Potential 2016 GOP candidates court mega donor Adelson during Vegas weekend

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This needs to be a movie. I want Jack Nicholson to play Adelson.

For a handful of potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates visiting Sin City this weekend, the doors are closed to the press and public -- but the speakers very much want voters to know they are there.

Ostensibly, a parade of high-profile Republicans are streaming through Las Vegas for a four-day gathering hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition. But they're also there for face time with casino magnate and GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson, who is on the board of the coalition and whose Venetian casino is hosting the affair.

Being seen in Adelson's company at this early stage is a political plus. The billionaire effectively bankrolled Newt Gingrich's presidential run in 2012, and is poised to make another political gamble in 2016.

Among the first to arrive, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was honored Thursday at an exclusive gala in Adelson's private Vegas airport hangar -- a big deal for Bush, who is considering a White House run.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/28/republicans-court-mega-donor-adelson-during-vegas-weekend/

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1. Jeb Bush Blames Obama for ‘American Pacificity’

Much watched as a possible presidential candidate, the former Florida governor attacked the White House's approach to foreign policy in a speech given to Republican donors hosted by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush attacked President Barack Obama’s approach to world affairs and took a veiled shot at Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul at donor conference hosted by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas Thursday night.

According to attendees at the closed-press function for $25,000-a-year donors to the Republican Jewish Coalition, Bush focused on economic policy in his remarks but also impressed the pro-Israel group with his defense of muscular American foreign policy.

“He showed a lot of knowledge about foreign policy that he must have been working hard to acquire,” said Ari Fleischer, the former White House Press Secretary and a board member of the RJC, noting Bush discussed diplomatic challenges presented by countries like Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. “He was very rough on the president in terms of his handling of foreign policy, referring to the dangers of ‘American pacificity.’”

http://time.com/42333/jeb-bush-blames-obama-for-american-pacificity/

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2. Potential 2016 GOP candidates travel to Las Vegas to kiss Adelson's,

ring?

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3. Whatever he proffers to them to be kissed, I would think. nt

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4. The REAL Republican "base."

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5. Pretty much. Like our economy, it's rigged in favor of cash. nt

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6. lol, can tell who Rs will run by who arrives first to grab the old mans cash.