90-557: The Koch family ( / k oʊ k / KOHK ) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries , the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $ 115 billion). The family business was started by Fred C. Koch , who developed a new cracking method for the refinement of heavy crude oil into gasoline. Fred's four sons litigated against each other over their interests in
180-466: A 35% stake was nationalized by the Venezuelan government. Joe Scarborough Charles Joseph Scarborough ( / ˈ s k ɑːr b ʌr oʊ / ; born April 9, 1963) is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist . He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of
270-692: A 95 percent lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union . He signed the Contract with America . Scarborough was a member of the Armed Services , Judiciary , Government Reform , and Education committees. In 1998 he was named chairman of the Civil Service Committee. Scarborough was one of a group of about 40 freshmen Republican legislators who dubbed themselves the "New Federalists" after The Federalist Papers . Scarborough
360-597: A Democratic candidate for U.S. president since 1960 ; however, Democratic candidates had continued to hold most local offices well into the 1990s. Scarborough's win coincided with a large Republican wave that allowed the Republicans to take the majority in the House for the first time in 40 years. Scarborough was reelected with 72 percent of the vote in 1996. In 1998 and 2000, he faced only write-in candidates as opposition. In June 2000, during his congressional career, he received
450-500: A bitter legal and boardroom battle over the amount of dividends paid by the company, in a settlement, the stakes of William "Bill" Koch and Frederick R. Koch , who wanted the company to pay more dividends rather than reinvest in the business, were bought out for $ 620 million and $ 400 million, respectively, and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. In June 1985, William and Frederick sued their brothers claiming that they were underpaid for their stakes, but
540-820: A conservative voting record on economic , social , and foreign policy issues but was seen as moderate on environmental issues and human rights causes, including supporting the closure of the School of the Americas and defending accused terrorist Lori Berenson . Scarborough also teamed up with civil rights leaders in a controversial effort to rename a historic Pensacola street after Martin Luther King, Jr. The Pensacola News Journal praised Scarborough’s leadership despite these efforts not being of political benefit to him. While in Congress, Scarborough received several awards, including
630-457: A controlling interest. They then acquired Union's interest. The Pine Bend Refinery produced chemicals, fibers, polymers, asphalt and other commodities such as petroleum coke and sulfur. In 1970, Charles was joined at the family firm by his brother David Koch . Having started as a technical services manager, David became president of Koch Engineering in 1979. In 1979, the company acquired 780 dealerships from Chrysler . In June 1983, after
720-545: A crime to harm a fetus during the commission of other crimes. Scarborough sponsored a bill to force the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations after a four-year transition and replace it with an international organization of democratic nations. He voted to make the Corporation for Public Broadcasting self-sufficient by eliminating federal funding. He also voted for the " Medicare Preservation act of 1995," which cut
810-520: A critical stage of their lives and I would rather be judged at the end of my life as a father than as a congressman." A special election was held in October 2001 to replace Scarborough. Since then, Scarborough has contemplated returning to politics several times. In 2017, Scarborough left the Republican Party to become an independent . In 1999, while still serving in Congress, Scarborough founded
900-543: A crude oil-gathering system in Oklahoma, and some cattle ranches. In 1968, Charles approached Union Oil of California about buying its 40% interest in Great Northern Oil Company but the discussions quickly stalled after Union asked for a large premium. In 1969, Koch merged his interest with the 15% interest owned by J. Howard Marshall , then owning a combined 50% of the company, preventing Union from assembling
990-602: A division of Flint Hills, owns and operates 4,000 miles (6,400 km) of pipeline used to transport petroleum, natural gas liquids , and chemicals. Its pipelines are located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Alberta, Canada. The firm has offices in Wichita, Kansas , St. Paul, Minnesota , Corpus Christi, Texas , and Port Arthur, Texas . In 1946, Wood River Oil Co. (a precursor company to Koch Industries) purchased Rock Island Oil and Refining Co. As
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#17328522593201080-733: A former aide to Florida governor Jeb Bush and a former congressional committee staffer. Their daughter was born in August 2003; their son was born in May 2008. Scarborough and Waren were divorced in January 2013. As of 2016 , Scarborough has residences in both New Canaan, Connecticut , an affluent exurb of New York City, and Jupiter, Florida . In early 2017, during a trip to Antibes , France, Scarborough became engaged to his co-host Mika Brzezinski . The couple married on November 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C., in
