If you think or thought the Koch Brothers are a JOKE think again.
Front page of the Washington Post on Monday, January 6. A Koch-tied labyrinth of political spending.
Koch statement to The Washington Post concerning brothers' ties to donor network
By Matea Gold, E-mail the writer
Robert Tappan, a spokesman for Koch Industries and Charles and David Koch, provided a statement to The Washington Post when asked about the Kochs' support for a network of politically active nonprofit groups. Here is his response, in its entirety:
"Koch's involvement in political and public policy activities is at the core of fundamental liberties protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. This type of activity is undertaken by individual donors and organizations on all ends of the political spectrum — on the left, the middle, and the right. In many situations, the law does not compel disclosure of donors to various causes and organizations. As you are aware, the Center for American Progress (CAP), founded by John Podesta, has not disclosed over 90 percent of its donors, including individual donors, even in the face of concerns about a potential conflict-of-interest, given Mr. Podesta's new role as White House Special Advisor.
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The makeup of the coalition of conservative groups, as of 2012.
"As demonstrated by the IRS' concerted and systematic targeting of conservatives and free-market 501(c) (3) and (c) (4) organizations that began in 2010, the Administration and its allies have targeted organizations with which they disagree politically. They have done this to stifle free speech, and harass and intimidate these individuals and groups, under the guise of 'transparency.' Forcing private citizens and lawful organizations to disclose what they support and to whom they contribute actually has a 'chilling' effect on free speech — a grave concern that was noted in the Federalist papers and has been recognized since then by the Supreme Court.
"As has been documented, Koch has been targeted repeatedly in the past by the Administration and its allies because of our real (or, in some cases, perceived) beliefs and activities concerning public policy and political issues. For example, an August 2010 issue concerning Koch's tax status raised by Austan Goolsbee, then the President's Chief Economic Advisor led to a TIGTA [Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration] investigation of whether Mr. Goolsbee violated federal income tax privacy laws. Koch has been denied access to the results of that investigation by the IRS and TIGTA. In addition, since 2010 there have been multiple death threats and threats of violence against Koch and its principals."
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WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
I will continue to remind us to boycott the Koch Brothers so we will not forget and purchase their products.
Please spread the news!!!
The Koch brothers are reportedly withholding their money (money assigned to the banks for U.S. debt relief) until President Obama is not re-elected to the presidency. They want the American people to "Believe" (wrongly so) that President Obama is responsible for the wars, the fragile economy and the other ills of society.
Let's begin to boycott the Koch enterprise until they have to scream "HELP"! Read the list below and make sure that you do not purchase any of these products. Let's serve the Tea Party with some bitter tea. Make a list of the products below to take with you every time you go shopping, and DO NOT purchase any of these.
Brothers Charles and David Koch, with a combined worth around $35 billion dollars, are waging a war against President Obama.
The Koch brothers are the majority owners in Koch Industries, America's second-largest private company with revenues of $100 billion in 2009, and 80,000 employees in 60 countries.
Koch Industries main source of revenue is from the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum. They are major financiers of the Tea Party.
They also are providing money to run anti-democratic ads.
Do not allow your money to be used to sponsor the Tea Party.
Don't buy these products by Koch:
1. Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products:
2. Angel Soft toilet paper
3. Brawny paper towels
4. Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
5. Mardi Gras napkins and towels
6. Quilted Northern toilet paper
7. Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper
8. Sparkle napkins
9. Vanity fair napkins
10. Zee napkins
Pass it on to others!!!
Two articles on Koch brothers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/07/koch-brothers-database-2012-election
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family
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