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Are the Koch billionaire brothers paying for Zimmerman's defense? (Here it comes!)
AllVoices ^ | May 5, 2012 | Veronica Roberts

Posted on 05/05/2012 11:30:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

I received an email urging me to boycott the following products made by some of the billionaire Koch brothers numerous manufacturers: Angel soft toilet paper

Brawny paper towel

Dixie plates,bowls napkins cups

Marci gras napkins and towels

Quilted northern toilet paper

Soft and gentile toilet paper

Sparkle napkins

Vanity fair napkins

Zero napkins

The reason to stop purchasing the above products was also given: see below attachment.

"In the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin ... The company Koch which manufactures paper products is paying for Zimmerman's legal fees because they feel he had legal right to bare arms and shoot Trayvon we are asking that people everywhere ban together with us and pass this information on and not purchase any of the following items because your money will be paying for Zimmermans lawyer fees."

I Tried to get the brother's side of the story but as of yet, no reply from Koch Industries. I cannot say whether what the emailed alleged is true or false. What I can tell you is that paying for Zimmerman's defense pales in comparison to the other allegations against the Kochs. There is plenty to boycott their products for, oh let me count the ways.

The elderly brothers have pupeteered long before 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was gunned down unarmed in Sanford, Florida, on the night of February 26 by 28 year old George Zimmerman--now the poster boy for some gun groups. The billionaires whose massive conglomerate spans the globe and produces everything from toilet paper to oil and gas--also have their long-reaching powerful arm in funding groups like Americans For Prosperity and American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Many charge ALEC for drafting the policy which has propelled Stand Your Ground and its sister legislation Castle Doctrine now on the books in 24 States including Florida where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed.

Americans For Prosperity is accused of funding school boards bent on re-introducing segregation in our public schools--albeit in a shadowy backdoor sort of way. (see the above attached video).

They reportedly even have some politicians in their deep pockets and an audio expose' showed just how deep when it's release broadcasted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker taking his cue from one of the Koch brothers while he was focused intensely on busting up that State's public union in 2011.

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain was also at the end of those puppeteers strings, so is the so-called grassroots organisation The Tea Party. Click on links below for more.

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10627059-billionaire-pupeteers-at-it-again-exploring-the-connection-of-the-koch-brothers-and-herman-cain http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8884133-video-deconstructing-the-tparty-grassroot-movement-or-puppet-to-master-puppeteers

With their unlimited money and power, Charles and David Koch have reportedly been on a decades long mission to change political and public policies to suit their Libertarian agenda.

The 75 and 71 year old businessmen have also been accused of international fraud. Headquartered in Kansas, they are very secretive and no one is quite sure how much the brothers are worth, exactly, but it is reported to be about $20 billion each. That secrecy was blown when they were accused of undercover deals with Iran and of fraudulent business practices in France.

Interestingly, these scandals did not make the news headlines here at home.(Click links below to read more). Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales ... http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10547642-billionaire-koch-brothers-behind-tparty-accused-of-secret-sin-deals-with-iran-and-others

So whether the Kochs are funneling funds to Zimmerman's defense or not, there are a plethora of other troubling machinations that should concern all of us who value our freedom and who thinks:

Gun manufacturers and the NRA's agenda is self-serving

Who thinks Corporations have too much of a stranglehold on Washington.

Who thinks the super-rich should pay their fare share for Reaganomics and trickle-down economics have failed miserably.

Who thinks union busting is un-American.

Who thinks out-sourcing companies should be taxed higher and made-in-America businesses given the incentive and tax breaks instead.

Who thinks lending a hand to those in our society who need it is the humane thing to do.

Who thinks fair taxation with representation means repealing the decade long Bush era tax breaks for the wealthy.

Who thinks a healthy people is the best asset of any country and that healthcare for all is a smart investment not a handout.


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KEYWORDS: americans4prosperity; florida; georgezimmerman; kochbrothers; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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Where to start? LOL
1 posted on 05/05/2012 11:31:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"The company Koch which manufactures paper products is paying for Zimmerman's legal fees"

While I doubt it's true, I hope someone is helping this guy out. It is crazy what is happening to him.

2 posted on 05/05/2012 11:37:15 PM PDT by WHBates
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Start with the Angel Soft TP.

