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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:06 AM Dec 2014

(YEAH,...RIGHT!) David Koch is pro-choice, supports gay rights; just not Democrats

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Washington (CNN) -- David Koch, one of America's richest businessmen and largest political donors, says he is just fine with giving money to candidates who hold different social views than he does because its his economic concerns that matter most.

"I'm basically a libertarian. And I'm a conservative on economic matters and I'm a social liberal," he told ABC's Barbara Walters in an interview that aired on "This Week."

Koch, who supports gay rights and women's right to choose, said if candidates he gives to don't share those ideals, "That's their problem. I do have those views."

"What I want these candidates to do is to support a balanced budget," Koch said. "I'm really focused intensely on economic and fiscal issues, because if those go bad the country as a whole suffers terribly."

Koch and his brother, Charles, are top executives and board members of Koch Industries, a multinational corporation that is largely involved in manufacturing, energy, trade and investments. Collectively, the Koch brothers have spent millions of dollars of their personal wealth to promote a small government, free-market agenda.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/politics/david-koch-gay-rights-abortion-democrats/index.html?hpt=hp

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(YEAH,...RIGHT!) David Koch is pro-choice, supports gay rights; just not Democrats (Original Post) yuiyoshida Dec 2014 OP

He also like "My Little Pony" too. He's a great guy. He's for our country, like any 3rd wayer. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #1

Nice Third Way zing... beerandjesus Dec 2014 #7

They've also donated tens of millions of dollars to the ACLU to fight the PATRIOT act Recursion Dec 2014 #2

Race-based voter suppression and climate change denial is also on their menu...big fat entrees BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #5

So they are fascists with a twist, still fascists and racists and hater of the working man....that Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #3

Why not? rogerashton Dec 2014 #4

Well said. beerandjesus Dec 2014 #8

good questions for the press greymattermom Dec 2014 #6

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)

1. He also like "My Little Pony" too. He's a great guy. He's for our country, like any 3rd wayer.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:13 AM

Dec 2014

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)

7. Nice Third Way zing...

Reply to Katashi_itto (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:34 AM

Dec 2014

...glad to see I'm not the only one who had that thought.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. They've also donated tens of millions of dollars to the ACLU to fight the PATRIOT act

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:18 AM

Dec 2014

They're not exactly the cartoon characters they're made out to be on here sometimes, though they definitely hate taxes and business regulations.

They've made statements about being pro-choice, for marriage equality, and for drug legalization, though the most they've done about it is fund Cato.

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

5. Race-based voter suppression and climate change denial is also on their menu...big fat entrees

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 08:46 AM

Dec 2014

as a matter of fact. They deserve every bit of shit they get and then some.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. So they are fascists with a twist, still fascists and racists and hater of the working man....that

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:48 AM

Dec 2014

they are not pure evil makes them still not OK....and look at hw the media, grateful for the boatloads of as cash, lick their soiled feet.

Money cleans all rich dirty feet, the media is a willing washer. Like oil companies give a pittance to some environmental groups, the Kochs give a pittance to liberal causes, it is good business sense to do a little subterfuge, good PR.

rogerashton

(3,920 posts)

4. Why not?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 08:10 AM

Dec 2014

There is nothing in gay rights, women's freedom of choice, and marriage equality that threatens the economic interests of the billionaire class. Why then do many conservative pols oppose those freedoms? The purpose of "social conservatism" is to divide the working class. When these issues are no longer divisive, they are useless to the billionaire class, and Koch is saying no more than that.

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)

8. Well said.

Reply to rogerashton (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:34 AM

Dec 2014

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

6. good questions for the press

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:00 AM

Dec 2014

For tea party candidates
You receive Koch money. Do you support their position on.

Abortion. Gay rights. Etc

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