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A look back at all the money Andrew Cuomo got from the Koch brothers. Money buys influence.
From 2011. It's so easy to forget sometimes why some Democrats fail to act very much like Democrats.
Koch donations: $43,000 to Scott Walker. $87,000 to Andrew Cuomo.
From an education blogger at Norm's Notes:
The contributions from Mr. Koch and his wife Julia to the Cuomo campaign totalled $87,000. In comparison Koch only spent $43K on Gov. Scott walker of Wisconsin.
He has some comments and links to the few sites that have covered this. One is a right wing site and one is a union site.
The contributions from Mr. Koch and his wife Julia to the Cuomo campaign totalled $87,000; In comparison Koch only spent $43K on Gov. Scott walker of Wisconsin.
Koch brothers in total gave Cuomo $92K. Explains why he’d rather cut education funds than tax the rich.
Where has the MSM been on this? have you seen any stories in the papers?
Only one I can find is Dan Janison of Newsday here: http://www.newsday.com/columnists/dan-jani...
See also http://theunionlegion.blogspot.com/2011/02...
http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/09/...
One of the above links does not work.
From the Union Legend link above.
Andrew Cuomo's Koch Problem
I was handed the flyer below by a student at yesterday's rally in support of Wisconsin Public Employees and Worker's Rights by a student. I foolishly forgot to ask his name so that he could get proper attribution for his work. However, he did some leg work I was planning on doing and, low and behold, he found what I expected would be the case -- Andrew Cuomo has a Koch habit.
As you can see in the pdf below, Cuomo has accepted $92,000 from the Kochs -- yes those Kochs who are working as hard as possible to eliminate the Human Right of Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinios, and New Jersey. The very same people, so addicted to greed that they feel entitled to trample on the lower and middle classes in their quest to acquire more.
Interesting words from the New York GOP chairman in 2012 on how Cuomo works and plays so well with the Republican led Senate in the state. Koch agenda being fulfilled with loads of money.
New York Republican Party Chair on the Connection Between David Koch and Andrew Cuomo
According to New York GOP Chairman Ed Cox, reclusive Republican megadonor David Koch has done quite a bit to shape the current Albany landscape and the cooperation between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Republican majority in the State Senate.
...“He’s a private guy, but he wants to do what’s right for New York State and for America, because he’s backed Republicans, but he also–he and his wife maxed out in their contributions to Andrew Cuomo when he was running for governor,” Mr. Cox said. “We talked about it, and he felt that Andrew Cuomo was the right person, he felt that the Republican Party was the right party to support. And, by golly, guess what? Our majority in the Senate is working with Andrew Cuomo. They complement each other and he was part of that. He was right on both sides.”
Mr. Koch and his wife, Julia, gave a combined total of $87,000 to Gov. Cuomo during his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
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...that if the cost-of-living in New York is higher, the bribes will be higher too.
- And even when you win Wisconsin, whaddaya got? A bunch of cheese.
K&R
