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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 04:59 PM Nov 2013

Koch Brothers Sponsor Anti-Obamacare Cornholing Competition

Generation Opportunity, a Koch-funded front group whose goal is to convince young people that they don’t need health insurance, sponsored a tailgate party on the campus of the University of Miami on Saturday.

According to an email by Generation Opportunity’s communication director, David Pasch, the Koch brothers money allowed their organization to “roll in with a fleet of Hummers, F-150’s and Suburbans, each vehicle equipped with an 8’ high balloon bouquet floating overhead.”

“We hired a popular student DJ from UMiami,” the email continued, and “set up OptOut cornhole sets, beer pong tables, bought 75 pizzas, and hired 8 ‘brand ambassadors’ aka [scantily clad female] models with bullhorns to help out.”

The email failed to indicate who won the cornholing competition.

“Student activists independently brought (lots of) beer and liquor for consumption by those 21 and over. Oh yeah, and we educated students about their healthcare options outside the expensive and creepy Obamacare exchanges,” Pasch concluded.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/11/koch-brothers-sponsor-anti-obamacare-cornholing-competition/

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Koch Brothers Sponsor Anti-Obamacare Cornholing Competition (Original Post) Purveyor Nov 2013 OP
Uff da! Where I come from, that word means something different MineralMan Nov 2013 #1
"Cornholing?" REALLY?!? TygrBright Nov 2013 #2
A cornholing competition?? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #3
In this case it was a game of bean bag Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 #8
"Cornholing" is a polite way of saying what they've been doing to the country. xfundy Nov 2013 #4
Heh. Heh heh. Heh. Heh heh heh. He said "cornhole." Heh heh. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2013 #5
ARE YOU THREATENING ME?????? DO YOU HAVE TP??? Initech Nov 2013 #6
OMG! Think of the poor sheep! 11 Bravo Nov 2013 #7

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
1. Uff da! Where I come from, that word means something different
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 05:04 PM
Nov 2013

than a game of bean bag toss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole

I suspect that the meaning is similar for many others as well. Leave it to the Republicans. First it was teabaggers, and now it's cornholers.

Uff da!

TygrBright

(20,759 posts)
2. "Cornholing?" REALLY?!?
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 05:08 PM
Nov 2013

I do not think that word means what you think it means, Kochsuckers.

(And yeah, I'm aware of the "sport" that goes by the same name, a cruel joke on the guileless rubes of Kentucky and other Middle America-type pseudo-elysia. But seriously, guys... Or should that be "butt seriously!" hahahahah... I crack myself up. ooo, ooo! "crack myself up!" I better stop now, I'm on a roll. Oh, my....)

amusedly,
Bright

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)
3. A cornholing competition??
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 05:17 PM
Nov 2013

Do they know what that means?

Oh, wait, they didn't know the meaning of teabagging, either.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
4. "Cornholing" is a polite way of saying what they've been doing to the country.
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 05:36 PM
Nov 2013

This even is aimed at getting young citizens consumers lubed up for the bright future the Kochs offer.

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