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Koch Brothers Reveal List of 5 Potential GOP Candidates to Support
Mediaite ^ | April 21, 2015 | Matt Wilstein

Posted on 04/21/2015 7:35:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

On Monday, The New York Times — and, in turn, Mediaite — reported that billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch had settled on Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) as their preferred Republican candidate to back in the 2016 presidential election. “We will support whoever the candidate is,” David Koch reportedly said at a fundraising event. “But it should be Scott Walker.”

Now, however, in an interview with USA Today, Charles Koch has said that their field of potential endorsees is larger than just one. He confirmed that they are actually looking at five candidates who they believe have “a good chance of getting elected: Walker, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.

“Those are the ones we have talked to the most and who seem to be the possible leaders,” Koch said. “What we’ve told them all is that right now, we’re not supporting anyone. We’re telling them that if they want our support, one way to get it is articulating a good message to help Americans get a better understanding and a better appreciation of how certain policies … will benefit them and will benefit all America.”

Koch also confirmed that his organization plans to spend up to $300 million on political campaigns in 2016. During the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee raised and spent $400 million. If the Kochs do decide to back a Republican candidate during the primary, it would be the first time the did so in a presidential election.

“Only if somebody really stands out from the standpoint of their message and what they would actually do to benefit America and has a chance a decent chance of being elected, only then would we select one over the others,” he said, adding, “We may give several of them some money to get this positive message out.”


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: corporatewelfare; h1b; kochbrothers; rubio; scottwalker; tedcruz
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To: cripplecreek

So do I.


41 posted on 04/22/2015 5:52:21 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do........Psalms 11:3)
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To: entropy12

I believe he is on the record supporting the removal of welfare benefits to illegals. This alone will solve much of the problem.


42 posted on 04/22/2015 6:07:56 AM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: SoConPubbie

Thanks for adding me to the daily ping list. I like having all these links in one spot. I appreciate the extra work you are going through to send this out!


43 posted on 04/22/2015 6:28:04 AM PDT by samiam1972 ("It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."-Mother Teresa)
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To: entropy12

I wish Cruz would appoint the excessed IRS employees to process deportations and deport on a massive scale, starting with those who have broken other laws.


44 posted on 04/22/2015 7:20:27 AM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: Hardens Hollow

My grandson graduated top of his class in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia, Commonwealth, last year. He is currently pursuing his masters and just had his first paper published. He already has a job lined up at Oak Ridge. There is a shortage of qualified engineers in the U.S. to fill available jobs.

Companies want the best qualified people and until American Students stop attending school to smoke pot and party, those jobs are going to go to foreign engineers and scientists.


45 posted on 04/22/2015 7:30:53 AM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: dowcaet
There are tons of people here on H-1B visas who have been here for many years. And in all that time they've been taking skilled jobs from Americans. And if a company loses a foreign worker because of H-1B problems, they just import another cheap worker and use that person. And for those Americans who do have a skilled job, the presence of low-pay foreign workers drives down their salary structure.

I honestly don't know what is Ted Cruz's stance on this, but I can say absolutely that the H-1B problem is a huge problem for American skilled workers.

46 posted on 04/22/2015 7:39:47 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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To: conservativejoy
You have extrapolated your grandson's experience and his particular specialty area to the entire universe of skilled workers in this country. That's a dangerous conclusion to draw. American innovation and skill sets are going down rapidly, and it isn't just because 'students want to smoke pot and party.'

What you say about engineering jobs is to some extent true...all skilled engineers are in demand. Computing jobs and other technical specialties are much more heavily impacted by foreign workers. Your grandson may have an additional advantage that Oak Ridge is about 50% government jobs. The federal government cannot make permanent hires of people on H-1B visas. Congrats to your grandson on his achievements and future prospects -- but don't think for a minute that his experience tells the tale for everyone.

47 posted on 04/22/2015 7:50:49 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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To: JustaCowgirl

That is the job he settled on at Oak Ridge, in part because he had an internship there and liked it. He had several offers and was even offered a spot at MIT to work on his masters. His dad had cancer at the time and he wanted to be closer to home.

In general, I think young people could benefit from technical and trade schools over college in many instances.


48 posted on 04/22/2015 8:16:02 AM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: eartick

You are wrong. Plenty of American computer programmers are available. They get laid off and replaced by half priced foreign workers.


49 posted on 04/22/2015 8:19:33 AM PDT by entropy12 (My prediction: Governor Walker will win Iowa & NH primaries.)
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To: caww

I am aware that LEGAL IMMIGRATION IS EXCESSIVE.
With 20% real unemployment, $18 Trillion in recorded debt, $100 Trillion in unfunded future liabilities to social security & Medicare & Medicaid & Obamcare, this country can not afford 1 million new LEGAL immigrants EVERY YEAR, half of them requiring welfare for which they are eligible with a green card.

