the koch brothers. car christian against and greenhouse gases and also the website pointing out no obama care, lower wages, no social security. tax breaks for billionaires and who will gain much from the koch brothers? corporate tax breaks, looser regulations tax loopholes and outscoresing jobs. guest: you can talk about issues until you're blue in the face and all those issues very key and important to democrats strategy and the heart of their philosophy in 2014. but if you don't have somebody to personify those issues or again a villain to present to somebody who is fighting against the issues that you care about, oftentimes it's very difficult to connect with your voter base, with your potential supporters, the people who will elect you in november when the midterm elections come around and it's also important to note too that the democrats are playing this game to an extent too. they do in a different way but still an important key way have plenty of billionaire backers or multibillionaire backers w

senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. >> addicted to koch.yesterday he told reporters he would not let up, saying, quote, i've been told by lots of people don't pick a fight. they're wealthy. they're very vengeful. but without sounding too melodramatic, if not me, who? i am after the koch brothers. they are two people who are trying to buy america. they have the money to do it. rick tyler, a republican strategist and steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist. is anybody making money off of these guys? they spend billions of dollars. are the consultants or ad copywriters making money? they're paying the checks to somebody. tv stations, i guess. >> on himself. but harry reid doesn't like -- well, the unions also gave him money. >> let's get to the point here. why is harry reid going after the koch brothers? why is he making it personal and admitting it's personal. he doesn't like these guys. >> well, he doesn't like them. but he also wants to make it much more difficult for them as business people to be successful in business if they continue do

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charles and david koch. when you inherit an oil and chemical company from your dad, you can afford to pay people in ads. the koch brothers group has been running versions of that same ad all around the country, months and months and months before the midterm elections happen. you can see that same empathetic actress in vain against democratic candidates in colorado and in louisiana and in new hampshire and in minnesota and in north carolina, and in florida. and of course in arkansas. where polls show the democratic incumbent senator mark pryor is running dead even with his republican challenger, tom cotton. the koch brothers are spending enormous amounts of money on ads for these midterm elections. they have spent $30 million already and we have barely just rounded st. patrick's day. that said, it should be noted that they also spent enormous amounts of money in the last election of 2012. the koch brothers raised $400 million in 2012. it took until 2014 for reporters to count it all up. the koch brothers fou

koch.speeches against the koch brothers are part of a larger democratic strategy to make the koch brothers a major issue in the 2014 midterm elections. in the past harry reid has called the koch brothers unamerican and those who support them addicted to koch. today's word of the day was radical. >> when senate republican senators rush to defend the koch brothers, they are also defending the radical policy. how do we know it's radical? because they said it's radical. they said so. i'm not making those words up. they said -- one of the brothers kept harping on the fact that he has a radical philosophy. and they do. so i ask my republican colleagues from the senate, is even one of you, is even one of you willing to stand up and disavow the koch brothers' radical agenda? it's radical because they say it's radical and it is radical and all you have to do is look at it. >> today the koch brothers released this statement. like most americans we believe conduct is beneath his office and his because

the koch spokesperson said today that the ad buy naming the koch brothers as the finance years behind the other ads, the spokesperson told us that this is part of a continued attempt to silence private citizens who dare to disagree with the majority leader, harry reid and the current administration. but democrats do seem to think there is a real advantage for them in just pointing out when that ad tells you that obama care isn't working is brought to you by a couple of billionaires who themselves will never, ever have to worry about doctors bills. so the democrats are putting $3 million into that effort and maybe it will help democrats stay competitive in races that are totally swamped by koch money at this point in the race. maybe. even so, that doesn't solve the democrats biggest problem in 2014. president obama said this at a fund racer yesterday in miami, according to remarks that were post bid the white house. he said this. the problem is not that the american people disagree with us on the issues, the challenge is that our politics in washington have become so toxic that people

