Doug Loudenback
04-18-2012, 01:46 PM
Republican rock star: Wisconsin governor greeted as conservative hero in wide-ranging travels (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/republican-rock-star-wisconsin-governor-greeted-as-conservative-hero-in-wide-ranging-travels/2012/04/18/gIQAIBepPT_story.html)
OKLAHOMA CITY — The preacher’s son laughed and joked as he took a seat among the biggest players in Oklahoma politics, some of whom paid $10,000 to break bread with their conservative hero and get a photo snapped.
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Last week, he mingled with Oklahoma’s corporate elite and top Republicans at a fundraiser co-sponsored by Koch Industries, the oil company led by billionaire brothers who are top backers of conservative causes nationwide. Also in attendance were executives from Devon Energy Corp., which is building a 50-story tower that is changing the Oklahoma City skyline.
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The Oklahoma event, co-sponsored by Koch Industries, Devon Energy and other conservative heavy hitters, was a fundraiser for a think tank aligned with the Heritage Foundation. Participants paid up to $10,000 per table for premium seating and a chance for a photo opportunity with Walker.
Republican Oklahoma state Sen. David Holt, who has sponsored changes to the state’s binding arbitration laws that benefit municipalities, was thrilled to meet Walker.
“I sure hope that he survives the recall in Wisconsin, because that will send a signal to all of us that we can do this and we can survive politically,” Holt said.
A few demonstrators were also present:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVXOKxNboE
The event was at the Cowboy Hall last Wednesday, April 11. See this link (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/12/1082677/-Gov-Walker-Prostest-in-Okla-City-by-250-OKC-Tulsa-Union-Activists). For more about the Okc protesters, see this link (http://okieblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/oklahoma-city-scott-walker/).
OKLAHOMA CITY — The preacher’s son laughed and joked as he took a seat among the biggest players in Oklahoma politics, some of whom paid $10,000 to break bread with their conservative hero and get a photo snapped.
* * *
Last week, he mingled with Oklahoma’s corporate elite and top Republicans at a fundraiser co-sponsored by Koch Industries, the oil company led by billionaire brothers who are top backers of conservative causes nationwide. Also in attendance were executives from Devon Energy Corp., which is building a 50-story tower that is changing the Oklahoma City skyline.
* * *
The Oklahoma event, co-sponsored by Koch Industries, Devon Energy and other conservative heavy hitters, was a fundraiser for a think tank aligned with the Heritage Foundation. Participants paid up to $10,000 per table for premium seating and a chance for a photo opportunity with Walker.
Republican Oklahoma state Sen. David Holt, who has sponsored changes to the state’s binding arbitration laws that benefit municipalities, was thrilled to meet Walker.
“I sure hope that he survives the recall in Wisconsin, because that will send a signal to all of us that we can do this and we can survive politically,” Holt said.
A few demonstrators were also present:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVXOKxNboE
The event was at the Cowboy Hall last Wednesday, April 11. See this link (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/12/1082677/-Gov-Walker-Prostest-in-Okla-City-by-250-OKC-Tulsa-Union-Activists). For more about the Okc protesters, see this link (http://okieblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/oklahoma-city-scott-walker/).