"The Koch brothers and the Republican Party go to war — with each other"

[Newell Steamer]

“I think it’s very dangerous and wrong to allow a group of very strong, well-financed individuals who have no accountability to anyone to have control over who gets access to the data when, why and how,”

Tut, tut, tut - remember what the Conservatards on P&N say; Wha, what dey do? It's just a private citizen donating his money to a political cause,..

And, the Kochs being called out on it by a Republican will garner cries of RINO(s).

Morons. You guys are raging morons.

 

[hal2kilo]

So if you support Republicans financially or otherwise, and figure on their list somewhere, they are going to give that info about you to third parties? Great.
As far as any battles with Kochs, GOP base is so susceptible to astro-turfing and manipulation, which can be arranged with enough money, that Kochs are going to win this one.

That's why it will be Walker. He's a solely owned subsidiary of the Kochs.

 

[bshole]

That's why it will be Walker. He's a solely owned subsidiary of the Kochs.

Are you as anxious for the Kochs to move on to the next life as I am?

 

[Charmonium]

That's why it will be Walker. He's a solely owned subsidiary of the Kochs.

I'd say more like an appendage, like an extra toe or nipple.

 

[Jhhnn]

Tut, tut, tut - remember what the Conservatards on P&N say; Wha, what dey do? It's just a private citizen donating his money to a political cause,..

And, the Kochs being called out on it by a Republican will garner cries of RINO(s).

Morons. You guys are raging morons.

I don't think it's about intelligence at all but rather one of self awareness & emotional blind spots. Propaganda delivered into those blind spots bypasses normal cognitive processes, something Repub astroturfers perfected long ago wrt a fair % of the population. It affects susceptible individuals at a very deep level, like religion, invoking the same sort of zealotry & defenses used for any sort of irrational faith.

It leads to all sorts of cognitive dissonance, because we all know that politics belong in the realm of reason, not gut level emotionalism. Once they've taken a position, they rationalize to maintain it, accepting only supporting information. They're loyal to a fault.

Many conservatives can't look squarely at just how much the Kochs & a very few others have shaped the modern Republican party, or just how radical their agenda always has been. At their ages, the 2016 election is pretty much their last chance to see it succeed, so they're all in.

Honest conservatives need to take a hard look at the history & the ideology behind that money before they vote for any candidate beholden to it.

 

[norseamd]

Dude... Seriously... NO FUCKING WAY!

We have our own shitty politics we don't want yours as well.

When are you guys ever going to rebel and gain your righteous independence from the crumpetheads?

 

[MongGrel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7L2PVdrb_8

 

[shabby]

Dont worry guys, the solution to the koch brothers will come in around 10-15 years.

 

[Tombstone1881]

 

[sportage]

The brothers and corporation want it ALL.
That includes what is left of the republican party.
I suppose in time, republicans would eventually figure this out.
And or see it coming.
Party affiliation is moot.
All they really want to know, all that really matters is, is the candidate running fer them or agin them?

I'm just waiting for their buddies on the US Supreme Court to figure out a way to cut out the middleman altogether. The American voter.

 

[MongGrel]

The brothers and corporation want it ALL.
That includes what is left of the republican party.
I suppose in time, republicans would eventually figure this out.
And or see it coming.
Party affiliation is moot.
All they really want to know, all that really matters is, is the candidate running fer them or agin them?

I'm just waiting for their buddies on the US Supreme Court to figure out a way to cut out the middleman altogether. The American voter.

This.

I'm sure they have descendants.