Huge hat tip to Kossack WeAreKochs for bringing this to my attention.
This has to be one of the most epic Social Media backfires evah!
If you've seen our @Koch_Careers ads on #CNN, and think we have trouble hiring because our company is owned by a*holes, you'd be right! — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
If you've seen our @Koch_Careers ads on #CNN, and think we have trouble hiring because our company is owned by a*holes, you'd be right!
The work may be mundane, but #WeAreKoch and we take pleasure in the damage we do to the environment and to American democracy. — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
The work may be mundane, but #WeAreKoch and we take pleasure in the damage we do to the environment and to American democracy.
@Koch_Industries Please include the parts about alleged bribery and trading with Iran. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
@Koch_Industries Please include the parts about alleged bribery and trading with Iran. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Money can't buy you love. A #GOP Senator, on the other hand... http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Money can't buy you love. A #GOP Senator, on the other hand... http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Come work for us. It's not like our owners browbeat you into sharing their political beliefs...Oh! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Come work for us. It's not like our owners browbeat you into sharing their political beliefs...Oh! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
#ClimateChange not only fact we've tried to refute. Charles allegedly funded Holocaust denier James Martin.http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
#ClimateChange not only fact we've tried to refute. Charles allegedly funded Holocaust denier James Martin.http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Let's be clear: we are *NOT #Libertarian. We are only self-interested opportunists who buy influence! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Let's be clear: we are *NOT #Libertarian. We are only self-interested opportunists who buy influence! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Instead, believe our multi-million dollar ad campaign! #WeAreKoch #KochIndustries — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Instead, believe our multi-million dollar ad campaign! #WeAreKoch #KochIndustries
Why all the haters? We have a Constitutional right to fund front groups to promote policies that we don't want tied back to us. #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Why all the haters? We have a Constitutional right to fund front groups to promote policies that we don't want tied back to us. #WeAreKoch
Stop "shining sunlight" on us! If we wanted sunlight, we wouldn't release ~200kT/yr of atmospheric carbon! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Stop "shining sunlight" on us! If we wanted sunlight, we wouldn't release ~200kT/yr of atmospheric carbon! http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Thanks for following us (for free). We normally have to pay good money to buy fake "grassroots" support. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
Thanks for following us (for free). We normally have to pay good money to buy fake "grassroots" support. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
We don't force employees to post positive #KochIndustries tweets. #WeAreKoch, and we pay well in return for their dignity and self-respect. — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
We don't force employees to post positive #KochIndustries tweets. #WeAreKoch, and we pay well in return for their dignity and self-respect.
Koch Industries: Proudly poisoning your air, water, and politics since 1940. #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 2, 2014
Koch Industries: Proudly poisoning your air, water, and politics since 1940. #WeAreKoch
We promise you that our http://t.co/... website is just as truthful as our "pants on fire" campaign ads. #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
We promise you that our http://t.co/... website is just as truthful as our "pants on fire" campaign ads. #WeAreKoch
Watch our ad. Though titled "From the Heart," it's more likely to stimulate a reaction "from the stomach." http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 2, 2014
Watch our ad. Though titled "From the Heart," it's more likely to stimulate a reaction "from the stomach." http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
Yes, that's our pile of petcoke releasing "lung-damaging particulate matter" into the #Chicago air. So? http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 2, 2014
Yes, that's our pile of petcoke releasing "lung-damaging particulate matter" into the #Chicago air. So? http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
#SheetHappens, like being found "guilty of negligence and malice" in a "fatal explosion." (Koch owns GP/#AngelSoft) http://t.co/... — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 9, 2014
#SheetHappens, like being found "guilty of negligence and malice" in a "fatal explosion." (Koch owns GP/#AngelSoft) http://t.co/...
Koch #doublethink: "I have spent decades opposing...subsidies." What about the one #KochNitrogen applied for in 2014? http://t.co/... — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 9, 2014
Koch #doublethink: "I have spent decades opposing...subsidies." What about the one #KochNitrogen applied for in 2014? http://t.co/...
Shilling isn't new for Koch. An intimate look inside the massive #KochIndustries Ministry of Truth: http://t.co/... — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 9, 2014
Shilling isn't new for Koch. An intimate look inside the massive #KochIndustries Ministry of Truth: http://t.co/...
Here are some responses to the original poster's truth tweets.
@USCBryan Thanks! We lobby for tax cuts that enrich ourselves, merely to shrink govt & cut services to everyone else--a true public service. — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
@USCBryan Thanks! We lobby for tax cuts that enrich ourselves, merely to shrink govt & cut services to everyone else--a true public service.
@twobook More lies from our detractors! You absolutely can polish a turd. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
@twobook More lies from our detractors! You absolutely can polish a turd. http://t.co/... #WeAreKoch
@foe_us @Koch_Industries We do #GiveItBack, in the form of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and other carcinogens. Enjoy! — WeAreKochs (@WeAreKochs) August 1, 2014
@foe_us @Koch_Industries We do #GiveItBack, in the form of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and other carcinogens. Enjoy!