tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post115619651180526704..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Republican not pulling RepublicansStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156368585455549162006-08-23T16:29:00.000-05:002006-08-23T16:29:00.000-05:00We here at Leavenworth Street will publish just ab...We here at Leavenworth Street will publish just about any clean comment, but this is getting bizarro. Investing in the stock market is being equated to casino gambling? Ameritrade is the same as the dog track? To quote Ty Webb, "this isn't Russia is it?"<BR/><BR/>And Ricketts has the right, according to his means, to spend whatever he finds appropriate. And his means are much more than most.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156367890225101092006-08-23T16:18:00.001-05:002006-08-23T16:18:00.001-05:00Bulldog:I incorrectly attributed the comments rega...Bulldog:<BR/><BR/>I incorrectly attributed the comments regarding Ricketts' "anti-gambling" activities to you. While I appreciate your overheated response, I stick by my thesis.<BR/><BR/>You and I agree that rational investing requires thoughtful analysis of risk and reward.<BR/><BR/>In that vein, what is your assessment of Ricketts' decision to invest what will certainly be in excess of $Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156367889870647072006-08-23T16:18:00.000-05:002006-08-23T16:18:00.000-05:00Ameritrade can't be compared to a casino. Now a ho...Ameritrade can't be compared to a casino. Now a horse or dog track or a bookie, that's more like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156356072660125382006-08-23T13:01:00.000-05:002006-08-23T13:01:00.000-05:00From one Anonymous to another, I think you are mis...From one Anonymous to another, I think you are missing my point. You incorrectly conclude that I am comparing the gaming industry to the stock market. Instead, the point of my post is to illustrate that the gaming industry and Wall Street depend on stoking similar instincts in the public.<BR/><BR/>Risk, reward. Buy low, sell high. Loosest slots.<BR/><BR/>Now, you tell me what was driving the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156349570055070232006-08-23T11:12:00.000-05:002006-08-23T11:12:00.000-05:00Anonymous tried to compare investing in the stock ...Anonymous tried to compare investing in the stock market to gambling in a casino. The basis behind the post is so ignorant that I fear for the financial security of anonymous and his family. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to a casino the business (casino) owner only makes a profit when the consumer losses. <BR/>The stock market on the other hand allows the business (Ameritrade) owner to profit win orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156340900160612102006-08-23T08:48:00.000-05:002006-08-23T08:48:00.000-05:00Bulldog:I am compelled to respond to your comment ...Bulldog:<BR/><BR/>I am compelled to respond to your comment regarding Pete Ricketts' support of the anti-gambling group, Gambling With the Good Life.<BR/><BR/>To me, Pete's/Ameritrade's opposition to expanded gambling is easily understood: They run the biggest casino in the country (Ameritrade) and do not want the competition.<BR/><BR/>It is obvious that many Ameritrade account holders are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156288488250696512006-08-22T18:14:00.000-05:002006-08-22T18:14:00.000-05:00Whichever "Anonymous" wanted to post the "YouTube"...Whichever "Anonymous" wanted to post the "YouTube" clip, we're rejecting the "comment". If you want to re-submit it with some explanation of what it is, and maybe the purpose of it, we'll consider posting it. Otherwise, this isn't the forum to blindly post links to campaign videos.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156280043913731532006-08-22T15:54:00.000-05:002006-08-22T15:54:00.000-05:00Your paraphrasing needs work: Try, “Ricketts camp...Your paraphrasing needs work: Try, “Ricketts camp, while the numbers aren’t good, you’re not Hahn-low, and obviously the Dems are still deathly afraid of you. It ain’t over til’ the fat lady says it’s over.”Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156279074443612952006-08-22T15:37:00.000-05:002006-08-22T15:37:00.000-05:00Streetsweeper to Ricketts campaign - "Your candida...Streetsweeper to Ricketts campaign - "Your candidate is doing terribly, but democrats keep finding ways to blast him. keep up the good work!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156276231627042882006-08-22T14:50:00.000-05:002006-08-22T14:50:00.000-05:00Dems, your guy is up by over 20 points against a p...Dems, your guy is up by over 20 points against a poltical newcomer, yet you're on this message board tearing down Ricketts like you're down by 30. The fact that you're THAT worried about him should give the Ricketts camp some real satisfaction and hope. Keep up the good work.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156275257109301752006-08-22T14:34:00.000-05:002006-08-22T14:34:00.000-05:00also, you all must not be very good republicans if...also, you all must not be very good republicans if you think that a business is a "community service." a business exists to make profits for the owners and shareholders. Not to make the world a better place. ameritrade is under no obligation to stay in omaha and would certainly move if they got the right offer.