Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread

[Chuck to Chuck]

Todd's gonna Todd.

Fuck the Mets. Sylvie and Todd are OK by me.

If you don't enjoy watching the Mets lose, there's something wrong with you.

That's fine for fans but it sounded pretty unprofessional for an owner.

It sounded dead on for a guy whose dad has major plans for all his kids, but only runs a bike shop.

It's almost like parents shouldn't plan out their kids lives in advance for them.

Pretty sure only Pete is living up to dad's standards.

To be fair, Todd has held a few executive positions with TD Ameritrade along with a couple other financial firms. He also owns a couple bike shops, is a director of a Major League Baseball team, runs a couple PACs, and dabbles in VC along with his wife, who also runs a couple non-profits. In other words, he does roughly what Chuck would be doing if Chuck was the sole jackpot Powerball winner last week.

And Todd is not ashamed to admit he hates the New York Mets, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Bud fucking Harrelson, Danny Goddam Heap, Darryl Motherfucking Strawberry, David Wright and the rest of them. Go get 'em, Todd!

...and he gives his dad's money to political candidates TJ likes.  Full disclosure.

And you'd never see me giving money to any politician not named Chuck Gitles. Given I'm never running for anything ever again, pretty sure all my future charitable donations are going to deserving people, not wannabe reality TV stars who want a public paycheck to rant and rail and do nothing.

Full disclosure was given.

Besides Chuck lumping "political contributions" in with "charitable donations" (if he can't discern the difference, I'm sadly disappointed), it's even more puzzling that Chuck would refuse support a candidate or a political cause he believes in. Mike D. showed how so many Presidents going back to Hoover came from humble origins. Would Chuck rather allow the government to be run only by those who are independently wealthy (Rauner, Trump) or those supported by the likes of Michael Madigan (or George Soros or the Koch Brothers or Michael Bloomberg or Todd and Joe Ricketts)?

I'm not sure what costs Chuck's D-30 caucus committee incurred to run in just a portion of Glenview and Northbrook for, what, 3500 votes?

But sure, dump on Todd Ricketts. Go Mets.

I support political causes I believe in. With votes, not dollars.

And in terms of what costs the D-30 caucus committee incurred, it was dead even with the effort Todd gave to get where he got: Nada.

I did spend my own money on my own campaign in 2009 for re-election. Not a penny of mine, or anyone elses, before or since.

[Yeti]

Todd's gonna Todd.

Fuck the Mets. Sylvie and Todd are OK by me.

If you don't enjoy watching the Mets lose, there's something wrong with you.

That's fine for fans but it sounded pretty unprofessional for an owner.

It sounded dead on for a guy whose dad has major plans for all his kids, but only runs a bike shop.

It's almost like parents shouldn't plan out their kids lives in advance for them.

Pretty sure only Pete is living up to dad's standards.

To be fair, Todd has held a few executive positions with TD Ameritrade along with a couple other financial firms. He also owns a couple bike shops, is a director of a Major League Baseball team, runs a couple PACs, and dabbles in VC along with his wife, who also runs a couple non-profits. In other words, he does roughly what Chuck would be doing if Chuck was the sole jackpot Powerball winner last week.

And Todd is not ashamed to admit he hates the New York Mets, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Bud fucking Harrelson, Danny Goddam Heap, Darryl Motherfucking Strawberry, David Wright and the rest of them. Go get 'em, Todd!

...and he gives his dad's money to political candidates TJ likes.  Full disclosure.

And you'd never see me giving money to any politician not named Chuck Gitles. Given I'm never running for anything ever again, pretty sure all my future charitable donations are going to deserving people, not wannabe reality TV stars who want a public paycheck to rant and rail and do nothing.

Full disclosure was given.

Besides Chuck lumping "political contributions" in with "charitable donations" (if he can't discern the difference, I'm sadly disappointed), it's even more puzzling that Chuck would refuse support a candidate or a political cause he believes in. Mike D. showed how so many Presidents going back to Hoover came from humble origins. Would Chuck rather allow the government to be run only by those who are independently wealthy (Rauner, Trump) or those supported by the likes of Michael Madigan (or George Soros or the Koch Brothers or Michael Bloomberg or Todd and Joe Ricketts)?

I'm not sure what costs Chuck's D-30 caucus committee incurred to run in just a portion of Glenview and Northbrook for, what, 3500 votes?

But sure, dump on Todd Ricketts. Go Mets.

Wait, did you suggest that contributions to PACs are charitable in nature and not political?

[Brownie]

...and he gives his dad's money to political candidates TJ likes.  Full disclosure.

And you'd never see me giving money to any politician not named Chuck Gitles. Given I'm never running for anything ever again, pretty sure all my future charitable donations are going to deserving people, not wannabe reality TV stars who want a public paycheck to rant and rail and do nothing.

Full disclosure was given.

Besides Chuck lumping "political contributions" in with "charitable donations" (if he can't discern the difference, I'm sadly disappointed), it's even more puzzling that Chuck would refuse support a candidate or a political cause he believes in. Mike D. showed how so many Presidents going back to Hoover came from humble origins. Would Chuck rather allow the government to be run only by those who are independently wealthy (Rauner, Trump) or those supported by the likes of Michael Madigan (or George Soros or the Koch Brothers or Michael Bloomberg or Todd and Joe Ricketts)?

I'm not sure what costs Chuck's D-30 caucus committee incurred to run in just a portion of Glenview and Northbrook for, what, 3500 votes?

But sure, dump on Todd Ricketts. Go Mets.

I support political causes I believe in. With votes, not dollars.

And in terms of what costs the D-30 caucus committee incurred, it was dead even with the effort Todd gave to get where he got: Nada.

