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Trump Tells Ricketts Familty to Stop Spending Against Him .. Or Else
American Spectator ^ | February 22, 2016 | Emily Zanotti

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cubs; ricketts; trump
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To: odawg; psjones
Do you have any more that you could wow us with?

sure, flies land on poop

61 posted on 02/23/2016 6:53:44 AM PST by Revelation 911
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To: DJ MacWoW

Hey, he may be a fascist bur he’s THEIR fascist.

So yeah, they’re cool with it.


62 posted on 02/23/2016 6:54:30 AM PST by Nickname
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To: The_Victor
Trump should start an “enemies list” just to be sure he doesn’t forget anyone deserving of retribution.

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.

63 posted on 02/23/2016 6:55:01 AM PST by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: reaganaut1

“Trump acts like a thug.”

Trump is a thug.


64 posted on 02/23/2016 6:55:17 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: grania
You don’t want Trump punishing the backstabber elitist Republican scum who have been working so hard with elitist dems to destroy the nation?

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!"

65 posted on 02/23/2016 6:55:18 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: silverleaf
If someone is trying to buy me a candidate I would be interested in knowing more about them

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.

66 posted on 02/23/2016 6:55:18 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: reaganaut1
Every one of these anti Trump horse shi! makes me more for Trump.

Trump will be President. You ars better hide. He'll come after you. If you believe that your crap is beyond hope.

67 posted on 02/23/2016 6:56:10 AM PST by Logical me
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To: sockmonkey
I am not a Cruz supporter, but I find it interesting that Cruz supporters have no problem with the “Cruz is an ass kisser”

Either we have Freedom or we don't. Which do you support?

68 posted on 02/23/2016 6:56:57 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: grania

Inside the heart of every Trump supporter is a little totalitarian just screaming to get out.


69 posted on 02/23/2016 6:57:02 AM PST by Nickname
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To: reaganaut1

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.


70 posted on 02/23/2016 6:57:40 AM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: patq

“The cowards tried to hide behind a PAC and were busted. Too bad for them.”

Gives new meaning to the phrase “Shoot the messenger”.


71 posted on 02/23/2016 6:57:48 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: Nickname
Hey, he may be a fascist bur he's THEIR fascist.

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?

72 posted on 02/23/2016 6:58:53 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: pilgrim

-— Was wondering when the threat to sue was coming. -—

What’s he waiting for?


73 posted on 02/23/2016 6:59:04 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Logical me
If you believe that your crap is beyond hope.

He tweeted it. Accept it.

74 posted on 02/23/2016 7:00:22 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Dead Dog

“Blakmail is a criminal charge, not civil.’
- - - - -
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.”


75 posted on 02/23/2016 7:00:23 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: Buckeye McFrog

You’re grasping at straws to justify this.


76 posted on 02/23/2016 7:00:43 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: reaganaut1

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.


77 posted on 02/23/2016 7:01:06 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: pilgrim

Why do Trump supporters excuse this clown? I can’t believe what I’m reading.


78 posted on 02/23/2016 7:01:48 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: grania
Why are you defending PACs wasting money on anti-Trump ads?

It's called the US Constitution. Freedom of Assemby, Freedom of Speech. WOW! On a Conservative website no less...

79 posted on 02/23/2016 7:02:42 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: KansasGirl

-— 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.


80 posted on 02/23/2016 7:03:49 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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