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To: puborectalis who wrote (782075)4/26/2014 10:59:20 PM
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steve harris

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The Koch Bros are American heroes. You wouldn't know that, though, since your primary source of news is the NYT.

All they're after is freedom, which it is hard to find fault with.



To: puborectalis who wrote (782075)4/27/2014 9:24:16 AM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1580486
 
The David H. Koch Foundation has funded cancer research and a number of arts and science organizations, including the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural History. [1]

what has Soros given ???

The Fred and Mary Koch Foundation was established in 1953 to support non-profits in Kansas focusing on "arts, environmental stewardship, human services, enablement of at-risk youth, and education" through the funding of diversity programs at Kansas State University; the program Youth Entrepreneurs, a high-school level entrepreneurial and business program; the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, which develops programs to enhance the schools' history curricula [4]; and the Bill of Rights Institute, an organization that holds seminars and workshops for teachers and administrators to provide "educational resources on America’s Founding documents and principles" to enhance the learning experience for students. [5]

The Foundation's environmental aid includes support for science education, [6] and donations to organizations such as The Nature Conservancy to help preserve the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, as well as the creation of the Koch Wetlands Exhibit in the Cheyenne Bottoms wetlands in Kansas. [7]

Other foundations[ edit]Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation (1980 [8]), later split into: [9]Charles Koch Institute, housing professional education, research and training programs for careers in advancing economic freedom. It runs the Koch Internship Program, the Koch Associate Program, and Liberty@Work™. [10]Charles Koch Foundation, focusing on grants and supporting higher education programs that analyze how free societies advance the well-being of mankind. It supports the Koch Institute's programs. [11]David H. Koch Foundation [12]Koch Cultural Trust (founded 1986 as Kansas Cultural Trust, renamed in 2008 [13])Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation [2]Charles Koch Institute (2011) [14]



To: puborectalis who wrote (782075)4/27/2014 11:39:54 AM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1580486
 
NY TIMES parrots the Soros mantra.



To: puborectalis who wrote (782075)4/27/2014 11:42:49 AM
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Koch Foundation has funded the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural History. [1]