We haven’t heard the word “flapdoodle” in quite a while, but we’re pretty sure it’s not synonymous with “scandal.” David Axelrod recently did his best to downplay the parade of damning Jonathan Gruber videos by dismissing Gruber’s remarks about the stupidity of the American voter as “throwaway quips.” Is CNBC’s John Harwood doing the same by referring to the Gruber scandal as nothing but a “flapdoodle”?
#Gruber flapdoodle = nagging toothache for leg strategists of both parties for a while
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 18, 2014
Your mom is a flapdoodle. @JohnJHarwood
— Beef Supreme (@Supreme____Beef) November 18, 2014
Zip up, son — your flapdoodle is showing RT @JohnJHarwood #Gruber flapdoodle = nagging toothache for leg strategists of both parties
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) November 18, 2014
@TorchOWyatt I taught my kids that flapdoodle is a bathroom word @JohnJHarwood
— FrogDoc (@TueborFrog) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/a_ffine_scheme/status/534779456447975424
#GruberGate #FAIL RT ".@JohnJHarwood: #Gruber flapdoodle = nagging toothache for leg strategists of both parties for a while”
— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/njemm008/status/534783138757873664
https://twitter.com/WestValentine/status/534780150991581185
John Harwood does his best Ron Fournier impression. Not bad. https://t.co/Y3qlr3ILHE
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 18, 2014
@JohnJHarwood @JohnEkdahl Comparing to me? That's is the lowest form of insult, John. And what is a flapdoodle?
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) November 18, 2014
Seriously, what does Harwood mean by “flapdoodle?”
controversy whose media noise level much bigger than it's actual importance @ron_fournier @JohnEkdahl
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 18, 2014
Well, at least he admits it’s a controversy, though one with excessive “media noise.” That’s funny, considering how long it took for the mainstream media to break down and admit the Gruber videos existed at all.
.@JohnJHarwood @JohnEkdahl Thought: We're too quick to act via biases to declare stories scandals and flapdoodles before reporting them out.
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) November 18, 2014
I listened to/get what Gruber said, & get why it makes people mad about ACA madder. but that is only significance @ron_fournier @JohnEkdahl
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 18, 2014
Gruber admitted that a lack of transparency was necessary to push the unpopular law through, and the fact that made people mad is the only significance to the story? Wow.
@JohnJHarwood @ron_fournier Do you know you’re a hack?
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/534810688363827200
@JohnJHarwood @AceofSpadesHQ @ron_fournier @JohnEkdahl Massive conspiracy to commit consumer fraud has no significance? He admits to it.
— Mark O. Van Wagoner (@VanWagoner) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/534810991583039488
good point. since 4 justices appear to be among those mad about ACA, it might have SCOTUS implications @seanmdav @ron_fournier @JohnEkdahl
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/534812988814147584
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/534813257153146880
https://twitter.com/coolhandschlute/status/534811821178630144
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/534811069072429058
@JohnJHarwood So, only significance is it makes Rs mad & may compel demise of ACA at SCOTUS. But other than that… @seanmdav @JohnEkdahl
— SmokeNMirrors71 (@SmokeNMirrors71) November 18, 2014
@JohnJHarwood Based on that concession are you willing to upgrade 'flapdoodle' to say…Monkey Business? Shenanigans? @seanmdav @JohnEkdahl
— SmokeNMirrors71 (@SmokeNMirrors71) November 18, 2014
What Gruber said should remind @JohnJHarwood he's a journalist, investigate ALL Gov even ones/policy he supports. @ron_fournier @JohnEkdahl
— Max (@MHB2012) November 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/CaseyMattoxADF/status/534813255869292544
https://twitter.com/matthewhummel/status/534814908555091968
https://twitter.com/GinaArtLA/status/534814796877541376
@JohnJHarwood @JohnEkdahl I'd like to see us dig deeper beyond what he says — and him — before declaring scandal or flapdoodle.
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) November 18, 2014
Is there a journalist in the house?
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