David Koch's father was a founding member of the John Birch Society

[malaise]

http://www.dirtandseeds.com/the-kochjohn-birch-society-in-action/
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The MacIver Institute, also known as the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, is a Wisconsin-based, free-market think tank formed in 2009 which also acts as a “news service,” supplying videos and reports to media outlets, like newspapers and television broadcasters. But just who is the MacIver Institute?

Harry Bradley, a founding member of the John Birch SocietyIn the last three years, the MacIver Institute has gotten at least $300,000 in funding from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, which advocates eliminating labor unions under the guise of “restoring worker rights” and “modernizing labor laws.” Harry Bradley, after whom the Foundation is named, was one of the original charter members of the 1960s right-wing extremist group, the John Birch Society, along with another Birch Society board member, Fred Koch, the father of Koch Industries’ billionaire brother-owners, Charles and David Koch.

The MacIver Institute’s staff contains a number of notorious former Wisconsin state public officials who got into legal trouble for political campaign violations and violations of the public trust.

Chief among those is the Republican former Wisconsin Assembly Speaker, Scott Jensen. The Institute has worked to distance itself from Jensen, to the point of denying he had any “formal role” with the group, and for good reason.

Cory Liebman, who writes for the Eye on Wisconsin Web site, discovered that Jensen writes press releases for the MacIver Institute, even though his name doesn’t appear on them. Jensen’s authorship of the releases, Liebman points out, can be discovered by accessing a PDF copy of some of the organization’s press releases online, right-clicking on them and observing the document’s properties, e.g. “Author:Scott Jensen.” Jensen also authored a PowerPoint presentation on the MacIver Institute’s web site.


The ReTHUG party is owned by the John Birch Society - SCREAM!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. I can remember my dad talking about this back in the 60s

Glad to see the country waking up to the evil of the Kochs.

[malaise]

3. Pity they weren't listening to Rachel Maddow

before the elections last November

[WillyT]

2. HUGE K & R !!!

:kick:

[panader0]

4. On to the greatest page with this

[Donnachaidh]

5. I was watching Nova last night and he is the number one contributor listed

WHY does he give to these programs when his real intent is to take down this country?

[malaise]

6. More tax breaks?

They are scumbags - should be locked up for treason.

[Donnachaidh]

9. I agree with you totally -- and ALL their possessions seized

That certainly would put a dent in the deficit, yes?

It just really, really angered me that this schmuck, who's astroturfing groups are working to defund npr and probably pbs later, is getting tax breaks from the very places he wants to shut down.

[Octafish]

7. Ain't it a hoot?*

* No offense to the great DUer hootinholler.

[malaise]

23. LOL

The good news is that everyone knows what's going on now :hi:

[madfloridian]

8. Can't resist Bob Dylan's view of the John Birch Society.

http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/talkin-john-birch-paranoid-blues

[malaise]

15. Thanks for this

Love it :hi:

[EFerrari]

10. I hope this OP goes right to the top of the main page. n/t

[malaise]

17. David Koch pissed me off with that crap

about Obama's father so I posted some facts about the Koch fascists.

[EFerrari]

21. This is what we can expect from thise slime, projection from hell. n/t

[thereismore]

11. It fits. nt

[annabanana]

12. kickaroni. . . . . n/t

[deminks]

13. An old folk song comes to mind as well.

http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-john-birch-society-lyrics-chad-mitchell-trio.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6taS9R1KM

[malaise]

16. Great

Thanks :fistbump:

[WinkyDink]

18. Digression: I'm going to see the CMT this coming week-end!

[deminks]

20. That's great that they are still performing!

I hope they do this song. It would be timely again.

[malaise]

22. Lucky you

Enjoy! :D

[shanti]

14. never forget!

:kick:

[Kingofalldems]

19. K and R ---This explains the union busting in Wisconsin

and all over the USA in fact.

[EFerrari]

24. The Republican Party IS owned by the John Birch Society.

:kick: