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The Koch Brothers’ New Brand
Bill McKibben
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer
In 2011, a blogger impersonating billionaire David Koch got through the switchboard at the Wisconsin State Capitol and was connected to Governor Scott Walker, who took time out from battling with the union protesters besieging Madison to truckle before what he thought was the great man. The recording of their conversation is a hard-to-listen-to blend of obsequiousness and braggadocio; at one point the faux Koch urges Walker to “bring a baseball bat” to negotiations with the state’s lawmakers.
Charles Koch; drawing by James Ferguson“I have one in my office; you’d be happy with that,” Walker says. “I got a Slugger with my name on it.”
“I tell you what, Scott: once you crush these bastards I’ll fly you out to Cali and really show you a good time,” “Koch” says.
“That would be outstanding,” the governor responds. “Thanks, thanks for all the support and helping us move the cause forward, and we appreciate it. We’re, uh, we’re doing the just and right thing for the right reasons, and it’s all about getting our freedoms back.”
And then he adds, “Thanks a million!”http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/03/10/koch-brothers-new-brand/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nybooks+%28The+New+York+Review+of+Books%29
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