By Jerry A. Kane ——Bio and Archives--September 7, 2015
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"What we’ve said to our members is that ‘Trump is a liability to the future of the nation,’ and we’ve asked them for support for Club for Growth Action to get that message out. We’re also doing research, like we do on candidates, into his economic policy positions. At this point, we haven’t taken anything off the table – be it TV ads or any other means – to expose Trump as not being an economic conservative, and as actually being the worst kind of politician," said David McIntosh, Club for Growth President.In response to the shakedown allegation, the Club for Growth tweeted that Trump had tried to buy influence with the organization, and his attempt failed:
"[Trump] tries to buy influence w his $. Failed with Club"The group's anti-Trump ad campaign looks a lot like the "you don't play, we make you pay" extortion schemes carried out by shakedown artists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Had Trump acquiesced and handed over the million-dollar "donation," it's doubtful McIntosh and the Club for Growth would have declared a "war on Trump." For more on the story, see Trump: 'Phony' Club for Growth 'Total Hypocrites' and Club for Growth declares war on Trump.
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Jerry A. Kane is a retired English professor who has also worked as a journalist and technical writer. His writings have been featured at Canada Free Press and some have appeared at WorldNetDaily, American Thinker, and in daily and weekly newspapers across the country. His commentaries, news stories, and musings appear regularly on his blog, The Millstone Diaries.