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These things don't fit their model of "rich, greedy, Republicans." That's why you'll never hear them mentioned. The less informed their sycophants are, the better.
And you can spot those less informed sycophants a mile off. Their ignorance would be amusing if it weren't so appalling.
Strategy of the left:Nonetheless, Democrats will stop at nothing to personally destroy the Koch brothers and anyone else who poses a genuine threat to their political agenda. In a coordinated effort to keep Americans’ attention deflected from the healthcare bill, they have totally embraced radical leftist Saul Alinsky’s Rule Number 12: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.”
one might be tempted to conclude that the Koch brothers are among the heaviest hitters in American politics. This, of course, is false. As the website OpenSecrets.org reveals, among the top all-time donors from the years 1989-2014, the Koch brothers come in at — wait for it — number 59. The same website further reveals that 6 of the top 10 political donors are unions, who overwhelmingly favor Democrats with their campaign contributions by margins of 91 precent or greater, compared to what they give Republicans.
Gee, I don't suppose rich Liberal family foundations ever influence politics or regulatory agencies at all. My, my. This is appalling.
Let's see, the Tides Foundation I'm sure never gives money to non-profit politically active organizations, nor the Annenberg Foundation, either. They would never engage in such things.
Of course, there are all of George Soros's organizations too. I'm sure they are completely non-political.
PBS' NOVA
$15 million to the Smithsonian (Natural History) for Hall of Human Origins
$35 million to the Smithsonian (Natural History) to update fossil and dinosaur displays
$20 million to the Smithsonian (Natural History) for new dinosaur wing
$100 million to modernize Lincoln Center
$1.8 million in grants to artists and musicians from Kansas
Medical - $506 million including:
$25 million to a Houston cancer care center
$100 million for cancer research at MIT
$100 million for new ambulatory care center at New York Presbyterian Hospital
University
$814,000 to the Kansas State University Office of Diversity
University programs and think tanks that try “to understand the nature of human freedom and how that freedom leads to prosperity.”
Research and teaching at Brown, Mount Holyoke, Sarah Lawrence, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Vassar, and some 245 other colleges.
Enviroment
Promotion of biodiversity, wildlife habitat enhancement, land restoration and conservation education (per Wildlife Habitat Council President)
Helps Ducks Unlimited maintain 36,000 acres of waterfowl habitat on 116 Minnesota lakes.
Not philanthropic but:
Koch Industries offers same-sex spousal benefits to its legally married employees
The Koch brothers look just like what they are: A couple of ignorant, racist bumpkins whose primary focus is promoting Dixie. What you mention here is absolutely irrelevant to this reality.
I worked for those sharks for 10 months in the early 90's. Never again. I've never seen a more vile, corrupt and even evil corporation in my life as Koch Industries.
I suppose you can learn a lot cleaning the companies toilets.
I worked for those sharks for 10 months in the early 90's. Never again. I've never seen a more vile, corrupt and even evil corporation in my life as Koch Industries.
Liberal Translation=fired for poor job performance or other nefarious reasons.
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Who cares?
