Expose on the Tea Party Architects

[wilsowilso]

This is a just published article about the Koch Brothers.

If anyone wants to know why theses two guys started the Tea Party check it out.

It's an eye opening look into the power of corporate influence in American politics.

The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker

[TheSmurfs22]

Interesting read for sure, thanks for sharing. Corporate influence is everywhere, hell you can find it in high school sports these days! The high school where I coach has a deal with Nike and Nibco.
I have no problems with the Tea Party, the majority of the people are just tired of their government not listening to them anymore and doing as it pleases at the expense of all of us. It is not an Obama thing, it is a government thing in general. Sure there are a few nuts here and there, but that is anywhere. I still do not think the liberal establishment does not know what to do with the likes of the Tea Parties of the world. When you do not understand something it is easy to discredit and try to pull apart.

[firstdown]

I made for about two pages until they linked back to the 60's, blacks, and the communist party all rolled up in one.

[GusFrerotte]

Sorry, the Tea Parties started in 2007 with the Ron Paul folks and it gained strength during 2008. The neocons through Sarah Palin hijacked it though after Obama was elected. The Koch brothers are big neocons and supporters of the GOP. They might be behind the hijacking of the Tea Parties, but they didn't start them. This piece is propaganda meant to discredit them.

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

Sorry, the Tea Parties started in 2007 with the Ron Paul folks and it gained strength during 2008. The neocons through Sarah Palin hijacked it though after Obama was elected. The Koch brothers are big neocons and supporters of the GOP. They might be behind the hijacking of the Tea Parties, but they didn't start them. This piece is propaganda meant to discredit them.

Wrong. The Koch brothers are ardent libertarians.

They are by far the largest sponsor of "tea party" organizational funding nationwide.

The "Tea Party" as America knows it today was entirely shaped by the funding of the Koch Empire. They might have hijacked the name, but their financial support/influence made the current movement viable.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by wilsowilso

Wrong. The Koch brothers are ardent libertarians.

They are by far the largest sponsor of "tea party" organizational funding nationwide.

The "Tea Party" as America knows it today was entirely shaped by the funding of the Koch Empire. They might have hijacked the name, but their financial support/influence made the current movement viable.

No the people in the neighborhoods who organized meetings and such are the people made the movement viable.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

Sorry, the Tea Parties started in 2007 with the Ron Paul folks and it gained strength during 2008. The neocons through Sarah Palin hijacked it though after Obama was elected. The Koch brothers are big neocons and supporters of the GOP. They might be behind the hijacking of the Tea Parties, but they didn't start them. This piece is propaganda meant to discredit them.

They are not even remotely close to neocons. You are completely wrong on this.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

They are not even remotely close to neocons. You are completely wrong on this.

Well what are they then? They aren't Ron Paul/ Bob Taft conservatives/libertarians. And if you want to get technical I think the whole article is rubbish as the Koch bros had nothing to really do with the Tea Parties in the beginning. You have a major split within the movement, the Ron Paulians and the Palinites, who are neocon morons. If the Koch bros are indeed major players in funding the present movement I would think they are neocons, as that wing is by far the strongest now.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

Well what are they then? They aren't Ron Paul/ Bob Taft conservatives/libertarians. And if you want to get technical I think the whole article is rubbish as the Koch bros had nothing to really do with the Tea Parties in the beginning. You have a major split within the movement, the Ron Paulians and the Palinites, who are neocon morons. If the Koch bros are indeed major players in funding the present movement I would think they are neocons, as that wing is by far the strongest now.

Neocons are cool with a welfare state. The Koch's believe just the opposite. They are pretty dyed-in-the-wool libertarians. They want to eliminate the welfare state.

Don't confuse monetary support with political belief. That's a big problem in our two-party system. There's tons of monetary support for things people don't believe in. Everyone is trying to pick the lesser of two evils.

[Hog1]

I heard they invented the internet?

[saden1]

Who cares about their inception when we all know they are a doomed group once the Republicans suck the life out of these poor saps and are done using them.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

Who cares about their inception when we all know they are a doomed group once the Republicans suck the life out of these poor saps and are done using them.

Kind of what the Dems have done with the poor for the past 50 or more years.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Kind of what the Dems have done with the poor for the past 50 or more years.

exactly what have the Rep's done for the poor?
does this count?
Obama Blasts GOP for Blocking Unemployment Extension - US News and ...
Jul 19, 2010 ... Republicans have blocked the extension of jobless benefits, which expired in the beginning of June, three times. ...

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

exactly what have the Rep's done for the poor?
does this count?
Obama Blasts GOP for Blocking Unemployment Extension - US News and ...
Jul 19, 2010 ... Republicans have blocked the extension of jobless benefits, which expired in the beginning of June, three times. ...

So how long should we keep extending Unemployment? Right now some are going on two years of riding it out on unemployment and I thought this would be fixed with Obama's trillion dollar stimulus. How did that work out? Allot of people are just milking the system now and will find a job when their unemployment runs out. I know I get 2 or 3 people a week come in here acting like they are looking for a job when they know I'm not hiring then ask if they can use me as a referral for Un. Em.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by firstdown

So how long should we keep extending Unemployment? Right now some are going on two years of riding it out on unemployment and I thought this would be fixed with Obama's trillion dollar stimulus. How did that work out? Allot of people are just milking the system now and will find a job when their unemployment runs out. I know I get 2 or 3 people a week come in here acting like they are looking for a job when they know I'm not hiring then ask if they can use me as a referral for Un. Em.

when your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. who is hiring in your area? do you know of anyone? the people i know that are not working would give anything for work. they are not mooches. just honest Joe's, like me and you. not everyone out there is trying to screw the system