BILLIONAIRE BULLIES by Jim Hightower

[Horse with no Name]

http://www.jimhightower.com/node/7382
Not all of the bullies are in schoolyards these days – quite a few have graduated to the executive suites of Corporate America.

Take Charles and David Koch, two multi-billionaire brothers whose life of privilege and bloated sense of entitlement have turned them into such spoiled brats that they can't even take a joke. Last December, the Kochs' oil operations became the object of a spoof by a merry band of tricksters called Youth for Climate Truth. Not only is Koch Industries a notorious polluter and spewer of global warming gasses, but the brothers have recently been exposed as longtime secret funders of various right-wing front groups trying to debunk the very existence of climate change.

The young folks made fun of this by issuing a fake news release on what appeared to be Koch Industries letterhead. It said, in essence, that the Kochsters had seen the light on global warming and henceforth would be strong environmental advocates. A pretty harmless joke.

The grumpy billionaires, however, not only failed to laugh, but they quickly resorted to bullying. They've unleashed a snarling pack of lawyers to demand that the identities of those who produced the parody be given to the Kochs so they can sue them for damages. What damages? The lawsuit says the brothers want reimbursement for "costs associated with spending time and money to respond to inquiries about the fake release."

[Frustratedlady]

1. I figured they probably had a lawsuit going against the guy who made the phone call.

So far, I haven't heard anything, but I'll bet we will.

[onethatcares]

2. I'd be willing to bet

it was "anonymous".:woohoo: :patriot:

[snappyturtle]

3. If the Kochs ignored the pranks, the pranks would drop out of public site.

Pranks would then become ineffective tools. Instead, the Kochs raise their ugly heads to the minions to assert their power which affirms their anti-social agenda.

[slay]

4. Jim Hightower is right on

about this and many other things. His short monthly newsletter is awesome. I'm hoping Keith will have him on his new show on Current.

[Raine]

5. TOTALLY on point

they're nothing but a couple of fucking bullies! :mad: