Posted on 11/16/2014 8:39:14 AM PST by Rusty0604
President Barack Obama addressed MIT economist Jonathan Gruber’s comments for the first time on Sunday.
“The fact that an adviser who was never on our staff expressed an opinion that I completely disagree with in terms of the voters is not a reflection on the actual process that was run,” Obama said at a press conference in Australia, Politico reports.
In an interview with PBS in 2012, Gruber said he discussed the Cadillac tax with Obama at the White House.
As Slate’s John Dickerson reported on Friday, Obama prominently acknowledged Gruber’s role in helping craft the law in the past.
Gruber’s role was further explicated by a former adviser to Kathleen Sebelius, the former secretary of Health and Human Services.
“I remember many a call to Jonathan Gruber about his expertise in Massachusetts as we were formulating the plan,” said Neera Tanden, who is currently the president of the Center for American Progress, in 2012.
Asked Sunday if he misled the public in order to get the federal health care bill passed, Obama said “No. I did not.”
“I would just advise every press outlet here: Pull up every clip and every story. I think it’s fair to say there was not a provision in the health care law that was not extensively debated and was fully transparent,” Obama said, according to Politico. “It was a tough debate.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
At least Gruber told us the truth about the lack of transparency. Obama is still lying to us (as if we might expect anything different).
Debated with whom?
“No. I did not.”
The black Bart Simpson has spoken.
We know that he, like Pelosi, never heard of Gruber until last week when he was in the residence changing into his golf attire.
While waiting, the secret service agent happened to turn on the TV, which was on CNN, and they were talking about Gruber there.
O, walking out of the room, put his hands over his ears, dropped his head, and mumbled for the secret service agent to turn ‘that damn thing off. I don’t want any news ruining my golf date’.
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Obamacare is like a stool sample (that's a cr@p sample for those in Rio Vista)
Well...how about Nancy Pelosi and "You have to pass it to find out what's in it"
Like a stool sample?
Why yes, she certainly is (but quite a bit larger than most).
I think it’s fair to say there was not a provision in the health care law that was not extensively debated and was fully transparent,” Obama said, according to Politico. “It was a tough debate.”but, But, BUT i thought nancy the pLOSER said they had to pass it to find out what was in it???
Lol——good one.
That’s the right question.
Yeah, and Bill Ayers was just some guy from the neighborhood too.
Obama’s become WAY too predictable.
3.9 million total!
JUST LIKE THE LYING HAG PELSOI HE NEVER KNEW THIS MAN..
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE ARREST THIS FOOL ALONG WITH HIS OTHER LYING FOOLS.PALOSI,REID AND THE REST OF THE BASTARDS ON THE LEFT..
Okay. Good idea. Let's start with the one where Nanzi Pelosi said she had to pass it in order to find out what was in it.
Next, play the one where David Bonior says he gets a laugh out of all these people who expect their elected representatives to read a thousand page bill before they vote on it.
Then, play all the clips of all the reports of Unions who were exempted from ObolaCare AFTER it was passed.
YOU LIE
"If you like your healthcare you can keep it"
"If you like your doctor you can keep him"
"Premiums for the average family will go down by an average of $2500".
Why was it necessary to lie to the Sheeple of Massachusetts? They're overwhelmingly big-government, nanny-state, security-before-Liberty, Liberal Progressives with weird accents.
Ohhhhhh. I see what's going on here. This is a pre-emptive strike against a Mitt Romney run for President.
Good. I hope it works.
“”Pull up every clip and every story. I think it’s fair to say there was not a provision in the health care law that was not extensively debated and was fully transparent””
You’re wrong bozo...There aren’t any clips or stories that were available to the public during debate - remember, that was behind closed doors. We were left on our own to dig the provisions out and we didn’t like what we saw then and we still don’t like what we see. NOW we don’t like what we HEAR!
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