1170-420: A network of an estimated 500 libertarian and conservative donors, candidates, think tanks, and other groups. As an example of their influence, investigative journalist Jane Mayer noted House Speaker John Boehner 's appeal to David Koch in 2011 when Boehner needed votes to prevent a government shutdown . The Koch brothers indicated that they intended to raise almost $ 880 million in support of candidates in
1260-720: A part of the transaction, it acquired a crude-oil pipeline in Oklahoma. As a result of construction and investments, Wood River acquired other pipelines in the US and Canada. In 1992, it acquired United Gas Pipeline Co., owner of 9,271 miles of pipelines. It owns the largest interest in the Colonial Pipeline . Georgia-Pacific (Georgia-Pacific LLC, aka: "GP") is one of America's largest forest products companies, specializing in pulp and paper and building materials (largely made from GP's own timber ), based in Atlanta , Georgia . GP
1350-464: A plan to help guide conservatives back to a political majority after their defeats in the 2006 midterm elections and the 2008 presidential election . On November 12, 2013, Scarborough released his third book, The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics—and Can Again . On November 24, 2020, Scarborough released his fourth book, Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and
1440-469: A president who is trying to have someone prosecute the person he considers to be his chief critic in the media," Scarborough responded in 2020. "That's what Putin does. That's what Orban does. That's what autocrats have been doing for centuries." In May 2020, the aide's widower wrote a letter to Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey begging him to delete Trump's tweets saying "President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to
1530-552: A primetime special dedicated to a single topic. The 2023 premiere featured Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton , and Tony Blair . He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and Late Night With Seth Meyers .” He is a regular guest on NBC and MSNBC news programs such as PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton and Meet the Press . Joe also appeared as himself on two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2024. In 2023, Morning Joe
1620-671: A related group of non-profit organizations that began with the establishment of the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation in 1953, and now includes the Charles Koch Foundation, the David H. Koch Charitable Foundation and the Koch Cultural Trust. The organizations collectively have a stated goal of "advancing liberty and freedom" through the support of various causes which "further social progress and sustainable growth in prosperity." In addition to
1710-563: A two-hour late-morning radio show on WABC (770 AM) in New York City , replacing 12-year veteran host John Gambling . On April 26, 2010, the radio show was placed on "hiatus", which Scarborough said was to redevelop its format into a new three-hour show. The show never returned. In May 2007, Scarborough became one of the rotating hosts auditioning for the slot vacated by Imus in the Morning on MSNBC. With his morning show, Scarborough won
1800-783: Is a polymer and fibers company that makes "Stainmaster" carpet products, amongst many others. When the $ 4.4 billion deal was announced in 2003, Koch planned to make Invista a part of KoSa, its polyester business, which Koch became owner of as of November 14, 2001, after buying the 50 percent stake owned by IMASAB S.A. of Mexico. The "Lycra" fiber brand was sold to Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding in 2019. Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC and its subsidiaries, including Koch Fertilizer, LLC, Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, Koch Energy Services, LLC and Koch Methanol, LLC, globally provide products including fertilizer and other plant nutrients for agricultural turf and ornamental plant markets, as well as other enhanced efficiency products and technology for
1890-553: Is a refining and chemicals company based in Wichita, Kansas . It sells gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol, polymers, intermediate chemicals, base oils and asphalt. It operates oil refineries in six states and chemical plants in Illinois, Texas and Michigan. The firm also manufactures asphalt used for paving and roofing applications at 13 asphalt terminals in six states including Alaska (2 terminals), Wisconsin (2), Iowa (3), Minnesota (4), Nebraska (1), and North Dakota (1). The firm manages
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#17328522593201980-569: Is an industrial manufacturer of glass , automotive, and building products based in Auburn Hills , Michigan . The company manufactures float glass, and fabricated glass products for commercial, residential and automotive applications. The company employs more than 18,000 people and has present activities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Acquired from DuPont , Invista