<BR/><BR/>if ameritrade creates jobs in omaha, that's nice, but it's for their own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156274953034004872006-08-22T14:29:00.000-05:002006-08-22T14:29:00.000-05:00if i go to work every day and get a paycheck, am i...if i go to work every day and get a paycheck, am i providing a community service? not unless i'm a firefighter or police officer or similar. there is absolutely no evidence that pete himself created any jobs or did anything at ameritrade besides collect a paycheck. big deal! that's hardly some great accomplishment, especially when you're working for daddy. nothing you've said has convinced Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156271079503756252006-08-22T13:24:00.000-05:002006-08-22T13:24:00.000-05:00Ricketts very legally contested his valuation. As...Ricketts very legally contested his valuation. As did Ben Nelson on his many properties. What Nelson did was LIE, that his land was being used for Ag. And then when he got caught, refused to pay all the amounts he had gotten a break for. All of that is fact, and any spin you might try won't change it.<BR/><BR/>Ricketts beat two seasoned pols in the primary, so don't say he doesn't have Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156268293208483162006-08-22T12:38:00.000-05:002006-08-22T12:38:00.000-05:00Pete Ricketts "shirked" the people of Douglas Coun...Pete Ricketts "shirked" the people of Douglas County out of 4 years of taxes for every year he didn't pay market value on his house.<BR/><BR/>And then he whined when folks called attention to it. <BR/><BR/>And he joined that anti-gambling group last year - coincedentally right before he declared for senate. kind of reminds me of kids who do one day of volunteer work so they can put it on their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156267523089284952006-08-22T12:25:00.000-05:002006-08-22T12:25:00.000-05:00If that picture wasn't so flipping old , I'd have ...If that picture wasn't so flipping old , I'd have sworn Ben had just told Hill and Bill (8 years of peace and prosperity really sucked) that some dude named Pete W Ricketts was actually spending his millions on trying to beat him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156263573297110422006-08-22T11:19:00.000-05:002006-08-22T11:19:00.000-05:00Ben Nelson shirked the people of Sarpy Co. out of ...Ben Nelson shirked the people of Sarpy Co. out of 4 years worth of taxes. Plain and simple.<BR/><BR/>As far as "community service" goes, w/o Ricketts resume in hand, Ricketts led, or was part of, the anti-casino groups.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156262791300405652006-08-22T11:06:00.000-05:002006-08-22T11:06:00.000-05:00puh-leeze. ameritrade is hardly an example of com...puh-leeze. ameritrade is hardly an example of community spirit. his dad started it, petey just worked there and drew a fat paycheck. <BR/><BR/>where's the community service? where's him putting someone else's interests ahead of his own bottomline? ameritrade is in nebraska because that's where joe ricketts was living when he started it, not out of some sort of obligation to the people of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156260709972663212006-08-22T10:31:00.000-05:002006-08-22T10:31:00.000-05:00looks like a lot of folks in sarpy county have the...looks like a lot of folks in sarpy county have the same issues as nelson. don't you read the paper? world herald on sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156260628239227042006-08-22T10:30:00.000-05:002006-08-22T10:30:00.000-05:00Bulldog - has ricketts ever done anything for anyo...Bulldog - has ricketts ever done anything for anyone besides pete ricketts? no? then there you go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156253547313186682006-08-22T08:32:00.000-05:002006-08-22T08:32:00.000-05:00Please tell us why you Democrats are so afraid of ...Please tell us why you Democrats are so afraid of Nelson appearing with a Democrat? We thought he and Kate Witek EMBRACE Democrats these days! We thought Bill and Hillary were the Democrat heroes? What's the problem? Do tell.Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156250854756770162006-08-22T07:47:00.000-05:002006-08-22T07:47:00.000-05:00Wow, how about a nice photo of Ben Nelson with Ted...Wow, how about a nice photo of Ben Nelson with Ted Kennedy, or maybe Nancy Pelosi, or how about Satan? You Republicans are so Pavlov.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156197577725352452006-08-21T16:59:00.000-05:002006-08-21T16:59:00.000-05:00Or maybe they believe Nelson's ads.Listen, feel fr...Or maybe they believe Nelson's ads.<BR/><BR/>Listen, feel free to make your political comments...but when you start criticizing our choice of photos, you're asking for it. If we could have found one with Ben's hair looking more breadloaf-like, we would have...Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1156197248694198662006-08-21T16:54:00.000-05:002006-08-21T16:54:00.000-05:00Maybe those 41% of Republicans see that Ricketts i...Maybe those 41% of Republicans see that Ricketts is nothing but a bored rich kid who was looking for a hobby. Or maybe they like Nelson's record. Or maybe they don't like being told they have to elect a sub-par candidate simply because he has an R next to his name. <BR/><BR/>There are so many possibilities....<BR/><BR/>btw - could that photo be any older?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com