Oregonian
2011-03-28 18:45:08

A 5% non-voting interest is hardly a controlling interest, so stating that SA is the “largest shareholder” after Murdoch is disingenuous at best. It implies a degree of control that is not warranted by the facts.

Mentioning Soros and his influence in progressive American and international politics is entirely appropriate to your attack on the Koch brothers. The Tea Party movement is a collection of small, independent, regional movements that have no overarching organizational structure, just a set of common beliefs. The Americans for Prosperity do not dictate policy to the local Tea Party movement groups; they organize educational events and citizen action events to promote an economic agenda that is the polar opposite of Moveon.org, one (of many) organizations financed by Soros. Many members of the Tea Party movement also support the economic agenda of Americans for Prosperity and participate in their events, but the Tea Party movement is not run by Americans for Prosperity or by the Koch brothers. If you don’t believe that the Tea Party is a grass-roots movement, then you know nothing about it and are just repeating your MoveOn.org talking points. As nearly as I know, the Koch brothers contribute to political activity in the U.S., while Soros is an international, progressive communist who spreads his activities around the world. The fact that you want to downplay his involvement in one-world politics indicates that you are willing to mimic their dishonesty.

Nice try, though!