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Tweety vs Americans For Prosperity stooge: (Original Post) Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 OP
Koch Bros. shill (closeted) IMO. putitinD Dec 2012 #1
i like the part Enrique Dec 2012 #2
Well, both draw blood from the working class... Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #3
excellent! Enrique Dec 2012 #5
Tweety was asking the wrong question. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #4
No, it was the right question. He cut to the chase and the stooge knew he'd been exposed: freshwest Dec 2012 #7
What you posted has nothing to do with Tweety's question: Who pays you? Americans for Prosp Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #10
Unfortunately, Tweety sounded like a crazy person... radhika Dec 2012 #6
That was MY point in post above. Tweety was asking the wrong question. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #11
That was truely lush. marble falls Dec 2012 #8
I. Love. Chris. Matthews. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #9

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
4. Tweety was asking the wrong question.
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 09:25 PM
Dec 2012

The guy answered at least 5 times that the organization Americans for Prosperity pays him. The question Tweety meant to ask, I think, is .... who owns or funds Americans for Prosperity.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
7. No, it was the right question. He cut to the chase and the stooge knew he'd been exposed:
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 09:52 PM
Dec 2012

Last edited Wed Dec 12, 2012, 01:25 AM - Edit history (1)

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a group fronting special interests started by oil billionaire David Koch and Richard Fink (a member of the board of directors of Koch Industries).

AFP has been accused of funding astroturf operations but also has been fueling the "Tea Party" efforts. [1] AFP's messages are in sync with those of other groups funded by the Koch Family Foundations and the Koch's other special interest groups that work against progressive or Democratic initiatives and protections for workers and the environment.

Accordingly, AFP opposes labor unions, health care reform, stimulus spending, and cap-and-trade legislation, which is aimed at making industries pay for the air pollution that they create. AFP was also involved in the attacks on Obama’s "green jobs" czar, Van Jones, and has crusaded against international climate talks.

According to an article in the August 30, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, the Kochs are known for "creating slippery organizations with generic-sounding names," that "make it difficult to ascertain the extent of their influence in Washington."

AFP's budget surged from $7 million in 2007 to $40 million in 2010, an election year. [2][3]. As of August 13th, Americans for Prosperity spent an estimated $45 million on ads to influence the 2012 presidential election, their total budget for 2012 will top $100 million. [4]

For a more detailed summary of AFP's 2012 election activities, see: Americans for Prosperity in the 2012 Election.


http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Americans_for_Prosperity_in_the_2012_Election

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Americans_for_Prosperity

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
10. What you posted has nothing to do with Tweety's question: Who pays you? Americans for Prosp
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 01:54 AM
Dec 2012

pays the guy. Period.

Tweety was REALLY asking what your article is referencing: Who owns or funds Americans for Prosperity?

The question Tweety asked was answered. The organization pays him, he answered. Asked and answered.

radhika

(1,008 posts)
6. Unfortunately, Tweety sounded like a crazy person...
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 09:45 PM
Dec 2012

Maybe he wanted the man to state who FUNDS Americans for Prosperity. But he should have made that clear. Frankly, the man was answering accurately if indeed his paychecks come from AFP.

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