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IADEMO2004

(5,554 posts)
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 04:08 PM Mar 2018

U.S. Congressman planted in 2010 has grown to Secretary of State. Well played Koch Brothers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo

In 1998 Pompeo moved to Wichita when he and three other West Point graduate friends edit acquired three aircraft part makers companies in Wichita. edit and renamed it Thayer Aerospace edit Venture funding for the private organization came a 2% investment from Koch Industries. Edit

2006 edit Pompeo became president of Sentry International, an oilfield equipment company, which was also a partner with Koch Industries.

2010 edit During the campaign, Pompeo received $80,000 in donations from Koch Industries and its employees.

2012 edit In his election Pompeo's campaign was supported by Koch Industries with $110,000
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U.S. Congressman planted in 2010 has grown to Secretary of State. Well played Koch Brothers. (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Mar 2018 OP
Kock brothers and John Birch Society Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #1
"The Koch Brothers Machine" It's a beautiful thing to watch njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #2
Pompeo was frothing at the mouth to continue the Benghazi witch hunt oasis Mar 2018 #3
Someone edited this on wiki yesterday bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #4

njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts)
2. "The Koch Brothers Machine" It's a beautiful thing to watch
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 04:14 PM
Mar 2018
Charles 83yrs, David 78yrs, Probably will be around for 3 more presidential elections

oasis

(49,326 posts)
3. Pompeo was frothing at the mouth to continue the Benghazi witch hunt
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 04:15 PM
Mar 2018

of HRC immediately after at the conclusion of her 11 hour testimony. This, after Committee Chair, Trey Gowdy had already thrown in the towel on the matter.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
4. Someone edited this on wiki yesterday
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 04:55 PM
Mar 2018

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== Ideology ==
Pompeo is a Christian religious conservative whose beliefs inform his politics. He spoke at length of how religion informs his political ideals on video at the Summit Church God and Country Rally 2015.<ref>{{Citation|last=Summit Church|title=Summit Church God and Country Rally 2015|date=July 8, 2015|url=

|accessdate=March 13, 2018}}</ref> In that speech he approvingly quoted the Robert Russell/Joseph Wright prayer which contained "We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle."<ref>{{Citation|last=Summit Church|title=Summit Church God and Country Rally 2015|date=July 8, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com

Slate summarized it

Pompey cited an inflammatory prayer that a pastor named the Rev. Joe Wright once delivered before the Kansas State Legislature: “America had worshipped other Gods and called it multiculturalism. We’d endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle.” He lamented government efforts to “rip faith from our schools” and then segued immediately into a discussion of the jihadi threat: “This evil is all around us.” Pompeo concluded by describing politics as “a never-ending struggle … until the rapture.”

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/mike_pompeo_trump_s_pick_for_the_cia_wants_a_holy_war.html
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