Below I will provide interactive relationship maps for the organizations and people mentioned in today's New York Times article. However, I will begin with some important charts that need to be viewed before delving into the backup charts for the article.
If you take a few minutes to review the first few charts, you will better understand the charts presented for the people and organizations as they appear in the NYTimes article.
Also, for those interested in deep research, you can read SEARCHABLE 990 IRS reports for non-profits at http://foundationcenter.org/... -
This is very easy to use. I LOVE THAT YOU CAN DO A SEARCH/FIND at this website. To quickly see who the non-profit gave money to, search for GRANTS until you come to the list within the 990.
I searched the FoundationCenter for KOCH and found 150 documents, many of which are related to the Koch Brothers.
WHAT AN IRS TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION!!!
Another great source, although not as easy to use is http://www.guidestar.org/ You do have to create an account. It's free. I searched for KOCH. There were 98 hits.
Here's the link for just one. The Charles Koch Foundation. If you use this service, search for a non-profit, when the page opens, click on "Forms 990 and Documents" where you will see the the reports for years 2009, 2010, and 2011 for those operating during those years.
This is the link for the Charles Koch Foundation 2011 990.
Here's an example of what you will find
In summary, this foundation is worth more than $200,000,000 and distributed $17,165,524 mostly to colleges and like-minded foundations. You can read about which colleges received money in this article and this article.
Yes, this is a lot of information; however, I think the stakes at hand merit the time it takes to understand what is happening to our country.
The New York Times did some journalistic digging and found the Koch Brothers spent a small Anti-Obamacare fortune resulting in the Government Shutdown.
A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
A review of tax records, campaign finance reports and corporate filings shows that hundreds of millions of dollars have been raised and spent since 2012 by organizations, many of them loosely connected, leading opposition to the measure.
One of the biggest sources of conservative money is Freedom Partners, a tax-exempt “business league” that claims more than 200 members, each of whom pays at least $100,000 in dues. The group’s board is headed by a longtime executive of Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by the Koch brothers, who were among the original financiers of the Tea Party movement. The Kochs declined to comment.
"A REVIEW OF TAX RECORDS" - I have spent months and months looking into this. I propose that, because there are so many links in this monetary web, that the IRS doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of uncovering and exposing how money is being used to subvert our democracy or even to find any discrepancies.
The bizarrely intricate methods being used by the Kochs and others to finance the undermining of our democracy could actually upend these hateful, socially irresponsible, greedy 1% efforts.
Tax Evasion took down the mob, remember? Of course, unwinding and finding any illegalities would require the IRS, the FBI white collar division, and DOJ to be both properly funded, manned, and motivated which helps explain, in part, the right wing hopes of killing off the government. It is also important to note that Bush II gutted the FBI white collar division.
The Kochs Et Al are not stupid. I'm on to their plan, as are many others.
Specifically, the Kochs (and many other plutocrats) know that, by funding the far far right Tea Party and the so-called liberty-loving, seemingly wonderful Libertarian movement, candidates from both conservative niches will run for seats and regardless of which flavor of conservativism of the day is preferred, the Kochs/Plutocrats will still have their hand puppets elected to serve their "Kill all social services, no rules, no taxes, serve-the-rich, dog-eat-dog" government takeover coup.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to hoodwink the collegiate and even high school demographic to win the hearts and minds of today's youth because the GOP is dying off. All manner of efforts are being made by the 1% to present today's youth with a tanked economy and a no-hope future so the Democratic Party can be blamed. The Koch Brothers and others hope these youth will flock to the GOP in 2014 and 2016.
Blue Dog Democrats can also be bought and run in races where it looks like a GOP candidate doesn't have a prayer of being elected.
The above is the Koch brothers dream as well as the dream of any/all whose heart contains at least a modicum of hate for some aspect of American society.
I call the entire cabal Hatriots.
A perfect example of this drive is Generation Opportunity, a Koch Brothers/Plutocratic Cabal hand puppet of young people funded to hate Obamacare. I wonder if the young people being hoodwinked in this group know that their financiers don't give a rat's ass about them?
I am still hopeful there are journalists interested in digging and exposing the Koch Brothers and the Cabal's networks of evil.
There is a cabal of Foundations working very hard to make your life miserable and they are succeeding.
This chart just scratches the surface of Conservative Foundations (interactive link). Note Freedom Works Foundation on this chart. It's a Koch funded entity. These conservative groups are all interconnected.
