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Budi

(15,325 posts) Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:38 PM Dec 2021

Josh Dugger lobbyist trail leads to Kochs?

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Josh Dugger lobbyist trail leads to Kochs? (Original Post) Budi Dec 2021 OP

To be fair, being slime is kind of a prerequisite for taking a job with Koch. Midnight Writer Dec 2021 #1

Well, there's that. Kochs should have been busted to bits with the John Birch Society Budi Dec 2021 #3

Heritage Foundation was created as cover, founded byBircher Weyrich and funded by Bircher Joe ShazamIam Dec 2021 #5

Ugh. And people wonder how we ended up where we are today Budi Dec 2021 #6

Yes, Fred Koch funded JBS along with Hunts, etc. One of Joe Coors other accomplishments ShazamIam Dec 2021 #8

Funny the news didn't samplegirl Dec 2021 #2

Nope. Nothing to see here. Maybe this has something to do with the big hush. Budi Dec 2021 #4

Amazing how little coverage this is receiving malaise Dec 2021 #7

Midnight Writer

(21,803 posts)

1. To be fair, being slime is kind of a prerequisite for taking a job with Koch.

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:42 PM

Dec 2021

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. Well, there's that. Kochs should have been busted to bits with the John Birch Society

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:50 PM

Dec 2021

They went underground for a long time but man, their hands have sure been appearing in more political backdoor business the past few years.

ShazamIam

(2,575 posts)

5. Heritage Foundation was created as cover, founded byBircher Weyrich and funded by Bircher Joe

Reply to Budi (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 10:43 PM

Dec 2021

Coors. All the details in Dan Baum's book, Citizen Coors, c 2000. Of course they promptly took over the Republican political party, something that began with Goldwater's nomination in 64.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

6. Ugh. And people wonder how we ended up where we are today

Reply to ShazamIam (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 06:33 AM

Dec 2021

Thanks for the info.

ShazamIam

(2,575 posts)

8. Yes, Fred Koch funded JBS along with Hunts, etc. One of Joe Coors other accomplishments

Reply to Budi (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 10:17 AM

Dec 2021

was the "discovery," of the ideal candidate, Ron Reagan. Coors recruited and schooled Regan and won first the governorship of CA then the U.S. presidency. Republicans have been Birchers since those days.

samplegirl

(11,502 posts)

2. Funny the news didn't

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 09:47 PM

Dec 2021

mention this at all tonight!

Budi

(15,325 posts)

4. Nope. Nothing to see here. Maybe this has something to do with the big hush.

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 10:02 PM

Dec 2021

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016308086

Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch and wife buy Koch family's $200 million Montana ranch

Just a couple old friends..

malaise

(269,187 posts)

7. Amazing how little coverage this is receiving

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Fri Dec 10, 2021, 06:40 AM

Dec 2021

Some one should ask Sarag Saunders and her daddy about their close family friend

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