2070-521: Is fading into irrelevance with the broader public, with a certain group of extremely important and influential viewers (or even one viewer in particular), it appears to be more essential than ever.” According to Nielsen ratings in 2016, Morning Joe delivered MSNBC's biggest ever total viewer and demo audiences for that time period and beat third-place CNN in both categories. This marked Morning Joe ' s seventh straight year topping CNN in total viewers. Scarborough also hosts Joe Scarborough Presents
2160-679: Is one of the America's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue , pulp , paper , toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and related chemicals , and other forest products. GP manufactures a wide variety of household products under the brand names Brawny, Angel Soft, Mardi Gras, Quilted Northern, Dixie, Sparkle, and Vanity Fair. The Atlanta-based company has operations in 27 states. In 2005, after having already acquired parts of GP, Koch Industries began full acquisition of GP, which has since been an independently operated and managed Koch subsidiary. Guardian Industries
2250-465: Is to get as much money, power, and authority out of Washington and get as much money, power, and authority into the classroom as possible." Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio), then chairman of the House Budget Committee , adopted Scarborough's language eliminating the federal Department of Education in the 1996 House Budget Resolution. The budget passed the House by a vote of 238–193. Scarborough and
2340-501: The 2024 United States presidential election , Mika and Joe met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago . In August 2019, Scarborough drew criticism after posting conspiracy -driven tweets about the death of Jeffrey Epstein , an American financier multimillionaire and convicted sex offender. Scarborough tweeted: "A guy who had information that would have destroyed rich and powerful men's lives ends up dead in his jail cell. How predictably... Russian." In January 2021, Scarborough excoriated
2430-576: The American Civil Liberties Union on criminal justice reform, specifically in the realm of civil asset forfeiture . The Kochs have also worked to push legislation aiming to adjust federal sentencing guidelines and reduce prison populations. According to a report by American University 's Investigative Reporting Workshop , the Koch brothers have built "what may be the best funded, multifaceted, public policy, political and educational presence in
2520-644: The Capitol Hill Police for having enabled the attack at the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters . He claimed a double standard that had the perpetrators been either black or Muslim, they likely would have been dealt with more harshly. Scarborough released his first book, Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day: the Real Deal on how Politicians, Bureaucrats, and other Washington Barbarians are Bankrupting America, on October 4, 2005. In his second book, The Last Best Hope , released on June 9, 2009, Scarborough outlined
2610-585: The John Birch Society ’s Council Dinner in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles . Scarborough was one of the 228 members of the House who voted to impeach Bill Clinton in December 1998. In May 2001, five months into his fourth term in Congress, Scarborough stated his intention to resign to spend more time with his children. Of his resignation, Scarborough said, "The realization has come home to me that they're at
2700-509: The Obama White House for the Obama administration 's criminal justice reform initiatives that aligned with their own. In early 2018, political advocacy groups linked to the Koch family pledged to spend $ 400 million on the 2018 midterm elections , including $ 20 million to promote the H.R.1 – An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on
2790-461: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , for providing health insurance to retirees too young to be eligible for Medicare . In 2013, the company acquired Molex , a provider of electronic components, for $ 7.2 billion. In September 2014, along with the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs , the company acquired Flint Group , a printing ink producer, for $ 3 billion. In June 2014,
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2880-706: The Republican Party , Scarborough was in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002 and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government . He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in
2970-532: The San Francisco Chronicle said his Katrina coverage had "become essential viewing." Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley wrote in his book on Katrina, The Great Deluge , that “Joe Scarborough was keenly attuned to the devastation along the Gulf Coast...and his diagnosis of the failures was right on the mark." On December 8, 2008, Scarborough and Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski began hosting