I did spend my own money on my own campaign in 2009 for re-election. Not a penny of mine, or anyone elses, before or since.

So offices held only by those who can afford it? No paid staff, no travel expenses, no advertising, no signage, no compliance costs (that can easily cost five figures for a small Congressional campaign, by the way), no legal costs (ditto), no renting of space to host an event in which people can meet said candidate?

Again, Chuck, you can cover your D-30 area with your bicycle. How much did your state representative spend to win District 17 last year? CD-10 might be a bit of an anomaly because it is a swing district, but what do you think it costs Nancy Rotering, who has little name recognition outside of Highland Park, to get her name out there and differentiate herself from a former Congressman running opposite her (Brad Schneider)? Then the winner of the primary has to get his or her message out and cut through the noise of all the other campaigns (and life) going on and compete against Bob Dold, a sitting Congressman.

Fact is, it all costs money. And the fact is, what constitutes a donation, monetary or in-kind (and there's no discernment there)?

Todd Ricketts actually gives relatively very little directly to campaigns. His PACs work independently, running issue ads, direct mail pieces, etc. for or against someone.  

[Brownie]

Todd's gonna Todd.

Fuck the Mets. Sylvie and Todd are OK by me.

If you don't enjoy watching the Mets lose, there's something wrong with you.

That's fine for fans but it sounded pretty unprofessional for an owner.

It sounded dead on for a guy whose dad has major plans for all his kids, but only runs a bike shop.

It's almost like parents shouldn't plan out their kids lives in advance for them.

Pretty sure only Pete is living up to dad's standards.

To be fair, Todd has held a few executive positions with TD Ameritrade along with a couple other financial firms. He also owns a couple bike shops, is a director of a Major League Baseball team, runs a couple PACs, and dabbles in VC along with his wife, who also runs a couple non-profits. In other words, he does roughly what Chuck would be doing if Chuck was the sole jackpot Powerball winner last week.

And Todd is not ashamed to admit he hates the New York Mets, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Bud fucking Harrelson, Danny Goddam Heap, Darryl Motherfucking Strawberry, David Wright and the rest of them. Go get 'em, Todd!

...and he gives his dad's money to political candidates TJ likes.  Full disclosure.

And you'd never see me giving money to any politician not named Chuck Gitles. Given I'm never running for anything ever again, pretty sure all my future charitable donations are going to deserving people, not wannabe reality TV stars who want a public paycheck to rant and rail and do nothing.

Full disclosure was given.

Besides Chuck lumping "political contributions" in with "charitable donations" (if he can't discern the difference, I'm sadly disappointed), it's even more puzzling that Chuck would refuse support a candidate or a political cause he believes in. Mike D. showed how so many Presidents going back to Hoover came from humble origins. Would Chuck rather allow the government to be run only by those who are independently wealthy (Rauner, Trump) or those supported by the likes of Michael Madigan (or George Soros or the Koch Brothers or Michael Bloomberg or Todd and Joe Ricketts)?

I'm not sure what costs Chuck's D-30 caucus committee incurred to run in just a portion of Glenview and Northbrook for, what, 3500 votes?

But sure, dump on Todd Ricketts. Go Mets.

Wait, did you suggest that contributions to PACs are charitable in nature and not political?

Chuck suggested that, not me.

[Slaky]

Paging Tonker

[Oleg]

Paging Tonker

I think I'm kind of lost in this thread and I'm not sure I want to dig out.

[Chuck to Chuck]

but what do you think it costs Nancy Rotering, who has little name recognition outside of Highland Park, to get her name out there and differentiate herself from a former Congressman running opposite her (Brad Schneider)? Then the winner of the primary has to get his or her message out and cut through the noise of all the other campaigns (and life) going on and compete against Bob Dold, a sitting Congressman.

Fact is, it all costs money.

Probably over $1.5mm per campaign. So what. Go ahead and spend it. You ain't getting mine to help elect a backbencher. Or even a front bencher.

I'll give Trump this, he's spent $1,909,577 of his own money and only raised $3,910,228 from contributors. 33% self financed. $-0- from PACs. Good for him.  He's right: He's in the pocket of no one other than himself.

Bet he's spent more of his own money than Rotering, Schneider or Dold have and will in all their campaigns combined.

How much has Dold gotten for pledging his fealty to Grover Norquist? Does Norquist even live in IL-10?  Oh yeah...  I wonder how much Schneider got for doing the same to Pelosi?  Or Rotering for kissing Durbin's toes?

[Tonker]

Hello!  I like beer, and boobs.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Hello!  I like beer, and boobs.

That qualifies you to be a congressman.  But for wide stance senators.

[CT III]

Hello!  I like beer, and boobs.

Well then, welcome to Barstool Sports!

[Canadouche]

Need Tonker to jump in here and loudly proclaim how awful this thread is.

Is that what he's become? The angry old man, yelling at clouds?

[Oleg]

Need Tonker to jump in here and loudly proclaim how awful this thread is.

Is that what he's become? The angry old man, yelling at clouds?

Become?

[CBStew]

Need Tonker to jump in here and loudly proclaim how awful this thread is.

Is that what he's become? The angry old man, yelling at clouds?

Not until he pays all the back dues that he owes.

[Bort]

Need Tonker to jump in here and loudly proclaim how awful this thread is.

Is that what he's become? The angry old man, yelling at clouds?

Not until he pays all the back dues that he owes.

Maybe he should start a PAC?

[Brownie]

Need Tonker to jump in here and loudly proclaim how awful this thread is.

Is that what he's become? The angry old man, yelling at clouds?

Not until he pays all the back dues that he owes.

Maybe he should start a PAC?

He's a foreign national. Don't think that's allowed.