In Case You Missed Politico's Fellating Of The Koch Brothers, And Harry Reid Hit Piece...

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Still, Reid’s attacks have drawn cries of McCarthyism from around the political world, including MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and Mother Jones editor Daniel Schulman. And they’ve even created discomfort among liberal big-money donors and operatives, who worry the argument might expose them to charges of hypocrisy, while they also question the effectiveness of running against donors who won’t appear on any ballots.

Koch Industries, the brothers’ multinational industrial conglomerate, has launched an uncharacteristic PR effort to highlight the brothers’ philanthropic efforts. But — true to Shakir’s warnings — the Kochs also have hit back frequently, plaintively and aggressively against Reid’s salvos, branding him “malicious” and “desperate,” and asserting that his Koch effort is a “very disturbing and troubling” tactic from Saul Alinsky’s playbook intended to “intimidate” critics through “character assassination.”

In a written statement, Koch Industries executive Philip Ellender cited the company’s employment of 60,000 Americans and chided Reid for “waging war on private citizens and seeking to curtail their First Amendment rights of free speech, association, and assembly.” Ellender called it “unfortunate that rather than focusing on the many issues facing our country, Sen. Reid has decided instead to attack Charles Koch and David Koch, who are proud and patriotic Americans that have devoted their lives to advancing tolerance and freedom in America.”

At times, it seems Reid can barely contain his glee in getting a rise out of the brothers.

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