Protesters Take On Conservative Retreat

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/us/politics/31koch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

So much for a quiet little weekend getaway.

An invitation-only political retreat for rich conservatives, run out of the spotlight for years by a pair of Kansas billionaires, became a public rallying point for liberal outrage on Sunday, as 11 busloads of protesters converged on a resort in the Southern California desert.

An estimated 800 to 1,000 protesters from a spectrum of liberal groups vented their anger chiefly at Charles and David Koch, brothers who have used many millions of dollars from the energy conglomerate they run in Wichita to finance conservative causes. More than two dozen protesters, camera crews swarming around them, were arrested on trespassing charges when they went onto the resort grounds.

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“This is a critical moment for us,” Mary Boyle, vice president for communications at Common Cause, said in an interview. “The Koch brothers embody this ability to tap vast corporate profits and influence policies that undermine the public welfare.”

[Demeter]

1. Right On!

An excellent cause, brilliantly executed: identify, rack and confront with media coverage.

Somebody is getting it all together and taking it on the road!

[Dover]

2. Yeah, gotta take the protests to their doorstep... If you take into account that this is a

class issue more than a political/government one, then the target changes considerably to those
who are truly behind the curtain influencing events.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. K&R

[ehrnst]

4. I hope they give the finger to Eric Cantor when he leaves. (nt)