Breitbart News April 24, 2016
Charles Koch says which Republican candidates’ policies are potential dealbreakers for him — and why he thinks Hillary Clinton will be friendlier to his interests than her rhetoric suggests.
From the Daily Mail:
Multi-billionaire kingmaker Charles Koch has trashed the Republican presidential field and believes Hillary Clinton might make a better president that any of the GOP candidates.
Branding the remaining Republican candidates ‘terrible role models’, the party donor said a Clinton presidency could be better for the GOP than a Donald Trump or Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).In a revealing interview with ABC News, Koch said it was ‘possible’ that Clinton would be better alternative than anything the Republicans offer.
‘We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way,’ he said.
In a scathing attack on Trump and Cruz, Koch said he could not back either candidate unless they backtracked on some of their controversial policies.
The businessman singled out Cruz’s vow to carpet bomb ISIS in the Middle East and Trump’s ban on Muslim immigrants as policies he could not support.
‘That’s gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate – whether they believe it or not – would think that appeals to the American people. This is frightening,’ Koch said.
‘What was worse was this “we’ll have them all registered”,’ Koch said as he lambasted Trump’s plans on Muslims.
‘That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany. I mean, that’s monstrous as I said at the time.
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Trump threatens "special arrangements." Like Koch and Buffett and Gates and Zuckerberg are going to suffer under a Trump presidency. Of course not. They just MIGHT do slightly less well than they would under business as usual. And that's a risk that MORTIFIES them.
Koch knows who he can buy.
I don't know. I think Koch is trolling Ritmo.
It is hilarious.
This must be making Democrat's head go all 'spodey all over the place. For years and years now, the Koch Bros have been the boogie man to those on the left. Now the boogie man is their friend? The evil Koch Bros (they can't say it without shuddering) are on their side?
'Spodey Head!!!!!
When statements like this turn up, you know Trump is doing something right.
If Koch cannot name what his "friendlier interests" are then it's only right to assume what we think they are.
Koch did not gain any friends on the left; he just lost allies on the right. Also, what Allen S. said at 5:53.
Lessee now, Cruz has doublecrossed the entire state of Maine, he's even stolen delegates from Rubio in MN, his minions are putting out fake PA delegate lists on Twitter, and he's even working to steal delegates with the McCain machine in AZ.
Sounds like he'd be up for sale to anybody. Can't imagine why Koch wouldn't like him.
Maybe Koch is a closet Moslem. That or he has a cankle and colostomy bag fetish.
AllenS said...
Koch knows who he can buy.
You'd think joint custody with the Bush family could be easily had.
I always thought the Koch brothers were pro-freedom pro-USA libertarians.
Seems they're not after all. This post surprised me. I had always considered them allied with conservatives.
He really threw his lot in with her?? I guess I am still a bit naive to be shocked by this.
Can't be a billionaire without being some kind of statist, huh?
That actually is pretty funny. Thanks for the mention.
On the serious side though, I'm not sure I should be surprised though. Steg (above) registers surprise but I think conservatives are also realizing that corporatism is not capitalism, it is being supported by both parties and the small businesses - along with individuals - and is shafting small business, the working class and America equally. Anyone from any party who's waking up to this fact I'm glad to side with. It would be good if a bunch of Americans from all over ideologically saw something worth working together for, for once. Maybe this is it.
Steg said...
I always thought the Koch brothers were pro-freedom pro-USA libertarians.
Seems they're not after all. This post surprised me. I had always considered them allied with conservatives.
A couple of caveats - Libertarians aren't pro freedom as they are anti rules, especially for them and really aren't all that pro USA, either.
They're also not really allied with Conservatives. they want people to think they are, but, you look at their principles and they're a lot more like the Demos.
He could be saying it because he is tired of being harassed.
This must be making Democrat's head go all 'spodey all over the place. For years and years now, the Koch Bros have been the boogie man to those on the left. Now the boogie man is their friend? The evil Koch Bros (they can't say it without shuddering) are on their side?
'Spodey Head!!!!!
