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Half-Century Man

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18. The Kochs do not DONATE anything, they invest

Tue May 21, 2013, 08:06 PM

May 2013

The brothers Koch do not give anyone anything. I suspect they bill the people they sneeze on, for the multiple packets of Koch DNA.

Their contributions to PBS served many purposes. They were tax deductible, on corporate and personal levels. They paid off as good publicity within PBS and to the general public. They put in the executives of PBS a sense of obligation, a favor done is a favor owed; even though the Kochs apparently lack a sense of honor (at least as it is commonly defined). And if they can make PBS dependant on their money, they can exert a huge amount of pressure on the programming.

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PBS Killed WISCONSIN UPRISING Documentary "CITIZEN KOCH" To Appease Koch Brothers [View all] Segami May 2013 OP

Hopefully they will complete their film LeftInTX May 2013 #1

It is on Netflix. Indyfan53 May 2013 #32

That's a different documentary. Chef Eric May 2013 #49

I know I see Puglover May 2013 #2

That allows them to have a big voice on what gets aired there then I would think lunasun May 2013 #4

Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2013 #19

Bingo! trof May 2013 #15

tag leftyohiolib May 2013 #3

The Kochs must be stopped. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #5

So, what's the plan? pscot May 2013 #25

tax the jeezus out of 'em........ lastlib May 2013 #35

Cat and mouse pscot May 2013 #37

I heard a discussion on this on the Diane Rehm Show today. Thanks for posting. Amazing stuff kelliekat44 May 2013 #6

+1,000 freshwest May 2013 #38

Funny, I saw this post here on DU praising a Koch for donating to PBS just last night... corkhead May 2013 #7

There is no donation...it was pulled off the table over a similar documentary "Park Ave". kelliekat44 May 2013 #8

I wasn't saying anything about any donations specifically for this program. corkhead May 2013 #12

+1 Segami May 2013 #13

I have been a consumer of PBS and NPR for several decades corkhead May 2013 #14

Maybe they should take it to Current tv or Link tv both very progressive stations. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #9

Hopefully they will do just that. mountain grammy May 2013 #68

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #10

Like other posters.. I'm thinking: When one door shuts.. another will Cha May 2013 #11

PBS's credibility just took a hit in my eyes. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #16

These evil motherfuckers don't have kids, do they? Myrina May 2013 #17

The Kochs do not DONATE anything, they invest Half-Century Man May 2013 #18

Equal Opportunity Exploitists? Is that what you are saying? KoKo May 2013 #20

Lets call it Half-Century Man May 2013 #24

Yep ...that's right. The Koch asscarrots are PBS contributers ...for a reason. L0oniX May 2013 #21

I can't help but think that if more people donated to PBS justiceischeap May 2013 #22

K & R, important issue dreamnightwind May 2013 #23

Who here didn't see this coming? n/t Ian David May 2013 #26

I, for one, Newest Reality May 2013 #27

That's very wrong. East Coast Pirate May 2013 #28

Koch Bros are Public Enemy #1. Worse than North Korea, Iran and Al Quaida combined. ErikJ May 2013 #29

They are truly the real terrorists in this world. Initech May 2013 #59

That's the article in this week's New Yorker. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #30

You mean this one, "A Word from Our Sponsor?" mojowork_n May 2013 #45

I loved the damning indictment by the doorman. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #53

They must have been the model for Mortimer and Randolph Duke mojowork_n May 2013 #57

Yeah, I love NOVA, but... Up2Late May 2013 #31

Bill Moyers & Co. is the only show I tune into PBS for. marmar May 2013 #33

The best news program on TV! merrily May 2013 #44

They get put on boards & when they don't like content...gone Astazia May 2013 #34

I hope the publicity surrounding the controversy allows HBO or Showtime to pick this one up. n/t dsharp88 May 2013 #36

I wrote my local PBS affiliate to ask randr May 2013 #39

+1 tofuandbeer May 2013 #61

NPR & PBS have become shells of their former beings Botany May 2013 #40

+1 uponit7771 May 2013 #41

I just heard Ken Rudin of NPR pushing the meme that Obama needs to take ... Botany May 2013 #42

Breaks my heart oldandhappy May 2013 #43

The left needs to stop viewing PBS as a sacred cow. Money and politics have corrupted it. merrily May 2013 #46

PBS also did a show on Wind Turbines Whisp May 2013 #47

WTfuckingF! lonestarnot May 2013 #48

Why don't these wannabe dictators declare themselves Caesar and get it over with? Initech May 2013 #50

Now that PBS has been purchased by a Koch, there is no reason to savannah43 May 2013 #51

PBS -- Petkoch Bull Shit Blue Owl May 2013 #52

THat's fucked up! gopiscrap May 2013 #54

K&R hay rick May 2013 #55

The Kochs are aggressively buying ALL main stream media... hue May 2013 #56

They get their greedy mitts on Tribune Corp and we can kiss freedom of the press goodbye. Initech May 2013 #60

I keep thinking the Social Media is going to save us. We can't Cha May 2013 #66

So what we need to do next? 4dsc May 2013 #58

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This sucks...but I understand why DissidentVoice May 2013 #64

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made colbert show last night dembotoz May 2013 #67