Secret anti-Trump donor revealed

The Hill ^ | February 20, 2016, 11:52 pm | By Jonathan Swan

[saywhatagain]

Marlene Ricketts, the matriarch of the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team, contributed $3 million to the anti-Trump super-PAC "Our Principles PAC," which is being run by former Mitt Romney adviser Katie Packer.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I dunno. The hatred of goats seems to be strong among Cubs owners.

[SunkenCiv]

Katie Packer, Katie Packer Gage, Our Principles PAC, sorted (she used to work for the Scott Walker campaign, until he dropped out, she's best known for her work for Romney, of which this PAC is a continuation):

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[saywhatagain]

Yes . . . you are most likely correct with all coming and goings of the players . . . However remember this great story.

The Curse of the Billy Goat

The Curse of the Billy Goat is a sports-related curse that was allegedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise in 1945, when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave game 4 of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers at the Cubs' home ballpark of Wrigley Field because the odor of his pet goat (named Murphy) was bothering other fans

He was outraged and allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more," which has been interpreted to mean that there would never be another World Series game won at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908, or played in one since 1945.

Tell em next time . . . keep the goat. LOL

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Yeah, that’s true. Even the Billy Goat Tavern has been encouraging the Cubs to let a goat in to as a way to break the curse. This is certainly better, from a goat’s point of view especially, than some of the things fans have done: ceremoniously barbecuing and eating goats, or hanging a goat’s severed head outside Wrigley Field. If you want to get on the good side of a goat, I think those are actions you would want to avoid.

[nickcarraway]

He is revealed to be more like Obama every day.

[nickcarraway]

No, he knew what he was doing.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

I think Tom Ricketts looks like Ted Cruz. Ricketts is a libertarian as far as I know. His sis is a lesbian, for what that’s worth. So this Marlena is the mom, right?

Sigh

[Ken H]

Marlene Ricketts, the matriarch of the Ricketts family that owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team, contributed $3 million to the anti-Trump super-PAC "Our Principles PAC,"

What a scurvy thing to do!

[RaginRak]

sounds like a Yeast Company motto

[PGalt]

Thanks for the post; links. Very, very interesting.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, see also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3399826/posts?page=6#6

[catfish1957]

I already use 5 brokerage houses, won’t hurt to add a 6th.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I believe she is the mother.