The Trunk

David H. Koch

jeffmiller:

Nothing in this cartoon makes sense. The prank call to Walker shows that Walker has no idea what David Koch sounds like, so it’s pretty clear they don’t talk to each other. Needless to say, there’s no evidence that Koch ever suggested to Walker that Walker take on the public unions, much less that it would be “no problem” to do so. And Koch has no personal stake in the matter; he own private companies, and the fight is over public employees.

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Koch Industries Front Group Americans for Prosperity Launches Ad to Support Walker’s Union Busting

As ThinkProgress has reported, the global conglomerate Koch Industries not only helped elect Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), but is the leading force orchestrating his union-busting campaign. Koch gave Walker over $43,000 in direct donations and its allies aired millions of dollars worth of attack ads against his Democratic opponent. Then, Koch political operatives pressured Walker to crush labor unions as one of his first priorities. Tim Phillips, a former lobbying partner to Jack Abramoff and current president of Americans for Prosperity, a front financed by David Koch, told the New York Times that Koch operatives “had worked behind the scenes to try to encourage a union showdown.” A Koch-financed front group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, has prepped Wisconsin GOP lawmakers with anti-labor legislative ideas.

I don’t have time to try to address the whole thing, but let me at least address the last bit. That quote … “had worked behind the scenes … ” wasn’t a quote. (More here). This whole narrative seems pretty made up.

Source: danzigercartoons.com