The Koch brothers are responding directly to the charges they were involved in the 2009 Wake County school board elections, saying the accusations are "false," "ugly and baseless."
In this post today on KochFacts.com, the Koch brothers say no money was donated in 2009 to Wake school board candidate by family members or the company's political action committee.
"The Wake County School Board claim is not a new one and has been debunked, most notably by Newsweek earlier this year and in the Washington Post," according to KochFacts.com. "'Partisan “progressive' activists recently have resurrected the tale and further embellished the ugly and baseless racial charge. This unfortunate but increasingly common political tactic is apparently intended to stigmatize opponents even if the underlying accusation is completely false."
KochFacts.com goes on to tout how the Koch brothers and their companies "have invested millions of dollars to improve education, and promote diversity and opportunity among all Americans."
"We believe that helping individuals develop their full potential is the best way to ensure prosperity and the highest quality of life for the most people, according to the website, which lists several examples of donations.
Comments
Big surprise
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 22:48 — SatchHHOf course the Koch brothers are saying they weren't involved. What else could they say - come on now. Of course AFP is saying it wasn't involved. It'd be illegal if they had been (directly). Of COURSE they'll claim to the end that they weren't involved - even if they were in up to their eyeballs.
"Of course the Koch brothers
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:28 — woodstock"Of course the Koch brothers are saying they weren't involved. What else could they say - come on now."
LOL Really? Let me ask you this, Satch, are you still evading your taxes and dealing drugs? Of course you will claim you are not.... but what else are you going to say? Come on...
Excellent...
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 13:14 — Bob_Sconce"I am not a crook!" "A-ha. That's exactly what a crook would say. You must be a crook."
...
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 08:36 — SideburnsSo you think they were?
Maybe all of this....
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 10:06 — bpuli9999is just an honest mistake. Kinda like what the AFP did in Minnesota - for last month's recall elections.
Either really stupid or an honest mistake- BTW it was Wisconsin
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 21:15 — Voice_of_Reason_If you read the whole story on that, the mailer with the wrong dates for absentee ballots went out only to AFP members. The Minnesota Independent newpaper has an article about it. I guess Minn was an honest mistake.
Koch brothers
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 05:54 — Prn13NormLiberal Democrats never let the truth stand in the way of their political agenda!
Oh please. How about
Fri, 08/19/2011 - 22:14 — SDR256Oh please. How about ridiculous? Hey Koch brothers who the heck are you? Yeah, and on your end - where the heck is Wake County?
pffth.