3060-737: The United Negro College Fund announced a $ 25 million grant from Koch Industries and the Charles Koch Foundation to go towards merit-based scholarships and general support of historically black colleges and universities . In December 2014, the company acquired Oplink Communications , an optical networking device maker, for $ 445 million. In 2015, the company joined the " Ban the Box " movement by removing questions about prior criminal convictions from its job application, making it easier for ex-offenders to find work. In November 2015,
3150-494: The University of Alabama in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law in 1990. During this time, he wrote music and produced CDs with his band, Dixon Mills, including the album Calling on Robert E. Lee , and he also coached football and taught high school. During his first year of law school, Scarborough wrote a musical about televangelists called "The Gospel According to Esther" which premiered at
3240-678: The "Friend of the Taxpayer Award" from Americans for Tax Reform ; the "Guardian of Small Business Award" from the National Federation of Independent Business ; the "Spirit of Enterprise Award" from the United States Chamber of Commerce ; the "Taxpayer's Hero Award" from the Citizens Against Government Waste ; and the "Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award" from the 60 Plus Association . In 1996, Scarborough spoke at
3330-674: The 2010 Lone Star Land Steward Award. The company also owns ranches in Kansas and Texas that are being marketed for sale. In March 2023, Koch Industries announced a leadership restructuring wherein Charles Koch will remain chairman and serve as co-CEO alongside Dave Robertson, who will serve as vice chairman of the board. Jim Hannan was named President and COO. Chase Koch and Richard Dinkel were both named executive Vice President while maintaining their other roles. In addition, Ray Geoffroy and Mark Luetters were named senior vice presidents. In 2024,
3420-592: The 2016 elections, and have given more than $ 100 million to conservative and libertarian policy and advocacy groups in the United States, including The Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute , and more recently Americans for Prosperity . A focus of their political activities has been the support of think tanks and institutions which deny or downplay man-made climate change or its impact . Americans for Prosperity, founded by David Koch, has been reported by Kenneth P. Vogel of Politico to be one of
3510-578: The Fight for Western Civilization . Scarborough released his debut EP , Mystified , on June 23, 2017. A video for the title track of the new wave -inspired EP was also released on the same day. Scarborough said he planned to release a new EP every month for the following four years. Scarborough has been married three times. In 1986, Scarborough married Melanie Hinton. The couple had two sons and divorced in 1999. While interviewing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on June 21, 2005, Scarborough expressed concerns about
3600-507: The House Paul Ryan , Senators John McCain , Susan Collins , Ben Sasse , Lindsey Graham , and Lisa Murkowski . Trump has also aired "wild allegations and fact-free innuendo" stemming from an incident from Scarborough's time in Congress . On July 20, 2001, while Scarborough was in Washington, D.C. , one of his aides, 28 years old, Lori Bolterstein Klausutis, was found dead on
3690-479: The Koch brothers were involved in the first known gathering of climate change skeptics in 1991. Organized by the Cato Institute , the meeting shifted the position of the Republican Party on climate change. While George H. W. Bush had still supported research into global warming under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 , acceptance of scientific evidence on climate change began to weaken due to
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3780-900: The Koch family's influence. Koch Industries Koch, Inc. ( / k oʊ k / KOHK ) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas , and is the second-largest privately held company in the United States, after Cargill . Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining , and distribution of petroleum , chemicals , energy , fiber , intermediates and polymers , minerals , fertilizer , pulp and paper , chemical technology equipment, cloud computing , finance , raw materials trading, and investments . Koch owns Flint Hills Resources, Georgia-Pacific , Guardian Industries , Infor , Invista , KBX, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, Koch Engineered Solutions, Koch Investments Group, Koch Minerals & Trading, and Molex . The firm employs 122,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in
3870-656: The Koch family, supported the American war effort against Adolf Hitler and his government. In 1940, Koch joined new partners to create the Wood River Oil and Refining Company. In 1946, the firm acquired the Rock Island refinery and crude oil gathering system near Duncan, Oklahoma . Wood River was later renamed the Rock Island Oil & Refining Company. Charles Koch joined Rock Island in 1961, having started his career at
