Cherchez la Verite: ACORN WAS ACCUSED OF PAYING PEOPLE TO REGISTER VOTERS, WHO THEN COULD HAVE VOTED FOR WHOMEVER THEY CHOSE. WHEREAS THE KOCH BROTHERS GET AWAY WITH FORCING THEIR 50,000 EMPLOYEES TO VOTE THE WAY THEY INSTRUCT THEM.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

ACORN WAS ACCUSED OF PAYING PEOPLE TO REGISTER VOTERS, WHO THEN COULD HAVE VOTED FOR WHOMEVER THEY CHOSE. WHEREAS THE KOCH BROTHERS GET AWAY WITH FORCING THEIR 50,000 EMPLOYEES TO VOTE THE WAY THEY INSTRUCT THEM.

April 21, 2011

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Thought Control: Right-Wing Koch Brothers Caught Telling Thousands of Employees How to Vote

The Nation magazine has revealed that Koch Industries sent a letter to most of its 50,000 employees on the eve of the November elections, advising them on whom to vote for and warning them of the dire consequences should they choose to vote otherwise. As a result of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling last year, Koch Industries and other corporations are now legally allowed to pressure their workers to adopt their political views. Koch Industries is run by the billionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch, who have helped bankroll the Tea Party movement and dozens of other right-wing causes, including the recent attacks on public sector employees and unions going on in many states. [Original includes rush transcript]