"Koch Whore" - Wis. Gov. Walker Falls For Prank Call

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker answers his master’s call

“David Koch”: We’ll back you any way we can. What we were thinking about the crowd was, uh, was planting some troublemakers.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: You know, well, the only problem with that—because we thought about that…





Ian Murphy is the editor of a now-defunct upstate New York underground newspaper, "The Buffalo Beast," which now publishes exclusively on-line. He called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and duped him into thinking he was fielding a call from billionaire political activist David Koch. The results have gone viral. Aside from being a real hoot, it's a total snapshot of power politics as played in real time by real politicos using real money - millions upon millions of dollars - to wag the dawg and make it come out their way.

According to Wikipedia, “In 1984, Mr. Koch founded, served as Chairman of the board of directors and contributed to Citizens for a Sound Economy, which separated into Americans For Prosperity. Mr. Koch continues as Chairman of the Board and gives money to Americans for Prosperity Foundation and to a related advocacy organization, Americans for Prosperity. A Koch spokesperson issued a press release stating that he and his brother Charles Koch have "no ties to and have never given money to Freedom Works"

“Both FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity have been providing funding and training to the US Tea Party Movement, which opposes much of President Barack Obama's policies and legislative agenda. In addition, Koch sits on the board and gives money to the libertarian Cato Institute and Reason Foundation. In the late summer and early fall of 2010, Koch's contributions to political campaigns, free-market think tanks and other advocacy organizations came under increased scrutiny. Koch...In July 2010, "New York Magazine” profiled him, calling him the "tea party’s wallet". In August 2010, Jane Meyer of The New Yorker wrote an article critical of the spending of David and Charles Koch. White Housepolitical advisor David Axelrod wrote in The Washington Post , calling them "campaigners we can't see." Mr. Koch says that: "I’ve never been to a tea party event. No one representing the tea party has ever even approached me.”

A former Libertarian Party candidate for President with Ed Clark, Mr. Koch serves on the Board of Koch Industries, the second largest privately held corporation in America, has contributed as much as $100 million to charitable and cultural causes in one whack, and is a force to be reckoned with, like fee fi fo fum, etc., etc., etc. - The Legendary