Koch Krazy: Inside the shadowy world of the plutocratic corporatocracy

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Want a window into the shadowy world of the plutocratic corporatocracy that runs America, controlling much of movement conservatism with its libertarianism for the super-rich (and class warfare on everyone else) and operating politically through the wealth-obsessed Republican Party?

Then check out "Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers' Secret Seminar" at Mother Jones, written by Brad Friedman (of The Brad Blog).

Here's a taste -- the opening paragraph:

"We have Saddam Hussein," declared billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, apparently referring to President Barack Obama as he welcomed hundreds of wealthy guests to the latest of the secret fundraising and strategy seminars he and his brother host twice a year. The 2012 elections, he warned, will be "the mother of all wars."

That's right, this powerful figure on the right used Obama's middle name to compare him to a brutal dictator, and prepared his (no doubt) drooling audience for battle. (And Hoffa gets in trouble for encouraging people to vote?)

You may know what to expect, but read the piece. It's illuminating.