Monday, February 22, 2016

Trump Threatens Owners of the Chicago Cubs

From Wikipedia:
 Thomas S. "Tom" Ricketts is an owner of the Chicago Cubs, and the chief executive officer of Incapital LLC, a Chicago investment bank that packages corporate bonds for retail investors. He is also a director of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation as well as the son of Ameritrade founder J. Joseph Ricketts. Forbes estimate of the Ricketts' family wealth ($1 Billion), consolidated under J. Joseph Ricketts name, placed them at #371/ 400 on the Forbes 400 list.
   -RW

9 comments:

  1. This seems pretty close to extortion. Trump gains financial advantage from threatening to disclose information.

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  2. ─They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!─

    And I am sure they're trembling in their knickers, El Trumpo.

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  3. Rename Air Force One to Pinochet Airlines when Trump gets elected.

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  4. You people don't know huge balls when they smack you in the face

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    1. Re: GrimFandangeo,

      I'm glad to say I do not, indeed.

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  5. Seems DonaldT knows something big about the Ricketts family, that may put them out of business? Please do tell! They own a bank--that tells alot.
    Go get'um Trump!

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  6. Trump -- for all his imperfections and flaws -- scare the crap out of the gangster elite who lord over the government-media-academic-banking complex...

    I shall hold my nose and vote for him. No way we can tolerate scum like the Clintons.

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  7. well he didn't skip a beat after threatening the pope, so how wouldn't he feel unstoppable? byyyah!

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  8. Pete Ricketts of the Ricketts family is governor of Nebraska. He is likely getting GOP pressure for funding in exchange for a future hopeful senate bid or cabinet consideration.

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