The New York Times has discovered that billionaires are supporting the Tea Party Movement! Whoop-de doo!
According to them that's practically illegal! Oh! The horror of it all!
They are hyperventilating about the Koch brothers who have donated money to more conservative causes and organizations than I knew existed.
A concerned reader even sent me links describing the "outrageous" actions of the Koch brothers. How dare they contribute to the Tea Party movement!
I told her they are the right wing counterparts to George Soros and the Sandlers who donate money to left wing and socialistic causes.
I feel that it's a good thing that we have billionaires contributing to conservative agendas as well as progressive and socialist agendas. It keeps the game interesting for those of us who are trying to keep score.
The NYT, which is our favorite poster child for dead-tree media has conveniently overlooked the fact that billionaires and ordinary people tend to support causes that they believe in. Duh! Maybe those NYT writers should get out more and talk to people outside their little circle of friends.
People tend to support those who are in agreement with their ideas of how things should be.
David Koch is shown at the top, Charles Koch is shown at right, and Geaoge Soros is shown at the bottom left.
If you would like a quick overview of the organizations supported by the Koch brothers vs those supported by George Soros, just read further.
Note that these are not complete lists, but they should give you an idea how philanthropy works on the left and on the right.
David H. Koch Charitable Foundation
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Cato Institute
Center for the Study of Market Processes (precursor to Mercatus)
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Citizens for a Sound Economy (precursor to FreedomWorks)
Independence Institute
Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
National Center for Policy Analysis
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
Reason Foundation
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Legislative Exchange Council
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Cato Institute
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
Fraser Institute, The
Citizens for a Sound Economy (precursor to FreedomWorks)
Goldwater Institute
Heritage Foundation, The
Independence Institute
Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
John Locke Foundation
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Media Research Center
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
Property and Environment Research Center
Reason Foundation
Tax Foundation
Texas Pubic Policy Foundation
George Soros and his foundations
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy;
the Tides Foundation;
the Tides Center;
MoveOn.org;
the National Council of La Raza;
the National Organization for Women;
Feminist Majority;
ThinkProgress
ClimateProgress
Media Matters
the American Civil Liberties Union;
People for the American Way;
Alliance for Justice;
NARAL Pro-Choice America;
America Coming Together;
the Center for American Progress;
Campaign for America's Future;
Amnesty International;
the Sentencing Project;
the Center for Community Change;
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund;
Human Rights Watch;
the Prison Moratorium Project;
the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement;
the National Lawyers Guild;
the Center for Constitutional Rights;
the Coalition for an International Criminal Court;
The American Prospect;
Planned Parenthood;
the Nation Institute;
the Brennan Center for Justice;
the Ms. Foundation for Women;
the National Security Archive Fund;
the Pacifica Foundation;
Physicians for Human Rights;
the Proteus Fund;
the Public Citizen Foundation;
the Urban Institute;
the American Friends Service Committee;
Catholics for a Free Choice; Human Rights First;
the Independent Media Institute;
MADRE;
the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund;
the Immigrant Legal Resource Center;
the National Immigration Law Center;
the National Immigration Forum;
the American Immigration Law Foundation;
the Lynne Stewart Defense Committee;
the Peace and Security Funders Group.
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