The front groups that have been funded for decades by billionaires Charles and David Koch, majority owners of the fossil fuels conglomerate, Koch Industries, are determined to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because he has demonstrated a willingness to write decisions favorable to gutting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Whether Kavanaugh has a history of sexual assaults is irrelevant to that agenda.
As recently as last evening, a dark money group that keeps its donors a secret from the American people, the Judicial Crisis Network, continued running its multi-million dollar ad campaign on television in support of Kavanaugh. This week, its Chief Counsel, Carrie Severino, has made the rounds on cable news shows calling the women’s allegations a smear campaign. The Judicial Crisis Network has been running these ads since July and says it is prepared to spend upwards of $10 million to confirm Kavanaugh. When it takes that kind of an effort to confirm a justice, you know something is seriously wrong. In 2016, just one single anonymous donor contributed a stunning $28.5 million to the Wellspring Committee, another dark money group that funnels the bulk of its money to the Judicial Crisis Network. (See our prior reporting here.)As I have said, the sex scandal is a canard compared with the hidden agenda.
Wall Street On Parade
Kavanaugh Hearing: Yes, There’s a Conspiracy; But It’s Not Coming from Dems
Pam Martens and Russ Martens
Kavanaugh Hearing: Yes, There’s a Conspiracy; But It’s Not Coming from Dems
Pam Martens and Russ Martens
“Kavanaugh has demonstrated a willingness to write decisions favorable to gutting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. Whether Kavanaugh has a history of sexual assaults is irrelevant to that agenda.”
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. I have not paid attention to the Kavanaugh issue, but I was curious why the oligarchs are pushing so hard for Kavanaugh. Now I see why. Kavanaugh will be the oligarchs’ puppet.
“As I have said, the sex scandal is a canard compared with the hidden agenda.”
Yes I see that now. The corporate media outlets pretend that the Kavanaugh debate is about sexual issues in order to make average people support Kavanaugh, since many Americans are fed up with identity politics and #MeToo stuff.
“Donald Trump is willing to ignore all of the overt warning signs about Kavanaugh’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality because he shares a kinship with Kavanaugh when it comes to viewing young, vulnerable women as disposable.”
I doubt that Trump has any say in the oligarchs’ choice of Kavanaugh.