With $42 billion and seven homes, why are the Kochs buying our democracy?

[highplainsdem]

Run time: 07:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNXLWm5FQ74   Posted on YouTube: May 04, 2011 By YouTube Member: bravenewfoundation Views on YouTube: 21918   Posted on DU: May 06, 2011 By DU Member: highplainsdem Views on DU: 944

 
I found this via an article on the Palm Beach Daily News site:

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/david-charles-koch-called-out-for-social-security-1457334.html

David, Charles Koch called out for Social Security stand in Brave New Foundation video
By Darrell Hofheinz
Daily News Staff Writer
Updated: 9:04 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011
Posted: 8:27 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011



In a new Internet video produced by a grassroots liberal watchdog group, three senior citizens do their best Michael Moore impersonations outside the front gate of David H. Koch’s oceanfront mansion, as one speaks into the driveway intercom and asks to speak with Koch to confront the Libertarian billionaire about his views on privatizing Social Security.

Then, also in great Michael Moore tradition, the three are asked to leave the property by, presumably, one of Koch’s household employees, as a police cruiser drives by outside the gate.

Brave New Foundation produced the video, titled Koch Brothers Exposed and posted it Wednesday on the web site kochbrothers exposed.com/kochmansions .

David Koch did not return a phone message left by the Shiny Sheet at his Palm Beach home Thursday, and an e-mailed request for comment from a public-relations employee at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan., went unreturned. An unidentified spokesman for industrialist Koch and his brother, Charles, told The New York Times political blogger Jim Rutenberg that they wouldn’t comment on the video campaign.

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[Jackpine Radical]

1. I wonder if Dave would be open to accepting a call from his ol' phone buddy

Scott Walker. (Heh heh heh)

[Scuba]

7. Great idea. Here's the script...

Sir, it's Scott here.


What do you want, boy?


Sir, I need $35 Million to fight the libruls up here.


Boy, it takes me all day to make that much money. (laughter) Alright, but you gotta come though for me, boy.


Oh, yes sir. Sir, please send the cash to democraticunderground dot com. They're laundering money for me now.


Done.


(Click.)

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Love it.

Or maybe we could set up a phone Act Red site to collect Republican donations.

Not telling anyone, of course, that by "Red" we mean…

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[joentokyo]

3. The answer to your question is that they are buying our democracy for the same reason

dogs lick their private parts: Because they can.

No one seems able or willing to stop them, so why should they pass up the chance to have everything their way?

[JoeyTrib]

4. The Kochs have taken a ton of money from USDA

Meaning they want your tax dollars and to have you paid less. In the end, they're killing the goose that laid the golden egg.

[russspeakeasy]

5. They use 6 of their houses to store their money.

[HankyDubs]

6. because they are randian supermen