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(81,320 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2013, 02:24 PM Oct 2013

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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! Hell just froze over on MSNBC. [View all]

Well, at least one corner of Hell anyway.

Michael Isikoff. Unbelievable! He just went on Tamron Hall's "NewsNation" and reported on this letter from the koch brothers to the republi-CONS in the House of Reps - saying they don't approve of the tactics to tie the Affordable Care Act to all these deadly theatrics and attempted fucking with the national debt limit and possible default. THEN, Isikoff actually pointed out the irony behind it - that the koch brothers were the main financial engines of ALL the bad-guys' efforts to do exactly that. He actually pointed out that it was them, or them indirectly, who bankrolled Heritage Action and other well-organized and funded wrong-wing outfits that are doing their damndest to do exactly this.

Well how 'bout that? For once, Isikoff managed to find his way around a stained blue dress with a Clinton attached, and dig up something that's actually far removed from that. For years, that's all he was capable of, despite all the other material out there that was ripe for investigative/muckraking efforts.

If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it - especially from somebody like him. NEVER expected to see or hear somebody as wholly-owned as Michael Isikoff to connect the dots like that.

AMAZING. Truly AMAZING!!!

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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! Hell just froze over on MSNBC. [View all] calimary Oct 2013 OP

We live in interesting times. randome Oct 2013 #1

Buckle up daleanime Oct 2013 #2

Yeah, no kidding! calimary Oct 2013 #3

Probably trying to 2naSalit Oct 2013 #17

that's what I was thinking gopiscrap Oct 2013 #22

I think they're trying to cover their asses because they are the ones who financed notadmblnd Oct 2013 #93

Living in interesting times... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #37

Plausible deniability - covering their corporate arses from lawsuits. Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #71

Everyone knows how irresponsible and dangerous this precedent is budkin Oct 2013 #4

Yeah, somebody in their camp realizes they've blown Pandora's Box wide open calimary Oct 2013 #5

One of the Koch brothers just heard the door bell ring. "Who's there?", he asked. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #35

Seriously - those 2 should be held accountable for this mess. nt TBF Oct 2013 #63

The train is off the tracks and no one can stop it now. texanwitch Oct 2013 #6

All the media is having a noticeable swtich nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #7

It reminds me a little of Nixon times grantcart Oct 2013 #13

Yup, my reaction was, dueling pressers. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #16

I was glad that after Boehner's presser my TV was still in one piece. grantcart Oct 2013 #23

I'm ready to deep six my tv .. !! YOHABLO Oct 2013 #58

yup I agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #18

But now Obama is stonewalling the m$m! I know I babylonsister Oct 2013 #55

That is certainly true... icnorth Oct 2013 #84

Well the corporate media is trying to blame Pres O about Iliyah Oct 2013 #15

No shit gopiscrap Oct 2013 #21

They know exactly what they are doing. Remember that Cruz, Bachmann, alfredo Oct 2013 #30

They are dedicated to chaos....they are conjuring it... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #78

All of those lawmakers have enough money to insulate themselves from the chaos. alfredo Oct 2013 #89

The only allegiance those fucking assholes have is to themselves tabasco Oct 2013 #83

I had a friend who was part of an evangelist family. During the winter he stayed drunk. alfredo Oct 2013 #91

I actually saw things criticizing the GOP on my local TV news this morning deutsey Oct 2013 #81

At some point even clowns want to wash the paint off their faces. nt bunnies Oct 2013 #8

+1 AmBlue Oct 2013 #14

Ann Coulter and Lucianne Goldberg stopped sending him money. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #9

Haven't heard about Coultergeist in a long time Liberalynn Oct 2013 #85

I've always wondered about him madokie Oct 2013 #10

So let me get this strait they created a monster, and Lobo27 Oct 2013 #11

BINGO!!! Myrina Oct 2013 #42

Yep. That's about the size of it, I'm afraid. calimary Oct 2013 #72

The Koch Brothers and their allies are running for cover. Iliyah Oct 2013 #12

They're running for cover because their cover's been blown. calimary Oct 2013 #31

I think they all assumed POTUS would cave, and they're suddenly pnwmom Oct 2013 #41

