The Koch Bros. Love Herman Cain & Hate Ron Paul

[bobbyw24]

What the hell are the Koch brothers thinking?

When you compare Ron Paul to Herman Cain, the choice is obvious. Congressman Paul says, let's start by bringing U.S. troops home from overseas to help reduce the budget deficit and shift priorities to Americans. He is like that on every issue. He is always about details and specifics He doesn't talk in generalities such as "Well I'm a great manager", like Cain does. Everybody says that, from Mitt Romney to Rudy Giuliani. Who needs more of that?

Congressman Paul is also more principled. You would never see Congressman Paul, as a libertarian, ever say that the food stamp program is a good program. And it appears he has a different view about the Fed, then does the former Fed insider Cain.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/03/on-koch-supported-herman-cain.html

 

[Sola_Fide]

Wow.

Just wow...

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

They obviously aren't looking to end the Federal Reserve or institute any libertarian reforms that are anti-Empire or against corporate interests.

 

[JohnEngland]

In fairness, the Koch people never said anything about "loving" Cain and "hating" Ron. In fact, in the linked article, they don't say anything! It's just a blogger's opinions.

Cain has been invited to some events. So what? Perhaps the Koch people, being successful business men, wanted to hear from another successful business man, which Cain certainly is.

Now don't mistake my defending here as advocacy of Cain. Far from it. I'd just rather not see libertarians join the ridiculous and unjustified Koch-bashing of the far-left.

The Kochs clearly articulated the problems in America, including the distortions in the market by Washington, which forces business (such as theirs) to participate in the bubbles.

Update: Here's the aforementioned articulation of the problems, in a recent WSJ article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288304576170974226083178.html

 

[Koz]

They can control Cain, nobody controls Dr. Paul.

Well, maybe Mrs. Paul.

 

[Inkblots]

Now don't mistake my defending here as advocacy of Cain. Far from it. I'd just rather not see libertarians join the ridiculous and unjustified Koch-bashing of the far-left.

Hear, hear! It's fundamentally unhelpful to personalize basic policy arguments. Let's leave those tactics to those without any sound arguments to stand on.

 

[falconplayer11]

Herman Cain is barely even a conservative, let alone a libertarian.

The Koch brothers are not much better.

 

[t0rnado]

Cain has less experience than Obama. He's not going to be winning anything in the next two years.

 

[FrankRep]

The Koch Bros. Love Herman Cain & Hate Ron Paul

Where do the Kochs say they that Hate Ron Paul?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Cain seems to be the right-wing mirror image of Obama: no voting record, will probably be a puppet for Wall St. and the war-mongers, and the novelty of not being a white guy.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I like how at :52 seconds in the video he is blaming the "liberals" for the new world order.. what a dope... meanwhile this guy worked for the very creature that finances said new world order...

jackasss

 

[sailingaway]

Cain doesn't want an audit of the fed and was a past Chair of the Federal REserve Kansas City branch (see my sig for citations.) My understanding is they have a 'guy' on the board of the fEd and a very different idea to them than what we have.

 

[daviddee]

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[Reason]

Who the f**k is Herman Cain?

 

[sailingaway]

In your personal life do you dislike people? How about choosing not to associate with someone because of who they associate with?

If the Koch's "hate Ron Paul" could it be they just do not like him? Or how about they dislike someone he associates with (Lew)?

You can not assume someone is anti-liberty by who they choose to associate with, who they choose to endorse, etc. in the face of their other pro-liberty endeavors.

They have always been more proFed and globalist.

 

[Matt Collins]

Who the f**k is Herman Cain?

Herman Cain, who is also a shill for and former employee of the Federal Reserve, has come out on record of saying that "there is no need to audit the Federal Reserve"...

 

[axiomata]

I've got that blogged bookmarked. Some good posts but the author tends to get the vapors when it comes to the Kochs.

google search for Koch on economicpolicyjournal.com

 

[EndDaFed]

The Koch's became wealthy beyond measure thanks to patent monopoly. Their version of libertarianism is what ever makes them more bank. Are you really that surprised?

 

[FrankRep]

The Koch's became wealthy beyond measure thanks to patent monopoly. Their version of libertarianism is what ever makes them more bank. Are you really that surprised?

Those Evil Free Market Capitalists!!!

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American private energy conglomerate based in Wichita, Kansas, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading and investments. Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals and Matador Cattle Company.

Koch companies are involved in core industries such as the manufacturing, refining and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, as well as other ventures and investments.​

 

[EndDaFed]

Those Evil Free Market Capitalists!!!

I'm for free markets. Save your bullshit for someone else.