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Frustratedlady

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1. It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who is backing this...

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 11:41 AM

May 2012

KarlKochKKK-types

The trash always leads back to these kind of people/groups. I wonder how many of them are tax-free?

Maybe a lot of these contributions are funds that have been hidden in off-shore accounts and they use these groups to money launder. Far-fetched, but so are they. They sure don't seem to mind throwing the money down the drain.

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What Everyone Should Know About The Secretive Group Trying To Swift Boat Barack Obama [View all] Galraedia May 2012 OP

It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who is backing this... Frustratedlady May 2012 #1

Can they really be this stupid? Crow73 May 2012 #2

Well lemme see. Ugh yes. Prollee Minute Men relatives. See lonestarnot May 2012 #4

Hey aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #6

Also ... TahitiNut May 2012 #11

With all that Koch money you'd think they could afford more PO boxes proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #25

Yes, they truly believe the citizens of this nation are brainless . . . . CenaW May 2012 #16

"...power over the so-called news." CBHagman May 2012 #19

It doesn't matter, no matter what they do. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #3

AnotherMcIntosh, madashelltoo May 2012 #13

Betcha you can trace both groups back to the same sources. Cleita May 2012 #5

Useful idiots RobertEarl May 2012 #7

Here we go again. With added electronic voting. Gregorian May 2012 #8

Koch Brothers -- but also batshit-crazy warhawks like Jerry Boykin starroute May 2012 #9

The group he was with preveiously, Vets for Freedom, was tied to the Bush administration starroute May 2012 #10

And Vets for Freedom got its web hosting from SMARTech starroute May 2012 #12

Swiftboat Veterans, Progress for America, and Vets for Freedom starroute May 2012 #15

I also wonder if there could be a Ben Ginsberg connection starroute May 2012 #20

Ok, I am going to bookmark this thread eom Kolesar May 2012 #23

Oh so he was the guy working for the bushcartel to screw up those missions intentionally Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #21

What's scary is this Swiftboat propaganda is even being pushed here at DU. SunSeeker May 2012 #14

Most attacks like this will be aimed at the left, trying to peel off parts of the base. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #17

Someone should present all info in this thread to ThinkProgress ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #18

Exactly, this is "separate the candidate from their base" stuff KurtNYC May 2012 #24

Tell me "groups" like that don't run crap on FaceBook that puts the President's name first in patrice May 2012 #22