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Charles Koch Goes On Sunday Show And Works To Manipulate The Nation

In Charles Koch, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Sunday Show on October 13, 2015 at 10:03 AM

The following commercial isn’t a new ad spot, but it shows the extent to which corporate America and corporatists will work to cleanse how they are perceived by consumers and cleanse themselves of dirt to facilitate support from the political and social gullible.


 We Are Koch

As we approach the 2016 General Elections, the majority of voters recognize Citizens Untied via the conservative Roberts Court has provided an open arena for dark (secret) campaign donations. Let’s take a deep look and listen to two US dark money purveyors who I refer to as the Wichita Oligarchs: Charles and David Koch.

In December 2013, Rachel Maddow ran a segment on Koch influence that in some cases seem to be affixed to their choices of university donations.
Contributions have a price. The Maddow segment more than effectively delineated the core values of the Kochs. We will give you money, but we want deep involvement in decision-making critical to the day-to-day operation of university departments, names of stadiums et al. Imagine hand-picked stooges serving as executive managers of university department?  Moreover, Imagine hand-picked stooges sitting int he Oval Office.

Fast forward to the 2016 Presidential Campaigns. The Kochs have been more than verbose about their intent to spend $900 million on the 2016 elections. Kochs do not contribute to Democrats even remotely to the extent they contributed to conservative candidates. Yet, the Sunday interview with CBS’s Anthony Mason included a Koch who was obviously on a mission which included lying for effect.

Did someone say “Special Interests?”

Charles Koch Is Not A Special Interest, According To Charles KochThis billionaire spends millions on elections but thinks he’s representing average Americans
Posted by NowThis on Monday, October 12, 2015

“I fight against special interests.”  https://youtu.be/BFpJNZrchAE

In the summer of 2014, Senate Majority Leader attended the annual Koch brothers “oozfest” with contributions hat in hand. The Nation published an audio of a portion of the McConnell Koch suck up, but the audio quality is almost nil. The following link navigates to the audio tape which includes transcript comments. It is important to recall, McConnell spoke to conservative lawmakers, donors and strategist (including GOP political operatives). Caught tape what Mitch McConnell complained about roomful billionaires exclusive.

If you want to view a longer segment replete with David Koch as a questioner, check out the following audio with the narrative transcript. 

McConnell’s comments certainly seemed to denote the Koch’s as a money/contribution laden oligarchs.

Charles Koch on Scott Walker

Koch stooge Scott Walker dropped out of the 2016 Primary race after exposing himself as a minor league ideology propped up by Koch dark money. Walker was far less than an empty suit. He was more comparable to a Boy Scott without any badges. Charles Koch in the following linked segment actually stated (nicely) that Walker was a bush league poor candidate Why couldn’t two men who have parlayed the “gift of birth: inheritance” into $40 billion plus each see Walker was a lightweight. The Kochs would buy the US presidency and would have placed the lightweight in the Oval Office. At the 1:34-minute mark, our reason for posting the specific segment becomes clear. Watch and listen as Charles Koch on Walker’s presidential fizzle and imagine the real reason Walker dropped out of the race. https://youtu.be/YeRdxEetsgk

Koch Brothers Exposed: https://youtu.be/CamxS0wNboY (55 minutes runtime….relevant, but does work with one item viewing. I broke it up). Example how do you feel about the Federal Minimum Wage sitting at $7.25 per hour. The Kochs feel the Minimum Wage is sufficient. They are international industrialist and worth a reported $40 billion-plus each. Of course, they wish to corner and cage employees with a less than a living wage.)

A Candidate for President?

During the interview (the full interview), Charles Koch referred to himself via the  word “liberal.”  


 Transcript linked here.

“I consider myself a Classical Liberal.”


 During the interview, Charles Koch uttered a few really interesting indications of a man who is very much detached for reality. He referred to himself as a “classic liberal.” He also mentioned when prodded, strong support for the Tea Party, and reluctantly admitted the movement has a sickening (my words) element. The following segment includes the fact the Kochs donated a large sum to UNCF (The United Negro College Fund). Of course, they enacted the contribution well into their efforts to cleanse themselves of the label of “money laden special interests oligarchs” who consistently espouses political ideology that coincides with US conservatism. As delineated  above via Mitch McConnell the Kochs provide the model for all things conservative across the full scope of US conservatism. 

 Charles Koch is absolutely no “classical liberal.” 

