The JBS was fervently anti-Communist and actively involved in activities designed to uncover and root out Communist infiltration and conspiracies within the United States and our Government. The goal was that the United States have a greatly diminished Federal Government out of the business of social programs, regulation, public works, and education, and where men were free to conduct their business without Government intervention and with zero taxation of the rich. Tax exempt religious organizations was the preferred vehicle to ensure that the ultra wealthy would pay no taxes on business operations. Regular people would be poor, uneducated, and powerless, unable to join labor unions as they would not be allowed. The original connection between the JBS and the Koch brothers is found through their father, Fred Koch, one of the original founding members and financial backer of the JBS. The brothers, David and Charles, inherited a fortune from their father when he passed away in 1967. David and Charles have now become famous for their involvement in funding and promoting far right wing causes and candidates, which include Congressman Ron Paul and his son, Senator Rand Paul. William F. Buckley, Jr., widely recognized as the father of modern American Conservatism and the founder of the National Review, became concerned about the growing influence of the JBS over the Republican Party and Conservative politics. Beginning with his February, 1962 essay, Buckley began warning readers of the dangers posed by the JBS, eventually effectively removing it from the GOP and banishing its followers to the far right wing fringe of American political thought. Folks, the JBS, through the Koch brothers, is back embedding itself in the hierarchy of the GOP. And the JBS might really be at the root of both the Tea Party and the Libertarian Party. Consider the connection between the failed Presidential bids by Congressman Ron Paul, the JBS, and the Koch brothers. On October 4, 2008, Libertarian darling, Congressman Ron Paul was the featured speaker at the John Birch Society’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Madison Wisconsin. While he did not claim to be a member of the JBS, this was not the first time that Congressman Paul endorsed the JBS and gave it his full throated public endorsement. JBS President, John McManus, said this about Congressman Paul: “If you like Ron Paul, you’ll love the John Birch Society.” Congressman Paul also addressed the National Council Dinner of the John Birch Society on October 29, 2005. The speech, in its entirety, can be found on youtube.liberalamerica.org/.../the-koch-brothers-ron.../
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 19:08:40 +0000
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