Every major election-year fight in 2014 has been co-opted or spun by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (as well as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats' campaign committees) into a broadside against billionaire oil tycoons Charles and David Kochs and their ostensible Republican lackeys.
Senator Blasts Harry Reid for Double Standards on Campaign Donors
By Washington Free Beacon Staff
Sen. Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to criticize Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and other congressional Democrats for alleged double standards in his ongoing campaign of vilification of donors to right-leaning political groups.
Bernie Sanders Dismisses The Koch Brothers' 'Kookie Crazy' Influence
By Christine Conetta at The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is still fighting the influence of the Koch brothers.
The Vermont Senator spoke at the screening of Robert Greenwald’s updated documentary, "Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 Edition," Tuesday night.
Unreal: Democrats Screen Anti-Koch Film at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
By Daniel Doherty at Town Hall
Apparently slingin’ rhetorical arrows at the Koch brothers from the Senate floorisn’t working out all that well. So you could say Congressional Democrats arestepping up their game
Koch Brothers Movie Saga Continues With Democrats Pointing to Precedent
By Hannah Hess at Roll Call
The Capitol Hill premiere of a film about billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch sparked outrage from Republicans on Tuesday, but it wasn’t all that long ago that a movie co-produced by Citizens United was being screened in the Capitol Visitor Center.
Bernie Sanders and Harry Reid screen new film, "The Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014" - Watch it free
By HoundDog at Daily Kos
Bridget Bowman of Roll Call reports a controversial "screening, press conference, or meeting" - it became unclear exactly what it was after a G.O.P. rules challenge - last night, in the Capital Visitors Center Center of 'Koch Brothers Exposed’ Film Premieres, but Democrats Take No Questions. The Republicans accused Democrats of impropriety, and the Democrats basically said. ... well why don't you read about it ... you will get a chuckle I think.
Democrats say democracy under threat from Koch brothers
Fox News’ Kara Rowland contributed to this report.
Leading congressional Democrats on Tuesday said democracy was under threat from the Koch brothers at a screening of a new film critical of the powerful political duo.
Harry Reid defends screening of Koch film
By Seung Min Kim at Politico
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is defending a screening of a film on the Koch brothers in the Capitol, saying GOP criticism of the event shows how the billionaires’ “tentacles” are all over congressional Republicans.
Reid, Pelosi Twist Words To Defend Use Of Capitol To Promote Partisan Koch-Bashing Film
By Personal Liberty News Desk
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will use the Capitol Visitor Center inside the U.S. Capitol building tonight to screen and discuss a film whose title is as politically weighted as its message: Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 Edition.
High On Koch: How Harry Reid Makes Everything About The Koch Brothers
By Sahil Kapur at Talking Points Memo
Exposing the Koch Brothers and the Price We All Pay
By Robert Greenwald
If there can be such a thing as a typical American billionaire, David H. and Charles G. Koch do not fit that bill. They are not just among the richest Americans -- $100 billion and counting. They are deeply political libertarian industrialists. They have worked in the shadows for decades to bend government to do their bidding or to destroy it, becoming richer while attacking social safety nets in many areas -- environment, education, voting rights, union organizing. No other billionaire has that political track record.