Proclivities wrote: 
Chemtrails man. Chemtrails.

 kurtster wrote: 
Still clinging to that myth which was debunked years ago?

 spammer wrote: 
Soros ?  Isn't he the Jew who turned in other Jews to the Nazi's during WW II ?

I know, I know ... times were different then ...

 R_P wrote: 


  How sad.Can you cut and paste something about Soros?

 

 

 

 

Rational selfishness...
One Koch Brother Forces the Other Out of the Family Business | The New Yorker

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Don't be harsh now. These are very, very sensitive people. Maybe next year they should consider offering a safe space in some nice cushioned side room. Sponsored by you know who.

 R_P wrote: 
snowflake

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Uhoh, another poor hard working American scorned by the liberal elites. Was the word deplorable used? Guess who he's gonna vote for the next time, just to get even? And, coincidentally, but absolutely, completely unrelated, see his wet deregulation dreams come true?

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Silly snowflake. When you step into the political arena and say something that the echo chamber disapproves of you should expect that it will do everything in its power to vilify you.

Koch Brothers Plan To Funnel Tens Of Millions To Conservative Allies To Influence 2012 Elections

PRICELESS: Colbert Rips David Koch to His Face at TIME Magazine Gala

Filmmaker Robert Greenwald Tells Truthout How the Koch Brothers Endanger Democracy and Our Health

Tell the IRS: Investigate the Kochs’ takeover bid

 

The Koch brothers are at it again. Not content with their attempt to buy our elections through donations to shady SuperPACs, they’re out to hijack the Cato Institute and turn it into a shill for their corporate agenda.

The Kochs just filed a lawsuit to take control of the institute and use its tax-exempt status to promote their partisan political agenda. While we often disagree with Cato on policy issues, we totally agree that it must remain independent — not a partisan or corporate mouthpiece.

Sign the petition and tell the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on the Koch’s latest scheme to push their corporate agenda.

 

arighter2 wrote:

Hard to tell. The lawsuit is about ownership and hinges on procedural matters after the death of William Niskanen (one of the owners).

The Kochs have complained that Cato doesn't have concrete results to show for the money they've spent, but it being a think tank and all it's not clear what they're complaining about. If they want Cato to mix it up in partisan politics they might score some points in the short term, but that would compromise the institution as a leader on the intellectual front.

The only way we'll know what their aims are is if they win the lawsuit.

 Lazy8 wrote:  With nothing else to go by, the source seems unlikely to be pre-prejudiced against the Koch's, and the assumption seems reasonable. Why else would they sue, other than to gain directorial influence?

arighter2 wrote:
You'd sound like you were quoting from the article.

 Lazy8 wrote: 
I suppose if I say it sounds like the Koch's are involved in a hostile takeover, I'll be guilty of spinning...

Not sure this fits in your narrative, but I'm sure you'll find a way to spin it:

 

Koch Brothers Sue Cato in Ownership Dispute

Matt Welch | March 2, 2012

In a move that could have significant impact on institutional libertarianism, Cato Institute founder Charles Koch and his brother David (the latter of whom sits on the boards of both Cato and the Reason Foundation, which publishes this website), are suing Cato, Cato President Ed Crane, and the widow of recently deceased former Cato chairman William Niskanen in a dispute over Niskanen's ownership shares in the $39 million libertarian think tank.

 At the Republic Report, Lee Fang details how the Koch Industries petrochemical empire is involved in the boom in natural gas hydrofracturing.

The right-wing Koch brothers have developed a vertical empire designed to extract wealth from every point in the hydrocarbon lifecycle. A small fraction of their profits is funneled into corrupting our political system, in order to prevent government from protecting society against the costs of the waste products.

The October 2011 issue of Discovery, the in-house Koch Industries newsletter, explains how the Koch Industries empire is profiting from the “really exciting”fracking boom:

– 1. Koch Pipeline is partnering with NuStar Energy to develop a dormant pipeline from Pettus, TX to refineries in Corpus Christi. The pipeline will transport natural gas from fracking sites in southern Texas. Koch Pipeline is a Koch Industries subsidiary.

– 2. Flint Hills Resources recently purchased a small craft pier and wharf in Ingleside, TX to store shipments of natural gas from fracking operations in the Eagle Ford shale formation. Flint Hills Resources is a Koch Industries subsidiary.

– 3. Koch Supply & Trading, a Koch Industries company that deals with commodity trading and financial products, is “already trading Eagle Ford crude” to help supply Koch companies and other customers, according to a Koch Industries newsletter.

– 4. Koch Chemical Technology Group is designing a processing facility near Yoakum, TX to help process natural gas fracked in southern Texas. Koch Chemical is a subsidiary of Koch Industries.

– 5. John Zink, a Koch Industries company, is providing flares for a natural gas processing plant in Helena to service the fracking industry.

– 6. Georgia Pacific produces resins used for chemicals used to prop open micro-fractures, an important process for fracking to occur. GP is a Koch Industries subsidiary.

– 7. Koch Fertilizer, a Koch Industries company, has tapped into increased natural gas production from fracking to develop fertilizer.

From Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney to the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundationand Americans for Prosperity, the Koch political network has been furiously attempting to block any oversight or regulation of the pollution and risks associated with fracking, no matter the danger to the American public.