Posted on 02/23/2016 6:19:28 AM PST by reaganaut1
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[T]he Ricketts family, have come under fire from Donald Trump on Twitter, for their contributions to Our Principles PAC - a Team Romney-led effort designed to handicap Trump in primary states. Marlene Ricketts, wife of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, has contributed around $3 million, so far, to help air ads attacking Trump in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. And Trump is none too happy about it.
"I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me," Trump tweeted. "They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!"
For starters, the money spending isn't exactly secret - it's available for Trump's viewing pleasure on Open Secrets, and in the Our Principles PAC SEC filings. It's also no secret that the Ricketts are conservative. Prior to financing the campaign to depose the self-proclaimed Republican frontrunner, the Ricketts financed Gov. Scott Walker's short-lived campaign, and have contributed to everyone from Texas Gov. Rick Perry, to Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, to Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former Gov. Jeb Bush. They are one of the few large donor families making big spends against Trump this cycle - at least, so far. And while there isn't much data on whether the ads were successful, they appear to have at least gotten under Trump's skin (which is, admittedly, not that hard to do).
But what's really strange here is what Donald Trump is threatening to do should Ricketts resist his social media plea for satisfaction: according to Trump himself, the Ricketts family should prepare to be publicly smeared, all for the petty crime of being the political opposition. Donald Trump isn't owed a coronation, or the unqualified allegiance of the GOP's feudal lords.
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sure, flies land on poop
Hey, he may be a fascist bur he’s THEIR fascist.
So yeah, they’re cool with it.
When Soros and Bloomberg started dumping millions into the campaign against our 2nd Amendment rights this forum was replete with the desire to expose them and tar them with the evil images they deserved.
But now that the evil big donor money is targeted against Trump... well... then... there... now, the Cruz fans have no problem with the old pathetically blatant 'our guy' syndrome of hypocritically accepting anything as long as it advances their guy.
They accepted the lies, the excuse making of Cruz and now they accept the Bloomberg-esqe attempt by the donor class to buy the election and hence the future of this country. Truly pathetic hypocrites.
“Trump acts like a thug.”
Trump is a thug.
This is not about that. This is about Trump controlling political speech. That's KGB tactics and you might try to spin it but you can't excuse it.
He was right. He could shoot someone on 5th Ave and not lose a supporter. They'd yell "Granny had it coming! She donated to the wrong candidate!"
Oh it is going to be epic to see the Dirt the Press and the Clinton Cabal go at Donnie with. Adulterer, stalker, Fraudster. It's almost going to be like two sides of the same coin when all the dirt get spilled.
Trump will be President. You ars better hide. He'll come after you. If you believe that your crap is beyond hope.
Either we have Freedom or we don't. Which do you support?
Inside the heart of every Trump supporter is a little totalitarian just screaming to get out.
He’s doing what GW SHOULD have been doing for 8 yrs: You wanna start a ‘discussion’, we’ll HAVE a ‘discussion’.
For me, it’s ‘bout damn time SOMEONE stood up for themselves and their ideas instead of agonizing and apologizing for every slight. I hope to hear Trump say, “Bring it on!”.
Lastly, does not the following seem a bit ODD to anyone else:
“the Ricketts are conservative. Prior to financing the campaign to depose the self-proclaimed Republican frontrunner, the Ricketts financed Gov. Scott Walker’s short-lived campaign, and have contributed to everyone from Texas Gov. Rick Perry, to Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, to Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and former Gov. Jeb Bush.”
Seems more GOPe than ‘conservative’ to me.
“The cowards tried to hide behind a PAC and were busted. Too bad for them.”
Gives new meaning to the phrase “Shoot the messenger”.
So yeah, they're cool with it.
They're excusing an orange Obama. I really am stunned.
Can you imagine the screaming if Cruz had said this? Or Rubio? Jeb?
-— Was wondering when the threat to sue was coming. -—
What’s he waiting for?
He tweeted it. Accept it.
“Blakmail is a criminal charge, not civil.’
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Do not think that would stop the intimidation.
Trump’s Latest tweet?
“Wow was Ted Cruz disloyal to his very capable director of communication. He used him as a scape goat-fired like a dog! Ted panicked.”
You’re grasping at straws to justify this.
No, he acts like a MAN. This is what men do when they are threatened or pushed around. If they are not pussies, that is.
The Ricketts family has a very public face in the form of son Pete who is the current Governor of Nebraska. People like to know all the facts about people who are elected to govern their state.
Why do Trump supporters excuse this clown? I can’t believe what I’m reading.
It's called the US Constitution. Freedom of Assemby, Freedom of Speech. WOW! On a Conservative website no less...
-— Yeah, but notice he didn’t respond to the substance of the ads. He just tries to threaten the messenger into silence. -—
Threats. Ridicule. Innuendo.
It’s a well-established pattern and why he has record negatives.
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