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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:38 PM Jul 2012

Protesters demonstrate outside of Koch fund-raiser for Romney(pics)

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/08/protesters-demonstrate-outside-of-koch-fund-raiser-for-romney/



Some 200 protesters, according to local law enforcement officials, gathered Sunday near the residence of billionaire David Koch, who held a private fund-raiser attended by Mitt Romney at his home in Southampton.

The protesters, taking issue with the amount of money Koch and his brother Charles are likely to spend in the race, carried signs and beat drums as they marched along the water near Koch’s residence and chanted, "Our elections aren't for sale," and "Whose beach? Our beach."

As they walked to the Koch residence, they passed the homes of fashion designer Calvin Klein and financier Leon Black. One group carried a large sign that read, "Romney has a Koch problem," while a plane flying overhead carried a banner with the same message.

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"We're here because of David Koch and his vow to purchase a president,” said Anthony Zenkus, with Occupy Wall Street, pointing to the large amount of money the Koch brothers are speculated to spend. “It doesn't sound like democracy to me."

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Protesters in Southampton, N.Y., headed toward the home of David Koch, where Mitt Romney held a fund-raiser on Sunday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/us/politics/romney-mines-the-hamptons-for-campaign-cash.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

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Protesters demonstrate outside of Koch fund-raiser for Romney(pics) (Original Post) cal04 Jul 2012 OP
Great!! flamingdem Jul 2012 #1
GOOD, they need to have protesters following them EVERYWHERE Raine Jul 2012 #2
Just a note... Historic NY Jul 2012 #3
Thank you Historic NY cal04 Jul 2012 #4

flamingdem

(39,316 posts)
1. Great!!
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:48 PM
Jul 2012

** They'll do anything to hold onto power and Mitt is their handy hand puppet

Billionaire Koch Comes Out Publicly For Romney With $50,000-A-Head Hamptons Party
http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/07/05/koch-brothers-dinner-mitt-romney-fundraiser-hamptons-david-koch/

America’s richest brothers Charles and David Koch generally like to wield their influence from behind closed doors. The conservative billionaire industrialists might be the most influential political donors in the country, but they work quietly, under the radar.

If they’ve been giving millions towards a Republican victory this election cycle, as has been widely reported, they’ve been doing so via nonprofits that don’t disclose their benefactors, so there’s no paper trail. Younger brother David founded right-leaning tax exempt group Americans for Prosperity, but there’s no way of telling whether he or Charles are funding the outfit, which spends millions on anti-Obama ads in swing states.

Slowly, though, the Kochs are coming out of the shadows as the election draws nearer. This Sunday, David Koch and his wife Julia will host GOP contender Mitt Romney at their palatial summer home on sought-after Meadow Lane in Southampton, New York. This is the first time Koch has hosted an official Romney campaign event — indeed, the first time either Koch has officially come out in support of the Governor’s campaign.

In the fall, the two were firmly behind Herman Cain as their candidate of choice. At an Americans for Prosperity Foundation event I attended in Washington, D.C., Cain called himself a “Koch brother from another mother” to wild applause. Since Cain’s campaign ended, the Kochs have remained mum on who they’d like to see in the White House.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
2. GOOD, they need to have protesters following them EVERYWHERE
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 09:58 PM
Jul 2012

and exposing them for the scum that they are.

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