Koch Group Throws Boozy Anti-Obamacare Tailgate Party At College Football Game
Source: Think Progress
The Koch brothers-funded Generation Opportunity — famous for its series of over-the-top advertisements trying to scare young Americans into not buying health coverage through Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces — took its opposition to health care reform to a whole new level on Saturday. The group threw a tailgate party during the University of Miami-Virginia Tech football that featured flashy cars, drinking games, models, a DJ, and plenty of “educational” material about why young people shouldn’t take advantage of Obamacare.
“We rolled 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 (DJ Joey), set up OptOut cornhole sets, *beer pong tables, bought 75 pizzas, and hired 8 ‘brand ambassadors’ aka models with bullhorns to help out,” wrote David Pasch, Generation Opportunity’s communication director, in en email to the Tampa Bay Times. “*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.”
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The tailgate party’s fun-and-games atmosphere is a departure from the doom-and-gloom ambiance of its “Creepy Uncle Sam” ads. One such advertisement features a young woman going in for a Pap smear, only to be greeted by Creepy Uncle Sam leering over her with a speculum.
This won’t be the last time Generation Opportunity throws this kind of event, either. The group is touring 20 different campuses this fall in a $750,000 effort to convince college students that they’re better off being uninsured than getting health coverage through Obamacare.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/11/11/2923411/creepy-uncle-sam-tailgate/
Yup, the Koch brothers are dropping nearly a million dollars to convince young adults to go without health coverage. Indeed, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that the Koch brothers would equate getting checks for cervical cancer with being leered at by a pervert.
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Alex LearyAlex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief
Monday, November 11, 2013
Generation Opportunity, the group working to dissuade young people from signing up for Obamacare, brought its raucous brand of politics to the University of Miami on Saturday.
A tailgate party at the UM-Virginia Tech football game featured a DJ, tons of free beer, liquor and pizza.
And Creepy Uncle Sam.
"We rolled 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 (DJ Joey), set up OptOut cornhole sets, beer pong tables*, bought 75 pizzas, and hired 8 “brand ambassadors” aka models with bullhorns to help out," David Pasch, the group's communication director, wrote in an email. "*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."
He said about 250 people attended, including 100 UM College Republicans who helped promote the event over the past couple weeks and worked the crowd. Judging from the pictures, it seems some were there more for the party than the message.
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/chugging-beers-with-creepy-uncle-sam/2151865
I see the RWers are opening their wallets --
Lots more pictures at:
http://news.yahoo.com/creepy-uncle-sam-university-of-miami-230827005.html
This one is captioned "And Creepy Uncle Sam earned his nickname" (note the organization's name -- OptOut.org)
In other news, The PBS Newshour had a segment tonight on getting the "Young Invincibles" to sign up. Most of those featured knew they needed health insurance (given that we don't have Medicare For All) but they featured one bozo of Young Americans for Liberty that was against government mandates.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/government_programs/july-dec13/wisconsin_11-11.html
From the transcript which is also at the above link along with the video:
HALEY SINKLAIR: Then I have to deal with those consequences because I made that choice as an individual to go uninsured. And I have to deal with the expense. And if I have to {go} into debt again after college, I have to. That's my individual responsibility.
Yeah, assuming you can get another loan. The hospital's bill collectors are bill collectors, not loans sales-people, you freekin... It will most likely be those who pay for insurance who ultimately foot the bill for your exercise in individual responsibility and "Liberty" when you declare bankruptcy.
. . ^--sorry I don't know how to embed this particular one - its a must-click-and-see
From: http://news.yahoo.com/creepy-uncle-sam-university-of-miami-230827005.html
The still photo version of the above is the 9th photo in the above link (but I can't embed that either, sigh)
And this one has no caption (its from the photo gallery at the above link)
and that IDs were thoroughly checked. 