AN ASIDE: If you double click on a chart, you will see a larger version, under which you will find a link to the interactive Muckety Map. When viewing an interactive Muckety map, you can see the relationship description by scrolling your cursor over either the solid or dotted lines. Muckety has done an amazing job cross referencing, so look under their maps for additional information. Enjoy your research.
Donors Trust is one of the entities the Koch Brothers and their like-minded, greedy friends funnel money through hoping to end our democracy as we know it. You will see some other Right Wing foundations in this chart as well as Freedom Works Foundation (which means freedom for the rich to do whatever they feel like doing to our land, water, air, and us)
Here's the 2011 990 IRS form link for Donors Trust Inc
Will money be enough to subvert and takeover Congress and ultimately destroy democratic processes?
Is America hanging by a thread?
If so, what horrible implications await our youth and, for the matter, the world?
By the way, the Koch family and The Cabal has actually been working for 80 years to undermine and destroy all the FDR accomplished. The Koch led Cabal wants to see children back to work and the end to any/all social safety nets and corporation regulations. The Cabal wants a return to the two class glory days.
The Cabal calls this Freedom. The rest of the world calls this fascism.
Here's the in-depth information to back up this claim:
Exposé - 80 Years of Planning: The Kochs + The Family + Birchers = TEA PARTY Disinformation Machine
The Exposé includes all the links a journalist will need to dig a little deeper.
Today I thought it would be helpful to provide a Pictorial Response to the NYTimes Exposé
Here are the pictures with a minimum of commentary.
Let's take a look at Freedom Partners. Click here for the interactive version.
Freedom Parners funds the Chamber of Commerce and all the FAUX GRASS ROOTS anti-Obamacare, small government, anti-social justice groups out there including the Tea Party and the growing Libertarian movement.
Mark Short is listed as the President, but let's be clear.
Richard Fink is the Koch Brothers key man.
Here's Fink's chart. Notice how Fink is involved with almost all things Koch.
AMERICAN COMMITMENT click to see larger, interactive map.
I'll keep adding Connection maps throughout the day. I HAVE TO RUN
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The above demonstrates the vast web and interconnectedness of some of the key players in the Coup to destroy our country.
AS PROMISED: THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARTS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE AS THEY APPEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE:
Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General Edwin Meese III gathered in the capital to plot strategy.
Ed Meese III -
interactive Muckety Map
Here are the people that signed the Blueprint to Defund Obama which was sponsored by Koch Sponsored Freedom Works.
Here's the interactive Muckety map for Freedom Works.
The Freedom Works Foundation is a funnel. Please note that the conservative millionaire foundations funding The Freedom Works Foundation are funding Freedom Works as well as other right wing organizations including Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. These are key financial backers that work with the Kochs.
“We felt very strongly at the start of this year that the House needed to use the power of the purse,” said one coalition member, Michael A. Needham, who runs Heritage Action for America, the political arm of the Heritage Foundation.
Michael is on the Freedom Partners payroll via Heritage Action for America, for which he is CEO
Michael Needham interactive Muckety map.
This interactive Muckety map for the Heritage Foundation is a gathering of most of the conservative foundations that are joining forces with the Koch Brothers money. This is a good resource to use for digging deeper into the 80 year old roots of this movement.
You will see in the upper left hand portion of this chart that the Koch Brothers organizations dominate. You will also see that another source of Koch Brother financing is the Roe Foundation and that Thomas Roe was a founder of the State Policy Network.
In the mid-1980s, Roe allegedly told fellow wealthy conservative donor and Heritage Foundation trustee Robert Krieble,
"You capture the Soviet Union -- I'm going to capture the states."
Again, if you read the
80 Year..Koch..Expose linked article above, you will find that this plan to undo our social safety net goes back for many decades.
Roe perfectly stated the goal: To capture the United States
From the New York Times article:
Groups like Tea Party Patriots, Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks are all immersed in the fight, as is Club for Growth, a business-backed nonprofit organization. Some, like Generation Opportunity and Young Americans for Liberty, both aimed at young adults, are upstarts.
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS and AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY are funded by Freedom Partners
CLUB FOR GROWTH interactive Muckety Map
The Koch Brothers and Freedom Partners charts are shown above.
Next up from the NYTimes article:
Included was $5 million to Generation Opportunity, which created a buzz last month with an Internet advertisement showing a menacing Uncle Sam figure popping up between a woman’s legs during a gynecological exam. Click here to see that Generation Opportunity is a far cry from student activism. GO is 100% funded by TC4 Trust and Freedom Partners.