3960-660: The Obama administration's climate change program), it is his brothers Charles and David who have become famous for their activity in American politics, beginning in at least 1980, when David Koch was the vice-presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. Their political contributions began to attract widespread attention from media outlets in 2008, when, through their family foundations, the brothers contributed to 34 political and policy organizations, three of which they founded, and several of which they directed. They have since organized
4050-403: The Republican Party few options but to act decisively and get this political train wreck off the tracks before something terrible happens." In June 2017, Scarborough and Brzezinski were the targets of tweets by President Trump that, in response to their coverage of his administration , referred to Scarborough as "Psycho Joe" and called Brzezinski "low I.Q. Crazy Mika," while asserting that she
4140-633: The U.S. It also operates 4 fuel terminals in Wisconsin, 6 in Texas, and one each in Iowa and Minnesota. In 1981, it acquired a petroleum refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas , from Sunoco for $ 265 million. In 1994, it acquired a 104,000 b/d petroleum refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas , from Kerr-McGee . On July 16, 2014, Flint Hills Resources acquired PetroLogistics, a Houston-based manufacturer of chemical and polymer grade propylene. Koch Pipeline Company LP,
4230-516: The USSR to be "a land of hunger, misery, and terror." According to Charles Koch, "Virtually every engineer he worked with [there] was purged." In the 1930s Winkler-Koch built refineries in nine different countries across hundreds of projects. In 1933 when several American companies were doing business in Germany, in a joint venture with William Rhodes Davis , Koch assisted in the design and construction of
4320-513: The United States. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch , in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle over the amount of dividends paid by the company, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $ 1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in
4410-662: The University of Alabama to positive reviews. Later, the musical was showcased at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Scarborough was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991 and practiced law in Pensacola . Scarborough's most high-profile case was briefly representing Michael F. Griffin, who murdered Dr. David Gunn in 1993. Griffin's father was a friend of Scarborough's in-laws, and Joe agreed to represent Griffin until
4500-458: The budget for fiscal year 2018 to skeptical voters. The Koch family funding apparatus has been funding conservative and libertarian groups through think tanks for over forty years. The Cato Institute , which Charles Koch helped create in 1974, is consistently ranked as among the top 25 U.S. think tanks overall in terms of influence on public policy in the United States. In 2015, the Kochs worked with
4590-496: The business during the 1980s and 1990s. By 2019, Charles Koch and David Koch , commonly referred to as the Koch brothers , were the only ones of Fred Koch's four sons still with Koch Industries. Charles and David Koch built a political network of libertarian and conservative donors, and the brothers funneled financial revenue into television and multi-media advertising. David Koch died in August 2019. The Koch family foundations are
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#17328522593204680-567: The company "signed a Statement of Support with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) that pledges Koch will provide supervisors with the tools to hire and support employees serving in the National Guard of the United States ." From 2017 to 2021, the company was featured in the Forbes' list of America's Best Employers by State. In November 2017, Koch Disruptive Technologies was established,
4770-753: The company announced a name change to Koch, Inc. to reflect its broadening scope. Koch invested $ 2 billion in Infor , which focuses on cloud computing , in November 2016, another $ 1.5 billion in January 2019, and acquired the remainder of the company in April 2020 in a $ 13 billion transaction. Arteva Europe is an "internal bank" which is headquartered in Luxembourg and manages the European cash flows of Koch Industries. Flint Hills Resources LP, originally called Koch Petroleum Group,
4860-539: The company has used its freedom from the pressures of public markets to make long-term investments and concentrate on growth. In 1925, Fred C. Koch joined MIT classmate Lewis E. Winkler at an engineering firm in Wichita, Kansas, which was renamed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Company. In 1927, they developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline. This process, which
4950-519: The company sold to many independent refineries in the United States, threatened the competitive advantage of established oil companies, which sued for patent infringement. Temporarily forced out of business in the United States, they turned to other markets, including the Soviet Union , where Winkler-Koch built 15 cracking units between 1929 and 1932. During this time, Koch came to despise communism and Joseph Stalin 's regime. In his 1960 book, A Business Man Looks at Communism , Koch wrote that he found
