Editorial

Koch Derangement Syndrome

The far left website Eclectablog may have set an Internet record for highest percentage of words in a headline being “Koch.”

For the Record says: Koch Derangement Syndrome? Forbes lists Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $82.4 billion, as the richest man in the world. He invested $250 million in The New York Times in 2009 and is reportedly planning to double his stake in the liberal news company by the end of 2014. Bill Gates ($80.6 billion) and Warren Buffett ($67 billion) were No. 2 and No. 3 on the Forbes list of world billionaires and they both contributed to President Barack Obama’s campaign. Charles and David Koch both have a net worth of $41.9 billion and are listed as No. 6.

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