Anonymous Targeting The Koch Brothers

     The group released a press statement this weekend saying that they are targeting the ultra-conservative Koch brothers because of their attempt to undermine democracy in the United States.

   Anonymous Press Release

www.scribd.com/doc/49513260/OpWisconsin
press Release: #OpWisconsin
Dear Citizens of the United States of America,
It has come to our attention that the brothers, David and Charles Koch--the billionaire owners of Koch Industries--have long attempted to usurp American Democracy. Their actions to undermine the legitimate political process in Wisconsin are the final straw. Starting today we fight back.
Koch Industries, and oligarchs like them, have most recently started to manipulate the political agenda in Wisconsin.Governor Walker's union-busting budget plan contains a clause that went nearly un-noticed. This clause would allow the sale of publicly owned utility plants in Wisconsin to private parties (specifically, Koch Industries) at any price, no matter how low, without a public bidding process. The Koch's have helped to fuel the unrest in Wisconsin and the drive behind the bill to eliminate the collective bargaining power of unions in a bid to gain a monopoly over the state's power supplies.
The Koch brothers have made a science of fabricating 'grassroots' organizations and advertising campaigns to support them inane attempt to sway voters based on their falsehoods. Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth and Citizens United are just few of these organizations. In a world where corporate money has become the lifeblood of political influence, the labor unions are one of the few ways citizens have to fight against corporate greed. Anonymous cannot ignore the plight of the citizen-workers of Wisconsin, or the opportunity to fight for the people in America's broken political system. For these reasons, we feel that the Koch brothers threaten the United States democratic system and, by extension, all freedom-loving individuals everywhere. As such, we have no choice but to spread the word of the Koch brothers' political manipulation, their single-minded intent and the insidious truth of their actions in Wisconsin, for all to witness.
Anonymous hears the voice of the downtrodden American people, whose rights and liberties are being systematically removed one by one, even when their own government refuses to listen or worse - is complicit in these attacks.
We are actively seeking vulnerabilities, but in the mean time we are calling for all supporters of true Democracy, and Freedom of The People, to boycott all Koch Industries' paper products. We welcome unions across the globe to join us in this boycott
to show that you will not allow big business to dictate your freedom.
Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
Koch Industries Brands

       As an added note, some Koch Industries products.

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Teabagger Rick Scott: We Must Sacrifice…Except For Me?

  Many of you know how I often rag the citizens of the state of Florida for being stupid and/or ignorant. It is nice for me to see that I am not the only resident in the state who thinks that Florida voters are idiots.

2 FL Teabag Lawmakers Hire 60+ "assistants" at $100K+ each!!

by SemDem    Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 09:00

Note:  This is the Part VI of MY STUPID STATE, where I document what happens when a state full of Democrats elect a veto-proof right-wing legislature along with a teabag CRIMINAL governor to lead us. (Once again, yes--an actual bona-fide criminal who literally stole from seniors, who subsequently elected him.)  This is my documentation of my beloved but idiotic state of Florida's slow decent into chaos.

A few weeks ago, Teabag Goober Rick Scott released his budget, which guts children's healthcare and education, along with cuts in every state agency sans one--his own.  The bastard is requesting 420 staffers and a $343 million increase for his OWN budget.

Well of course, you say.  It's Rick Effin' Scott.  Shamelessly stealing from old people for years means its no big thing to kick kids in the teeth while simultaneously looking out for #1.

BUT it's just Rick right?

If only.  Our top two legislators:  the ethically-challenged FL Senate President Mike "Hair"idopolos and the power-hungry FL House Speaker Dean Cannon  where not to be outdone in douchebaggery.

These two teabaggers have backed up their man Rick Scott in every way...all the while crowing about cutting spending and lecturing Floridians on the need for painful sacrifice.

Of course, these lectures are only meant for the working class. You know, the freeloading teachers, firefighters, health-care workers, etc. I think we can all at least agree that we have way too many of these fat cats here in Florida.  And I for one am sick and tired of teachers always flaunting their wealth in my face.

Slash them all, I say.  And apparently they say as well.  (This, of  course, despite the fact that the Florida GOP has put the entire tax burden on the working class while the the super-rich and corporations get off "Scott" free thanks to loopholes and exemptions.  Spare the rich, gouge the workers... oh, and insult them while your doing it.  That's the teabagger way.)

Of course, to help them with all this fiscal belt-tightening, Dean and Mike obviously needed to hire a slew of highly-paid assistants.  These included 61 who are who are now paid over $100,000 each with taxpayer funds.

Naturally, the salaries went up across the board in this tea party legislature.  However, the top aides to Dean and Mike are now raking in $146K and $175K respectively.  In other words, 3.5 and 4 times respectively the amount Dean and Mike are paid!  (Cripes, if we really want to save money, Mike and Dean should quit and let these two "advisors" actually take over their damn jobs.  It would be a lot cheaper for us!)

The video above is laughable, but the money shot is when Cannon talks down to us simple-folk and explains that we obviously "don't understand the experience and qualifications" of the people who are getting these big six figure salaries.  Right--including his new highly-paid spokeswoman who apparently has NO prior experience.  (P.S., if she is the spokeswoman, why is she letting Dean defend her salary?  DAMMIT, Dean, what am I paying her for?) 

Hey Florida?

HAD ENOUGH?

It's our turn to get angry.  The Awake the State rallies are across the state on March 8!  Click the link to find the closest near you!

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