Stupid Gruber Faces House Oversight Ctte (Live Thread 9:30 ET)

C-SPAN 3 ^ | December 9, 2014 | C-SPAN

[NautiNurse]

"Voters are stupid" economist Jonathan Gruber and Marilyn Tavenner face Issa and the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee today on C-SPAN 3.

FOX News reports that Tavenner has asked that she be seated anywhere but next to Gruber. Apparently, Gruber is radioactive. Time will tell whether this affliction is covered under Obamacare.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Will Gruber take the 5th?

Apparently he drinks quite a bit.

[sheikdetailfeather]

She probably is buying more packs lately. LOL!

[nikos1121]

I predict that he takes the 5th...

[randita]

Tavener does not look happy to be there. She has rolled her eyes several times already.

She’s explaining the mistake of including 400K dental plans in the total enrollment and claims that the process has been corrected so that doesn’t happen again. They always “claim” to have fixed things after the erroneous info has been the narrative for several months.

[BulletBobCo]

Cummings just staggered in.

[NautiNurse]

Elijah Cummings (D) MD has arrived. I think he told Issa that the White House paper shredder malfunctioned again.

[Red_Devil 232]

Damn Cummings showed up!

[DBrow]

What Gruber said makes little sense. Stupid or not, the American voter had nothing to do with getting ACA passed. It was passed entirely by democrats in the House and Senate, using some procedural trickery.

Given that, I suspect that the whole “Gruber” thing is a drummed-up distraction.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

He certainly is kissing Issa’s butt. What’s up with that?

Now he’s bloviating trashing Republicans for opposing Deathcare.

[Whenifhow]

And Cummings is repeating lies about lower costs, etc.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

“We are here today to beat up Jonathan Gruber” - E Cummings

[randita]

Oops-Cummings throwing Gruber under the bus. Championing Tavenner.

[NautiNurse]

Cummings mourns what could have been, but for “stupid, I mean stupid comments [Gruber] made.” Cummings describes Gruber’s statements as disrespectful, irresponsible, and insulting. Cummings quoting Mitt Romney comments about Gruber.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Cummings gets it, he’s insulted.

He knows that Gruber was referring to him and his “stupid” RAT constituents.

[kjam22]

I’d probably give 10k to question Gruber myself and speak to the panel on camera, for about 10 minutes....

[william clark]

Did Cummings just say “all Mexican citizens” in his tirade?

[Red_Devil 232]

Cummings trashing Romney.

[NautiNurse]

Gruber exposed the ‘Rats for what they are. Dems will never forgive him.

[Apparatchik]

Next time, could Cummings spit out the marbles in his mouth before he speaks? Or get some elocution lessons?

[kjam22]

I couldn’t tell... as he got more wound up I lost the ability to understand everything he was saying....