Koch brothers: secretive billionaires to launch vast database with 2012 in mind

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/07/koch-brothers-database-2012-election?fb=optOut&mid=56481


David and Charles Koch, oil tycoons with strong right-wing views and connections, look set to tighten their grip on US politics


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The database will give concrete form to the vast network of alliances that David and Charles Koch have cultivated over the past 20 years on the right of US politics. The brothers, whose personal wealth has been put at $25bn each, were a major force behind the creation of the tea party movement and enjoy close ties to leading conservative politicians, financiers, business people, media figures and US supreme court judges.

The voter file was set up by the Kochs 18 months ago with $2.5m of their seed money, and is being developed by a hand-picked team of the brothers' advisers. It has been given the name Themis, after the Greek goddess who imposes divine order on human affairs.

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may the Fates and Muses smite them for 'using' Themis to further their greedy plans

[mazzarro]

1. The Kochs are going to be the government unto themselves

with power to control activities as they wish? We are in for a big surprise! So it is going to be the tyranny of the few - the Kochs and the sycophants!

[lonestarnot]

2. The mere mention of that word

sycophant brings up the not to mention those two parasite thieves.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. $25bn each. What is it that these guys still want?

If they literally ruled the world, what change in their lives would even be noticeable?

[Auggie]

6. After a point what you do with the money becomes irrelevant, I think ...

it's becomes a challenge to make as much as possible.

[lunatica]

10. It's not about the money anymore. It's about power

They like wielding it just the myriad despots throughout history.

[HughBeaumont]

13. Plus the Kochs are in their mid-70s.

One last gasp, maybe?

They can't take it with them. No Brinks truck ever followed a funeral procession.

[Tsiyu]

4. All I can say to that is:

"Anonymous, meet Themis!

Please 'help' them..... You will be helping all of us!"

[Frustratedlady]

5. Good thought. Probably one of the most important "peeks" they could do. eom

[Zalatix]

7. Is there a Bat signal for anonymous?

[Tsiyu]

11. Dunno

but it would be a nice feature.

Maybe they could have a widget we could click to alert them, that would be invisible to al but cool people lol

[UTUSN]

8. R#7 & K, n/t

[lunatica]

9. I wouldn't mind having Anonymous do its thing here

[MisterP]

12. they need a replacement for the DLC and Baggers, don't'cha know

[Quantess]

14. K & R