5040-440: The company to go on leave and never returned." Egorova-Farines sued Koch-Glitsch for wrongful termination in France , lost, and "was ordered to pay costs for bringing a frivolous case". In 2010, the company was among the first group of nearly 2,000 employers that applied for and were granted federal reimbursements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , under the new Early Retiree Reinsurance Program established by
5130-427: The company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall (the daughter in-law of J. Howard Marshall ) and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. David Koch died on August 23, 2019, and his heirs own the remaining 42% balance of the corporation. Charles Koch has stated that the company would go public "over my dead body" and that
5220-457: The congressional gym and on government jets. Scarborough has covered presidential elections and conventions. In 2015, he interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and abruptly ended the interview, but resumed it after the commercial break. Having known Scarborough for years, Trump would often call into the show during his first presidential campaign. It has also been reported that President Joe Biden calls Scarborough often to get
5310-420: The corporation's venture arm, led by Chase Koch , son of Charles Koch. In July 2019, the company sold its leases in the Athabasca oil sands . In December 2021, Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Jerry Hall , acquired a 340,000 acres (1,400 km ) ranch in Beaverhead County, Montana , from Matador Cattle Company, a subsidiary of the company, for $ 200 million. Matador was formed in 1951 by Fred Koch. It won
5400-421: The direct action of the non-profits, the groups have also contributed financially to other organizations in the fields of research, libertarian solutions to public well-being, arts, and education, including contributions to think-tanks through organizations like the Cato Institute (formerly the Charles Koch Foundation). While Bill Koch has also been active in conservative political causes (particularly opposing
5490-401: The energy and chemical markets. Koch Fertilizer, LLC, is one of the world's largest makers of nitrogen fertilizers. Koch Fertilizer owns or has interests in fertilizer plants in the United States, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Italy, among others. Koch Fertilizer was formed in 1988 when the Koch companies purchased the Gulf Central Pipeline and ammonia terminals connected to
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#17328522593205580-408: The first Republican to represent the Florida Panhandle since Reconstruction . The seat had become open when eight-term Democratic incumbent Earl Hutto retired. In the general election, Scarborough defeated the Democratic candidate, Pensacola attorney Vince "Vinnie" Whibbs, Jr., with 61 percent of the vote. Whibbs was the son of former Pensacola mayor Vince Whibbs . This district had not supported
5670-417: The floor of his congressional office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida . An autopsy determined that an undiagnosed heart-valve irregularity had caused the 28-year-old to lose consciousness, fall, and hit her head on the edge of a desk the day before. Media trafficked in speculation about the death, often connecting it with Scarborough's resignation from Congress, announced in May. The claim that Scarborough
5760-415: The four employees involved were terminated. According to journalist Jennifer Rubin , Koch Industries' general counsel stated that Egorova-Farines failed to promptly share the findings, choosing instead to give the information to a manager at Koch-Glitsch who was later fired for bribery. According to Koch Industries' general counsel, "Egorova-Farines was not fired but instead ran into performance problems, left
5850-419: The free weekly Pensacola-area newspaper The Florida Sun . The paper merged in 2001 and is now known as the Independent News . After leaving Congress, Scarborough worked as an environmental lawyer in Florida. In April 2003, Scarborough Country debuted as a nightly primetime show on MSNBC. In 2005 the program covered politics and popular culture. Scarborough broadcast the show from Biloxi , MS, during
5940-420: The group played a pivotal role in pressing Gingrich to keep the GOP's promise to balance the federal budget. Scarborough supported a number of anti-abortion positions while in Congress including banning family planning funding in US aid abroad; banning partial-birth abortions ; and making it illegal to transport minors to get an abortion. He voted in favor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act , that made it
6030-403: The host’s take on issues. Morning Joe is Biden’s favorite program, and it influences who he listens to and how the White House is run. 2017 marked the program's 10th year on air. The Monday after the attempted assassination of Trump , MSNBC preempted Morning Joe for the day, prompting threats from Scarborough to quit if the network took similar action again. The Daily Beast reported that