This is mass suicide by conservatives.


50 posted on 04/22/2015 8:23:18 AM PDT by entropy12 (My prediction: Governor Walker will win Iowa & NH primaries.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Walker and Ted Cruz are going for the same voters. They are the very best from a Conservative stand point, and therefore will unfortunately siphon votes from each other. Ron Paul is not too far behind them but some of his positions are too out there and not as easy to defend. I hope Rubio and Bush are joined by Lindsay Graham, and that Huckabee does not run.
Carly Fiorina is running for VP.


51 posted on 04/22/2015 8:28:06 AM PDT by winner3000
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To: Hardens Hollow

Like I said, you must have not done well in comprehension in school. The reason I point out senator Cruz’a agenda for increasing H-1B visa’s five fold is because there are many posters who do not know that, and secondly, many posters accuse Governor Walker and others as pro-amnesty. I hate hypocritical accusations by supporters of one candidate for other candidates.

Lets face the raw truth...Cruz, Walker, Rubio, Paul, Bush, Huckabee, Carson, etc all will allow MOST illegals to remain in the country with some type of legal status.

THEY ARE ALL FOR AMNESTY OF SOME TYPE.

The first candidate who declares he will deport every law breaking immigrant, goes immediately to the top of my preference list. And gets a cash contribution in mail the same day.


52 posted on 04/22/2015 8:30:53 AM PDT by entropy12 (My prediction: Governor Walker will win Iowa & NH primaries.)
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To: entropy12

that is funny.

our company goes oversees to get its programming needs.

this is considered low skill work and can outsource this work.


53 posted on 04/22/2015 8:35:16 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: eartick

If you have observed, the most virulent complainers of H-1B visa’s are American computer programmers.

I have been saying exactly what you said “programming is low skilled work”. I learned many programming languages such as Cobol, Fortran, dBase, etc very quickly. It took me 6 years of college to get a master’s degree in engineering and 10 more years of work experience before I could call myself a “good” engineer. I developed many complex expert software products because I developed myself into an “expert” engineer, not because of my easy to acquire programming skills.


54 posted on 04/22/2015 8:43:44 AM PDT by entropy12 (My prediction: Governor Walker will win Iowa & NH primaries.)
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To: conservativejoy

“There is a shortage of qualified engineers in the U.S. to fill available jobs.

Companies want the best qualified people and until American Students stop attending school to smoke pot and party, those jobs are going to go to foreign engineers and scientists.”

Exactly. I got my engineering degree back in the 80’s. There were already at least 25-33% foreign students in those classes. With each decade of our schools being dumbed down, less and less of our kids can handle a difficult curriculum.

I was appalled how few kids were taking physics when my son went to high school. If they don’t take it, they won’t even know if they are interested in a career in physics or engineering (engineering is just applied physics).

Your nephew should have a fine career in front of him, with lots of opportunities.


55 posted on 04/22/2015 8:45:54 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Hardens Hollow; ican'tbelieveit

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3278540/posts:

But reports have surfaced that the replacements are happening at an alarming rate. And former Southern California Edison workers have complained to lawmakers that they were replaced by less-skilled workers at lower costs.

Anonymous workers who were displaced by the visa holders also submitted written testimonials to lawmakers detailing their firings. Several claimed they were forced to train their replacements, and threatened with losing their severance if they did not.

“We had no choice in this,” one anonymous worker who claimed to have been one of those let go from Southern California Edison, said in a letter. The worker described how when the two vendors were picked – Infosys and TCS, both major Indian companies – SCE employees were told to “sit with, video chat or do whatever was needed to teach them our systems.”


56 posted on 04/22/2015 8:48:40 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: entropy12

Self-deportation works. Illegals scurried over the Oklahoma border quickly after Oklahoma passed a robust anti-illegal immigration bill.

We don’t need to waste taxpayers money rounding up and deporting them, although I’d be fine with that also.

It’s more important to enforce laws stopping employers from hiring them. And quit giving them freebies - welfare, medical, food stamps, housing, etc. Most would leave pretty quick and the rest could be deported.


57 posted on 04/22/2015 8:50:00 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: ConservingFreedom

Anonymous reports are pretty meaningless.

If they were actually let go - why remain anonymous? They’d have nothing to lose.

I wonder if those are union jobs. I’m pretty sure PG&E is unionized. How come the union is quiet on this?


58 posted on 04/22/2015 8:52:42 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Hardens Hollow
If they were actually let go - why remain anonymous? They’d have nothing to lose.

Nondisclosure was another condition of getting their severance.

59 posted on 04/22/2015 8:54:15 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: Hardens Hollow

American Companies, States Firing American Workers, Importing Guest Workers To Replace Them - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3263145/posts


60 posted on 04/22/2015 8:54:46 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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