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berni_mccoy

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8. Makes me think the Koch brothers duped the Teabaggers

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 03:36 PM

Apr 2014

They created an AstroTurf movement just to generate revenue for their own companies. Teabaggers should feel like the worlds biggest suckers, but I bet their incredible ability to deny the truth will act as a psychological self-defense mechanism when they are faced with this news. And that makes the Koch brothers seem even more devious...

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