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Joe Ricketts
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John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has a net worth of w:US$2.1 billion as of 2017 according to Forbes. He has pursued a variety of other entrepreneurial ventures including DNAinfo.com, High Plains Bison, The Lodge at Jackson Fork, and The American Film Company.
Quotes
Islam is a cult and not a religion. Christianity and Judaism are based on love, whereas Islam is based on ‘kill the infidel,’ a thing of evil.
2010 e-mail (February 4, 2019 Gordon Wittenmyer Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts ‘regrets’ racist emails leaked Monday Chicago Sun-Times https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/cubs-ownership-patriarch-joe-ricketts-regrets-racist-emails-leaked-monday/)
Christians and Jews can have a mutual respect for each other to create a civil society. As you know, Islam cannot do that. Therefore we cannot ever let Islam become a large part of our society. Muslims are naturally my (our) enemy due to their deep antagonism and bias against non-Muslims.
May 2012 email (The Atlantic Tom Ricketts responds to latest, most offensive batch of Joe Ricketts emails Jon Greenberg February 4, 2019 https://theathletic.com/800558/2019/02/04/tom-ricketts-responds-to-latest-most-offensive-batch-of-joe-ricketts-emails/; Cubs family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologizes after racist emails are revealed: 'I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong' Chicago Tribune Mark Gonzales February 5, 2019 https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-joe-ricketts-emails-20190204-story.html)
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