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White House: Hey — Gruber Wasn’t Really Obamacare’s Architect
Pajamas Media ^ | 11/13/2014 | Bryan Preston

Posted on 11/13/2014 8:34:36 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Posted By Bryan Preston On November 13, 2014 @ 7:51 am In Obamacare | 4 Comments

Jonathan Gruber’s “stupid” comments have sent the Obama White House into a spin.

When this White House gets under fire, it naturally turns to the press outlets that it has used as tools for years, including Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo.

The name ought to give that site away: It’s not about facts, it’s about spin. Talking points.

So the under-fire Obama White House turns to the talking pointers to deliver some talking points on Gruber’s “stupid” remarks.

To wit: We were transparent the whole time we were working backroom deals and holding votes at midnight and on holidays! Honest!

The Obama White House now also suggests that Gruber wasn’t really the Obamacare architect.

An administration official also noted to TPM that — while Gruber is often described as an “architect” of Obamacare because he was a key consultant to the administration and was heavily involved in developing the Massachusetts health reform law that served as a starting point for the ACA — “he did not work in the White House or play the same role in developing the Affordable Care Act.”

About that. They’re lying, again.

Gruber had a total of about $400,000 in contracts with the Obama White House in 2009 and 2010 to provide “Technical Assistance in Evaluating Options for National Healthcare Reform.” Gruber had previously designed Romneycare in Massachusetts. He was brought in to design a similar system by the Obama White House after it took power.

That’s all according to a January 2010 ABC News story. According to that story, Gruber wasn’t disclosing his monetary relationship with the Obama administration while he was offering public comments and editorials supporting Obamacare, until some leftwing bloggers sniffed his relation out and reported it. The mainstream media followed.

So yes, he was the architect of Obamacare. The Obama White House still thinks that its supporters are too stupid to figure that out.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; gruber; grubervideo; jonathangruber; nancypelosi; obamacare; obamacaredeceit; obamacarelies; obamagruber; obamalies; obamcare; romneycare; stupidvoters; whgruber
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To: SeekAndFind

The White Mosque is so unstable.


21 posted on 11/13/2014 9:03:46 AM PST by Vision Thing (Obola has a high mortality rate for the careers of Democrat politicians.)
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To: SeekAndFind

LOl, whuteva, Lie Hut.


22 posted on 11/13/2014 9:06:27 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: SeekAndFind
Mr. Preston's conclusion is brilliant, n'est ce pas?

So yes, he was the architect of Obamacare. The Obama White House still thinks that its supporters are too stupid to figure that out.

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23 posted on 11/13/2014 9:06:46 AM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: SeekAndFind

They want us to believe he wasn’t the “architect” of this mess?

How stupid do they think we are?


24 posted on 11/13/2014 9:07:07 AM PST by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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RE: So, the government paid Gruber $400,000 for nothing? Is that what they’re telling us?

Yes. And by their lights, we’re too stupid to understand why...


25 posted on 11/13/2014 9:16:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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Donate And Keep The Lights On


26 posted on 11/13/2014 9:30:52 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: SeekAndFind

Is that why Emanuel Rahm was eager to take the credit for the design of ACA? A distraction? An illusion? Draw attention away from Gruber?


27 posted on 11/13/2014 9:33:18 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: SeekAndFind

MassASSusets is colonizing America.


28 posted on 11/13/2014 9:36:17 AM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: SeekAndFind

Then what did they pay Gruber $400,000 Taxpayer Dollars for?


29 posted on 11/13/2014 9:40:21 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (11/04/14, the day people finally realized that their Dictator is just a Dick..)
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Either he designed Obamacare, or he was a classmate of Moohelle’s at Princeton.


30 posted on 11/13/2014 9:43:00 AM PST by MUDDOG
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Gruber wasn't the Obamacare architect. Who said he was the architect? You said he was the architect. I never said he was the architect. Who is the architect? Why would you think Gruber is the architect?

-PJ

31 posted on 11/13/2014 9:44:49 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Nathan Thurm, what a perfect personification of the sleazy lawyer.


32 posted on 11/13/2014 9:45:19 AM PST by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama himself perpetuated the lies with the ..you can keep your doctor, health plan and save $2500 BS. Obamacare is built on lies and deception as well as the hope the people kept in the dark by the media would be too dumb to notice they were being scammed


33 posted on 11/13/2014 9:50:49 AM PST by The Great RJ (This)
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