6120-466: The immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . After three days of reporting on the scenes, Scarborough called the situation in the Gulf Coast region "nothing short of a national disgrace". The Times-Picayune wrote that Scarborough’s experiences “put him on the shortlist of network anchors and correspondents for whom Gulf Coast assignments during and immediately after Katrina proved life-changing.” Because of Scarborough's criticism of President Bush ,
6210-522: The individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research." Former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough , co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe , has pointed out that the Koch brothers have supported more than just what are generally considered conservative causes. They opposed George W. Bush on many issues, are pro-choice , support same sex marriage , and worked closely with
6300-407: The main nonprofit groups assisting the Tea Party movement ; but in 2010, Koch spokeswoman Melissa Cohlmia distanced the Kochs from the tea parties and FreedomWorks saying that "no funding has been provided by Koch companies, the Koch foundations, Charles Koch or David Koch specifically to support the tea parties." According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and
6390-428: The management consulting firm Arthur D. Little . He became president in 1966 and chairman at age 32, upon his father's death the following year. Wood River Oil and Refining Company was renamed Koch Industries in 1968 in honor of Fred Koch, the year after his death. At that time, it was primarily an engineering firm with a 35% interest in Great Northern Oil Company, which owned the Pine Bend Refinery in Minnesota,
6480-508: The many who offered their services, however, and helped shield the family from the media exposure, pro bono . Scarborough's political profile was also raised when he assisted with a petition drive in late-1993, leading a tax revolt that defeated a proposed sixty-five percent increase in Pensacola's property taxes. In 1994 , Scarborough was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida's 1st congressional district , becoming
6570-400: The message of the show was “We're back—and the place to go for powerful Democrats to make their case” because in the days following Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala for President, Scarborough and others on the show interviewed VP nominee hopefuls Governors Roy Cooper , Andy Beshear and J.B. Pritzker . The Hollywood Reporter wrote that “at a time when TV news feels like it
6660-403: The murder suspect found adequate representation. Before removing himself from the case, Scarborough made several court appearances representing Griffin, later saying: "There was no way in hell I could sit in at a civil trial, let alone a capital trial," referring to the prospect of prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Griffin. Scarborough assisted Griffin in choosing other counsel from
6750-630: The nation today." Opposition to the government spending any money on climate change is among this network's activities. Anthropogenic climate change skeptic Willie Soon received more than $ 500,000 from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation and a trust used by the Kochs. The primary recipients of Koch contributions, including Americans for Prosperity , The Heritage Foundation , and the Manhattan Institute , actively oppose clean energy and carbon legislation and are skeptical of climate science. In fact,
6840-620: The pipeline. The next year, the Koch Nitrogen Company was formed in order to market ammonia. The next few years saw purchases of various ammonia facilities in Louisiana, Canada, and elsewhere, and ammonia sales agreements with firms in Australia, the UK, and other countries. The year 2010 saw the founding of Koch Methanol, LLC, and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC. In October 2010, a plant in which Koch had
6930-504: The possibility that one of his sons may have suffered vaccine damage (see Thimerosal controversy ). Scarborough said, "My son, born in 1991, has a slight form of autism called Asperger's . When I was practicing law and also when I was in Congress, parents would constantly come to me, and they would bring me videotapes of their children, and they were all around the age of my son or younger. So, something happened in 1989." In October 2001, Scarborough married his second wife, Susan Waren,
7020-501: The projected growth of Medicare by $ 270 billion over ten years. Scarborough was one of few house Republicans to vote against efforts by Gingrich to cut Medicaid funding and the only Republican in the Florida delegation to vote against oil drilling royalty relief, which Scarborough blasted as "corporate welfare". He voted against the " Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 ," which raised the minimum wage to $ 5.15 an hour. Scarborough had