here's how david koch put their views about the protest. they said david koch is pleased to support new york presbyterian to help build the ambulatory care center that will enable the hospital to provide quality health care to even more people. mike, they're taking the high road. >> this was a dumb move politically and economicicly. it shows how brazen they are in protecting their own self-interests. economically that 100 mlgds could have been used for people who really need it. >> bruce, while the kochs are taking the high road, look who's taking the low road. it was seen in the united states senate by senator harry reid. play the clip. >> the koch brothers are willing to do anything, even exploit americans suffering from cancer to advance their campaign of distortion. >> talk about low road. you can't get lower than that. >> well, senator reid does get a lot of support from the service employees international union and i don't really think this is so much about the unions deteriorating. health care partly because of obamacare is fertile g

kochs can because they have the money.ut the charge that that gives them undue influence over politics? >> money is speech. we don't know how much money the kochs are spending. they founded a group like americans for prosperity which by the way has 90,000 donors and 2.3 million members. so because some of this is not disclosed, it's not for certain how much koch money is going into this. but the bigger point is money is speech, they're putting issues on the table and american voters get to decide. >> and you also have democrats don't complain about george soros or tom steyer who will raise $150 million and spend $50 million of his open money. >> or the big unions who are always in the top ten list of c cop tribute tors. i think this is about the 2010 supreme court decision citizens united which said that corporations and private groups like this, and unions, could financially participate in elections. the democrats are absolutely crazy over this. they hate it because it basically leveled the playing field. it allowed a lot

and this benefits the koch brothers. senate republicans have proposed asking billionaires to pay the same higher tax rate as middle-class tax families, as so illustrated by wa warren buffet. they have proposed workplace standards that might cost the koch brothers a few extra dimes, a few extra dollars, maybe. and the koch brothers are returning the favor with huge donations to republican senate candidates, either directly or indirectly. senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. in fact, senate republicans hardly need the nrsc anymore, which for decade after decade was their main funding tool for the republican senate. not any longer. the koch brothers take care of that. besides, the nrsc can't hide its donors' identities, like the koch brothers' funding groups can. senate republicans call this freewheeling spending by anonymous donors nothing more than free speech -- free speech. senate republicans say, whoever has the most money gets the most free speech. but that's not what america's founding fathers s

the koch brothers don't care about

the koch brothers.ave levinthal from the center of public integrity will be joining us and at georgetown university, she has a piece this morning in "the washington post" and will be joining us to talk about what motivates russian president putin. meanwhile, on the road as we look at the history and literary life of florida's capital city, tallahassee. today at 2:00 eastern time on c-span 3's american history tv. you can catch one of our history seg means including this look at mission st. luis. here's a look. >> the circular plaza here at the mission of st. luis is the center of town and all are organized around this plaza. the three main ingredients if you will of the life of the village. the council house of the native americans and the their continuing heritage and customs. diametrically opposed across is the catholic church and the religious complex. the reason in many ways why this particular spot was organized. here they are sort of facing off each other door-to-door. and at the same time to me t

senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. >> a spokesman for the kochs responded, quotes nothing new, and it appears to happen whenever senator reid and the democratic leadership want to distract voters from their abysmal record. but the amount of money the koch network is spending on 2014 senate races isn't a distraction. it's a real issue. americans for prosperity just one of the groups that the kochs support has spent $2 million so far in militia. $3 million in louisiana, and million in north carolina. all together, the group spent more than $30 million on tv and other ads in states with competitive senate races. senate democrats want to make sure voters know whose behind it all. they've even created a campaign website called addicted to koch, highlighting the koch brothers' influence. and at a time when many americans feel the system is rigged in favor of the wealthy, it's a message that is starting to sink in. joining me now are angela rye and ryan grim. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, rev. >> thanks, reverend. >> ryan, why do democrats think they need to

watch this. >> the koch brothers. >> the billionaire koch brothers. >> i do not believe it. >> they comer town, buy our refinery. >> just ran it into the ground. >> a lot of alaskans are losing jobs and i'm concerned about the drinking water. >> i don't tell them what to do, i don't expect them to come up to alaska and tell us what to do. >> out-of-state billionaires spending millions to rig the system and elect bill cassidy. their goal? another politician bought and paid for. their agenda -- protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas, cut social security and end medicare as we know it. they even tried to kill relief for hurricane victims. cassidy's billion-dollar backers. they've got a plan for him. it's not good for louisiana. >> those are ads that are running in alaska and louisiana where democrats are in very tough races and are dealing with opponents who are getting help from the koch brothers kinds of money, e.j. >> right. i mean, it's got to be to create a cost for something because otherwise it's all gain for the republican candidate and all loss for the democrati

