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In reply to the discussion: NSA “Nothing To See Here, People” Types Thoroughly Embarrassed Again - WashingtonMonthly [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)70. That is just bizarre.
Here's a little challenge.
Lets see if you can repeat the following
"Koch Industries gave funding to the DLC and served on its Executive Council",
and then respond with:
[font color=firebrick]"doesn't looks like the DLC is funded by the kochs though"[/font]
Please do that again for us.
Documentation:
One member of the DLCs executive council is none other than [font size=3]Koch Industries,[/font] the privately held, Kansas-based oil company whose namesake family members are avatars of the far right, having helped to found archconservative institutions like the Cato Institute and Citizens for a Sound Economy. Not only that, but two Koch executives, Richard Fink and Robert P. Hall III, are listed as members of the board of trustees and the event committee, respectivelymeaning that [font size=3]they gave significantly more than $25,000.[/font]
http://americablog.com/2010/08/koch-industries-gave-funding-to-the-dlc-and-served-on-its-executive-council.html
http://americablog.com/2010/08/koch-industries-gave-funding-to-the-dlc-and-served-on-its-executive-council.html
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NSA “Nothing To See Here, People” Types Thoroughly Embarrassed Again - WashingtonMonthly [View all]
WillyT
Aug 2013
OP
Naivete mixed with arrogance and condescension is a really ugly combination, too
Electric Monk
Aug 2013
#11
You Know the DLC-creating Koch Bros also fund the Tea Party - Right ??
HumansAndResources
Aug 2013
#43
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
Yeah, I didn't know there were so many "gov bad" democrats till now. Seems kind fishy to me...
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#31
YES!! Coordinated and out disproportional outrage relative to what the GOP is doing to the 15th amen
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#38
Their worst nightmare is happening. They have lost control of the 'message' although why there
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#9
Those who favor 'party' over democracy doom both. Great post,. calm clear and concise.
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#54
"Fortunately, common sense is winning". There definitely isn’t “nothing to see here.” n/t
Catherina
Aug 2013
#19
Funny, I don't feel embarrassed. Oh, that's because I've never said "nothing to see here."
Bolo Boffin
Aug 2013
#26
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
There is nothing here than everyone didn't already know and releasing this information
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#50