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Charles Koch vows to hold Republicans accountable
The Hill ^ | 07/29/18 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 07/29/2018 6:05:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

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To: zeestephen; Garth Tater; PCPOET7; Dawgreg; Hugin; amnestynone

Many of the influential oligarchs are descended from Eastern Europe, where oligarchs have long ruled communist nations. That’s what a few courageous people in the Trump Administration, a few members of Congress (a few more than 11 of them, IIRC) and a few others knew about.

Many voters in both political parties were unaware of it until seeing what the President and Administration have done since the election. We need to support them as if it’s our last chance.

Many more young people can be educated about what happened to our jobs over the past four decades, about how the wealthy oligarchs have been enslaving us through the Democrats and about why they want to take away our freedoms.

Use a hook (a term from journalism, the context of the discussion, something that concerns them, like their jobs, plans or relationships). Don’t be aggressive. Be patient. Let them know that they are all dear to you. Pretend to ignore the obvious flaws of their youth. Remember to share the knowledge one point at a time, gently and incrementally.

One good hook that a conversation can be started with is #FreeTommy. Another is to tell them about some of the more positive living conditions in the past with a young person’s perspective in mind (those of you who are getting old, like me, heh).


41 posted on 07/30/2018 5:14:18 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: central_va
"Until they get the axe and the disposables wizen up and trash all of them, the Republicans will always struggle, when they shouldn't have to."

Well, restrict that to the primaries as long as President Trump is in office. Campaign and vote in the primaries, but don't leave the President with a Democrat majority in Congress. Vote!


42 posted on 07/30/2018 5:20:51 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: yesthatjallen

Bookmark


43 posted on 07/30/2018 5:27:07 AM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: yesthatjallen
And I VOW to bring the planet Pluto into synchronous orbit with the earth.

Koch may have money but he's simply "blowing to the galleries."

44 posted on 07/30/2018 5:31:55 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Chgogal
Charles Koch who the hell elected you to represent us? Take your billions and __________!

Free trade does not equal fair trade. How are you benefiting from “free” trade at the expense of your fellow Americans? If you support ILLEGAL immigration than you are no better than a slave owner!

45 posted on 07/30/2018 5:34:08 AM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: bert

Unfortunately for you, President Trump is following through on his promises of securing the borders and pursuing fair trade through the use of tariffs.


46 posted on 07/30/2018 7:11:49 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Remember....... you have been declared a liar as is exibited by your recent fake post that is both made up and untrue


47 posted on 07/30/2018 7:16:32 AM PDT by bert
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To: bert

I remember that you oppose the President’s efforts to improve our trade policy.


48 posted on 07/30/2018 7:23:03 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

No, I did not.

By negotiating bi lateral trade agreements the President is not only supporting but creating favorable environmen t for increased international trade.

I support his efforts to increase international trade whole heartedly.


49 posted on 07/30/2018 7:26:38 AM PDT by bert
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To: bert; central_va

Then stop attacking central_va for supporting the same thing.


50 posted on 07/30/2018 7:32:50 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

No, the man is obsessed with anachhronist tariff policies that have been roundly dismissed by the American peoplefor many years. He has no understanding of what makes America great and longs for the 19th centuary that is long gone.

The man regularly several times a day in fact, violates federal Trade Mark law by perpetuating his Fair Traitor TM hoax.

Why do you attack me with lies in support of his ackward foolishness?

The business of America is business. You apparently also oppose that concept


51 posted on 07/30/2018 7:39:56 AM PDT by bert
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To: bert

The President is currently using those tariff policies, that have been dismissed not by the citizens but by the free traitors that have profited from the shipping of jobs overseas and importing the workers for the jobs that can’t be exported, to improve the playing field in favor of US citizens.
Trade should benefit all of US, not just the favored few.


52 posted on 07/30/2018 8:06:11 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

Stinking Globalists. NOT on our side. David had to step down....why is that, Charles. Have you learned nothing?


53 posted on 07/30/2018 8:06:29 AM PDT by stilloftyhenight ("Victorious warriors win first, thenSes go to war." Sun Tzu)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Jobs were not shipped overseas.

Production in most instances was subcontracted abroad because products produced by American labor or in American plants were unsalable because they were not competative in the market. Maintaining the work here would have caused the jobs to be destroyed by bankruptcy.

There are lots of reasons for the uncompetative situation but the jobs were not exported. That is just hype.

Jobs do not belong to an individual. E#very job is the result of need to get something accomplished. Accomplishment is the objective, not providing jobs.


54 posted on 07/30/2018 8:14:56 AM PDT by bert
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To: familyop

Thanks!!


55 posted on 07/30/2018 9:59:30 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: bert; Lurkinanloomin; familyop
"Jobs were not shipped overseas."

"Production in most instances was subcontracted abroad because products produced by American labor or in American plants were unsalable because they were not competative in the market. Maintaining the work here would have caused the jobs to be destroyed by bankruptcy."


Yeah bert, it's almost like we would have had to prevent the importation of goods produced by slave labor in order to save American jobs and American businesses from being destroyed. I wonder how we could have done something like that?
56 posted on 07/30/2018 10:50:58 AM PDT by Garth Tater (End the Fed. Return to Constitutional governance.)
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To: Garth Tater

Your concept of slave labor producing manufactured goods is just foolish.

Besides, what about Indomesia, Thailand, Korea and Taiwan? Do your foolishly beleive those countries have slaves?

Yoy will never admit it but most chines exports are prodiced by Chicaps, not Chicoms

Like it or not, but it is not youer daddy’s Oldsmobile


57 posted on 07/30/2018 10:57:49 AM PDT by bert
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To: bert

Taiwan has an average import tariff over 7%. We charge them 2%. What the hell is that “free trade”?


58 posted on 07/30/2018 11:06:54 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: bert

Free Traitor™ anti American worker policies are throwing Americans into the arms of the socialists. Thanks Free Traitors™.


59 posted on 07/30/2018 11:09:22 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: bert; Lurkinanloomin; familyop
"The business of America is business. You apparently also oppose that concept"

Nice bit of sloganeering there bert but I think you are quoting President Coolidge out of context. Here is another quote from the same speech that you lifted his "business of America is business" quote that more fully explains his beliefs in the proper placement of "business" in our nation's priorities:

That quote puts a bit of a different light on your "business of America is business" quote doesn't it? Your man Calvin was a big supporter of business, but of business in its proper relationship to life and especially to the lives of free men. Calvin did not support doing business with any communists - not even if they could use their slave labor camps to provide our markets with cheaper goods.

Calvin was actually a strong supporter of protective trade barriers as evidenced by his administration's support for the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act. Here, in his own words, is your man's thoughts on protective trade barriers:

60 posted on 07/30/2018 11:21:11 AM PDT by Garth Tater (End the Fed. Return to Constitutional governance.)
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