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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCharles Koch says he'd work with Democrats who share his values
COLORADO SPRINGS Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch extended an olive branch to Democrats during a weekend donor confab, saying Sunday that he wants to work with lawmakers regardless of party so long as they work on issues he cares about and admitting he has regrets about politicians his powerful network supported in the past.
I dont care what initials are in front or after somebodys name Id like there to be many more politicians who would embrace and have the courage to run on a platform that embraces the values he espouses, Koch told reporters when asked how he would feel about Democrats flipping the House of Representatives.
The Kochs' political network has been bombarding the 2018 midterm elections with millions of dollars to help Republicans keep their seats in Congress, but the tone of the weekend was a departure from previous years, when the Kochs engineered Tea Party opposition to Obamacare and positioned themselves as the archnemesis of the Democratic Party.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/29/koch-democrats-funding-747501
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Greybnk48
(10,148 posts)He and his fucking brother have destroyed Wisconsin. Our teachers, our schools and universities, our public workers, our unions, our roads, our environment, and on and on. I HATE him and his brother, and wish then everything bad imaginable.
Fuck Koch. I hope he and his brother die.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)irisblue
(32,829 posts)WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)why they're Democrats. His values are disgusting and immoral.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Good luck finding an honest D who shares their views. Too much money in the hands of a few. I think they hear the surf....and see a big blue wave, off in the distance.
wryter2000
(46,016 posts)He fucking ruined one party and now wants the other one???
We dont share your values, pal
kysrsoze
(6,010 posts)JI7
(89,174 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 29, 2018, 08:26 PM - Edit history (1)
and is one unlike koch.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)The Manchin apologists just seem like they're hiding an agenda to me. Can't put my finger on it.
JI7
(89,174 posts)which means winning in solid red states like west virginia.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Like no other Democrat than manchin can win right? We are stuck w him and his apologists as he votes repub. No thanks. Replace JM.
JI7
(89,174 posts)but many of us can see clearly what is going on.
JI7
(89,174 posts)comradebillyboy
(10,119 posts)irisblue
(32,829 posts)NO
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)2naSalit
(86,054 posts)you and your spawn fall off the planet.
Kablooie
(18,571 posts)This whole mess was bought and paid for by the Koch machine.
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,892 posts)Seriously, what values.
UTUSN
(70,496 posts)Bettie
(15,998 posts)values.
But, he can probably get a few who will do his bidding.
LuckyCharms
(17,287 posts)would work with. Who the fuck are you? You're not a lawmaker, you're a schmuck just like me. There's only three differences between you and me:
1) You have money.
2) I have a sense of responsibility to society as a whole.
3) You are going to rot in hell.
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)Head first!! Just because he has money doesn't make him smart enough to manipulate the government or a worthy human being. Fuck off,Charles Koch, fuck you.
SamKnause
(13,042 posts)Fuck off and die.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)fishing for someone he could play as the kingmaker? These brothers koch are dishonest, and manipulative excuses for human beings.
"so long as they work on issues he cares about"
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)"Sell their souls."
I surely hope he doesn't find many Dems that will do that.
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)the Democrats new Soros, so they hate him now.
jmowreader
(50,451 posts)We haven't finished with the real one yet!
Volaris
(10,260 posts)'Then all snake oil salesmen must be liberals, because a conservative would never do that to me.'
Ferrets are Cool
(21,059 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)For what you did to Wisconsin!!
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)turbinetree
(24,632 posts)Koch Brother's Embarrassing Son Has Worst Shirt Promo EVER
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Takket
(21,424 posts)DFW
(54,051 posts)THEN come talk to me about their buyer's remorse.
Giving an interview with nothing to back it up will no more win votes for us than Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue will lose votes for the Republicans.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)Just because they've got some buyers remorse over the R's right now.
Get big money out of politics.
lindysalsagal
(20,440 posts)I don't know their names, but there are probably 2 congresscritters in red states that he'd support. Thanks.
JHB
(37,130 posts)It entails eliminating anything that limits his options. Overthrow every last remaining part of the New Deal, eliminate all worker and consumer protections, etc.
What Democrats need to do is remind everyone that Chucky is one of the people responsible for bringing about Trump's presidency. He has enough money to have made it worth most Republicans' while to not accept compromise. Since governing requires compromise, Republicans increasingly tossed aside anyone actually trying to govern in favor of grandstanding traitors.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)its serious shit.
They are big players
Initech
(99,914 posts)hatrack
(59,439 posts). . . and soon you will die and for the first time in your life, you will have made a positive contribution to the world.
Looking forward to this special moment!
mn9driver
(4,412 posts)This asshole bears a huge responsibility for the political right wing shithole the United States is today.