Thu May 3, 2012, 11:15 PM
Koch gives Smithsonian $35M for new dinosaur hall
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An energy businessman is donating a record $35 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to build a new dinosaur hall on the National Mall, the museum complex announced Thursday. The donation by David H. Koch, the executive vice president of Koch Industries Inc. of Wichita, Kan., is the single largest gift in the museum's 102-year history. The Smithsonian Board of Regents voted Monday to name the new dinosaur hall in Koch's honor. Koch, an engineer trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a billionaire who lives in New York City. He was the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in 1980 and has been a major donor to conservative political causes targeting President Barack Obama's policies, as well as to educational, medical and cultural groups. Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SMITHSONIAN_DINOSAURS_GIFT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT what is that popping-splat sound from over by FR? 
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 Koch gives Smithsonian $35M for new dinosaur hall (Original post) |
Viva_La_Revolution | May 2012 | OP |
| klook | May 2012 | #1 | |
| ProfessionalLeftist | May 2012 | #6 | |
| kitt6 | May 2012 | #16 | |
| KansDem | May 2012 | #29 | |
| RobertEarl | May 2012 | #2 | |
| freshwest | May 2012 | #18 | |
| KamaAina | May 2012 | #3 | |
| freshwest | May 2012 | #19 | |
| KamaAina | May 2012 | #4 | |
| Sanity Claws | May 2012 | #5 | |
| global1 | May 2012 | #7 | |
| Fearless | May 2012 | #8 | |
| zaj | May 2012 | #9 | |
| glinda | May 2012 | #11 | |
| jberryhill | May 2012 | #10 | |
| allan01 | May 2012 | #12 | |
| Archae | May 2012 | #13 | |
| JI7 | May 2012 | #14 | |
| Archae | May 2012 | #15 | |
| AtheistCrusader | May 2012 | #20 | |
| AlbertCat | May 2012 | #27 | |
| AtheistCrusader | May 2012 | #31 | |
| kitt6 | May 2012 | #17 | |
| crunch60 | May 2012 | #21 | |
| Princess Turandot | May 2012 | #22 | |
| truthisfreedom | May 2012 | #23 | |
| no_hypocrisy | May 2012 | #24 | |
| wilt the stilt | May 2012 | #25 | |
| tawadi | May 2012 | #33 | |
| LiberalEsto | May 2012 | #26 | |
| AlbertCat | May 2012 | #28 | |
| cally | May 2012 | #30 | |
| Igel | May 2012 | #34 | |
| jpak | May 2012 | #32 | |
| lynne | May 2012 | #35 |
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:19 PM
klook (4,461 posts)
1. Koch belongs in there himself
Response to klook (Reply #1)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:34 PM
ProfessionalLeftist (4,982 posts)
6. That's the first thing I thought. LOL! n/t
Response to klook (Reply #1)
Fri May 4, 2012, 10:25 AM
KansDem (24,317 posts)
29. Yes, the "Kochosaurus." (nt)
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:20 PM
2. Stupid internet rumors..!!
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Response to RobertEarl (Reply #2)
Fri May 4, 2012, 02:49 AM
freshwest (31,328 posts)
18. They're preparing for the return of the Annunaki! Run for your lives!
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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:21 PM
3. So will the Jebus-rode-a-dinosaur fundies now vote against all things Koch?
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That's what I thought.
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Response to KamaAina (Reply #3)
Fri May 4, 2012, 02:51 AM
freshwest (31,328 posts)
19. No, this is their vindication. This and the Velocipator Jesus. A new religion will be born.
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:22 PM
4. You know who else is into dinosaurs? Newt.
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Makes you wonder why Koch didn't start bankrolling him after the casino guy pulled out. They could even have started a third party, with the dinosaur as their answer to the donkey and elephant.
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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:23 PM
5. Koch is a living dinosaur.
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:34 PM
global1 (10,583 posts)
7. So How Much "Good Will" Will Koch Be Buying In D.C. With This Donation?........nt
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:34 PM
Fearless (12,391 posts)
8. Wait wut? Evolution isn't real!
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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:35 PM
zaj (1,275 posts)
9. "The Kock Museum of Early American Oil"
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:59 PM
10. He shares a close, personal bond with them
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:23 AM
12. re:Koch gives Smithsonian $35M for new dinosaur hall
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 01:12 AM
13. Why do people constantly consider dinosaurs to be "failures?"
Response to Archae (Reply #13)
Fri May 4, 2012, 01:31 AM
JI7 (40,063 posts)
14. because some people think dinosaurs and humans at one time lived on earth together
Response to AtheistCrusader (Reply #20)
Fri May 4, 2012, 10:08 AM
AlbertCat (10,450 posts)
27. And crocodiles.
Response to AlbertCat (Reply #27)
Fri May 4, 2012, 11:11 AM
31. Crocs are more closely related to birds than snakes or lizards.
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 04:20 AM
Princess Turandot (2,169 posts)
22. He's also paying for a new plaza in front of NYC's Met Museum of Art...
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 04:38 AM
23. What a wonderful mixed message!
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 06:18 AM
24. Koch is getting to be like Trump, putting his name graffiti-style on buildings after donations.
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 08:18 AM
wilt the stilt (3,224 posts)
25. he's not really giving money
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 09:34 AM
LiberalEsto (16,756 posts)
26. How perfectly appropriate!
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Will they show people riiding the dinosaurs?
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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 10:11 AM
AlbertCat (10,450 posts)
28. The Kochs have money... y'know
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 10:26 AM
cally (20,331 posts)
30. An exhibit on human evolution was also paid for by Koch
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Fri May 4, 2012, 11:13 AM
32. With people riding them - just like in the bible
Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)
Sat May 5, 2012, 10:56 AM
35. One of my favorite spots at the Smithsonian -