According to Sheryl Stinkfinger Crow, all you need is one square. So they pretty much have been in a defacto boycott already.

So what if the Koch Bros want to defend someone? It's their money. It's still a somewhat slightly a free country.

3 posted on 05/05/2012 11:40:07 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“they feel he had legal right to bare arms.” What’s wrong with bare arms? Are they on Zimmerman’s ass because of a dress code violation?


4 posted on 05/05/2012 11:40:58 PM PDT by meatloaf (Support House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The left HATES the Koch Brothers, or, as the are known at Daily Kos, the Koch Suckers.

They DARE to counter-finance against DARTH SOROS, and that just cannot be allowed.


5 posted on 05/05/2012 11:45:23 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is that desperation I smell?


6 posted on 05/05/2012 11:47:39 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Where to start? LOL

Well, I'm thinking with an appetizer served on/in Dixie paper plates and bowls. Mardi-gras napkins... Then when the meal eventually works its way through ... some quilted northern.

Ok, as I understand it, Zimmerman was neighborhood watch, and Martin didn't belong in the gated community. We can endlessly debate what Zimmerman should or should not have done once he reported Martin's presence to the police and was told to back off. He didn't, at least not immediately. However, according to eye witness accounts it was only after Zimmerman broke off his trail of Martin and turned his back on him that Martin struck. Then Martin pinned Zimmerman to the ground, beat his skull into the sidewalk:

The witness, identified only as John, says those cries were made by Zimmerman who was on the ground being beaten by Martin. - from http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/witness-trayvon-martin-attacked-zimmerman/

In that situtation if you're in Zimmerman's position and you're not in fear for your life you are a fool. If you have the ability to defend yourself with deadly force and choose not to use it, you deserve to die, period. Cold, harsh, yes. Guess what, that's the way of the world. Martin attacked Zimmerman with deadly force. Zimmerman was not only justified in responding with deadly force, I contend he was morally obligated to remove that evil threat from society.

7 posted on 05/05/2012 11:47:44 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, seeing as the writer has not reached grade 6 proficiency in grammar (”bare arms”) I wouldn’t give it much credibility.


8 posted on 05/05/2012 11:49:51 PM PDT by expat1000
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To: ThunderSleeps
In Florida, the law reads this way: "a person is justified in using deadly force (and does not have a duty to retreat) if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony, or to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another." [Florida Statute Section 776.012.] "The use of deadly force is further justified when a person is resisting any attempt to murder such person or to commit any felony upon him or her or upon or in any dwelling house in which the person is located." [Florida Statutes Section 782.02]
9 posted on 05/05/2012 11:50:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: WHBates
While I doubt it's true, I hope someone is helping this guy out. It is crazy what is happening to him.

Unintended Consequences?

Zimmerman gains fame and fortune because the race baiters were so desperate to find a 'white' guy killing a 'black' guy that they jumped on a bandwagon that didn't have a horse.

10 posted on 05/05/2012 11:51:24 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Can't get through to his legal defense website -

http://gzlegalcase.com/

11 posted on 05/05/2012 11:53:38 PM PDT by Ken H (Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
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To: tcrlaf

The Koch Brothers ? An all-American success story.

George Soros ? A convicted felon & ultraleftist Nazi collaborator who sent his fellow Jews to their deaths. Pure evil.


12 posted on 05/06/2012 12:02:40 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: expat1000

Just found these:

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My money experience with Allvoices
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13 posted on 05/06/2012 12:03:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: UCANSEE2

Thanx for the list of products that are NOW on my sopping list.


14 posted on 05/06/2012 12:09:21 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Who thinks union busting is un-American."

Bustin' makes me feel gooooooood !

15 posted on 05/06/2012 12:10:39 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"bare arms?" "ban together?"

What reject from the third grade wrote this tripe?

16 posted on 05/06/2012 12:24:24 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: TigersEye
Soft and gentile toilet paper
17 posted on 05/06/2012 12:51:19 AM PDT by Ken H (Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
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To: Ken H

Skillets and IT!


18 posted on 05/06/2012 12:57:39 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
legal right to bare arms

Oh no! They want to ban short sleeve shirts!

19 posted on 05/06/2012 12:58:31 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Ken H
Marci gras napkins and towels

Is that supposed to be Mardi Gras?

20 posted on 05/06/2012 1:00:06 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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