Billionaire Conservative Activist David Koch Dead At 79

discobot · August 23, 2019, 1:04pm

David Koch, billionaire conservative activist, is dead at age 79, his brother announced Friday.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1244329

jonney_5 · August 23, 2019, 1:08pm

Hey god… wrong billionaire.

amaza · August 23, 2019, 1:09pm

Womp womp

ljb860 · August 23, 2019, 1:11pm

1st thought. I believe David was the better of the Koch Bros as he actually did some good along they way. Charles on the other hand has zilch for redeeming qualities.

georgeh · August 23, 2019, 1:13pm

Ding-dong!

spiderpig · August 23, 2019, 1:15pm

I wonder how much of his money he got to take with him.

jonney_5 · August 23, 2019, 1:15pm

I was thinking of the one squatting in the Oval Office…

keninmn · August 23, 2019, 1:16pm

Hey God, not enough billionaires. You can do better…

matthew_tanner · August 23, 2019, 1:16pm

Hopefully, they will be installing a urinal and hand wash sink at the grave site for sanitation purposes.

spiderpig · August 23, 2019, 1:16pm

He’s a debtor, not a billionaire.

sickneffintired · August 23, 2019, 1:17pm

I have never wished a man dead but have read several obituaries with great pleasure
This is one of them

BTW - I purposely didn’t attribute the quote as that is a whole other battle

texastwostep · August 23, 2019, 1:17pm

There is no evidence the one you may be referencing actually is a billionaire.

But, knowing where Koch was from,

“Ding Dong the witch is dead!”

inversion · August 23, 2019, 1:17pm

requiescat in pace

srfromgr · August 23, 2019, 1:18pm

Is it wrong that I’m smiling?

Can’t wait to hear the hagiography about what an ‘amazing’ philanthropist he was and had his name put up on everything just to prove it. Y’know who else gave to philanthropic causes? Jeffrey Epstein. Just sayin’.

If there is anyone that’s done so much damage to our democracy (along with his brother) from the shadows and through the dark arts of political manipulation, its this fucker. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Satan awaits you.

jamsie12b · August 23, 2019, 1:19pm

Billionaire Conservative Activist David Koch Dead

and no one gave a flying fuck.
burn baby, burn

jonney_5 · August 23, 2019, 1:19pm

Sorry you are right…

Should have been “Billionaire”

castor_troy · August 23, 2019, 1:20pm

Naw, I’ve been doing shots ever since the news hit. I have no desire to have one of them living in my place.

martinstett · August 23, 2019, 1:20pm

Well, he’s in a better world now.
As are we.
But his money is still here, funding his favorite causes. Zombie philanthropy, keeping the libertarian dream alive in the hearts of the little John Galts.

sniffit · August 23, 2019, 1:20pm

/puts dollar in the jar

srfromgr · August 23, 2019, 1:21pm

And he has evil spawn that will follow in his wake. No doubt he has a special trust that will fund his special projects into perpetuity.