the slogan gop is addicted to koch. harry reid said the brothers were, quote, against everything that is good for america and accusing them of trying to buy the country. >> let's just stop right there. let's just stop there. >> there is some balance here. >> do that. >> democrats have their own big spenders including billionaire tom styer who is planning to spend as much as a hundred million on governors and lawmakers. david koch has contributed $1 billion since 2000 on cancer research, education initiatives and cultural institutions. >> wait, wait, wait. so just leaving politics aside, willie, when harry reid calls david koch un-american because he is doing what democrats like george storeos have done for years, it's fine. it's overlooking what he has done for this city for cancer research, for the arts. could you tell people that don't just live and breathe politics what this quote un-american man has done in new york city alone? >> we are talking about two separate things. politics and what they do in their lives but

senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. >> addicted to koch. and yesterday he told reporters he would not let up, saying, quote, i've been told by lots of people don't pick a fight. they're wealthy. they're very vengeful. but without sounding too melodramatic, if not me, who? i am after the koch brothers. they are two people who are trying to buy america. they have the money to do it. a republican strategist and steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist. is anybody making money off of these guys? they spend billions of dollars. are the consultants or ad copywriters making money? they're paying the checks to somebody. tv stations, i guess. >> on himself. but harry reid doesn't like -- well, the unions also gave him money. >> let's get to the point here. why is harry reid going after the koch brothers? why is he making it personal and admitting it's personal. he doesn't like these guys. >> well, he doesn't like them. but he also wants to make it much more difficult for them as business people to be successful in business if they continue down this

which is founded and funded by charles and david koch.and it had a whole roster of major corporations, name brand corporations. and they give to these organizations specifically so that they don't have their name out in the public. and they can sort of quietly push, you know, this issue or that issue but not have their brand out there. and they want to have their cake and eat it, too. >> so that would explain why when the supreme court's decision in citizens united said transparency, disclosure will be the cleansing agent here, mitch mcconnell and others in congress made sure the disclosure bill that would implement that transparency didn't pass. the disclose act. >> yeah, yeah, and you really -- so i think that the -- either the supreme court was naive about how campaign finance really works. or maybe just prescient. maybe they knew what was going to happen. but their whole idea of using disclosure as some sort of cleansing mechanism and the internet as a way for people to figure out what was actually going, naive, you know? you look at

president, i'm not afraid of the koch brothers. none of us should be afraid of the koch brothers. these two multibillionaires can spend millions of dollars of their money rigging the political process for their own benefit, but that doesn't mean we have to lay down and take it, because we're not going to. they may believe that whoever has the most money gets the most free speech. mr. president, that is wrong. it's unfair. and it's untrue. i'll do whatever it takes to expose their campaign, their campaign to rig the american political system to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. a number of republican senators have rushed over here to defend the koch brothers. that's hard to comprehend, but they've done it. if you ask me -- and no one has, but i'll give you my opinion anyway. the billionaires seem perfectly capable of defending themselves. they do it with hundreds of millions of dollars. i'm sure that over the last couple of years has reached close to a billion dollars spreading these falsehoods. now remember, mr. president, they don't just do it under this ame

senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. >> addicted to koch. and yesterday he told reporters he would not let up, saying, quote, i've been told by lots of people don't pick a fight. they're wealthy. they're very vengeful. but without sounding too melodramatic, if not me, who? that's harry reid speaking. i am after the koch brothers. they are two people who are trying to buy america. they have the money to do it. rick tyler, a republican strategist and steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist. is anybody making money off of these guys? they spend billions of dollars. are the consultants or ad copywriters making money? they're paying the checks to somebody. tv stations, i guess. >> sure, they spend a lot of money to get people elected. but harry reid doesn't like -- well, the unions also gave him money. >> let's get to the point here. why is harry reid going after the koch brothers? why is he making it personal and admitting it's personal. he doesn't like these guys. >> well, he doesn't like them. but he also wants to make it much more difficult

