March 25, 2011 · 3:58 PM

The Koch Brothers & The Tea Party

Dylan Ratigan Makes It Official: Mark Ames & Yasha Levine Broke The Koch Brothers’ Takeover Of America

You should know this:

  • From the time they founded the Tea Party in 2009 to today, their wealth shot up from 28 billion to 44 billion, nearly 60 percent;
  • They led the campaign against health care;
  • The Kochs spend more fighting climate change than anyone or any company in the world;
  • The Kochs bankrolled Scott Walker;
  • The Kochs wrote Bush’s environmental policies;
  • Cato wrote the Republican Congress’s 1995 legislative agenda, acting as the think-tank for Tom DeLay and Dick Armey.
  • The Kochs control up to 35,000 miles of pipelines in the US and Canada, enough to circle the globe 1-1/2 times.

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5 Responses to The Koch Brothers & The Tea Party

  1. jean-philippe
    March 25, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    I do not understand how the two superpowers of the 20th century both became corrupted oligarchies.

  2. kstreet607
    March 25, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Jean-philippe, I suppose it has something to do with the time-worn adage that “money talks and BS walks…”

  3. writechic
    March 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    I appreciated you posting this kstreet. I’m looking forward to it becoming common knowledge.

  4. kstreet607
    March 26, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Thanks writechic, and so am I. People need to know the amount of nefarious power the Koch brothers wield in this country and their connection to the “tea party”.

  5. jmac4444
    April 1, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Many products you buy everyday are furnished by Koch Bros..just a few to avoid…ANGEL SOFT TOILET..VANITY FAIR NAPKINS..SPARKLE PAPER TOWELS…pay a little more..buy something else..