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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:24 PM Jun 2014

"Harry Reid Declares Koch Brothers A Cult"

Harry Reid Declares Koch Brothers A Cult

by Michael McAuliff at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/19/harry-reid-koch-brothers_n_5511257.html

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Reid was inspired by recent reports that David and Charles Koch held their latest donor and political organizing conference in California under tight security and secrecy, with no one talking publicly about what was discussed or decided there.

"Attendees were sworn to secrecy. High levels of security, concealment, an oath of silence," Reid said in a Senate floor speech. "That doesn't sound anything like a typical conference. It sounds more like a cult."

But it's not your normal cult, Reid said.

"Instead of being a religious movement or a secret sect, this is a cult of money, influence and self-serving politics," Reid said. "This is the cult of Koch."



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"Harry Reid Declares Koch Brothers A Cult" (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2014 OP
Reid is escalating, perhaps into dangerous territory elfin Jun 2014 #1
I think it's valid to call them out flamingdem Jun 2014 #2
Yeah. applegrove Jun 2014 #3
Someone needs to call out these promoters of graven images Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #5
+1 lunasun Jun 2014 #6
He's getting better at stating the obvious this week NightWatcher Jun 2014 #4

elfin

(6,262 posts)
1. Reid is escalating, perhaps into dangerous territory
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:33 PM
Jun 2014

after all, he himself is a Mormon, with many charges of cultism thru history.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
2. I think it's valid to call them out
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:34 PM
Jun 2014

as a secretive and destructive force in American society. Good on Harry.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
5. Someone needs to call out these promoters of graven images
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jun 2014

Kochs are like the kings of ancient Babel asking people to worship their towers of gold.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
4. He's getting better at stating the obvious this week
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:40 PM
Jun 2014

First it was acknowledging the reasons for the Iraq war were BS, now this.

What's next, water is wet?

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