president, i'm not afraid of the koch brothers. none of us should be afraid of the koch brothers. these two multibillionaires can spend millions of dollars of their money rigging the political process for their own benefit, but that doesn't mean we have to lay down and take it, because we're not going to. they may believe that whoever has the most money gets the most free speech. mr. president, that is wrong. it's unfair. and it's untrue. i'll do whatever it takes to expose their campaign, their campaign to rig the american political system to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. a number of republican senators have rushed over here to defend the koch brothers. that's hard to comprehend, but they've done it. if you ask me -- and no one has, but i'll give you my opinion anyway. the billionaires seem perfectly capable of defending themselves. they do it with hundreds of millions of dollars. i'm sure that over the last couple of years has reached close to a billion dollars spreading these falsehoods. now remember, mr. president, they don't just do it under this ame

>> the koch brothers. >> the billionaire koch brothers. >> i do not believe them. >> just running itleaving a mess. >> a lot of alaskans are losing jobs. i'm concerned about the drinking water. >> i expect them not to come up to alaska and tell us what to do. >> look, nobody on the democratic side has the fully formed strategy or the ability to spend infinitely that the koch brothers have, but that new ad for mark begich is kind of a good ad. are the democrats just going to do that here and there where they can afford to? are they going to be able to match the kochs ad for ad? the response in that senate race in alaska is the first sign that the democrats might actually have an effective counterattack planned. can they do this everywhere? because the kochs are playing everywhere. that's the game now. that is 2014. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> the cia thinks that senate staff might have spied on the cia. and senate staff definitely believes that the cia spied on them. >> the head of the senate intelligence committee dropped a bombs

it shows the kochs unfavorables at 25%. senator reid's unfavorables at 10 points higher. >> so harry reid is more unpopular than the koch brothers is what you're saying. >> still president obama's unfavorables dwarf them both. >> what's impressive is harry reid has decided to take these two brothers, mike barnicle, and make them the issue. if my party said, hey, this year we're going to go after george soros and that guy that's going to spend $100 million on global warning, i would say my party is so devoid of ideas and so disconnected from america, they deserve to get absolutely blasted. i've said stuff like that about my party. this year the shoe's on the other foot. harry reid has lost his political mind. >> those poll numbers are mystifying. i think if you walked outside and asked about the koch brothers or harry reid, they wouldn't know either one. the thing is it's the koch brothers throwing money at things, george soros throwing money at this evening ps. >> hey, george soros made the money. if george soros wants to s

what i don't understand is why the progressives are so singularly obsessed with the koch brothers. these are pro-gay, pro-life, pro-legalization of marijuana. they fund the arts, the sciences. they're trying to cure cancer. they fund the metropolitan museum. they're actually not these crazy right wingers. why they're so obsessed with them, why, bob, do you hate them so much? they sound like republicans that liberals can love. >> they're good for fund-raising. >> they will be more and more, believe me. the post was wrong about this. they used this oil tars in canada. they were wrong. they should have just admitted it. what was right, beca have much time, is that the koch brothers and their allies on the right wing and the reason they give -- they probably like the arts and all of the rest of it, but the massive amount of money is going into protecting and creating the right wing, and harry reid was right, the sanctions were held up by right-wing people, a lot of eric's friends, at the behest of the koch brothers to protect them against -- >> thank god the right wing guys who are onl

senate republicans, madam president, are addicted to koch. >> addicted to koch.senator reid called unlimited money from shadowy billionaires. addicted to what that money can buy. according to "the washington post," koch-backed groups raised $400 million during the 2012 election. >> the koch brothers already believe they can play by a different set of rules. think about how an america rigged by the koch brothers would look. the koch brothers don't care about guarantee of affordable, quality health insurance for every american. that's obvious from the misleading ads they have paid for from all over the country. >> many of those misleading ads are coming from the koch-funded group americans for prosperity. the same group the post reports has already spent $30 million this election cycle. a spokesman for the koch brothers responded, saying, quote, we are disappointed that senator reid is attacking private citizens, rather than the problems facing this nation. a lot of people are afraid to stand up to the koch brothers. they are a lot of money and even more power. but