Koch’d: OLIGARCH WATCH!

In Charles Koch, David Koch, KOCH Brothers, OLIGARCH WATCH, Republic Report Dot Org, Senator Bernie Sanders (I) VT. on March 20, 2015 at 11:51 PM


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What do the Kochs want? They want to sit atop the federal government as oligarch with you and me scurrying around scraping for an existence as if living in a semblance of The Hunger Games.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I) – VT

What Do the Koch Brothers Want?

As a result of the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, billionaires and large corporations can now spend an unlimited amount of money to influence the political process. 
Perhaps, the biggest winners of Citizens United are Charles and David Koch, owners of the second-largest privately run business in America Koch Industries. 
Among other things, the Koch brothers own oil refineries in Texas, Alaska, and Minnesota and control some 4,000 miles of pipeline. 
According to Forbes Magazine, the Koch brothers are now worth $80 billion, and have increased their wealth by $12 billion since last year alone. 
For the Koch brothers, $80 billion in wealth, apparently, is not good enough. Owning the second largest private company in America is, apparently, not good enough. It doesn’t appear that they will be satisfied until they are able to control the entire political process. 
It is well known that the Koch brothers have provided the major source of funding to the Tea Party and want to repeal the Affordable Care Act. 
 
What else do the Koch brothers want? 
In 1980, David Koch ran as the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential candidate in 1980.

Let’s take a look at the 1980 Libertarian Party platform.

Here are just a few excerpts of the Libertarian Party platform that David Koch ran on in 1980:
  • “We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.”
  • “We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.”
  • “We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.”
  • “We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.”
  • “We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.”
  • “We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service. The present system, in addition to being inefficient, encourages governmental surveillance of private correspondence. Pending abolition, we call for an end to the monopoly system and for allowing free competition in all aspects of postal service.”
  • “We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.”
  • “We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.”
  • “As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.”
  • “We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.”
  • “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.”
  • “We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.”
  • “We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.”
  • “We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”
  • “We support abolition of the Department of Energy.”
  • “We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.”
  • “We demand the return of America’s railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”
  • “We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called “self-protection” equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.”
  • “We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.”
  • “We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.”
  • “We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.”
  • “We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.”
  • “We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.”
  • “We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”
  • “We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.”
  • “We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”
In 2013, Republic Report published an infographic that is as timely as ten minutes posting original posting.

INFOGRAPHIC: The Koch Bros, Getting Richer While the World Burns


 (Larger Version @ Republic Report Dot Org)

These billionaires are causing global warming

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Your GOP At Work..And A Shot Of Fresh Air

In Ben Carson, Charles Koch, Christie, GOP, Koch'd, Lefteous Indignation, Mediaite, President Obama, Rand Paul, Salon, Too Informed To Vote Republican on February 1, 2015 at 10:26 PM

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The nation has handed the GOP both Houses of the US Congress.  Make no mistake, the win in November was solely due to voter apathy regrading mid-term voting and irrational decisions from the democratic party (e.g., Immigration Executive Order after the elections). Nonetheless, the GOP has a grip the nation that will lead to a wrenching of the middle class and efforts to hand opulence to its money broker benefactors. 

While many Americans will trod along with little attention to the deleterious affect of the GOP laden Congress, High Information voters (HIVs) will stay vigilant.

Let’s do a quick walk though of happenings in conservative America.  We also offer a bright light of hope at the end of the post.

A Koch coughs and spews contempt for average Americans.  He wants no more Minimum wage, yet he is personally worth $43 billion USD.  How pathetic is the GOP and Libertarians?
How many times have I written about Fox News and its obvious business model of giving its viewers what they want? The managers, and producers at Fox News are not unintelligent swamp rats. They are astute at manipulating the psyches of their viewers and in return they reap a hefty financial gain for Ruppert Murdoch. they also earn at the level of opulent, so disseminating current event propagnda (cannot call it news). is no surprise.

Check-out a couple of posts that address the Fox News broadcast (business) model.  The second inset is as shameful as it gets.

Post by Salon.

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Post by Mediaite.
Every time Rand Paul opens his mouth the full extent of his ignorance exudes. 

Recall that time age old adage: “The fool that keeps his mouth is never discovered to be a fool.” 

Every heard of Karma….Can you imagine a president of the US some physically deprived even when not intoxicated?

Post by Too Informed To Vote Republican.
On the other side of the political spectrum!

Post by Lefteous Indignation.

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