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Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power (L.A. Times "Story")
Los Angeles Times ^
| 2/6/2011
| Tom Hamburger,
Posted on 02/07/2011 12:37:37 PM PST by Sneakyuser
Reporting from Washington The billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch no longer sit outside Washington's political establishment, isolated by their uncompromising conservatism. Instead, they are now at the center of Republican power, a change most evident in the new makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Wichita-based Koch Industries and its employees formed the largest single oil and gas donor to members of the panel, ahead of giants like Exxon Mobil, contributing $279,500 to 22 of the committee's 31 Republicans, and $32,000 to five Democrats.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: americans4prosperity; kochbrothers; liberals; mediabias; soros
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It's interesting what a search of "Soros" brings at their website
To: Sneakyuser
Guess the MSM’s real Master SOROS ... doesn’t like Competition????
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:40:15 PM PST
by
gwilhelm56
(NY... Can't afford to Live Here... Can't Afford to LEAVE!!)
To: Sneakyuser
Poor Richard Mellon-Scaife. He’s been tossed over the side for the Koch brothers.
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:43:31 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Sneakyuser; All
What these goat-cranker idiots do not realize is that George Soros is just as heavily tied into GOP politicans and groups as the Koch Brothers are. I would not be surprised that Soros and the Koch’s are members of the same organizations
I get a kick out of these articles about Soros and/or the Koch’s....when neither of the critics of both really know which groups and candidates the two power-brokers support
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:43:55 PM PST
by
UCFRoadWarrior
(Newt Gingrich and Chris Matthews: Seperated at Birth??)
To: Sneakyuser
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:45:35 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
To: Sneakyuser
Masons, Bildergers, Council for Foreign Relations and Illuminati move over - here come the Koch Brothers!
LA Times, this roll's for you!
To: Sneakyuser
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:48:23 PM PST
by
sappy
(criminallibs)
To: Sneakyuser
Make a muckety map of David Koch and then make one of George Soros.
Koch will bring up a fraction of the connections you’ll find for George Soros and the Koch connections are all to museums, and hospitals etc.
http://news.muckety.com/
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:49:05 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: UCFRoadWarrior
Quite true. Once a person gets wealthy enough, (super billionaire), the whole political game changes. It’s no longer left vs right anymore. They have to spend money/energy fending off other sharks who would eat them alive, and eating other sharks to remove the competition.
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:52:01 PM PST
by
Clock King
(Ellisworth Toohey was right: My head's gonna explode.)
To: Sneakyuser
The Koch brothers have become the left’s new boogiemen. MSNBC has run lots of trash about them, and the talking points have filtered down to the underlings, who now routinely mention the Koch brothers as a comeback to Soros. Even the befuddled druggie Bill Schultz on “Redeye” has dropped the Koch name in an attempt to be a relevant leftie.
To: AppyPappy
Poor Richard Mellon-Scaife. Hes been tossed over the side for the Koch brothers.Good remember. Forgot about him.
They 'Alinskyed' Scaife before I even knew about Saul Alinsky.
Typical Alinsky ploy: Personalize. Freeze. Demonize.
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:53:32 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
To: Sneakyuser
i like him. harold simmons too
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:53:55 PM PST
by
wardaddy
("Out Here" by Josh Thompson pretty much says it all to those who will never understand anyhow)
To: Tzimisce
A year ago, it was Rush.That was Rahm in action. He failed, Rush is just too tough for him.
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:55:05 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
To: gwilhelm56
Reporter Tom Hamburger formerly worked at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and regularly hammered the Kochs who have a refinery south of St. Paul.
To: Sneakyuser
How do we show our support to the Kock Brothers?
What businesses are they in?
I suggest an anti-boycott.
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posted on
02/07/2011 12:56:13 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(Empty, Stupid Happy Talk is NOT 'Reaganesque'! Palin/Bachman 2012 UNBEATABLE TICKET!)
To: ozzymandus
The Koch brothers have become the lefts new boogiemen.I could teach a two week course on "techniques of yellow journalism" from the recent NewYorker story on David Koch by Jane Mayer.
Yes. THAT Jane Mayer...
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:03:42 PM PST
by
papertyger
(Progressives: excusing hate by accusing hate.)
To: Lazamataz
In my County the Conservative resurgence are somewhat normal people like us, even you, I have been around FR long enough to know that your repudiation does not reflect the reality.
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:03:50 PM PST
by
Little Bill
(Harry Browne is a Poofter.)
To: Mr. K
How do we show our support to the Kock Brothers? By Quilted Northern Bath Tissue.
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:05:01 PM PST
by
papertyger
(Progressives: excusing hate by accusing hate.)
To: Mr. K
How do we show our support to the Kock Brothers? Buy Quilted Northern Bath Tissue.
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:05:26 PM PST
by
papertyger
(Progressives: excusing hate by accusing hate.)
To: Willie Green
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posted on
02/07/2011 1:06:44 PM PST
by
Leisler
(Our debts are someone's profit. Follow the money, the vig.....)
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