president i'm not afraid of the koch brothers. none of us should be afraid of the koch brothers.tibillionaires who spend billions of dollars of their money rigging the political process for their own benefit but that doesn't mean we have to lay down and take it, because we're not going to. they make us believe whoever has the most money gets the most free speech. mr. president, it's wrong, unfair and untrue. i'll do whatever it takes to expose their campaign to rig the american little system to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. host: the democratic leader last week and politico has the, if the democrats want to make the billionaire koch brothers their 2014 version of mitt romney. they are trying to paint charles and david koch as trying to buy the election for shady special interests and big business. what's going on here? >> the koch brothers have become the boogie man for democrats beyond any shadow of a doubt, but this has been going on for several months fundraiser after fundraiser. email after email from democrats to their supporters to their potential

the koch brothers.republicans have a plan to end his majority rooen this fall and finish him off in nevada for good in 2016 and he has his plans of his own to beat them and survive. jim manley was the spokesman and senior communications adviser to senator majority leader harry reid for six years, and press secretary to the late senator ted kennedy for 12 years. thanks for joining us >> my pleasure. >> i want to start with the koch brother attacks which harry reid seems to be taking point on this for democrats. >> yes. >> i guess if you go across the country and ask people who are the koch brothers, i think you're going to get a lot of shrugs, i don't know. i'm wondering if the strategy from reid's standpoint is does he want to raise public awareness of the koch brothers and stir some backlash against them or is this about energizing a democratic base that as we saw in this florida special election this week wasn't ready to turn out in 2014. >> i think it's a mixture of things, first of all it involves e

>> the koch brothers. >> the billionaire koch brothers. >> i do not believe them. >> just running it >> leaving a mess. >> a lot of alaskans are losing jobs. i'm concerned about the drinking water. >> i expect them not to come up to alaska and tell us what to do. >> look, nobody on the democratic side has the fully formed strategy or the ability to spend infinitely that the koch brothers have, but that new ad for mark begich is kind of a good ad. are the democrats just going to do that here and there where they can afford to? are they going to be able to >>> the cia thinks that senate staff might have spied on the cia. and senate staff definitely believes that the cia spied on them. >> the head of the senate intelligence committee dropped a bombshell. >> senator diane feinstein made major waves in a bombshell accusation against the cia this morning. >> cia personnel had conducted a search. >> feinstein a

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i hear george soros and the koch brothers.he only people involved in politics any place. it's all the emails if you are persuadable voter out there. you don't care about the koch brothers. you don't care about george soros. what you care about is the fact that you are worried about whether you are going to have a job tomorrow. i agree with rick. this is all talking to the base ts and getting them to open their own checkbooks. americans for prosperity. something like $30 million in that the senate races to the degree anyone is on the air right now it's afp. >> during the break you guys teased me. i was horrified that a lawyer was saying false things on the floor and you was saying i expect more because lawyer and most of america says a lawyer what do you expect. >> susan, my god about what people say about each other. >> reid is fighting for control of the senate. he is this close to losing the majority. this election is going to be real close one for democrats. they may lose it is he going to do everything he can. >> david coc

a spokesperson from koch industries told us no koch company has any interest or involvement with this mining project. this isn't the only area where they're working to influence an election. right now they're getting involved in a school board election in kenosha, wisconsin. they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in a school board election in iowa in the past. big money conservative groups bankrolled in part by the koch brothers could be coming to a town near you. >> joining me now, ruth coneth. how did this even end up on their radar screen? that they knew to go into this town of 6,000 people and start throwing elbows in the local county board election. >> it's amazing to think these folks are coming in in a big way in such tiny local races. the people in iron county have been under tremendous pressure. there's a $1.5 billion project at stake here. the local county board has concerns. they have concerns that this mine might poison their drinking water and they have to make a zoning decision. what the koch brothers are doing is saying, this is not going to be up to local people.

