Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Koch Industries Send Letter to the Senate: Reid Lied About Us



Koch Industries Send Letter to the Senate: Reid Lied About Us
by Ben Shapiro 9 Oct 2013, 7:41 AM PDT
On Tuesday, Koch Industries, the company run by the left’s favorite bugaboo, the Koch brothers, sent a letter to the Senate denying that they had anything to do with the government shutdown. Members of the mainstream press, including The New York Times, have attempted to blame the Kochs for the shutdown. So has Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).

“A great deal of what you read and hear about Koch Industries is erroneous or misleading,” Philip Ellender, president of government and public affairs at the Koch Companies, wrote to Reid. “Indeed, there was false information presented about Koch on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Reid, who claimed yesterday that Koch was behind the shutdown of the federal government in an effort to defund the Affordable Care Act or ‘Obamacare.’….Koch has not taken a position on the legislative tactic of tying the continuing resolution to defunding Obamacare nor have we lobbied on legislative provisions defunding Obamacare.”

The left, however, is still operating from the 2012 anti-Romney playbook; if something is wrong, it must be the Koch brothers’ fault.

Koch Industries
David H. Koch is the EVP for Koch Industries, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Note: James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.  
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Stephen L. Carter is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory
Please note: This link for the members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the EVP for Koch Industries.
Julius Genachowski is a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was an advisory board member for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team.
Blair Levin is a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a technology adviser for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team.
Sonal Shah was an advisory board member for the 2008 Obama-Biden transition team, and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a board member for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.  
Susan McCue is a board member for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was Harry Reid’s chief of staff, and a the founding president & CEO for the ONE Campaign.
Harry Reid’s chief of staff was Susan McCue, and is the senator & majority leader for the U.S. Senate.
L. John Doerr is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the EVP for Koch Industries.

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