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limpyhobbler

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Mon May 28, 2012, 09:12 PM May 2012

Koch Group Offers Illinois Residents Free Food, Trips To Wisconsin To Support Governor Scott Walker [View all]

David Koch, co-owner of the Koch Industries petrochemical, manufacturing and commodity speculation fortune, hasn’t been shy about supporting Governor Scott Walker (R-WI), whose controversial union-busting agenda has forced a recall election this summer. Earlier this year, Koch told the Palm Beach Post: “We’re helping him, as we should. We’ve gotten pretty good at this over the years. We’ve spent a lot of money in Wisconsin. We’re going to spend more.”

Indeed, Koch has spent millions through the Republic Governors Association, through a network of attack-ad airing front groups, and financed a set of local Wisconsin think tanks to show support for Walker.

Now, it appears, Koch is spending money even in Illinois to help save Walker. Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by the Koch brothers, is advertising bus trips with free food for Illinois residents who commit to traveling to Wisconsin to help Walker:

The buses leave from Chicago, Homer Glen, and Palatine on June 2nd — just days before the Wisconsin recall election.
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http://www.republicreport.org/2012/koch-scott-walker-il/
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K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #1
Ugh..... a kennedy May 2012 #2
And our Governer (sic) said the protesters were mostly from out-of-state. Scuba May 2012 #3
I got a call last week here in Iowa rurallib May 2012 #4
You know what would be funny... limpyhobbler May 2012 #6
My SIL had just died or I would have rurallib May 2012 #13
Oh sorry. limpyhobbler May 2012 #14
Should the progressives from around the country movonne May 2012 #5
First everyone should learn our candidate's name n/t TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #7
Probably got some voters in the group also Thinkingabout May 2012 #8
they have been buying the teaparty all along goclark May 2012 #9
I shutter to think... snacker May 2012 #10
K & R n/t glinda May 2012 #11
Since the last recall round the Walker people around EC May 2012 #12
oh yes ...the old south beloit and beloit trick! madrchsod May 2012 #16
l volunteer to help clog up the system! Snarkoleptic May 2012 #15
... pacalo May 2012 #18
Thanks, I luvs me some kittehs! Snarkoleptic May 2012 #24
Tee hee! Get it! lonestarnot May 2012 #25
dam...that free food is hard to pass up but.... madrchsod May 2012 #17
It might be simply a bus filled with unemployed people who need the money/food Beaverhausen May 2012 #20
IIRC the right wing brought people to Florida to harass voters and poll workers in 2000. AdHocSolver May 2012 #19
Kick Scurrilous May 2012 #21
We need a constitutional amendment that sets a clear limit for campaign financing. Initech May 2012 #22
Protesters Out Of State, Mind Blue Owl May 2012 #23
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