Category Archives: Political

Action, Political

Koch Brothers Products


They Fiddle While America Burns! It’s time to put a stop to the Kochtopus. Let’s start by going cold turkey with our Koch addiction. Join Boycott and Defeat Koch Industries on Facebook. According to their list, here’s some of the brands to boycott:

Koch Industry Gasoline:
Chevron
Union
Union 76
Conoco

Koch Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products:
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins

POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber

Georgia Pacific Building products

That’s just the tip of the Koch iceberg. Check out a more complete listing from their own page worldofkoch.com. (UPDATE: As of the end of February 2011, worldofkoch.com has been taken down with no explanation. A complete list of their products can be attained on the information page of the “Boycott and Defeat Koch Industries” FB page mentioned earlier in this article).

Action, Political

Attack On Citizens United

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Another blow has been struck against Citizens United, and this time it’s not by a city council. The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday, calling for Congress to overturn Citizens United via Constitutional Amendment. The final vote was 38-29 with one independent and one Republican joining Democrats to rebuke the controversial Supreme Court case that has allowed corporations and the super wealthy to donate unlimited amounts of money to candidates through the unfettered use of Super PACS.

The New Mexico House joins the city councils of New York City, Albany, Missoula, Los Angeles, and several others across the country in calling for an end to Citizens United. The bill now heads for the New Mexico Senate.

The notion that corporations are people is very unpopular among the American people and the movement for a Constitutional Amendment is only growing, especially since Occupy Wall Street made the repeal of Citizens United one of their key demands. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been vocal about his support of Citizens United, going so far as to declare that corporations are people in front of a crowd in Iowa. One thing is clear though. The American people do not like the idea of corporate personhood and are furious about corporations buying elections. And rightfully so. The American people want their democracy back.

Action, Political

Are These Supporters of Romney Supporting the Middle Class?

The SuperPac Attack!
Below is a list  of “Super-Pac Donors to Romney from the New York Times. Is this a “who’s who of the people supporting the benefit of the middle class? I doubt it, it looks more like the 1 percenters looking to continue their lock on our government.

All told, the group, Restore Our Future, raised about $18 million from just 200 donors in the second half of 2011.

Millions of dollars came from financial industry executives, including Mr. Romney’s former colleagues at Bain Capital, who contributed a total of $750,000; senior executives at Goldman Sachs, who contributed $385,000; and some of the most prominent and politically active Republicans in the hedge fund world, three of whom gave $1 million each: Robert Mercer of Renaissance Technologies; Paul Singer of Elliott Management, and Julian Robertson of Tiger Management.

Harlan Crow, the Texas construction magnate, gave $300,000 personally and through his company. William Koch, whose brothers Charles and David are among the country’s most prominent backers of conservative causes, gave $1 million personally or through Oxbow Carbon, the energy company he founded. Members of the Walton family, founders of the Walmart chain, gave over $200,000, while Bob Perry — a wealthy home builder who has long been the top patron of Mr. Romney’s erstwhile rival, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas — chipped in $500,000 in early December