Billionaire Conservative Activist Charles Koch on 2012 Election: ‘We Have Saddam Hussein, This Is the Mother Of All Wars’

Earlier this year, Democrats in Wisconsin – pointing to their support for the Republican government and the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, said the Koch brothers were “the poster children of the effort by multinational corporate America to try to redefine the rights and values of American citizens,” as Democratic Representative Gwen Moore told the New York Times.

All too true! Political Punch has me rolling on the floor today!

the issue is that Obama & Co have not denounced Hoffa regarding his incendiary comment. Tea Party and Conserv public figures have no problem denouncing their kind when they use vitriolic speech.

I think it is important to point out that Americans for Prosperity was originally created (and still largely funded) by the Koch brothers. After the Tea Party took hold, AFP began (and continues) to fund many of their rallies while providing them with (mis)information. This magnificent marketing has succeeded in convincing once well meaning (Tea Party) citizens as well as our Republican officials into mirroring the monetary Libertarian campaign ticket of 1980 David Koch’s VP run. After receiving only 1.06% of the vote he decided to “supply the themes and words for the scripts” by influencing “the areas where policy ideas percolate from: academia and think tanks”.
The Koch’s successfully founded The Heritage Foundation, The Cato Institute, AFP and others which have influenced many sheep-like followers. So sad yet an ingenious plan to attain support for taking America from the people.

-So sad yet an ingenious plan to attain support for taking America from the people.-

Already gone. Like Solyndra. I’m crying too, Leann.

I see nothing wrong with Mr. Hoffa stating that we must “take out” the Tea Party officials. He was saying take them out of office and I agree. Please don’t let your imaginations run away with you. Interpretations reflect on the one interpreting not on the speaker. This is not a drama filled reality TV show and should be taken seriously without the addition of your special effects. I find your taking a simple statement and adding your own slang to change the meaning both childish and outrageous.
I am surprised that the Koch funded Tea Party campaign slogan “one term president” has been missed by you. This is Koch saying they aim to “take out” Obama. That is take him out of office.

Leann, it’s the president who lectured everyone else about a ‘New Civility’, then his second-in-command and his union boss start talking about warfare. There’s a simple reason for the hypocracy -Obama’s poll numbers are in the toilet and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel, so he’s got to shake things up. If some people get hurt as a result, he’s cool with that.

“I see nothing wrong with Mr. Hoffa stating that we must “take out” the Tea Party officials. He was saying take them out of office and I agree. Please don’t let your imaginations run away with you. Interpretations reflect on the one interpreting not on the speaker. This is not a drama filled reality TV show and should be taken seriously without the addition of your special effects. I find your taking a simple statement and adding your own slang to change the meaning both childish and outrageous.
I am surprised that the Koch funded Tea Party campaign slogan “one term president” has been missed by you. This is Koch saying they aim to “take out” Obama. That is take him out of office.”

No mention of “sob”? I’m surprised you missed that. Why leave that part out? Was someone crying?

Want to take out the Koch brothers? Consider organizations like US UNCUT who are on the front lines against corporate person-hood. There is no more important fight than that, right now.

There is a class war. It’s being waged by the ultra-rich against the poor and middle class.

Cheap labor conservatives have economic blood on their hands.

FOX “News” – We distort, you comply. We at FOX News would like to thank the gullible right-wing sheep for falling for our selective editing of Hoffa’s speech to make it sound violent. Without your rabid consumption of far-right punditry, we’d have too united of a country. Don’t retreat! Reload!

It is so sad that the tea party people can’t see that they are being used by the Koch brothers. For years they have influenced policy to increase their businesses’ profits.

You don’t say? Lookie what I found over at another post! Left by “V6″-

G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
Published: March 24, 2011

General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010.
The company reported worldwide profits of $14.2 billion, and said $5.1 billion of the total came from its operations in the United States.

Its American tax bill? None. In fact, G.E. claimed a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.

That may be hard to fathom for the millions of American business owners and households now preparing their own returns, but low taxes are nothing new for G.E. The company has been cutting the percentage of its American profits paid to the Internal Revenue Service for years, resulting in a far lower rate than at most multinational companies.

Its extraordinary success is based on an aggressive strategy that mixes fierce lobbying for tax breaks and innovative accounting that enables it to concentrate its profits offshore. G.E.’s giant tax department, led by a bow-tied former Treasury official named John Samuels, is often referred to as the world’s best tax law firm. Indeed, the company’s slogan “Imagination at Work” fits this department well. The team includes former officials not just from the Treasury, but also from the I.R.S. and virtually all the tax-writing committees in Congress.

So Leann, did you have a problem with Palin’s 2010 map “targeting” districts that republicans could win?

Posted by: J.R. | September 6, 2011, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm

You mean the one with the cross hairs?

