Good lord, Koch Brothers even getting involved in Anchorage's mayor election

[Blue_In_AK]

Is there ANYPLACE they don't have their tentacles?



http://www.adn.com/article/20150304/national-conservative-group-targets-anchorage-mayoral-candidate-berkowitz

The conservative group Americans for Prosperity brought national politics into the Anchorage mayoral race this week by running radio and Internet ads tying candidate Ethan Berkowitz to President Barack Obama. The ads also paint Berkowitz as a big spender.

The Virginia-based organization, founded by the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers, pushes for smaller government and lower taxes and against increasing the minimum wage. An Alaska chapter began operating in August, and the Berkowitz ad appears to be the group’s first foray into a local mayoral race.

“Anchorage voters are going to vote on Anchorage issues,” said Nora Morse, a spokeswoman for Berkowitz. “The Koch brothers are trying to make this another race about President Obama, but it’s about police in Anchorage and education in Anchorage.”

The AFP’s 30-second radio ad starts with a narrator asking, “Has President Obama been good for Alaska?” A clip of Berkowitz’s voice begins to play.

“Barack Obama has been a fairly centrist, left-of-center president,” Berkowitz can be heard saying. “We’ve got massive amounts of stimulus money. ... On balance, he’s been pretty good for us.”

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[bravenak]

1. Good grief.

[Ed Suspicious]

2. A billion in spare change in their pockets with nothing to spend it on. Might as well by the

government.

[Trillo]

3. Why would that be any surprise?

The very wealthy have always infiltrated nearly all levels of hierarchy.

[Ken Burch]

4. Why would they bother? They're wasting their money.

Ethan's undoubtably gonna blow this all on his own.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Good point.

The only thing that might save him is the number of conservative candidates.

[pstokely]

8. they have plenty of cash to waste

nt

[HereSince1628]

9. It's like growning apples... from local politicians state and federal politicians grow...

Get the lazy among them addicted to using boilerplate produced by A.L.E.C. get the politician accustomed to accepting the libertarian cash... in just a few years the yield is Koch-sucking politicians all across the country.

[moondust]

5. No place is safe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/04/us/politics/koch-group-has-ambitions-in-small-races.html?_r=0

Kochs lost!!!

[Rex]

7. Is there any place on earth a kochroach cannot go?

It will always be an uphill battle for the working class.