Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Ramcat
Regarding my comment re Hayden being a big Steelers fan, you said ... the Rooneys are big libs ...

Well, not by their political contributions, apparently. Per this article in the Village Voice (no, I don't read it regularly!) back in January on the political contributions of the NFL teams then still in the playoffs:

The Pittsburgh Steelers were the most generous at $89,430. The vast majority of it came from the Rooney family (the owners), and most of their largesse went to the GOP or a PAC called the North Side Good Government Committee. Two players from the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the books as donors: Linebacker Clark Haggans gave $5,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Back-up quarterback Tommy Maddox gave a grand each to President Bush and the RNC. Across the field from Maddox this weekend will stand Peyton Manning, an opposing quarterback but a political like-mind. Manning wrote a $2,000 contribution to Dubya. Manning's Indianapolis Colts organization as a whole gave more than $64,000, with the family of owner James Irsay directing most of that coin to the GOP.

237 posted on 05/08/2006 12:32:34 PM PDT by SFConservative
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 110 | View Replies ]


To: SFConservative
"the Rooneys are big libs ..."

I stand by the statement. Google "The North Side Good Government Committee" and you'll discover that it is not anything resembling a "GOP PAC"

Go Steelers.
244 posted on 05/09/2006 6:23:32 PM PDT by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 237 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson