Background;
2. A General Debunking & Expose Of The GOP's Tax Bill Con
Since Koch Brothers have all of the GOP in their pockets and their motto is they 'want to make the government so small they can drown it in a bathtub', the fact that Government is at a stand still when they are out of control and in dissaray and ruins when they are in control, should be no surprise. Laws/regulations are bad for crooks which is why the Koch Brothers want them all removed (at least, the ones that affect them and thier accumulation of power to become the sole Robber Barons of the country). The GOP essentially are a a living mockery to their oath to the Constitution (where this form of Government has been written down). Koch Brothers and the GOP are essentially anti-Constitutionlists (traitors), though the GOP likes to pretend they are not.
The following are a collection of videos and extracts from Media Matters proving that the Kochs are rulers of the GOP and a major threat to America and democracy.
Bernie Sanders: GOP is now a right-wing extremist party
The Republican Party is dominated by the far right wing 'Koch brothers ideology,' says Senator Bernie Sanders, and they want to eliminate 'every federal program passed in the last eighty years.'
For a temporary raise in workers pay by a minuscule amount making o difference to thier lifestyle or finances, Paul Ryan wants credit to seem like he's there for normal Americans and not just his rich owners!
Democracy Now: As Paul Ryan Touts a Secretary’s $1.50 Weekly Pay Hike, Koch Bros. Reap $1.4B from GOP Tax Plan
This weekend, House Speaker Paul Ryan touted a story of a woman whose paycheck increased by $1.50 cents a week as a major benefit to middle-class workers. On Saturday, Ryan tweeted a link to an Associated Press report, writing, “A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week … she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year.” After a deluge of ridicule and outrage, Ryan deleted the tweet hours later. For more, we speak with Richard Wolff, emeritus professor of economics at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and visiting professor at The New School. He’s the author of several books, including, most recently, “Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown.”
Kochs got what they wanted and are now trying to pretend to be nice while people die (a basic "throw the dog a bone" con);
MSNBC: Koch denounces political focus on ‘the privileged few’
Ha!...
MSNBC: Meet the Koch son who designs literal money bag shirts Wyatt Koch has all the ingredients for an insane tax cut, including an LLC for his business - a line of very interesting shirts.
More information about the Kochs and the paws in their web of lies, deceptions and coverups (& thier primary goal seems to be to destroy America). Notice how much money is being spread to control information and manipulate America for thier treasounous anit-Constitutionlist agenda;
Media Matters: Inside the NRA’s Koch-Funded Dark-Money Campaign How the National Rifle Association sold its grassroots firepower to the Kochs, Karl Rove, and conservative donors.
Rolling Stones: Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire Together, Charles and David Koch control one of the world's largest fortunes, which they are using to buy up our political system. But what they don't want you to know is how they made all that money
Will you help Senator Sanders expose the Koch Echo Chamber?- The Koch brothers fund multiple think tanks and academic centers to promote their ideology and grow their profits, a Brave New Foundation investigation reveals. Let's create an echo chamber of truth by using YouTube's SHARE tools above to protect Social Security and counter the Koch billions.
Media Matters: The Koch Brothers Are Using Fox News Employees As Campaigners
Media Matters Research: New Book Exposes Koch Brothers' Guide To Infiltrating The Media
Koch lobbyists and Opus Dei — who’s dropping in on Trump budget czar Mick Mulvaney?The influential OMB director’s door is open to corporate and conservative interests
The Kochs just got their hands on Time. Who’s next?
2. A General Debunking & Expose Of The GOP's Tax Bill Con
3. Talking About The Healthcare Bill Or ANY GOP Policy WITHOUT The Context Of The Koch Brothers Pulling The Strings Is Disingenuous At Best
4. Trump's America: The GOP Sentences At Least 15,000 To 17,000 Americans To Death EVERY YEAR! (i.e. The Effects Of 13 Million Uninsured)5. Daily Show On GOP's Trickle Down Economics: The Republicans Economic Con Is Just The Already Debunked "Supply Side Economics" From The 80s (i.e. Reverse Robin Hood Economics Of Stealing From the People To Line Their Pockets Like "Nobles" In Monarchies)
Since Koch Brothers have all of the GOP in their pockets and their motto is they 'want to make the government so small they can drown it in a bathtub', the fact that Government is at a stand still when they are out of control and in dissaray and ruins when they are in control, should be no surprise. Laws/regulations are bad for crooks which is why the Koch Brothers want them all removed (at least, the ones that affect them and thier accumulation of power to become the sole Robber Barons of the country). The GOP essentially are a a living mockery to their oath to the Constitution (where this form of Government has been written down). Koch Brothers and the GOP are essentially anti-Constitutionlists (traitors), though the GOP likes to pretend they are not.
The following are a collection of videos and extracts from Media Matters proving that the Kochs are rulers of the GOP and a major threat to America and democracy.
Bernie Sanders: GOP is now a right-wing extremist party
The Republican Party is dominated by the far right wing 'Koch brothers ideology,' says Senator Bernie Sanders, and they want to eliminate 'every federal program passed in the last eighty years.'
For a temporary raise in workers pay by a minuscule amount making o difference to thier lifestyle or finances, Paul Ryan wants credit to seem like he's there for normal Americans and not just his rich owners!
Democracy Now: As Paul Ryan Touts a Secretary’s $1.50 Weekly Pay Hike, Koch Bros. Reap $1.4B from GOP Tax Plan
This weekend, House Speaker Paul Ryan touted a story of a woman whose paycheck increased by $1.50 cents a week as a major benefit to middle-class workers. On Saturday, Ryan tweeted a link to an Associated Press report, writing, “A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week … she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year.” After a deluge of ridicule and outrage, Ryan deleted the tweet hours later. For more, we speak with Richard Wolff, emeritus professor of economics at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and visiting professor at The New School. He’s the author of several books, including, most recently, “Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown.”
Kochs got what they wanted and are now trying to pretend to be nice while people die (a basic "throw the dog a bone" con);
MSNBC: Koch denounces political focus on ‘the privileged few’
About a month later, Yahoo News asked Charles Koch about the role of money in politics and the influence of wealthy donors such as himself. The billionaire replied that he and his political operation make political investments “so there’s less money in politics.” This, too, seemed like a failure of self-awareness.
All of which brings us to Koch’s new op-ed in the Washington Post, which denounces Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs in a memorable way.
To include millions more of our people in true economic progress, our lawmakers must act on behalf of all Americans – not just the privileged few. If they do, I am confident we can regain our citizens’ trust and ensure that America’s best days are yet to come.
It’s a bit jarring, isn’t it? Charles Koch, an influential billionaire and one of the most powerful mega-donors in politics, wants elected officials to focus less on “the privileged few.”
It’s a nice sentiment, to be sure, though as a HuffPost piece added, “Everyday Americans forking over unearned millions – to make up for slashing the corporate rate and estate taxes for the wealthy – could be a description of what just happened in the new tax law, which was vigorously supported by Koch.”
Ha!...
MSNBC: Meet the Koch son who designs literal money bag shirts Wyatt Koch has all the ingredients for an insane tax cut, including an LLC for his business - a line of very interesting shirts.
More information about the Kochs and the paws in their web of lies, deceptions and coverups (& thier primary goal seems to be to destroy America). Notice how much money is being spread to control information and manipulate America for thier treasounous anit-Constitutionlist agenda;
Media Matters: Inside the NRA’s Koch-Funded Dark-Money Campaign How the National Rifle Association sold its grassroots firepower to the Kochs, Karl Rove, and conservative donors.
Rolling Stones: Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire Together, Charles and David Koch control one of the world's largest fortunes, which they are using to buy up our political system. But what they don't want you to know is how they made all that money
Will you help Senator Sanders expose the Koch Echo Chamber?- The Koch brothers fund multiple think tanks and academic centers to promote their ideology and grow their profits, a Brave New Foundation investigation reveals. Let's create an echo chamber of truth by using YouTube's SHARE tools above to protect Social Security and counter the Koch billions.
At least 15 Fox News hosts and contributors have recently campaigned with two political organizations created and heavily funded by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. Many of those same Fox News personalities have also defended the Kochs from attacks and praised their political efforts on-air.
The controversial conservative brothers founded the 501(c)(4) group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and its 501(c)(3) sister group the Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) in 2004. David Koch has called AFP the group he feels "most closely attached to and most proud of" and chairs AFPF's board. (The Washington Post notes of the IRS code distinction: "A 501(c)(4) is allowed to do considerably more issue advocacy work than a 501(C)(3), however. Neither group has to disclose the identity of its donors or the amounts of money those contributors have given.")
Politico's Ken Vogel reported that AFP "intends to spend more than $125 million this year on an aggressive ground, air and data operation benefiting conservatives, according to a memo distributed to major donors and sources familiar with the group." The Washington Post wrote that with a paid staff of 240, split between 32 states, AFP "may be America's third-biggest political party." In 2012, "More than $44 million of the $140 million the organization raised in that election cycle came from Koch-linked feeder funds."
