Washington Post Caught in Lie about Kock Bros. and Keystone

[Peter1469]

It is a complicated issue, but the article outlines it well. Basically, this is the issue:


On Thursday, the Washington Post published an article by Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/20/the-biggest-land-owner-in-canadas-oil-sands-isnt-exxon-mobil-or-conoco-phillips-its-the-koch-brothers/) titled “The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers.” The article’s first paragraph included this claim:

The biggest lease holder in the northern Alberta oil sands is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, the privately-owned cornerstone of the fortune of conservative Koch brothers Charles and David.
The theme of the article was that the Keystone Pipeline is all about the Koch brothers; or, at least, that this is a plausible claim. The Post authors relied on a report by a far-left group called International Forum on Globalization that I debunked last October.


So Thursday evening, I wrote about the Post article here (http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/03/washington-post-falls-for-left-wing-fraud-embarrasses-itself.php). I pointed out that Koch is not, in fact, the largest leaser of tar sands land; that Koch will not be a user of the pipeline if it is built; and that construction of the Keystone Pipeline would actually be harmful to Koch’s economic interests, which is why Koch has never taken a position on the pipeline’s construction. The Keystone Pipeline, in short, has nothing whatsoever to do with the Koch brothers.



More at the link (http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/03/the-washington-post-responds-to-me-and-i-reply-to-the-post.php).

[Bob]

Democrats remain confused as to whom their enemy is. Before they came up with the Koch brothers, it was the publisher guy.

[Adelaide]

Well, that's silly.

[GrassrootsConservative]

The Liberal misinformation campaign continues...

[Adelaide]

The Liberal misinformation campaign continues...

You should hear the conservative one up here advocating for destroying the area of the tar sands. They've put out commercials as propaganda to say it isn't harmful, yet we're talking about destroying an area the size of Florida smack-dab in the middle of our beautiful country.

The truth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwoRivP17A


What the conservative government and oil companies are telling us (the Lie):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0vYTFve7tA

Seriously - they think we're stupid. Even if you're pro-oil sands development, putting a pretty bow on it doesn't make it less destructive.

[Peter1469]

You should hear the conservative one up here advocating for destroying the area of the tar sands. They've put out commercials as propaganda to say it isn't harmful, yet we're talking about destroying an area the size of Florida smack-dab in the middle of our beautiful country.

The truth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwoRivP17A


What the conservative government and oil companies are telling us (the Lie):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0vYTFve7tA

Seriously - they think we're stupid. Even if you're pro-oil sands development, putting a pretty bow on it doesn't make it less destructive.

Canada is spelled with a can. Not a can't. Well, I never thought of it that way! :smiley:

[Adelaide]

Canada is spelled with a can. Not a can't. Well, I never thought of it that way! :smiley:

It's such a transparent attempt to appeal to our national pride to put the pretty bow on the oil sands. It's actually insulting when you think about it hard enough.

[Peter1469]

It's such a transparent attempt to appeal to our national pride to put the pretty bow on the oil sands. It's actually insulting when you think about it hard enough.

It sure is.... :wink: It sounds like one of the movie commercials in Starship Troopers. Or something you would hear on the Armed Forces Network if you were stationed overseas.

[Bob]

It's such a transparent attempt to appeal to our national pride to put the pretty bow on the oil sands. It's actually insulting when you think about it hard enough.

You might need to care were you to be the owner of that land. Don't worry. We are merely taking out that oily stuff.

[nic34]

It's such a transparent attempt to appeal to our national pride to put the pretty bow on the oil sands. It's actually insulting when you think about it hard enough.

How dare you Canucks sit on top of our billionaires' oil fortunes....................:wink:

[Bob]

Democrats remain confused as to whom their enemy is. Before they came up with the Koch brothers, it was the publisher guy.


Here you go. [publisher guy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mellon_Scaife

[nathanbforrest45]

Well, thats enough for me. He is rich, what more do you need to know?

[texan]

The high and mighty democrats love the $230,000 being jammed into their cophers by the brothers. Especially the highly ethical Chuck Schumer who is a friend of the Koch's.