Who is Joe Ricketts? J. Joseph Ricketts, 70, a politically conservative Nebraskan known as "Joe." Joe Ricketts Rejects Plan to Finance Anti-Obama Ads Word that Joe Ricketts had considered bankrolling advertisements invoking the incendiary race-infused statements of President Obama's former pastor drew wide denunciation. Joe Ricketts Drags TD Ameritrade Into the Political World. Much to the Company's Chagrin Kim Hillyer, director of communications and public affairs for TD Ameritrade, did not mince words about the pickle in which her company now finds itself, thanks to the founder and former CEO of the company Joe Ricketts. "It's certainly a difficult situation," said Hillyer, referring... Joe Ricketts' Plan: Jeremiah Wright Super PAC Ad Attack Drafted For Billionaire Looking To Increase Clout WASHINGTON -- Perhaps it wasn't how he hoped to make a splash, but TD Ameritrade founder J. Joe Ricketts hit the political big time this week when The New York Times reported that the Wyoming-based billionaire had commissioned a plan for a super PAC ad campaign attacking President Barack Obama over his past association with the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Billionaire Donor Joe Ricketts: From Behind The Scenes To Center Stage TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts became front-page news Thursday because of a report he was considering a $10 million ad campaign that would attack President Obama over his former pastor. But Ricketts has been quietly funding conservative political causes for the past few years. The Remarkable, Conflicted Ricketts Family (and Their Political Money) Joe Ricketts, owner of the Chicago Cubs, Ameritrade, etc., is the very wealthy man who wants to spend $10 million on ads portraying President Obama as a leftist radical influenced by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But as families tend to be, the Ricketts (and their money) are not always on the same page. Here's a look at Joe Ricketts and his politically powerful kids. Statement on Behalf of Joe Ricketts on 'Ricketts Plan' Wealthy businessman Joe Ricketts was thrust into the spotlight by a New York Times article Thursday that reported he had commissioned a proposal to launch attack ads against president Barack Obama, ads that would highlight Mr. Obama's ties to his former spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In response to the article, a spokesman for Mr. Ricketts released the following statement. Billionaire Joe Ricketts Rejects Wright Ads Billionaire Joe Ricketts rejected an ad plan that would attack Obama by using his former ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Meanwhile, a political firefight erupted between the Obama and Romney camps. Romney, Ricketts reject super PAC attack plan TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts has rejected a campaign put forward by his super PAC to paint President Obama as the "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln" and revive controversy over his association with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. - READ BLOG Statement: Joe Ricketts Rejects 'Ricketts Plan' Brian Baker, president of the Ending Spending Action Fund, has released the following statement on behalf of Joe Ricketts, who was recently the subject of an attack on President Obama's connections to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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