The #KochNetwork, avatar of the tea party, rejects #shutdown protests politi.co/2XX4n4z via @politico AFP board member states “I think there's been a lesson...We saw what we wanted in the #teaparty. It didn’t work out like we’d like. And now we’re much more practical.”
Multiple conservative groups that have been longtime allies of the #KochNetwork network, such as FreedomWorks and #TeaParty Patriots, have led the #shutdown protests. Even the CEO of #ALEC has signed on. 
Art Pope, owner of #NorthCarolina politicians, is a co-founder of AFP-NC with David Koch, and often called "Koch Jr". When asked about the #KochNetwork’s position on the current wave of #protests, Pope said “I’ll let them speak for themselves". #NCleg
Back when the Tea Parties were gaining popularity, the Brookings Institute did a study to see how libertarian Republicans might work with conservative Christians and Tea Party Republicans. brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/20…
#TeaParty members are much more likely to identify with the #religious right than they are with libertarianism. 52% of Tea Partiers say they are a part of the religious right or the conservative Christian movement, while 26% of Tea Partiers were classified as #libertarians
Does this mean that the #KochNetwork has moderated it's #greed? It's activities to #pollute our planet? To foist it's #libertarian agenda on us?
HELL NO❗️ We're just going to have to keep out eyes open while In Pursuit Of, their PR firm, works on polishing the Koch legacy.
HELL NO❗️ We're just going to have to keep out eyes open while In Pursuit Of, their PR firm, works on polishing the Koch legacy.
Insani-Tea Reigns: #KochBrothers Fail To Control The Monster They Created via @forbes forbes.com/sites/rickunga… their efforts to get some control over those who wish to push America’s economy over the edge are too little and much too late #TeaParty
