Congratulations to the Marlene Rickettes! You have been named Donald Trump's
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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At this point, I’d be stunned if they DIDN’T rationalize it.
We are crossing the Rubicon into full blown socialism.
Conservative?
It’s frightening.
Agreed. You have to wonder at people who complain about Trump acting this way. It's just a matter of "You slap me, I punch you." Would they rather Trump be like GW and just take it? How well did that work out?
Yep.
Trump is going to need the votes of the rest of the party to win in the general election. If "conservatives" are wiped out (your words) who is going to be there to cast votes in the general election? 30% or even 40% of the GOP isn't going to beat the democRATs.
Bush should have addressed what was being said and didn't.
Trump is threatening people. That's a BIG difference!
You address the message. You don't threaten the messenger. KGB tactics anyone?
Trump and his supporters have already burned too many bridges.
The sad part is the Trump supporters are so hell bent on defending their candidate, they don't even see what they've become.
I absolutely agree.
Wintertime ( born and raised in the Kensington section of Philly)
“And Trump has a right to respond to their false attacks. The cowards tried to hide behind a PAC and were busted. Too bad for them.”
Exactly. Everyone complains about the corrupt big $$ in politics then whines like little girls when Trump goes after them.
Yesterday on Hannity, Newt described Trump as an Anti Left, Anti PC American Nationalist.
I like it!
Yeah....
We're totalitarian about wanting to return to the principles in the US Constitution
We're totalitarian about Building the Wall and US jobs for US citizens
We're totalitarian about disintegrating ISIS
We're totalitarian about ending Common Core
We're totalitarian about giving Veterans the services they deserve
Shame on US
*** Either we have freedom or we don’t. Which do you support? ***
Didn’t realize it was black or white..
Consider the source and let it go.
It’s a freak show. I can at least enjoy it for that.
Twisted ‘crat thinking.
Supporting the pac of your choice isn’t the problem, and you know it. Suggesting that it is, is twisted thinking.
Furthermore, the 5th ave comment was with regard to his team and their loyalty to him. So...more twisted thinking on your part by trying to suggest the voters would support even the deepest of evils.
Strawman BS is all I’ve seen posted on this thread. I’ll bet you have media credentials.
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You wouldn’t know shame if it jumped up and bit you on your tRUMP.
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