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choie

(4,111 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:49 PM Oct 2012

Koch Industries, other CEOs warn employees of layoffs if Obama is reelected

Koch Industries, the Wichita, Kan.-based company run by the billionaire Koch brothers, sent a voter information packet to 45,000 employees of its Georgia Pacific subsidiary earlier this month.

In it was a letter, dated Oct. 1, from Koch Industries president Dave Robertson implicitly warning that "many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences" of voting for President Obama and other Democrats in the 2012 elections, a list of conservative candidates the company's political action committee endorses and a pair of editorials: one, by David Koch, supporting Mitt Romney, and the other, by Charles Koch, condemning Obama.

More at:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/koch-industries-sends-pro-romney-packet-employees-195709471--election.html

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Koch Industries, other CEOs warn employees of layoffs if Obama is reelected (Original Post) choie Oct 2012 OP
It's called extortion. Plain and simple. Raster Oct 2012 #1
What I want to see is DOJ FINALLY get involved nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #2
So WHO told those brothers to put ALL their freaking Cash-On-Hand into buying the election anyway? Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #3
Wonder what the letter looks like? Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #4
I don't want to sound like a teenager, but KOCHPAC? tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #7
Kind of like how they didn't realize how stupid it was to call themselves "teabaggers" Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #8
Or that Bush would name himself Chimp.... dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #11
And Cheney "Turd Blossom" Yikes! Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #12
I hope the DOJ gets involved because this may have crossed the line awake Oct 2012 #5
Once again! ananda Oct 2012 #6
FUCK all of them n/t malaise Oct 2012 #9
Kochsuckers deserve to be fired. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #10
How is a radical Kenyan Marxist bad for the Koch Brothers? Aoxous Oct 2012 #13
Why haven't we arrested these criminals yet??? Initech Oct 2012 #14
Hmmm Sadiedog Oct 2012 #15
It's true: Koch will have to close because they can't operate under the lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #16
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
2. What I want to see is DOJ FINALLY get involved
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:54 PM
Oct 2012

in this. For the record it is against Federal Law.

Unfortunately, will hold my breath here by the corner until I turn blue in the face.

Tigress DEM

(7,887 posts)
3. So WHO told those brothers to put ALL their freaking Cash-On-Hand into buying the election anyway?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:55 PM
Oct 2012

Sounds like their own poor business decisions are going to bite them in the butt and they can't blame the DEMs because they were stupid enough to back the wrong guy with the wrong plan for our country.

SO once Obama is elected these idiots should face highest penalties for intimidating their employees from voting as they see fit in a free and DEMOCRATIC country. Gawd, we EXPORT Democracy, think we could get some here at home?

Tigress DEM

(7,887 posts)
4. Wonder what the letter looks like?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:02 PM
Oct 2012

NO NO WAIT!! THEY ARE ENDORSING OBAMA!

They are AGAINST spending BILLIONS of borrowed money on CRONIES!! Certainly that means MITT!!


Suppose the LIST is what blows it.


http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k_v_._TP8cbtWz5fD8WhRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/

awake

(3,226 posts)
5. I hope the DOJ gets involved because this may have crossed the line
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:04 PM
Oct 2012

"federal law bans “intimidat[ing], threaten[ing], coerc[ing], or attempt[ing] to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person . . . to vote as he may choose."

http://www.trolp.org/main_pgs/issues/v16n2/Volokh.pdf

 

Aoxous

(28 posts)
13. How is a radical Kenyan Marxist bad for the Koch Brothers?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:47 PM
Oct 2012

The Obama years have been very good to the Koch brothers. They keep getting richer and richer, despite a severe economic crises. In fact, last quarter their wealth jumped $12 billion, according to Forbes.

"Since Koch Industries is a private corporation, no one but David and Charles really know how they managed such high rates of return during today’s deepening recession. Since the economic recession began in 2008, the Kochs have exponentially increased their wealth by 58% while median family net worth dropped 40%.

“Koch Cash” has skyrocketed amidst increasing American poverty, rising gas prices, as well as record temperatures and drought due to increased carbon emissions. "
http://www.ifg.org/

Can someone please tell me how a radical Kenyan Marxist has been bad for the Koch Brothers?


p.s. For those you who cannot tell, I am being over-the-top sarcastic when I call Obama a radical Kenyan Marxist. However, I wanted to point out the fact that the Obama years have been very good to the Koch Brothers.

Sadiedog

(353 posts)
15. Hmmm
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:59 PM
Oct 2012

I just finished watching Robert Greenwalds movie," Koch Brothers exposed"and must say it was an eye-opener to the extent that they have been manipulating the system in their favor. The movie left me wanting to become even more active in my community to make certain that the enviornment is protected from the big polluters and coorps. that want to influence our public school system. Charter schools are on our ballots this election and I am busy trying to educate my friends to the dangers of these coming about.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
16. It's true: Koch will have to close because they can't operate under the
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:36 PM
Oct 2012

pollution standards that will kick into effect soon without rMoney's intervention.

So if you're currently working for one of the Koch's companies, time to polish off your resume.

Don't worry about the brothers, though. They'll be just fine.

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