7110-589: The purchasing of domestic crude oil from Texas and Colorado offices, has five ethanol plants across Iowa and one in Nebraska, has a refinery terminal in Alaska, and operates refineries in Alaska, Texas, and Minnesota. The Pine Bend Refinery in Minnesota can process 392,000 barrels (62,300 m ) of crude oil per day, most of which comes from Alberta , Canada . It handles one quarter of all Canadian oil sands crude entering
7200-628: The repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie." Kara Swisher followed up with an op-ed in The New York Times on May 26, 2020, calling on Twitter to hold Trump to the company's rules. That same day, Twitter began fact-checking Trump's posts and applying warnings to his tweets when they made misleading claims about mail-in voting. In November 2024, following
7290-502: The slot permanently in July 2007. Morning Joe is a weekday MSNBC news and talk show from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Time . It features Joe Scarborough providing both enterprise reporting and discussion on the news of the day in a panel format with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist . The show features in-depth discussions that help drive the day's political conversation. The initial reviews were positive. The New York Times said it
7380-738: The suit was dismissed for lack of merit. In September 2001, the company acquired KoSa. This company is considered the largest producer of polyester in the world. In 2005, the company acquired Georgia-Pacific , one of the world's largest timber , forest products and paper companies. In 2008, the company discovered that the French affiliate Koch-Glitsch had violated bribery laws allegedly securing contracts in Algeria , Egypt , India , Morocco , Nigeria and Saudi Arabia after an investigation by Ethics Compliance officer, Egorova-Farines. After Koch Industries' investigative team looked into her findings,
7470-457: The third-largest oil refinery in Germany at the time. It was also one of the few refineries capable of refining fuel for airplanes, and was later a strategic bombing target for Allied forces when World War II broke out. The project was stalled for some time as Davis sought approval, which was granted by the Nazi government. The war commenced six years after the refinery was completed. Koch’s business, and
7560-416: The world. Scarborough was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1963, the son of Mary Joanna ( née Clark) and George Francis Scarborough, a businessman. He has two siblings. In 1969, his family moved to Meridian, Mississippi , in 1973 to Elmira, New York , and in 1978 to Pensacola, Florida . Scarborough attended Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from
7650-510: Was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" when he previously encountered her at Mar-a-Lago . The hosts responded with an op-ed in The Washington Post , in which they described White House officials telling them that the president would kill a pending National Enquirer article if they apologized to Trump for their coverage of him. The president's tweets received criticism from many Republican lawmakers, including Speaker of
7740-407: Was "unlike anything else on morning television" and American Journalism Review said the show "set the agenda for the day's news". In 2007, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Geist, Brzezinski, MSNBC president Phil Griffin , and Scarborough to cut the ribbon on the new set of Morning Joe at 30 Rock . The program became a Washington "breakfast staple", showing up on screens at
7830-476: Was elected political director of the incoming legislators. The New Federalists called for sweeping cuts in the U.S. government, including plans to " privatize , localize, consolidate, [or] eliminate" the Departments of Commerce , Education , Energy and Housing and Urban Development . House Speaker Newt Gingrich tapped Scarborough to head a Republican task force on education, and Scarborough declared, "Our goal
7920-405: Was involved in the death was promoted by publisher Markos Moulitsas and by filmmaker Michael Moore , who registered the domain name JoeScarboroughKilledHisIntern.com. Since 2017, Trump has resurrected the debunked rumor and has called for another investigation. The Wall Street Journal , New York Post , and Washington Examiner have condemned Trump's remarks. "It's remarkable that we have
8010-671: Was the #1 cable morning show in New York and Washington, DC. Nationally, Morning Joe ranked #2 in all of cable television in its time slot for the 7th straight year. Morning Joe beat CNN in the ratings for the 14th straight year in total audience and in the Nielson A25-54 demographic group for the 8th straight year. Compared to the previous year, Morning Joe had double-digit viewership growth among total viewers and adults ages 25–54, while CNN This Morning and FOX & Friends had double-digit declines. In August 2023, Adweek reported Morning Joe
8100-473: Was the most-watched morning cable news program. In an op-ed for The Washington Post in August 2016, Scarborough argued that the Republican Party must "dump Donald Trump " as their presidential candidate . Drawing attention to Trump's remarks about Hillary Clinton and the Second Amendment , Scarborough wrote: "A bloody line has been crossed that cannot be ignored. At long last, Donald Trump has left
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