Posted on 10/16/2011 7:49:20 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts
IOWA CITY, Iowa Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nations capital. But Cains economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.
Cains campaign manager and a number of aides have worked for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, the advocacy group founded with support from billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, which lobbies for lower taxes and less government regulation and spending. Cain credits a businessman who served on an AFP advisory board with helping devise his 9-9-9 plan to rewrite the nations tax code. And his years of speaking at AFP events have given the businessman and radio host a network of loyal grassroots fans.
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Don’t both sides have the same kind of parrots?
Haven’t the Koch brothers been backing Romney for quite some time?
This connection seems to fit with what others have observed of Cain’s role in the race.
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Those evil Koch brothers who employ thousands and drive capitalism in this Country?...I LOVE THOSE GUYS!
The most important thing to remember about “the Koch brothers” is that they have nothing to do with the renewed support of Constitutional principles manifested in the Tea Party.
If the left is trying to personalize the Tea Party via this image of “the Koch brothers,” it would be perfectly consistant with the Alinsky tradition and I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
This is certainly a big positive for me.
The Koch's are serious champions of liberty.
Really? Who would you give that designation to on the right?
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