Industries political operative, interviews by author, 2017; Louise Radnofsky and Michael M. Phillips, “As US Political Divide Widened, a Friendship Fell into the Rift,” Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2010; “Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009,” text of bill H.R. 2380.
Inglis was closely aligned with Koch Industries: Inglis, speaking on background, interviews by author, 2017; Koch Industries expenditures to Inglis drawn from Koch Industries campaign finance database, Center for Responsive Politics.
The pressure intensified . . . Waxman-Markey bill was passed: Inglis, Phillips, interviews by author, 2017.
Inglis raised cash . . . office on Capitol Hill: Inglis, interviews by author, 2017.
Jonathan Phillips stood in the gallery: John M. Broder, “House Backs Bill, 219–212, to Curb Global Warming,” New York Times, June 27, 2009; vote tally details from “H.R. 2454 (111th): American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” GovTrack.us; Ed Markey and Mike Pence comments during vote taken from C-Span archival footage.
Koch held meetings in the company boardroom: Former senior Koch Industries political operative speaking on background, interviews by author, 2017.
Phillips and the other members of the Global Warming Committee: Phillips, Sharp, interviews by author; quotes from Mike Castle town hall event taken from “Mike Castle Confronts Right Wing Hatred,” video, 5:33, uploaded to YouTube by climatebrad on July 21, 2009, youtube/watch?v=lbQKry5Z_ok.
CHAPTER 20: HOTTER
Inglis was standing in an auditorium: Inglis, interview by author, 2017; footage of Inglis town halls taken from “US Congressman Bob Inglis Questioned at Tea Party,” video, 9:50, uploaded to YouTube by ElectionFastFacts on April 25, 2010, youtube/watch?v=G_OHCGnZZAo; and “Healthcare Bill to Put Embedded Chips in Everyone?,” video, 2:24, uploaded to YouTube by Jonathon Hill on August 25, 2009, youtube/watch?v=4Ots4zUQZg8.
heated protests . . . Fourth of July weekend of 2009: Steve Lonegan, former senior Koch Industries political operatives speaking on background, interviews by author, 2017; footage of Fourth of July Americans for Prosperity rally taken from “Taxpayer Tea Parties Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity New Jersey,” video, 4:09, uploaded to YouTube by trinnj on July 6, 2009, youtube/watch?v=qSM2rD0alMo; Americans for Prosperity financial details and state chapter listings taken from Americans for Prosperity, 990 Disclosure Forms with the IRS, 2003–10.
Bob Inglis’s congressional district . . . Boiling Springs: Maria Brady, Inglis, interviews by author, 2017.
Tea Parties . . . national conversation: Maria Brady, interview by author, 2017; Rick Santelli, archival CNBC footage, youtube/watch?v=zp-Jw-5Kx8k.
Maria and Michael Brady . . . helped form the Boiling Springs Tea Party: Description of Michael Brady’s costume taken from photo of Boiling Springs Tea Party rally.
This time Maria and Michael had help: Archival Americans for Prosperity websites taken from the Internet Archive; Michael Brady’s contact information from AFP South Carolina blog: “July 4th Tea Party Rallies in South Carolina,” July 1, 2009; address and time of Bob Inglis town hall taken from AFP page “Visit Your Representatives and Senators!,” September 1, 2009.
disagreement between Tea Party activists and . . . Charles Koch: Maria Brady, interview by author, 2017; Vanessa Williamson, Theda Skocpol, and John Coggin, “The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism,” Perspectives on Politics, March 2011.
Glenn Beck was the most prominent voice: Nellie Andreeva, “Is Glenn Beck’s Popularity Fading?,” Deadline online, last modified February 2, 2011; Dana Milbank, Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America (New York: Doubleday, 2010); Glenn Beck, “The world is on fire;” from “Glenn Beck: The Antichrist Revealed,” clip, youtube/watch?v=gpWPfY9hYC8; clips of Beck doubting climate change and criticizing the Obama administration’s renewable-energy programs, youtube/watch?v=xquohKzR8QI; youtube/watch?v=JJwmi9IqUyg; youtube/watch?v=ZKlfXtqnG_w; youtube/watch?v=I4HdyRovA1o.
Americans for Prosperity helped promote this point of view: Phil Kerpen, guest appearance on Glenn Beck, youtube/watch?v=dJpPktn4f0M.
Beck’s show informed Maria Brady’s self-education: Maria Brady, interview by author, 2017.
When Bob Inglis . . . Brady and her compatriots were prepared: Inglis, Maria Brady, interviews by author, 2017; exchange about Glenn Beck from “Crazy Teabaggers & Retirees Boo Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) for Suggesting They ‘Turn Glenn Beck Off,’ ” video, 1:15, uploaded to YouTube by chinacreekpj on August 8, 2009, youtube/watch?v=wPbs0ozEVBc.
Koch Industries’ activities . . . one piece of a broader strategy: Lonegan, Hoffmann, former senior Koch Industries political operative speaking on background, interviews by author, 2017.
Republican lawmakers who voted for the Waxman-Markey bill: Lonegan, interviews by author, 2017; Jim Lockwood, “N.J. Activists Protest Against ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Law Aimed at Fighting Global Warming,” Star-Ledger (NJ), July 20, 2010; Paul Mulshine, “Here’s the Lonegan Letter,” Star-Ledger (NJ), July 13, 2009; Matt Friedman, “Von Savage Calls Shaftan ‘Reckless’: Lonegan Backs Primary Challenges to Three Congressmen,” New York Observer, June 30, 2009; Derek Harper, “Energy Vote Has the Right Angry with LoBiondo: