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Warpy

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23. FOUR of them, and one is an apolitical philanthropist

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 01:55 PM

Dec 2014

Fred is the eldest and went to Harvard instead of MIT. His occupation is listed as "collector," although it's a bit more than that. He would seem to be the one directing the Koch Foundation, which is the arm of the family that does most of the endowments to arts and humanities.

The other three went to MIT. David and William are twins. Charles and David kicked William out of the business, getting him to "sell his shares" after a long and massive legal battle. William, however, does seem to share the political perversions of his two brothers, and donated heavily to Mitt Romney in 2012. He also had the integrity to object when he caught them siphoning oil from Indian and Federal land.

Of the two, Charles and David, it would seem that Charles is the major string puller.

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Billionaire David Koch Says He�s a Social Liberal [View all] IDemo Dec 2014 OP

thats fucking hogwash..... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #1

I suspect, he thinks ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #4

You have a good point there.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #6

He actually is edhopper Dec 2014 #2

He does? Or his other brother does that....there are three of them...ONE is a philanthropist... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #7

I'll check edhopper Dec 2014 #9

FOUR of them, and one is an apolitical philanthropist Warpy Dec 2014 #23

Then he's anti-abortion and anti-LGBT rights. MohRokTah Dec 2014 #3

He supports abortion rights, provided he doesn't have to pay for any. I support KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #5

And he tips his doorman 50 bucks for Xmas BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #8

He's actually socially stupid. Cleita Dec 2014 #10

IMO, He is afflicted with the same condition as Nader it is "miser" a hoarder of money. CK_John Dec 2014 #11

David Koch should spring to mind anyone comes up with "socially liberal, fiscally conservative" shit TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #12

The Kochs planned, created and funded the Tea Party. merrily Dec 2014 #13

That's horseshit onecaliberal Dec 2014 #14

Anti union thug who's against democracy in the workplace, is not liberal B Calm Dec 2014 #15

Lying POS. nt WhiteTara Dec 2014 #16

Corporatists aren't social liberals, and that includes the Third Way. woo me with science Dec 2014 #17

It's true MFrohike Dec 2014 #18

The point people are making is if he gave a shit about social rights BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #21

I get their point MFrohike Dec 2014 #22

You'd have the makings of a point if you could identify BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #28

Hahaha MFrohike Dec 2014 #30

Agreed. Those other issues are used as a distraction LittleBlue Dec 2014 #43

I don't think the rights of women, minorities, immigrants, and LGBT Americans are a "distraction" YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #44

"economic liberalism" doesn't mean what you think it means YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #45

Clearly MFrohike Dec 2014 #46

That's why the only real difference between the parties at the national level is now social issues. Marr Dec 2014 #19

Be that as it may. He's still a 100% pure asshole. Plus how socially ''liberal'' can one really Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #20

I've heard others say this about their reasons for supporting Republicans Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #24

Koch supports candidates who DON'T support the social causes he claims to be for JI7 Dec 2014 #48

Actions speak louder than words. City Lights Dec 2014 #25

He could be a 3rd way Dem. n/t PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #26

Couldn't agree more! B Calm Dec 2014 #29

Haaaaaa!!!!!! louis-t Dec 2014 #27

This interview sparked an interesting exchange by the panel Mnpaul Dec 2014 #31

and a chemical engineer (though anyone born before 1980 isn't gonna be surprised by that fact) MisterP Dec 2014 #32

And I'm God-Emperor of Arrakis. hobbit709 Dec 2014 #33

and Bill Gates is Santa Claus. nt LWolf Dec 2014 #34

actualy here is the sad part DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #35

+1, exactly. Marr Dec 2014 #38

The Kochs of the world hifiguy Dec 2014 #36

He's a liar and a piece of human garbage. n/t tabasco Dec 2014 #37

Fortunately, that principle is as malleable as all his others. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #39

He's a social pariah. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #40

If he's a liberal, I'm Elvis Presley Initech Dec 2014 #41

"Basically a libertarian" usually means a right-winger who cares mostly about their pocketbook YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #42

This is such bullshit. I have a family member who says the same thing. gollygee Dec 2014 #47

yup, look at Ron and Rand Paul who both oppose women's rights, libertarians are REPUBLICANS JI7 Dec 2014 #49