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Archae

(46,314 posts)
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:49 AM Sep 2012

Another has-been hits the right-wing writing circuit.

Look who joined Chuck Norris, Pat Boone and Charlie Daniels.

Fran Tarkenton (!) Defends Koch Brothers
Topic: Newsmax

For reasons we're unclear about, legendary NFL quarterback Fran Tarkenton is writing a regular column for Newsmax. It's pretty much the same pro-business conservatism you've seen in numerous other places.

Tarkenton's Sept. 25 column is a defense of the Koch brothers, and that too is something you've seen elsewhere:

This political season, there has been one business name that has been demonized and vilified above all others: the Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries.

They have been demonized as right-wing zealots, and I’ve even seen the work of conservative scholars tossed out and dismissed just because their organization has some connection to the Koch brothers.

The kneejerk attacks and venom that comes out whenever their names are even mentioned really bothers me, and it’s a sign of just how poisonous our political atmosphere is. I don’t know the Koch brothers personally, but I know people who do, and who know them well. And I’ve also been able to observe the things they do, and the way they conduct themselves publicly.

Everything I’m seeing and hearing tells me that these are exemplary business leaders who we should be celebrating, not attacking.

Yeah, pretty much standard right-wing stuff. Probably not the best use of his pro football fame, but there you have it.

http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2285053

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Another has-been hits the right-wing writing circuit. (Original Post) Archae Sep 2012 OP
relax!igot!this!dude littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #1
Hey, Franny! xfundy Sep 2012 #2
Apparently Fran doesn't know them at all, yet they're great guys... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #3
Remember, this is a guy who got hit in the head--a lot! pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #4
Faced huge SEC fines klook Sep 2012 #5
This guy is well known for having an overinflated ego and no team loyalty. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #6

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
2. Hey, Franny!
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 04:13 AM
Sep 2012

How's it feel to be fucked by one, then the other, Kochroaches?

You used to be something. Used to be.

Go fellate, now.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
3. Apparently Fran doesn't know them at all, yet they're great guys...
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 04:26 AM
Sep 2012

beacuse "everything I'm hearing and seeing..."

He's blind and deaf apparently.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
4. Remember, this is a guy who got hit in the head--a lot!
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 04:39 AM
Sep 2012

Best to ignore him. No one wants to attack someone in his condition.

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