here's how david koch put their views about the protest. they said david koch is pleased to support new york presbyterian to help build the ambulatory care center that will enable the hospital to provide quality health care to even more people. mike, they're taking the high road. >> this was a dumb move politically and economicicly. it shows how brazen they are in protecting their own self-interests. economically that 100 mlgds could have been used for people who really need it. >> bruce, while the kochs are taking the high road, look who's taking the low road. it was seen in the united states senate by senator harry reid. play the clip. >> the koch brothers are willing to do anything, even exploit americans suffering from cancer to advance their campaign of distortion. >> talk about low road. you can't get lower than that. >> well, senator reid does get a lot of support from the service employees international union and i don't really think this is so much about the unions deteriorating. health care partly because of obamacare is fertile g

listen to this. >> make no mistake, charles koch and david koch are very simpatico with everything that afp does, as well as any one of a number of organizations that they support and try to help flourish. >> they're very simpatico. i mean, what does that say about this latest ad? >> well, look, this latest ad is part of a much bigger kind of effort they're making to get into places like north carolina and help out in races where they think they can turn the tide. and the democratic party has finally started responding, you know. they've got this addicted to koch campaign. they want to make it very clear to voters in these states that a national group is coming in and trying to influence local elections, you know, how this pans out, we don't know yet. but at least the democratic party is trying to make clear kind of what is happening here with outside groups. >> now congresswoman, you know, the democrats have been more aggressive, and people like me are glad about that, about going after the koch brothers. >> me too. >> and dealing with their political support. but here is what gop cong

they be the koch brothers were.kesmen and go-to guy for grafting push back against " what is clear, there is a big difference between division of harry reid and the koch brothers as it relates to the future direction of this country. we are disappointed that senator reed is attacking private citizens rather than the problems facing this nation." it is no wonder that americans have lost face -- lost faith in congress. politics does not happen in a vacuum. midterm elections are around the corner and it is obvious the koch brothers know they have to spend to win. perhaps it is a message that democratic fundraisers need to step it up. or maybe he just really does not like coke. brothers, that is. coming up, the future of streaming television, breaking down the ditch disney deal, and what does it mean for consumers? after this break. you cannot beat an icon, so lamborghini created another one. coming up. ♪ >> this is lunch money," on bloomberg television. we are on your tablet and your smart phone. we are the only financ

koch is not it.maher koch brothers is airing this ad attacking democratic louisiana senator mary landrieu. it features paid actors pretending to be families hurt by obama care. but now democrats are fighting back with a new ad, calling out the koch brothers and landrieu's republican opponent. >> out-of-state billionaires spending millions to rig the system and elect bill cassidy. their goal, another politician bought and paid for. cassidy's billion backers. they have a plan for him. it's not good for louisiana. >> senate majority leader harry reid has been spearheading the new push to make sure americans know about the koch brothers' political network. already the koch funded americans for prosperity group has spent more than $30 million on senate races in states like louisiana, michigan, and north carolina. the koch brothers have not yet responded to our request for comment on this. though in the past they have declined to talk about stories like this and have referred us to the afp. the kochs gener

koch brothers bad, cop killer, good.hey should take a lesson from npr, who tried to give this guy his own show from his prison cell. that didn't work so well, but this was horribly embarrassing. the senate majority whip should be embarrassed for not getting the count right and sending biden over there. with all the people they could have picked, why him? it was done to provoke. whether it was shoring up the base early or just getting republicans to get angry about this, this was a deliberate move by the obama administration knowing darn well that the right and the left have a visceral reaction when it comes to mumia or anyone related to him. >> that's a good point, bob. it seems like a contentious suggestion at the least. >> it may have been, but if i could have 15 uninterrupted seconds and then i'll get out of here. three months ago, john ferguson was executed in the worst mass murder in florida history. he killed six people, and then while he was being indicted, he killed two teenage girls. he was represented by who? b

and it's not just the koch brothers. the billionaire boys club is growing and cozying up to republican politicians. but democrats have a plan. >>> plus, with mitt romney thinks president obama should see into the future. >>> and the first lady is jumping into her good will tour of china. but some on the right are jumping to attack. stay with us. peace of mind is important when you're running a successful business. so we provide it services you can rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated support meets your needs, and eases your mind. centurylink. your link to what's next. it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggla

