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Cain closely tied to Koch brothers
Omaha World-Herald ^ | October 17, 2011 | The Associated Press(figures)

Posted on 10/17/2011 8:51:36 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.

Cain's campaign manager and a number of aides have worked for 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 nation's tax code. And his years of speaking at AFP events have given the businessman and radio host a network of grass-roots fans.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cain; fleabaggers; hermancain; kochbrothers; msm
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To: US Navy Vet

Woo Hoo Shores him up even more.


21 posted on 10/17/2011 8:59:48 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: US Navy Vet

22 posted on 10/17/2011 9:00:46 AM PDT by RockinRight (My train of thought has derailed.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Cain is in with eeeeevil, right wing organizations. Glad to hear it!!


23 posted on 10/17/2011 9:01:02 AM PDT by albie
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To: US Navy Vet

I really don’t see a problem with this at all.


24 posted on 10/17/2011 9:01:09 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Clinton(BJ) had a “coke” brother too.


25 posted on 10/17/2011 9:03:45 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: US Navy Vet
Ok, lets try this head line - President Obama is fomenting violent rebellion against constitutionally elected government
26 posted on 10/17/2011 9:03:47 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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To: US Navy Vet
FUAP.

Who's George Soros, Aholes?

27 posted on 10/17/2011 9:04:08 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: US Navy Vet

You know those WWII films of B17s over Germany catching flak from AA guns? Well that is what is going on now. They along with the Republican Establishment, the media/press and the Democrats are all turning their guns on to the leader.

Rest assured they are scared of Cain. This is how you know he is the real deal.


28 posted on 10/17/2011 9:04:13 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: onedoug
...and the other players... Romney's bread is butter in SLC. McNasty has a rich-spouse (#2-model) ....

more blather.

29 posted on 10/17/2011 9:04:17 AM PDT by pointsal
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To: US Navy Vet

So what. Romney better try some other dirty trick.


30 posted on 10/17/2011 9:05:33 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: US Navy Vet

LEFT=SORO’S


31 posted on 10/17/2011 9:05:38 AM PDT by blondee123 (Obama-The Wanna-be Dictator!)
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To: US Navy Vet

It is amazing how Alinsky-ized the prgressives made the term “The Koch Brothers” ever since Wisconsin. It is their new favorite flavor. Halliburton fell off the map and now it is “The Koch Brothers”. Funny how they target people like this but have absolutely ZERO problems with progressive money handlers that are actually dirty characters.


32 posted on 10/17/2011 9:09:56 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Shaking My Head on a daily basis)
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To: onedoug

I was thinking exactly the same thing...so what!


33 posted on 10/17/2011 9:10:39 AM PDT by Tucker822
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To: US Navy Vet

The whole GOP party and presidential primary slate is rigged.

Romney, Bachmann, Cain and Perry are all GOP Establishment candidates, cast in different roles.


34 posted on 10/17/2011 9:13:04 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Vigilanteman
OK, so Cain is willing to sell his soul to the Koch brothers just to get their money? Now he's beholden to them. No, he has to do this without money to show that he's different from the rest. If he accepts Koch bros. money, it proves he's no different at all.

Crony capitalist!!

35 posted on 10/17/2011 9:14:10 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: onedoug
“so what”

Look at Kochs enemies. “Brave New Foundation” just did a hatchet job on them with a documentary produced by Robert Greenwald. Stinky California environmental wackos came to my town to film it. Enough said!!

36 posted on 10/17/2011 9:16:12 AM PDT by Murp (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

No, it isn’t. We’ve been told over and over that Perry is bad because he has money. Cain is virtuous because he has no money, now if he accepts the Koch bros. money, he’s just as corruped as Perry. Cain can no longer be trusted. He’s been bought off by the wealthy elite.


37 posted on 10/17/2011 9:16:28 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: TexasFreeper2009

No, it isn’t. We’ve been told over and over that Perry is bad because he has money. Cain is virtuous because he has no money, now if he accepts the Koch bros. money, he’s just as corruped as Perry. Cain can no longer be trusted. He’s been bought off by the wealthy elite.


38 posted on 10/17/2011 9:16:36 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: onedoug
"So what?"

You beat me to it. . . .

39 posted on 10/17/2011 9:16:59 AM PDT by DeaconRed (Cold War Veteran. . . . US Army Security Agency 1964-1968)
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To: US Navy Vet
The AP proudly touts this as a major find.

Yet not a WORD about George Soros' ties to the Occupation Army.

The Media is the ENEMY.

40 posted on 10/17/2011 9:18:22 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("If Herman Cain does become President, his Vice President will be known as Co-Cain." -- Laz, 2011)
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