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7. Yep and it only took 1/2 a day and his running away from this story as fast as possible

Reply to Oldtimeralso (Reply #4)

Thu May 17, 2012, 05:08 PM

May 2012

After hours of backlash from both Republicans and Democrats, Ricketts, commissioner of the ad campaign and founder of the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade -- and whose family owns the Chicago Cubs baseball team -- said the plan was merely one of several proposals his group was considering.

Brian Baker, who heads the conservative super PAC supported by Ricketts, said Ricketts would not approve the scheme, as it "reflects an approach to politics that Mr. Ricketts rejects."

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/17/politics/anti-obama-ad/

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Maybe They Can Bring Back Keyes [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

Thanks for your post K and R goclark May 2012 #1

They used metrosexual vs. Kerry, too. Mc Mike May 2012 #2

what's McWhorter doing these days? Blue_Tires May 2012 #3

The source of funding for this propaganda... Oldtimeralso May 2012 #4

+1000! bigtree May 2012 #5

Yep and it only took 1/2 a day and his running away from this story as fast as possible underpants May 2012 #7

Romney owns it bigtree May 2012 #9

and ricketts has his hand out for $100M for wrigley field renovations. mopinko May 2012 #10

Most of that is taxpayers money! Oldtimeralso May 2012 #11

Why did I think this was about the Black Keys? Initech May 2012 #6

pretty funny bigtree May 2012 #8

Bring back keyes with the black keys! Warren DeMontague May 2012 #13

"metrosexual" is their term for any man with all his teeth who doesnt have shit-splattered overalls. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #12

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