“They’ve been hugely influential,” said David Wasserman, who tracks House races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “When else in our history has a freshman member of Congress from North Carolina been able to round up a gang of 80 that’s essentially ground the government to a halt?”
David H Wasserman interactive map.
Mr. Wasserman's chart is quite complex.
If you can't read a chart, double click to see the enlarged
version.
NYTimes article, page 2 -
Michelle Bachman interactive map
Americans for Prosperity (interactive link) and Americans for Prosperity Foundation interactive link.
Some, like the Koch-financed Americans for Prosperity, which spent $5.5 million on health care television advertisements over the past three months, are more focused on sowing public doubts about the law.
“We view this as a long-term effort,” said Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity. He said his group expected to spend “tens of millions” of dollars on a “multifront effort” that includes working to prevent states from expanding Medicaid under the law
Heartless, thy name is!
Tim Phillips interactive map. NOTICE Phillip's close connection with RALPH REED.
Read Where do Rand Paul, Ralph Reed, and David Koch Connect?
Reed Koch connection interactive chart:
Nearly 1,000 people turned out to hear two stars of the Tea Party movement: Mr. Cruz, and Jim DeMint, a former South Carolina senator who runs the Heritage Foundation.
Ted Cruz interactive map
It is disconcerting to see the wife of a Supreme Court Justice actively engaged in these activities. I wonder if she receives any compensation?
Jim DeMint interactive map DeMint has been rewarded with a leadership position with the well-funded Heritage Foundation. President!
I think it is disconcerting to have two Supreme Court Justices showing up at Koch sponsored functions.
Page 3, NYTimes Article:
A
merican Commitment and 60 Plus were among a handful of groups calling themselves the “Repeal Coalition” that sent a letter in August
American Commitment interactive link
60 Plus Association interactive link.
This might be an interesting place to do some 990 IRS Digging. I searched www.guidestar.org and found two organizations with the same street address: 515 King St Ste 315-B, Alexandria VA 22314
60-Plus Association Inc. and 60 Plus Foundation Inc.
Here's
link for 60 Plus 2009-2014 990 IRS filing.
A Google Search for this address shows lots of businesses located at the 515 King Street address. Here's a street view from Google Earth
One tenant seems to have some helpful resources. Multi-State Association.
About MultiState Associates Inc.:
MultiState was founded in 1984 to assist companies, trade and professional associations, and others in efficiently meeting their state and local government relations needs. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, MultiState offers a wide array of services including legislative and regulatory monitoring, issue management, and research.
We're looking for the newest member of a small team of software engineers to help bring a unique legislative identification and monitoring system to an expanding client base
SOUND FAMILIAR?
ALEC?
Here's the 60 Plus chart.
Another group, the Conservative 50 Plus Alliance, delivered a defunding petition with 68,700 signatures to the Senate.
This link will take you to their front page. I couldn't find any information on either Muckety Maps or Guidestar.
No Muckety information for Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity Click the link to read up on both.
Next, the NYTimes mention's Mr. Meese's Conservative Action Project. Again, I could find nothing on either Muckety or Guidestar for this name.
However, I did find his successor, David McIntosh (interactive map link). And Mr. McIntosh is a Partner with a prestigious law firm, Mayer Brown. McIntosh is also Vice Chairman of the uber conservative Federalist Society.
The idea drew broad support. Fiscal conservatives like Chris Chocola, the president of the Club for Growth, signed on to the blueprint..
J Christopher Chocola interactive map As we can see, Ohio's Ken Blackwell is still on the Right Wing Payroll as Director of the Club for Growth.
Rev. Louis Sheldon. The Muckety map doesn't show much, but GuideStar's 2011 990 IRS report for Traditional Values Coalition shows over $6,000,000 received in contributions. Rev Sheldon was paid $8K but Andrea Laffety was paid $81.6K. Sheldon received a loan for $23,500 and Lafferty's husband was paid $22,300 for consulting according to Schedule L. Schedule O says that Sheldon and Andrea Laffetry are "family members"
I have to run again, but here's an important chart to help hone in on who is funding the Anti-Obamacare Coalition
THE CENTER FOR PATIENTS RIGHTS, how Orwellian.
ANY KOCH EXPOSE WOULD BE REMISS IF ALEC ISN'T INCLUDED.
Bill and Melinda Gates helped fund ALEC? Seriously?
Here are 10 Corporate ALEC Donors
AGAIN, IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY AND MAGNITUDE, PLEASE READ
Exposé - 80 Years of Planning: The Kochs + The Family + Birchers = TEA PARTY Disinformation Machine
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