Stewart: Koch Brothers Money Is More Impressive than Any GOP Candidates so Far

‘Is the thing they want control over the levers of our democracy or would they settle for hand jobs?’

STEWART: "But first, America's election campaigns have become insanely expensive, but there's no need to pretend to reach for your wallet anymore. Someone else is picking up the tab."
BRZEZINSKI: "The Political Network, led by the Koch brothers, has put a price tag on its spending plans."
REPORTER: "$900 million in the 2016 cycle. "
REPORTER: "That's a lot of money."
STEWART: "Now, you may think to yourself, oh, that's f*** up. Because aren't those guys going to want something in exchange for spending the gross national product of many countries on one election cycle? And is the thing they want control over the levers of our democracy or would they settle for hand jobs? Well, rest easy! Because one of the men who stands to benefit from this campaign spending says it's really fine."
CRUZ [video]: "There are a bunch of Democrats who have taken as their talking point that the Koch brothers are the nexus of all evil in the world. I think that is grotesque and offensive. They want to scare people by painting a picture of nefarious billionaires. "
STEWART: "When in fact they're the picture of benevolent god kings. All hail the clamshell brothers! You know, I'm sure Ted Cruz will be speaking at this conference, whether a billion-- a billion dollars -- where is my money bib? Really, the Kochs' money is way more impressive than any of the GOP candidates so far. I think they should just have the $900 million run for office. Hey! Give it up for the next president of the United States, Johnny 'Actual' Cash."

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