Koch Industries

Top political donors of the last 24 years

July 22, 2013 by Jeff (ILoveCapitalism)

Via Zero Hedge last week.

I’m just a li’l part-time blogger, but in the top 20, I count only one eeeeeevil corporation favoring the GOP…against twelve unions, strongly favoring Democrats. Which party is all about the “big money” again?

ZH has a longer list, wherein you’ll glean these tidbits:

HRC comes in impressively (I mean it) at number 100, having given $11.9 million; 89% to Democrats.
The much-pilloried Koch Industries only comes in at number 62, with $17.4 million.
The much-pilloried NRA only comes in at number 52, with $20.2 million.
Umm…did I miss Halliburton? Or are they not in the top 100?

Top political donors of the last 23 years

Who originated the anti-Koch Brothers Hysteria?

May 31, 2013 by B. Daniel Blatt

Last night on Powerline, caught this video of Angelenos protesting against the possibility of the Koch brothers’ purchasing the Los Angeles Times:

And it got me wondering (and not for the first time) about the origins of the anti-Koch hysteria. Wonder if a Mr. D. Axelrod might have been behind this. I mean the guy did think it significant that a former Massachusetts governor once transported the family dog on the roof of his car.