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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
63. Here are a few.
Sun Aug 18, 2013, 12:01 PM
Aug 2013
ALEC at 40: Turning Back the Clock on Prosperity and Progress
Democratic Leadership Council
Among the DLC's biggest benefactors last year (contributions of between $50,000 and $100,000) were ARCO, Chevron and the drug giant Merck. Other big underwriters include Du Pont, Microsoft and Philip Morris (which has kicked in $500,000 since Lieberman became DLC chairman). There is no evidence that the DLC has trimmed policies to accommodate its patrons, but some contributors say the money has helped ensure an open door to Lieberman. "We've been able to have a dialogue with the senator and his staff," said Jay Rosser, spokesman for another DLC benefactor, [font size=3]Koch Industries[/font], an oil-pipeline firm that is also a big GOP donor.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Leadership_Council


and

According to SourceWatch, a project of the Center for Media & Democracy, the brothers are "leading contributors to the Koch family foundations, which supports a network of Conservative organizations and think tanks, including Citizens for a Sound Economy, the Manhattan Institute the Heartland Institute, and [font size=3]the Democratic Leadership Council.[/font]"

http://www.democrats.com/node/7789


Just Google "Koch Brothers & DLC" for enough links to choke a DC Lobbyist.

I'm surprised you didn't already know about this.
Of course, we've been telling you about this for years,
but surely NOW you believe us?

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Kick and rec. Th1onein Aug 2013 #1
You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #2
that includes plenty of naive DUers Skittles Aug 2013 #3
Naivete mixed with arrogance and condescension is a really ugly combination, too Electric Monk Aug 2013 #11
You forgot the willful ignorance component Demeter Aug 2013 #16
I have a feeling much of that ignorance will wear off in 2017 Skittles Aug 2013 #17
I sure hope so; but we will need alternatives, too! Demeter Aug 2013 #18
I am sick of it too Skittles Aug 2013 #22
My nose is getting awfully sore, too Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #39
how can anyone SwampG8r Aug 2013 #45
The Bubble! bvar22 Aug 2013 #23
The Progressive Tea Party Cryptoad Aug 2013 #29
You Know the DLC-creating Koch Bros also fund the Tea Party - Right ?? HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #43
+1 Marr Aug 2013 #49
Link and quote...thx uponit7771 Aug 2013 #52
Here are a few. bvar22 Aug 2013 #63
thx, doesn't looks like the DLC is funded by the kochs though uponit7771 Aug 2013 #69
That is just bizarre. bvar22 Aug 2013 #70
Koch had people on the board of trustees Mnpaul Aug 2013 #71
*****crickets***** bvar22 Aug 2013 #73
Enjoy your stay. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #56
Thanks,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #64
K & R ~ nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #4
K&R forestpath Aug 2013 #5
don't they mean "totally vindicated"? 'cos that's what the apologists keep claiming... MisterP Aug 2013 #6
For the most part there IS nothing to see, not anything people are going to do anything about uponit7771 Aug 2013 #7
The Progressive Tea Party Cryptoad Aug 2013 #28
Yeah, I didn't know there were so many "gov bad" democrats till now. Seems kind fishy to me... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #31
Me thinks Cryptoad Aug 2013 #33
YES!! Coordinated and out disproportional outrage relative to what the GOP is doing to the 15th amen uponit7771 Aug 2013 #38
"there are pretenders among us! " NealK Aug 2013 #40
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^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2013 #58
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Reading is a critical skill.... Cryptoad Aug 2013 #36
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What break? Cryptoad Aug 2013 #62
Stranded in Russia by the State Dept, You Mean?? HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #44
Thanks hueymahl Aug 2013 #8
Their worst nightmare is happening. They have lost control of the 'message' although why there sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #9
Always enjoy your posts hueymahl Aug 2013 #37
Those who favor 'party' over democracy doom both. Great post,. calm clear and concise. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #54
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Just riffing off of another thread n2doc Aug 2013 #15
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Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Aug 2013 #14
"Fortunately, common sense is winning". There definitely isn’t “nothing to see here.” n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #19
K&R! n/t markpkessinger Aug 2013 #20
My guess tom_kelly Aug 2013 #21
likely scenario,. too-late capitalism is is laugh after laugh,. . Civilization2 Aug 2013 #24
K&R Thank You for posting... +1 Purveyor Aug 2013 #25
Funny, I don't feel embarrassed. Oh, that's because I've never said "nothing to see here." Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #26
I completely backed away from the NSA debate. AppetiteForApathy Aug 2013 #27
Its NOT REAL!!!! bvar22 Aug 2013 #30
You Bad... WillyT Aug 2013 #32
Lol! NealK Aug 2013 #41
Sad that we've got to the point ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #55
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DUzy L0oniX Aug 2013 #59
Heeee! Oilwellian Aug 2013 #65
I'm wondering.... Mnpaul Aug 2013 #72
It's getting pretty hard to see the 4th Amendment through the crowd of spies and politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #34
Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory ProSense Aug 2013 #42
Isn't the "Conspiracy Theory" Frame getting a bit Old? HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #48
Rockefeller was one evil dude. NealK Aug 2013 #51
...because we all should blindly believe our government. L0oniX Aug 2013 #60
There is nothing here than everyone didn't already know and releasing this information Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #50
You forgot the Sarcasm. The latest story about Greenwald might jar KoKo Aug 2013 #74
. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #53
6 out of 10 people, and it was bipartisan, don't think govt. can justify it's privacy intrusions... midnight Aug 2013 #66
But isn't it all "just hype"? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #67
I'm still waiting for something to see. gulliver Aug 2013 #68
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