My local radio wingnuts ask what does SOROS get from donations to Libs. Uh, what about KOCH?

[UTUSN]

SOROS is that continuous (as opposed to "continual" ) bugaboo to wingnuts while it's radio silence about the wingnut oligarch donors. When SCotUS equated cash with speech, the local radio head wingnut said no prob, that oligarchs should be able to express themselves just like other people, letting slide that *quantity* correlates to CLOUT. So when there was a recent news item about a SOROS donation, the head wingnut asked peevishly, "What does he GET out of it?!"

I indulged in some whataboudism regarding KOCH and the untold numbers of other wingnut oligarchs, for the predictable radio silence in response.

*******QUOTE********

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/23/koch-bankrolls-election-denier-candidates

Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates
Election watchdogs say Koch’s about face after pledging change following January 6 is disturbing given the threats to democracy

.... Koch (Industries), which is controlled by multibillionaire Charles Koch, boasts a corporate Pac that has donated $607,000 to the campaigns or leadership Pacs of 52 election deniers since January 2021, making Koch’s Pac the top corporate funder of members who opposed the election results, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign spending.

In addition, the Super Pac Americans for Prosperity Action to which Koch Industries has given over $6m since January 2021, has backed some election deniers with advertising and other communications support, as well as a few candidates Donald Trump has endorsed who tried to help him overturn the 2020 election, or raised doubts about the final results. ....

Altogether, 139 House members and eight senators voted against certifying Biden’s win in Arizona or Pennsylvania. ....

Although the Koch-funded Super Pac AFP Action had suggested it would not back election deniers after 6 January, analysts aren’t shocked given Koch’s lobbying and legislative priorities, which include fighting various tax and regulatory measures related to fossil fuel issues including climate change that affect the company’s bottom line.

Koch spent $12.2m last year on lobbying – more than any other oil and gas company during 2021. ....

*******UNQUOTE*******

[2naSalit]

1. They've been trying...

To own this country for over half a century. They see light at the end of the sewer pipe and they're going for it. I say we piss in their parade and find a way to end their campaign.

[UTUSN]

2. *WORD* - thanks for always nailing!