Top News Headlines Singer Donna Summer Dies at 63 Billionaire won't air ObamaWright campaign ads Character Hit Why Should Jeremiah Wright Be OffLimits for Political Attacks Another Right Wing Plans RaceBaiting Smear Campaign GOP Super PAC Weighs Slamming Obama Over Rev. An upset in Nebraska Racially Provocative $10 Million AntiObama Ad Planned by Chicago Cubs Owner

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. Who is Joe Ricketts? Updated at 4:34 p.m. Joe Ricketts made a big splash in American politics this week. First, the founder of Omaha-based TD Ameritrade helped guide state Sen. Deb Fischer to an upset victory in the Nebraska GOP Senate primary with a late $250,000 influx from his super PAC – the first of what The Fix reported Wednesday would be a significant entrée by Ricketts into the 2012 election . Read full ... 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... 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. 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. Ricketts: I'm not going to use Jeremiah Wright First Read: The Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts has released a statement that essentially says he won't use Jeremiah Wright as an attack against President Obama. The Caucus: Ricketts Disavows Proposal to Revive Jeremiah Wright Controversy Joe Ricketts, the billionaire behind the proposal to run ads highlighting President Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, has released a statement disavowing the politics it represents. Rahm Emanuel 'Livid' Over Joe Ricketts Ad Proposal Linking Jeremiah Wright To Obama Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is "livid" over a proposed $10 million ad campaign funded by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts that would tie President Barack Obama to his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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