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About Paul Szep
"I think cartoonists should be like burrs under the saddle of some egomaniac, kind of gnawing away every day," says two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Szep. "I think the public likes cartoons because it gives them a vicarious pleasure that they normally can't get in any other way."
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mikefive said, over 2 years ago
He should have included George Soros and any of the “Center for American Progress”, “Move on.Org”, and “America Coming Together”. The problem isn’t just the Koch brothers. it’s people like the Kochs and Soros being able to infuse the large amounts of funds into political campaigns.
Zuhlamon
said, over 2 years ago
@mikefive
Conservatives (and their media, notably FOX News) like to deflect criticism by pointing at Soros and unions while conveniently ignoring the magnitude of the problem. The organizations you cited are an attempt to respond to the attacks from the better-financed right wing.
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It’s also interesting to note that Republicans want nothing to do with campaign reform, as it’s working just fine for them.
braindead08
said, over 2 years ago
Why don’t the Koch Brothers just buy Kansas?
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They could run it the way they want, and it would be paradise on Earth — tiny government, no taxes, everyone would carry semi-automatic weapons with high capacity clips, abortion and birth control would be illegal, as would unions, drilling and fracking everywhere (except Koch Estates), church and school would be merged.
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Fox “news” would be their Pravda, and all Republicans would move there.
cjr53 said, over 2 years ago
@braindead08
Cool idea. Would federal dollars still be sent there in case of tornado damage?
cjr53 said, over 2 years ago
“The Party that Freed The Slaves and ended segregation?”
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No, not really. Lincoln was trying to level the playing field between north and south. North had to pay their employees for the work they did, in the south, they relied on slaves for the bulk of the labor they didn’t have to pay.
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The republicans did not end segregation.
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Tigger honey, just what does it feel like to be so wrong so much of the time? From our view, you embarrass felines everywhere.
mikefive said, over 2 years ago
@cjr53
“No, not really. Lincoln was trying to level the playing field between north and south. North had to pay their employees for the work they did, in the south, they relied on slaves for the bulk of the labor they didn’t have to pay.”
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There is a huge hole that is easily blown in this. I bring this up only because I hope you won’t use it again.
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Think about it. At the time the slaves were freed, the South could have cared less about what the North said. They were still slaves.
mikefive said, over 2 years ago
You’ve never watched Al Jazeera, have you.
MangeyMoose said, over 2 years ago
I just read your link to the Washington Post. Thanks!
MangeyMoose said, over 2 years ago
@Zuhlamon
Don’t forget the Republican’s new-found interest in “Voter Fraud” legislation.
MangeyMoose said, over 2 years ago
@Zuhlamon
Don’t forget the Republican’s new-found interest in “Voter Fraud” legislation.
Bruce4671 said, over 2 years ago
gee, let’s not get sidetracked. The ruling class – for the most part – have always been wealthy. Lincoln was on the bottom of the list but gee 1861 was not a banner year for anyone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidents_by_net_worth
A fact in 1861 less than 4% of American families made an income of $3000 a year or more.
He that has the gold, rules……..
Bruce4671 said, over 2 years ago
So no one other than the rich had a chance to learn? No one could pick up a book? what?
I suppose educational opportunities were few and far between when you are working 16 hour days to get the crops in.
what is the excuse today?
sw10mm said, over 2 years ago
None of you libs know where the koch’s rank in the scheme of donating money. Uneducated loud mouths, all.
Bruce4671 said, over 2 years ago
@sw10mm
Maybe they SHOULD LEARN:
Koch Industries = 59th on the list.
The top 16 are democrat or leaning democrat.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
Check it out…..
Uncle Joe
said, over 2 years ago
@Bruce4671
“The top 16 are democrat or leaning democrat. "
The top 16 shows 11 that lean Democrat. 5 are considered neutral, balanced.
Pushing that aside, maybe you missed these notes:
“This list does not include casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. He and his wife Miriam donated nearly $93 million in 2012 alone to conservative super PACs — enough to put him at No. 2 on this list.”
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“It’s also important to note that we aren’t including donations to politically active dark money groups, like Americans for Prosperity, a group linked to the Koch brothers, or the liberal group Patriot Majority — because these groups hide their donors”
THAT is a huge threat to our system. I don’t like the fact that anyone can throw money at candidates, whether it’s the Kochs, Bloomberg, Adelson or Soros. But, allowing anyone to hide behind 501c4 groups means we don’t know who is actually funding things. I think conservatives have been more aggressive in using that tactic, but liberals are certainly catching up. It’s impossible to take the high road if you want to win elections.