Posted by: Barry | September 6, 2011, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm

What I find offensive is taking an obvious call to organize and get out and vote people out – and pretending its’ a call to violence. What that does is increase the toxic atmosphere and increase the threat of violence. Surely we’ve seen from the actions of the right wing extremist in Norway that the right wing doesn’t need any more encouragement. They need to be reminded.

And we already saw the foolishness of putting cross hairs over political targets.

“And we already saw the foolishness of putting cross hairs over political targets.”

And don’t forget to reward your friends and punish your enemies!

“What I find offensive is taking an obvious call to organize and get out and vote people out – and pretending its’ a call to violence”

Barry, you mean like when Obama told folks to get out there and “get in their faces”?? How about his comment about putting his boot on the neck of oil companies?

Nope, I was right the first time…it WAS Barry. Geez. I need glasses.

Hoffa’s remarks, clearly are about voting the anti-worker, anti-middle class Republicans out of office. He uses the word voting numerous times.
This idea that his remarks were offensive or were referring to violence is yet another misleading far-right news story.
I am so disappointed in ABC news for not revealing the truth and for continuing to spread the lie.

Poll after poll shows a majority of Americans WANT to change our tax structure to help bring down the nation’s debt – unfortunately, it’s not possible with GOP House. This has been a well orchestrated national effort funded by the likes of the Koch Brothers and their bought-and-paid for Supreme Court.

The Tea Party (hatched by the Koch Brothers) freshman won in 2010 because it was a “wave election” – google that term. Historically, it’s a time when voters are upset with the status quo. Today, tables have turned again. Voters are now extremely upset about Congress’ refusal to cooperate in our nation’s best interest.

Tea Partiers who won in traditionally Democratic and swing districts will feel the wrath. But the Koch Brothers will fight tooth and nail by spending like crazy. They want the United States to replace democracy for all citizens with corporate welfare for an elite few. Just look at what they have wrought in Wisconsin or Florida.

Don’t let these John Birchers buy our elections. Vote every obstructionist Republican out of office.

lydia wrote:”The Koch brothers want to continue to increase their profits at the expense of the rest of us”
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I guess that’s why DSCC chair Patty Murray hit the Koch brothers up for a 5 figure donation and if they donated heavily enough, why they might even get an invite to the DEMOCRATS swanky retreat in Kiawah Island in September. Patty must have mistaken the Koch brothers for middle-class taxpayers (that would be millionaires and billionaires when it comes to donating to DEMOCRATS).

p.s. If you go to the Charles Koch Institute’s web page, you’ll find a list of associate partner organizations which includes the Heritage Foundation.

“Michelle”, if you didn’t inform yourself, that says more about you than the magical someone you’re wishing did research for you. It is unfortunate so many lies were spread by the right wing machine that includes Murdoch, and the Koch brothers. It is unfortunate more time was spent smearing than engaging in logical discourse and good journalism, but the democrat party put up two very good candidates and they were both vetted thoroughly. The same can’t be said for the GOP, then and now. Perhaps you should vet the candidates now so you won’t have the same regret some day. After all, Obama is the underdog in the next election. Wishing for something won’t make it happen.

Remember when right wingers pretended to be about self-reliance? What happened to that canard? lol.

Intelligent people don’t vote on the basis of campaign slogans or things like so called compassionate conservatism or the notion that tea party candidates would give two hoots about jobs once elected or Palin’s death panels whopper, or wink, for that matter, or Bush’s “clear skies” act or Reagan’s four pillars that he never put into place or mission accomplished, or waterboarding isn’t torture or read my lips or….. you get the idea. And yet they still vote. Because its their civic duty. And the GOP doesn’t offer up many reasonable or worthwhile candidates. McCain and Palin, seriously? Paul, Cain, Perry, Romney, Newt, really? There’s a reason Obama is holding his own despite his status as an underdog given the economy…. the GOP has become a joke. It’s sad, really, the party of Lincoln and all.

Have you read Mike Lofgren’s piece called “Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult?” “It should have been evident to clear-eyed observers that the Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one of the intensely ideological authoritarian parties of 20th century Europe. This trend has several implications, none of them pleasant.”

Word! Bruce Bartlett, Mike Lofgren, Lincoln Chafee, Chuck Hagel… sensible people are leaving the party.

Just sayin’

If America fails, the Republicans will rejoice. This is treason. It’s is all about the rich not giving an inch as long as Obama fails. Obama has no chance of failing even if he is president for only one term. He has practically delivered most of what he promised, whether the tea baggers like it or not. I am advocating boycott of all Koch Industries products(google it and see what they are). That will teach them that the so called middle class and poor are important after all.

Larry wittily remarks, “It figures that someone named ‘Miller’ would have a problem with ‘Coors’.”

You would sound more erudite, Larry, if you could remember that the name of the company is “MillerCoors.”

Unfortunately, Mr. Coors is a member of ALEC, which is already shutting down competition and giving him the beer market. THAT is not funny at all.