HOW THE KOCHS HAVE POLLUTED OHIO AND HURT OHIOANS WITH THEIR BUSINESS AND POLITICS

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COMMENTS: 
*  if the dems donors was OPENLY buying their politician like the CHOKE BROTHERS ARE , the repub would be screaming their heads off - now scream soros , gates and buffet - but remember to tell us ALL when you hear of them doing this repub b/s -
*  ... Here's the difference: the Koch brothers are spending their money in ways that benefit only them and the folks ilke them: rich, white, conservative. Liberal donors generally spend their money--very often against their own best interests--to advance and assist the lives of people LEAST like them: women, minorities,the poor, the unemployed.
*  ... Unions represent millions of voters - the money isn't from just two people.  Above all else, the Koch's represent only their own business interests. They shroud their self interest in the American dream, but if you took up that mantle, and if you tried to compete with their interests, they would squash you like a legless bug.  That's what they think of YOUR dream.
*  ... do you like clean air? look up how many fines the Koch's companies have paid for polluting, they have so much money they don't give a damn they keep doing it anyway, their goal to do away with the EPA so they can freely pollute the enviorment at will
*  ... have you ever heard the term "union busting"? That is one of many things the republitards want to do so they can is install their olagarchy government to full power. Voting republitard is not in the best intrest of working Americans.
*  We just don’t think it’s right to talk about who was invited or not invited to any particular event.  Translation, Kasich is not in their pocket.
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Report slams Koch brothers as their Columbus event opens
By Darrel Rowland, August 21, 2015

The Koch brothers’ confab is coming to Columbus today, and a liberal group has rolled out a welcome mat — leading straight into a buzz saw of criticism.

A 92-page report — “How the Kochs Have Polluted Ohio with Their Business & Politics” — was released by the Bridge Project, a nonprofit group “dedicated to exposing the conservative movement’s dishonest tactics, dismantling its extreme ideology, and shining light on the moneyed special interests that fund it.” The group’s super-PAC is American Bridge, which tracks GOP candidates and conducts opposition research, funded by unlimited donations from unions and major Democratic donors such as George Soros.

Five Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to attend the two-day Defending the American Dream Summit at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal are speaking this afternoon, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are slated for Saturday afternoon.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is not among the speakers. When asked why, Christopher Neefus, deputy director of the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity, the event’s sponsor, replied, “We just don’t think it’s right to talk about who was invited or not invited to any particular event. The Americans for Prosperity volunteers who attend the conference are going to be treated to a range of views and ideas on tackling economic issues we face.”

The Bridge Project’s study detailed widespread involvement by the Koch brothers in Ohio, from a host of campaign contributions to support of right-to-work to ownership of Georgia Pacific, whose plant on the South Side has raised environmental concerns for years.

The company is an independently operated and managed part of Koch Industries. It was tagged with 11 “serious” violations — which means death or serious physical harm could result — earlier this year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency proposed fines topping $60,000.

The report also was critical of the Kochs’ involvement in campaigns against the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium levy last year and various local issues and school levies across the state. And it chronicled extensive campaign contributions for Ohio Republicans running for statewide office, U.S. Senate, Congress and the legislature.

“Through their network, the Kochs have spent millions on campaigns, candidates, and lobbying to re-mold Ohio into a utopia for their private business and radical conservatism that hurts Ohioans, and they continue to push their agenda on the state no matter the costs to Ohio citizens,” the liberal study said.

The stated reason for the annual Americans for Prosperity gathering, which costs $100 per person: “All around us a battle of ideas rages, and the very fabric of American prosperity is under attack. Now more than ever, Americans must unite in the defense of freedom and liberty.”

The event offers training on “how to affect real change for our nation’s future.”
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