I think you're onto something there. calimary Oct 2013 #45

Hell, I was expecting Obama to cave again, as recently as this morning. Raksha Oct 2013 #62

I don't think Obama is in a mood to cave SteveG Oct 2013 #70

The Koch Bothers are distancing themselves from the morons to get new morons to run against them Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #19

I wouldn't trust the fucking Koch's though gopiscrap Oct 2013 #20

They're just saying this for plausible deniability PeoViejo Oct 2013 #25

I agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

Welcome to DU, PeoViejo! Yep. I think it may be time to start talking about nationalizing calimary Oct 2013 #46

Thanks for the welcome. PeoViejo Oct 2013 #96

Welcome to DU!!! blue14u Oct 2013 #79

Thanks for the Welcome. PeoViejo Oct 2013 #95

Gee, it's nice to have a few more peos viejos around these parts! MADem Oct 2013 #80

Thanks PeoViejo Oct 2013 #88

This. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #29

If there's no big Koch money to back baggers zentrum Oct 2013 #24

They are just distancing themselves from what they have wrought. CanonRay Oct 2013 #27

Must be worried about his investment portfolio. obxhead Oct 2013 #28

Bingo. roamer65 Oct 2013 #40

You stole my post. llmart Oct 2013 #52

Thinking the same thought as well. n/t Ellipsis Oct 2013 #68

Maybe even the Kochs see a downside annabanana Oct 2013 #32

sure because people are rebelling florida08 Oct 2013 #33

. florida08 Oct 2013 #34

So that is why the Obamacare threat was suddenly silenced and now they doc03 Oct 2013 #36

The Kochs don't have The Wizard Oct 2013 #38

And as far as pissing money down a rat hole, I bet they're hugely and painfully aware of how much calimary Oct 2013 #47

Good news Gothmog Oct 2013 #39

Koch brothers. When you find a fucking rattlesnake freezing in the snow, either let it die, or bluestate10 Oct 2013 #43

Keeping the Koch's out in front. Good. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #44

YES. Out there in the open. Up front. With all the lights turned on and focused on them. calimary Oct 2013 #48

Turn a light on and they scurry like cockroaches bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #57

Yep. Absolutely. Figure it this way: if they thought what they were doing was calimary Oct 2013 #73

So, the Kochs have finally realized what was obvious to everybody else... regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #49

Reccing for using "wrong-wing" ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #50

Koch Bros. fund front groups libodem Oct 2013 #51

Feeding frenzy, no one wants to be the one to take the fall. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #53

Julian Castro posted a great link tonight - TBF Oct 2013 #64

And it's Gallup. Sweeter than sweet! calimary Oct 2013 #74

So does this mean that the House Republicans will STFU Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #54

Seed the Tea Party winds, reap the elected Teabillie/Teapublican whirlwinds. Dumb shits. marble falls Oct 2013 #56

Folk at the Old Boys' Club must be givin the Kochs the hairy-eyeball: "If y'all trash the economy struggle4progress Oct 2013 #59

Just for the nostalgia: "Spikey" Issikoff Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #60

Why don't I ever see reference to their father who was a co-founder of the John Birch Society? Kablooie Oct 2013 #61

Sounds like he's not on the gravy train. JNelson6563 Oct 2013 #65

"Amazing! Fucking amazing!" BootinUp Oct 2013 #66

Isikoff has done good stuff before. Jim Lane Oct 2013 #67

As I Read That I Thought WOW DallasNE Oct 2013 #69

Shit - just have to say another thank you, DU! calimary Oct 2013 #75

You reap what you sow... but I hate that the rest of us will suffer too ecstatic Oct 2013 #76

Rec nt NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #77

Amazing? It's downright shocking!........nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #82

the reality is this: the koch brothers did a cost/benefit analysis of the situation... Javaman Oct 2013 #86

pod person or walk-in? most likely explanation for him doing his damned job for a change. niyad Oct 2013 #87

Kock's just blinked... Actionman Oct 2013 #90

Welcome to DU, Actionman! calimary Oct 2013 #94

Kochs will never take responsibility: their puppets are their fall guys-to blame for everything. hue Oct 2013 #92