The Kochs Still Don't Directly Support Scott Walker

SEIU Blog
7:11 PM Eastern - March 11, 2011
The Kochs Still Don't Directly Support Scott Walker #default
By Natasha Chart
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Koch has said since that he doesn't "directly" support Gov. Walker and his union-busting budget. Perhaps that's technically true, even though the Koch Industries' political action committee did contribute $43,000 towards Walker's election.

As entertaining as it may be to parse out the truth of that narrow claim, what about some of that indirect support?

Between 1997-2008, the Koch brothers spent over $48 million funding conservative think tanks and research institutions pdf. http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/Global/usa/report/2010/3/koch-industries-secretly-fund.pdf Representatives of these think tanks and research institutions are often quoted as independent experts in news articles about issues which impact Koch interests and political goals, may stage 'grassroots' political events that are covered in the media, or get editorials published in news outlets that fail to mention their connections to the Kochs.

Here's a small taste of some of the recent publicity and media cover that Koch-funded organizations have given to Walker and his fellow Republicans as they go about their union-busting and pension-cracking, transparently revealed in their own words as a political attack on their opponents:

more:
OH MY - OH MY:
http://www.seiu.org/2011/03/they-dont-directly-support-scott-walker.php

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just pick a name out of these articles re: rw foundations? I do. For instance in this one, the name Brian Darling. Plug a name into Wikipedia. Gee, a Terry Shiavo memo connection. geez.

I'm sure that you too, Mr. or Ms. Ordinary Citizen, could pick up the phone and talk directly to Scott Walker anytime you wanted.

Chicanos por a Causa, and they support Raul Grijalva editorially or with human capital (walking the streets, phone banks), that it's not really me that is supporting him directly, especially since I know and expect them to be politically active for Rep Grijalva?

Koch BS revealed. Thanks.

Peace,
Tex Shelters