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In reply to the discussion: Koch Industries, other CEOs warn employees of layoffs if Obama is reelected [View all]chuckstevens
(1,201 posts)20. The Election of 1896
In 1896, primarily Eastern bankers and business leaders back William McKinley, while most of rural America backed William Jennings Bryan. Urban, blue collar workers were never really sold on Bryan and they became fearful when many factor owners across the nation told their employees not to bother coming in if Bryan won the election. Sadly, it worked.
Now I know Karl Rove fancies himself to be the Mark Hanna of today (McKinley's architect), but in 1896, they didn't have the internet and DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! Go Obama Go!
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Koch Industries, other CEOs warn employees of layoffs if Obama is reelected [View all]
Faygo Kid
Oct 2012
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If the Kochs hadn't blown that giant cash wad on a losing proposition (mittens), they could afford
truthisfreedom
Oct 2012
#5
These assholes were laying people off when bush was president. They are liars and thieves
still_one
Oct 2012
#6
"If we elect candidates who want to spend hundreds of billions in borrowed money on costly new
leftyohiolib
Oct 2012
#8
These companies are just begging for an heavy IRS audit. Starting with top down.
Panasonic
Oct 2012
#11
No wonder they feel comfortable sending jobs to China.. they act as if they ARE Communist China.
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#12
Grrrr.... this is getting weird. But it's the Koch Roaches and I didn't expect anything less.
Initech
Oct 2012
#15
The "job creators" have become too expensive and they're not "creating jobs" anywa.
aletier_v
Oct 2012
#19
Such law exists. It's called Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Panasonic
Oct 2012
#56
... so many...suffer under a single tyrant who has no other power than the power they give him;
jtuck004
Oct 2012
#30