AFP and AFPF are part of a massive $400 million network of political groups spearheaded by the Kochs. The Huffington Post's Paul Blumenthal noted, "It is the electoral focus of the Koch nonprofits and their sophisticated efforts to shield donors' identities -- plus the vast sums of money they move -- that has brought them the unwanted attention of both Democratic Senate leadership and reporters. There exists no outside network or organization supporting Democratic Party candidates in elections, while not disclosing its donors, that spends money in comparable amounts."
AFP states that it "mobilizes citizens to effectively make their voices heard in public policy issue campaigns" and "educates citizens about where their elected officials stand on our issues." AFP campaigns have included false attacks about health care reform, clean energy, economic issues, and elected Democrats like President Obama.
Fox News personalities are the public face of many AFP/AFPF events. Promotional materials heavily tout the speakers' affiliation with Fox News to increase attendance. According to a Media Matters review, the following Fox News personalities have participated in AFP and AFPF events since 2012: Guy Benson, Tucker Carlson, Monica Crowley, Jonah Goldberg, Greg Gutfeld, Mary Katharine Ham, Mike Huckabee, Laura Ingraham, Andrew Napolitano, Sarah Palin, Charles Payne, Dana Perino, John Stossel, Cal Thomas, and Juan Williams.
The Koch/Fox News events are aimed at rallying attendees to support conservative causes and fight progressive initiatives. For example, an invitation for a May event featuring Tucker Carlson stated the rally will "send a message to the Left that we know the truth and support free market solutions." Information for a November 2013 rally with Monica Crowley said participants will "learn how you can fight back against government restrictions, taxes, and out-of-control spending." And an October 2012 event with John Stossel was a "Hands Off My Health Care Rally" which sought "to fully repeal Obama's deeply flawed health care bill."
Media Matters previously documented how numerous Fox News personalities campaigned for Republican candidates and organizations during the 2011-2012 election cycle.
Who Are The Fox News/Koch Campaigners?
Tucker Carlson (Fox & Friends host / Fox News contributor). Carlson spoke at a May 27 event in North Carolina. He also spoke at October 2012 events in Montana.
Greg Gutfeld (The Five and Red Eye host). Gutfeld spoke at AFP's 2013 Defending the American Dream Summit in Florida.
Mike Huckabee (Huckabee host). Huckabee spoke at AFP's Freedom Summit on April 12 in New Hampshire.
Laura Ingraham (Fox News contributor). Ingraham spoke at the Freedom Summit on April 12 in New Hampshire. She also spoke at an October 2012 event in Indiana, an October 2012 event in North Carolina, and an August 2012 event in Washington, DC.
Andrew Napolitano (Fox News senior judicial analyst). Napolitano spoke at October 2012 events in Florida.
Dana Perino (The Five host). Perino spoke at an October 2013 event in Arkansas.
John Stossel (Stossel host). Stossel spoke at an October 2012 event in Florida. AFP sponsored an April 2012 Stossel book event in Texas.
Juan Williams (The Five host / Fox News contributor). Williams spoke at a February 2013 event in Wisconsin and a January 2012 simulcast event on school vouchers.
(Read the whole article at media matters, i.e. click link above)Media Matters Research: New Book Exposes Koch Brothers' Guide To Infiltrating The Media
A key element of the Koch brothers' strategy is influencing the media. Through media, they have advanced their political and ideological goals and attacked those who stand in their way. The Koch brothers and their network have paid conservative media figures to promote their message, bankrolled front groups that run aggressive anti-environmental media campaigns, and even created their own right-wing "news" outlets. Meanwhile, they've garnered some favorable mainstream media coverage by tightly controlling reporter access to their summits and other events, while attacking and otherwise intimidating journalists who dare to shine a light on their activities.
Here is how the Koch brothers and their network have infiltrated the media:
Buying A Conservative Media Echo Chamber
Creating Their Own Media Outlets
Funding Front Groups That Run Deceptive Media Campaigns
Tightly Controlling Reporter Access To Their Events And Activities
Intimidating Journalists Who Seek To Uncover Their True Agenda
Read details here.
Open Secrets: Koch Industries donations
Open Secrets: Top Recipients
Koch lobbyists and Opus Dei — who’s dropping in on Trump budget czar Mick Mulvaney?The influential OMB director’s door is open to corporate and conservative interests
The Kochs just got their hands on Time. Who’s next?
Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who are major funders of Republican candidates and conservative organizations, now own a stake in Time Inc. On Sunday night, the Meredith Corporation announced that it is purchasing the company with the help of $650 million from a Koch equity fund. A Koch spokesman suggested this is purely a business decision, and Meredith has claimed the right-wing billionaires will not have a seat on its board or influence over the editorial decisions of the newly acquired magazines, which include Time and Fortune. But journalists are rightfully skeptical that the Kochs would enter the embattled magazine publishing business if they didn’t view the investment as a way to