Not at all. Dems are harshly split right now between the machine elites and the Bernie people. It is getting pretty rough - as rough as between north and south or blue and gray or Republican and Democrat, actually. I'm sure we'll get through it... this is nothing that's getting in the way of Sunday dinners or Thanksgiving or anything, but it is pretty loud, harsh and raucous. Look at how many counties in New York state voted for Hilldog: 12 out of 62 (or thereabouts). The rest were all with her opponent. We can't stand Hillary. We want nothing to do with her and may either sit out or even vote for Trump if it comes down to her and her alone.
I have more that I agree with every other Republican these days than I do with every other Democrat. But it's fine. A cleaning like this needs to come along every now and then. The Clintons need to go and after that point, we'll do business. Keep in mind that MSM moderators used Bernie's partnering with Republicans (such as voting with Ted Cruz against the import-export bank) against him. Bernie said that he was sorry to shock everyone, but that Democrats are not always right. That utterance must have made the lackeys of MSM's heads explode, honestly. We know that Hillary's as bad as any Republican we've ever complained about - and worse, even. Because she actually believes in nothing. At least your average conservative has principles that we can try to understand. Hers are to lie to as many people as possible, to look tough, to be ruthless, and to screw over whoever supports her until she's the wealthiest, prettiest and most powerful woman in the room. She's actually worse than Trump. At least has things that matter to him. She doesn't.
Don't say I didn't tell you. This news is the real untold story this year, and probably the most important one. The hatred against Hillary has reached fever-pitch - probably worse than you guys and people like McCain or whatever. And if it doesn't result in getting rid of her (and him) this year, then hopefully their political fate is at least sealed in the near future. Bernie has hopefully damaged her candidacy considerable, it's said. So you can thank us for that.
@ Balls The Clintons need to go and after that point, we'll do business.
Agreed. Cats and dogs living together. yikes!
The Cruzzers like to tell you they're getting Trump delegates to see the their folly and go for Cruz.
For those interested, actually they're spending millions bribing people to be Cruz delegates.
Of the people, by the people, and for the people - sure.
AprilApple said...
He could be saying it because he is tired of being harassed.
I can imagine listening to Hillary would be Heaven compared to the hectoring of April.
Some cats and dogs can get along. Less scratching and less barking.
I read this piece about an upcoming flick on this Mississippi unionist named Newt Jones. One of the interviewed was this southern "liberal", who basically was about as pro-gun as they come and carried everywhere. Reminds me of how Hilldog is hitting Bernie with these bullshit urban campaigns to delude her zombies into thinking that they'll somehow do something more effective on guns than Bernie would. It'll never happen. And it totally doesn't matter. How did this become the issue of the day?
There's room for a lot more compromise than you think this year. It's not just about the parties. Troop keeps talking about the rot in both parties, and he's right. Rot is rot - indistinguishable which side it came from. And it's endemic in both. It needs to go. There's a lot of bipartisan support for rot-clearing this year, don't you worry about it. That's most of the business that needs to be done. Exterminators don't discriminate, politically speaking. What comes out of that will be so much better than the status quo that who even cares what issues we'll fight or cooperate on from there on out. It won't even matter. The rot is the biggest problem, and it's killing the country.
It's be a real shame to see her campaign kevlar wardrobe go to the storage closets.
It is an impressive wardrobe, you have to admit that. One of a kind.
They're formed by molecular bonding with heat, the wardrobe is one oven kind.
The key to it you'll notice is keeping seams to minimum. A lot of color fields or embossed embroidered looking patterns. You'll notice also great combinations, royal blue bulletproof tunic paired with tan bulletproof slacks. Conservative, actually, save for the heavy uncut stone jewelry. All apparently seamless, apparently welded minimally as metal folded wherever possible instead of sewn. All that put up, as history, "Hillary's campaign wardrobe," a shame to see it all go once this is over. Except for the orange pantsuit, that one is hid jous. If it can be burned, they should.
Which Koch is this one?
And that noise you are hearing is heads on the left are exploding.
So is George backing Donald?
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