speech and was not libelous.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.549782

[DonCoquixote]

1. GLOAT!!!!

This si what happens when you try to buy Democracy, asshole, now when the Chinese find out all the officals you tried to bribe, they can ask for your head, and we will give it to them! Call it "extraordinary rendition."

[Hayabusa]

15. Now the site will get another from him...

[Historic NY]

2. Hope the sh-thead gets stuck with all the court costs.

[jeff47]

7. He did. (nt)

[IrishAyes]

10. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

[napi21]

3. Other than the layers, who is going to get all that money?

zthe article didn't name ther Dem Group, but does That Group get it, the Dem Party????

[cui bono]

6. I thought in prostitution the layees got the money.

But I also thought the layers were called johns.

[oberliner]

4. $60 million for him is like a dollar fifty for normal people, right?

Can't even conceive of what it must mean to be worth $28.5 billion.

[onehandle]

5. Let It Be Known That Hookers And Republican Sheldon Adelson Are Forever Associated. nt

[47of74]

14. Hookers and Republicans in general are forever associated.

As are Senators with Wide Stances in airport restrooms.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Aww, his little republican fans won't like this at all.

[Dawson Leery]

9. The tea party economic terrorists are having a bad week.

[meow2u3]

11. Couldn't happen to a more deserving schmuck

[Heather MC]

12. Aww Smelly Shelly is just trying to recoup his 100 million

he lost betting on Mittens

[47of74]

13. Ahem, may I say.....

[gopiscrap]

16. Excellent! Nail the mother-fucker!

[VWolf]

17. Macau? Prostitution?

I'm shocked, I tells ya. Shocked!

[Orsino]

18. He claimed character assassination...

...but was unable to prove that he ever had any character.