Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers' Secret Seminar —By Brad Friedman

[L. Coyote]

Tue Sep. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/exclusive-audio-koch-brothers-seminar-tapes


"We have Saddam Hussein," declared billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, apparently referring to President Barack Obama as he welcomed hundreds of wealthy guests to the latest of the secret fundraising and strategy seminars he and his brother host twice a year. The 2012 elections, he warned, will be "the mother of all wars."

Charles Koch would probably not publicly compare the president of the United States to a murderous dictator. (As a general rule, he and his brother don't do much politicking or speechifying in public at all.) But Mother Jones has obtained exclusive audio recordings from the Koch seminar, a private event that took place in June at a resort near Vail, Colorado.

These unprecedented recordings provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the Koch brothers and their comrades talk when they gather. They include a pair of keynote speeches and remarks by brothers Charles and David Koch, who spell out their political aims and name some of the "great partners" who have contributed millions of dollars to their causes.

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Don't miss Gavin Aronsen's breakdown of the Kochs' million-dollar donor club.

Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of this report, on the GOP superstar who rocked the Koch seminar crowd.

[Dawson Leery]

1. READ THIS COMMENT!

"Because they live in a bubble and do not have to see the suffering they have created. They are never responsible for the damage they cause: they are the spoiled rich kids who always kept the ball for themselves. One thing is for sure: The class WAR was declared by the UBER rich and carried out by the Tbagger portion of the GOP. It is now up to the middle class workers to reclaim the economy from the WALL STREET HUSTLERS who have been robbing us blind with GOP blessings since Ronald Reagan. The KOCHROACHES, Murdogs and GROVER NORQUIST have been very persistant in their persuit of undermining democracy in america in favor of an oligarchy. They don't like govt and care less about an obligation to secure the common good. the workforce rebellion began in WI and will roll across the country. The republican governors are so bad at governing, they will help pave the way. BENTON HARBOR, MI is the poster child for the movement. After all, they are living the ultimate nightmare of TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION with the EFM in charge. The people are under Martial Law and the CEO of WHIRLPOOL was so disgusted with their complaints, he told them if they didn't stop embarrassing his company he would move his jobs. Imagine that a corporation so arrogant, it feels free to threaten the american people. That is tyranny."


An ugly teabagger: http://www.forbes.com/2010/11/03/billionaire-diane-hendricks-entrepreneur-secrets-of-self-made-10.html

[L. Coyote]

2. thanks for the link

[JDPriestly]

4. Interesting -- at the Forbes website no less.

[L. Coyote]

3. The complete audio and transcript of his remarks are available at The BRAD BLOG

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