The Koch brothers may not be that enthusiastic about any of the Republican presidential candidates this cycle, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to let their billions sit idle. When they’re not busy stopping public libraries in poor communities they still have time to go after their most-hated candidates. Like Russ Feingold.
A group backed by the Koch brothers is spending $2 million on ads featuring a Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower criticizing former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold over a scandal at the department's Tomah clinic.
According to the ad, over-prescription of painkillers at the clinic back in 2009 led to three deaths. A memo was circulated warning about the problem, but Feingold ignored the memo “while veterans were dying.”
However, back in the non-Koch-sponsored real world, Feingold never got the memo. Because he was never sent the memo. That’s not just Feingold talking, the author of the memo agrees. The ad also fails to mention that the same group has made the same accusation against Republican Ron Johnson, the guy Feingold is running against to regain his old Senate seat.
Oh, and if the real motivations behind the ad weren’t clear, here’s the guy making the accusations against Feingold.
Honl said members of Congress should take bold action by allowing veterans to access use their health care benefits at private hospitals. He said they should also abolish unions for federal workers.
So, destroy federal unions and privatize the VA. That’s 100 percent uncut Koch.
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