obviously, i'm talking about the koch brothers. they are going to spend up to $14.5 million on senate races and senate minority leader harry reid took them on yesterday. >> rather than having an honest and fair debate, they are pouring hundreds of millions into a massive campaign of deception. they manufacture stories. they make up facts. they are angry that i'm calling attention to their campaign of distortion and deceit. >> now the koch brothers did respond in a statement, i'm going to quote it, "we are disappointed that senator reid is attacking private citizens rather than the problems facing this nation. it is no wonder that americans have lost faith in congress." some fighting words from both sides, beth. how's this going to play out in the midterms? >> campaign finance is rarely an issue for voters when they go to the polls, but it's a way to raise the base and that's what democrats need in the midterms. the koch brothers, great candy, say the name and it makes a lot of democratic base voters angry, but let's face it, there

think about how an america rigged by the koch brothers would look. they don't care about creating a strong public education system in america. the koch brothers don't care about maintaining the strong safety net of medicare and social security. and the koch brothers don't care about guarantee of affordable, quality health insurance for every american. that's obvious from the misleading ads that they have paid for all over the country. why? because the koch brothers can afford to buy all the benefits and more for themselves and their families. this means abolishing social security, medicare, their extreme vision for america means eliminating minimum wage laws. they are extreme vision means putting insurance companies back in charge of your health care and denying health care for preens. -- preexisting conditions. they are vision means stripping tens of millions of people of the benefits of the affordable care act today. their extreme vision for america means allowing the gap between the wages women and men earn to keep growing. their vision means givi

the steyer brothers have been compared to another set of siblings, the koch brothers, who have spentlions backing tea you've been effective in many of the initiatives that you've targeted and you've called some of those initiatives you've put money into some of the best investments you've ever made. [laughter] is that something you're going to continue to do? >> i don't know if that's what i'll do forever but i think that i definitely will do that in 2014. >> in fact, tom is not the only outspoken liberal in the steyer family. his brother jim teaches civil rights courses at stanford and founded commonsense media, a nonprofit organization. the steyer brothers have been compared to another set of siblings, the koch brothers, who have spent millions backing tea party candidates and conservative products. >> i don't know the koch brothers. >> i didn't think you would. >> i definitely think there has to be differences in the sense that those guys are doing something that is consistent with their self-interests. and -- >> when you say "self-interests" what do you mean? >> they're basically

the koch brothers. megan hughes joins me now.senator reid saying and what is he opening -- he hoping to get out of all this. >> piling onto the attacks that began last week. the last week. the koch brothers un-american, saying that they're trying to buy america. take a listen. >> once again, republicans are all in to protect their billionaire friends. have defended the koch brothers radical agenda. it is radical. this dovetails with democratic strategy with their message going into the midterm elections. according to one democratic aide, even though the koch brothers may not have rotted name recognition, this attack really plays on people's fears that the system is rigged for the very rich. that secret billionaires are playing the system. democrats are trying to position themselves at the party -- as the party pushing economic opportunity for all come including expanding employment benefits. interesting to point out, mitch mcconnell took to the floor shortly after read, saying, i stie why he left out tom eyer. usingan senator rei

all this reporting on koch industries and koch brothers. senate majority leader lives at the ritz in d.c. how did the sitting senator get so rich? why hasn't the "the washington post" reported on that? >> you know, harry reid's greatest achievement after a career in public life is that he has stayed out of jail. here is a man who has been a public employee his entire adult life and he has gotten rich. his whole family are rich. how does that happen? you would think that a reporter would want to know how exactly does a politician get rich on the salary of a public employee. apparently no one ever asks harry reid that question. >> the "the washington post" was too busy trying to inflame and stir discussion in time for the election year in their response. john, great to see you this morning, thanks for your reporting on this. >> thank you. >> coming up here on the show the teenager who slipped security at world trade and the guys who pair shooted off the same building. and update security there. >> she has assistants, nannies, drivers, yoga in