Koch Industries Archives - Page 2 of 9 Voice For Liberty

Mar

Why would the Washington Post do this?

John Hinderaker of Powerline reports on "sheer misinformation" found in a Washington Post newspaper story concerning Koch Industries, Canadian oil sands, and the Keystone pipeline. The article, The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers, is authored by Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin. Hinderaker concludes: Why would the Washington Post embarrass itself by republishing a thoroughly discredited attempt to link the Koch brothers to the Keystone Pipeline? Because that is a Democratic Party talking point, and the Post is a Democratic Party newspaper. But the truth is a little worse than…

Mar

By Bob Weeks

Lashing out at Charles and David Koch, falsely

From The Patriot Post: Democrats have escalated their attacks on Charles and David Koch, who donate a significant amount of their accumulated capital to conservative groups. The charge is led by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), who now routinely takes to the Senate floor to angrily denounce these two private citizens. “I'm not afraid of the Koch brothers,” he thundered. “None of us should be afraid of the Koch brothers. These two multi-billionaires may spend hundreds of millions of dollars rigging the political process for their own benefit. And they may believe that whoever has the most money gets the most…

Mar

By Bob Weeks

This is not parody: Koch Brother donates money to hospital, liberals protest

Post by Bob Weeks.

Wichita Business Journal remodels, features Charles Koch interview

Feb

By Bob Weeks

Wichita Business Journal remodels, features Charles Koch interview

The Wichita Business Journal has, it its own words, "reinvented" itself, and starts its new life with features on Koch Industries and an extended interview with Charles Koch. To get started, the weekly newspaper has made its complete digital edition available to read at no charge. Click here for access. The interview with Koch is wide-ranging, covering the business interests of Koch Industries and Koch's political involvement, detailing his relationship with Americans for Prosperity. An example quote: "When you start attacking cronyism and people’s political interests, it gets nasty."

Feb

By Bob Weeks

Pompeo responds to Washington’s attacks on Koch Industries

From the office of U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo. Statement from Congressman Mike Pompeo on Washington’s Attacks on Koch Industries WASHINGTON -- Congressman Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the unwarranted attacks on Koch Industries in light of the efforts to reform the Internal Revenue Service: “The IRS’s targeting of individuals demonstrates the administration’s lawlessness at its worst. Public officials have a responsibility to uphold the Constitution and use their office to protect the rights of Americans, rather than attack them for their political advocacy. Silencing critics through government muscle, as the IRS has done, runs counter to every founding…

Oct

By Bob Weeks

A letter to the U.S. Senate regarding the federal government shutdown

From KochFacts.com. Dear Senator, A great deal of what you read and hear about Koch Industries is erroneous or misleading. Indeed, there was false information presented about Koch on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Reid, who claimed yesterday that Koch was behind the shutdown of the federal government in an effort to defund the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare.” Because several of you have asked what our position is on this issue, we want to set the record straight and correct this misinformation. Koch believes that Obamacare will increase deficits, lead to an overall lowering of standards of…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Cronyism is harmful to our standard of living

"The effects on government are equally distorting -- and corrupting. Instead of protecting our liberty and property, government officials are determining where to send resources based on the political influence of their cronies. In the process, government gains even more power and the ranks of bureaucrats continue to swell." An editorial in Wall Street Journal last year written by Charles G. Koch, chairman of the board and CEO of Wichita-based Koch Industries contains many powerful arguments against the rise of cronyism. The argument above is just one of many. Did you know that the Washington metropolitan area is one of…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Economic freedom ads debut in Wichita

This week the Wichita Eagle reports that Charles Koch, chairman of the board and CEO of Wichita-based Koch Industries, is starting a local campaign to educate people on the benefits of economic freedom and the harm of government overreach. (Charles Koch launching Wichita campaign about economic freedom, government overreach, July 9, 2013) So far one video advertisement is available, shown at the end of this article. In announcing this effort, a statement at the Charles Koch Foundation reads: “We believe the best way to promote progress and societal well-being is through free societies,” said CKF founder Charles G. Koch. “The…

Jun

By Bob Weeks

An IRS political timeline

In the summer of 2010 President Barack Obama and his allies warned of conservative groups with "harmless-sounding names like Americans for Prosperity." At the time, supporters of AFP like myself were concerned, but AFP saw the president's attacks as evidence of the group's influence. This week Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal looks back at the summer three years ago in light of what we're just starting to learn about the Internal Revenue Service under the Obama Administration. Strassel writes: "We know that it was August 2010 when the IRS issued its first 'Be On the Lookout' list, flagging…

Dec

By Bob Weeks

Charles Koch profiled in Forbes

The new issue of Forbes features a cover story on Charles and David Koch. It is very interesting and seems a balanced and fair article, but there are a few things that stand out. (Inside The Koch Empire: How The Brothers Plan To Reshape America.) An example: "Both Kochs innately understand that -- unlike the populist appeal of their fellow midwestern billionaire Warren Buffett and his tax-the-rich advocacy -- their message of pure, raw capitalism is a much tougher sell, even among capitalists." I think the author should have written "even among business executives" rather than capitalists. That's because Charles…