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Charles Koch: Why I Didn't Try To Stop Donald Trump
ABC News ^ | 04/24/2016 | ALEXANDER MALLIN & JONATHAN KARL

Posted on 04/24/2016 7:23:35 AM PDT by RayofHope

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To: Poison Pill
It's been said that behind every great fortune is a crime. You're smart, just not a criminal.

You just obliquely attacked trump. Prepare for the zotting.

21 posted on 04/24/2016 8:13:18 AM PDT by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: RayofHope

Fine. So If Trump adds Kasich to man the Hug Booth, will you get on board?


22 posted on 04/24/2016 8:14:11 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: RayofHope
So Koch dislikes Trump but he dislikes Cruz and Kasich even more...

Kasich resembles McCain and Romney so it's odd that Koch didn't get behind Kasich...

Appears to me that Koch actually supports Trump over the rest...For political reasons he doesn't want to broadcast that and an offer of money to Trump wouldn't have done him any good anyway...

23 posted on 04/24/2016 8:15:07 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: 5thGenTexan
You just summarized the basis of the "income inequality" premise.

Incomes are unequal because people are unequal.

24 posted on 04/24/2016 8:17:42 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: upchuck

“Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP) is an antitaxation advocacy group founded in 2004 and financed by David and Charles Koch, the billionaire brothers who own Koch Industries of Wichita, Kansas.”

Irrelevant. They are not on the Trump bandwagon so they are no better than Soros.


25 posted on 04/24/2016 8:18:27 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (United we stand, divided we fall. I think the establishment has divided us enough.)
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To: Poison Pill

So why did you make your comment about crime must be involved?

You contradict yourself.


26 posted on 04/24/2016 8:22:19 AM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: upchuck

Thanks. They were quoted as if they own it. That rubbed me the wrong way.

I can see how they might not want to urge the AFP membership to go up against Trump. AFPs issue advocacy is just about all of Trump’s platform. The only differences the Koch brothers would have with Trump are elements of taste and style on the campaign trail.

Trump is a public fighter, the Koch Brothers are backroom snits. They would be lucky to last a single round in the ring with him. Their surrogate Kasich is a non-starter.


27 posted on 04/24/2016 8:22:55 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: RayofHope

[Charles Koch: Why I Didn’t Try To Stop Donald Trump]

Because Trump is self funding and doesn’t need his money so why bother.


28 posted on 04/24/2016 8:26:23 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: headstamp 2

Koch is fine with whoever his money can control. It’s ALWAYS been like that.


29 posted on 04/24/2016 8:32:37 AM PDT by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: RayofHope

It wouldn’t have made a bit of difference in the outcome anyway Koch. Over a half billion dollars in ad money have been spent on trying to take down Trump which has not worked.


30 posted on 04/24/2016 8:37:08 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: RayofHope
"These personal attacks and pitting one person against the other -- that's the message you're sending the country," Koch said ..."You're role models and you're terrible role models. So how -- I don't know how we could support 'em."

It's probably "Bush's fault" and the fault of "typical white people". I don't remember this retard speaking this way about his pal, Obonzo? He didn't seem to have this problem before. BIG money does weird things to peoples' minds, I guess.

31 posted on 04/24/2016 8:43:41 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The "college" snowflakes need to check their American privilege. Everything isn't a right.)
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To: RayofHope

Koch has a lot of money but beyond that, I don’t care anything about his opinion.


32 posted on 04/24/2016 8:45:47 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: RedWulf

-—Koch’s actual message to the GOP is stop Trump or I’ll give 900mil to Hillery-—

I understand Koch reluctance to back any GOP candidate...being a libertarian...

I don’t see where or why he would give Hillary 900 million...

The left regularly demonize them...I can’t see them helping their detractors..


33 posted on 04/24/2016 8:51:24 AM PDT by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerston)
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To: RayofHope

Koch wants his ring kissed, and wants Donald to give him some sort of deal or “carve out”

All business.


34 posted on 04/24/2016 9:04:48 AM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (#NeverTrump = #AlwaysHillary!)
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To: headstamp 2

“Looks like Koch is fine with Hillary.”

Charles is in love with the Clinton Crime Foundation. Make a big donation and wonderful things will happen.


35 posted on 04/24/2016 10:09:28 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Popman
>I don’t see where or why he would give Hillary 900 million...

>The left regularly demonize them...I can’t see them helping their detractors..

They're about globalism and cheap labor. The GOP was just cheaper to buy than the Dems.

36 posted on 04/24/2016 11:43:55 AM PDT by RedWulf ((Trump supporter))
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To: Donglalinger

He loves open border globalists only.


37 posted on 04/24/2016 11:56:33 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: EQAndyBuzz; Hostage

AFP is not for Donald Trump. AFP is not for Ted Cruz. AFP, AFAIK, is not pushing for any candidate in particular. Instead they push for things like the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

AFP is policy oriented, not politician oriented.


38 posted on 04/24/2016 3:46:28 PM PDT by upchuck (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable. ~ JFK)
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To: upchuck

Why then is Monsieur ‘Coq’ Koch reported as
follows:

“Charles Koch says he won’t “put a penny” into trying to stop Donald Trump, that there are “terrible role models” among the remaining Republican presidential candidates, and that his massive political network may decide to sit out of the presidential race entirely.”


39 posted on 04/24/2016 6:54:19 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: RayofHope

What the heck did he say?


40 posted on 04/24/2016 6:56:36 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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