Over the years Koch and Co. have spent a great deal of money to subvert our political system. One of their more visible projects was their primary astroturf group — the Teabaggers. They recruited a bunch of my-way-or-the-highway combative henchweasels and then sold an entire clown train full of anger management class rejects a bill of nonsense. Their political philosophy is a marriage of Ayn Randian superficial self-reliance coupled with explicit denial of climate science, Grover Norquist’s abiding respect for government and pure naked greed.
It’s important to remember the Teaparty and its politicians are a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries. That means big time tRumpies like Mick Mulvaney also answer another master. They worship at the altar of Charles Koch and his Kochettes. For a measly $100,000/year any prospective Kochette gets part ownership of the teaparty/freedom caucus congressweasel of their darkest fantasy. Give old Charlie Koch some money and you too can pull Louie Gohmert’s puppet strings.
They’ve created or funded a number of front groups in their ongoing march to total control. If we had truth in naming laws those organizations would have different names. Here’s a handy chart to help make sense of the naming confusion (a few of these have no known connection to the Kochs).
Truth in Naming
Current Name |
Honest Name |
Citizens United |
Propaganda Unleashed |
Judicial Watch |
Judicial Deceit |
Partnership for Prosperity |
Stomp on the 99% |
Republican National Committee |
Crooks R’ Us |
National Rifle Association |
Merchants of Death |
Young Republican National Foundation |
Young and Stupid |
United Russia |
Putin’s Puppets (Russian Branch) |
Republican Party |
Putin’s Puppets (American Branch) |
Evangelicals for tRump |
Jesus Deniers |
Americans for Prosperity |
Oligarchs Fund Depravity |
American Legislative Exchange Council |
Businesses Buy Laws |
Have you noticed that Teaparty Republicans Are Increasingly Taciturn, Obviously Running Scared?
Forewarned is forearmed. Up the Resistance.
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