Posted on 06/20/2015 9:30:58 PM PDT by South40
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claims that a conservative activist group is badmouthing him after he declined to donate $1 million. And he's calling on the group's president to resign.
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Club for Growth spokesman Doug Sachtleben in response blasted what he called a "childish attack."
"Donald Trump’s childish attack on the Club for Growth shows what a joke his candidacy is," Sachtleben told Business Insider in an email.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
The GOPe doesn’t care how much he damages conservatism.
I forget. Is Club for Growth the Mooselimb Brothahood front group headed by Grover Norquist?
Club for Growth is a potty chair..
Trump is about to throw a monkey wrench in the GOP Presidental race.
And that may be a good thing.
No, you stupid idiot numbskull. If you’d do a little research before you ask such questions, you’d find out that Americans for Tax Reform is the Mooselimb Brothahood front group headed by Grover Norquist.
I would not count the Club for Growth as Conservative. They are the folks who love the US Chamber of Communists and their patrons.
Perhaps not. But it is the 11th Resource Link listed on the Free Republic Home Page. If you or anyone here find it so unpalatable perhaps you should file your complaint with the proprietors.
Eh. I think he already did.
Careful, BU, kook or not, lib or not, he’s the only GOP candidate who could take the northeast
Now’s that is just plain funny!
It’s not so secret that even conservative to moderate groups shakedown candidates in various ways in exchange for things like endorsements or at bare minimum favorable coverage/hands off attacks. There might be something to this
” Perhaps not. But it is the 11th Resource Link listed on the Free Republic Home Page. If you or anyone here find it so unpalatable perhaps you should file your complaint with the proprietors.”
My comment was not in the nature of a complaint. I was merely stating my belief that they tend to represent big business, even when those businesses do not behave in a conservative manner. They are most likely supporting all the “free trade legislation.” I don’t have any problem with them as a resource.
That's odd. Back in 2011 they considered Trumps politics, "A silly political road show" but were more than happy to respond to Trump in 2015? Then the Club sit down and meet with him at one of his hotels recently?
Several days later they ask Trump for a million dollar donation in a letter, he declines and Trump has the shakedown letter for proof?
The Club wanted his money and didn't get it?
Then the Club starts sending around press releases mocking Trumps presidential aspirations?
Was their motive for doing that becasue they didn't get the the $1,000,000 that they wanted?
That's a pretty damn good motive is you ask me.
See #14.
This is a really interesting article you posted.
Thank you!
Intimidation works with cowards or other bullys..
“A man has got to know his limitations”- Dirty Harry..
Cowards can be bullys to someone smaller in intellect or stature..
wealth, agenda, or social group..
Sometimes mistake weakness for other things..
Like a loving heart, tolerance.. or decent principles ..
Thats when they get their clock cleaned.. or just disappear..
They should have said the money was for Democrats and the Clinton Foundation, Trump would have given it then.
I have noticed that some people characterize the Club for Growth as being the Club for Greed.
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