Koch brother endorses Hillary over Republicans

[awake]

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, a key source of financing for conservative Republican causes along with his brother, said Democrat Hillary Clinton might make a better president than the candidates in the Republican field.

Koch, in an interview to air on Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” program, said that in some respects Bill Clinton had been a better president than George W. Bush, who Koch said had increased government spending. Then when asked if Hillary Clinton would be a better president than the Republicans currently running, he said, “It’s possible, it’s possible.”



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/koch-clinton-president-republicans_us_571c35c5e4b0d912d5fee371

[TheBlackAdder]

1. Tony Podesta's wife also did work for Koch Industries and Tony for BP Oil.

[Squinch]

2. I think "endorsement" means something different from what you seem to think it means.

[fasttense]

3. Is Charlie smart enough to know what an awful endorsement that is for a Democratic candidate?

The Kochs aren't all that smart, just very aggressive and belligerent. So, he may be being honest. Or he's being manipulative.

[Android3.14]

4. She is their best bet to crush the rest of us

[apcalc]

5. A reflection of the dismal choices of Republicans

He wouldn't be saying that if Bush,Walker, or Rubio were still in it.

[seekthetruth]

6. LOL

One of the Koch's just basically, yes, endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Priceless.

[onehandle]

7. The Kochs are terrified of losing Congress.

They don't want Hillary, but the 'Not Hillary' Party will spin it like that.

[merrily]

8. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1426686

Also: It's a big club--and you ain't in it. George Carlin.






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[rbrnmw]

9. OMG Democrats who get along with the other side.

Do you think shunning the other side would help bipartisanship? They all use to get along, they just agreed to disagree on politics. Now people think you have to hate members of the opposite party. You draw more flies with honey, than you would with vinegar.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. DUzy of the month, only a week to go.

Especially the last sentence!

[merrily]

13. All this talk of "hate" sounds juvenile and, well, hateful.

That is also a very odd interpretation of Carlin's famous line.

[Vinca]

10. The Kochs love one thing more than crazy right wingers: money.

Hillary will be favorable to Wall Street and the Kochs will make another mountain of cash.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. More great campaign endorsements for her.

How soon before they're released in the media?

[AzDar]

14. Koch, Cheney, Kissinger... the Unholy Trinity approve... that says it ALL.

[awake]

15. I not as worried about Wallstreet as I am about Kissinger

I am afraid we will be at war for at least 4 more years under Hillary, she is the biggest NEOCON of all of the Candidates still standing.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

16. I wouldn't call it an endorsement

I would call it: 1) a condemnation of the current GOP slate and 2) a reinforcement of what we already knew -- that George W. Bush was probably the worst president since Andrew Johnson, and both parties know it.

The Kochs wanted Rand Paul

[nemo137]

17. Well, yeah. Cruz is from the Religious-wing of the GOP, not the money wing

and Trump's his own brand of terrifying.

TBH, I'm actually a little frightened of the Koch's and their ilk losing control of the GOP. They're evil, but consistent, and you can fight against consistent.

[JSup]

18. All this time I thought...

...I knew what 'endorsement' meant and it turns out it means "Water makes a better drink than mud does."