An article on the front page of today’s New York Times by Robert Pear (@ropear) is winning praise for its comprehensive look at the King v. Burwell Supreme Court case and its conclusion, based on interviews with several legislators, that the four words at the center of the lawsuit that “imperil” the health care law were, in retrospect, “inadvertent,” “inartful,” or “a drafting error.”
One word missing from the New York Times piece, though, is Gruber, as in Jonathan Gruber, who served as the government’s principal expert as the Obamacare legislation moved through the lower courts. Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment, writes that Gruber “was caught on tape, not once but twice, expressly explaining states that don’t establish an exchange won’t get subsidies. Oops.”
Amazing that apparently @ropear still hasn't seen any of the Gruber tapes. http://t.co/ApRuPYZ3gghttp://t.co/TM17t8Qh7b
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 26, 2015
! @PhillyRich1 sent Gruber "stupidity of the American voter" to @ropear at NYT right before the story broke big. pic.twitter.com/m5GnH3epOv
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/603288790757724160
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/603289438131728385
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/603288235234721792
wow indeed https://t.co/95hIfOLkh8
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 26, 2015
So did @ropear ask @BumillerNYT? Who decided to take a pass? https://t.co/y4rKEOVgjt
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 26, 2015
If @nytimes isn't a pack of liars, how could they write about "intent" behind #Obamacare & never mention architect Gruber's explanation?
— novaculus ❌ renegade dreg ?? (@novaculus) May 26, 2015
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@ropear leaves out the most important man in his piece abt PPACA "drafting error." Jonathan Gruber isn't mention ANYWHERE! #OpinionPiece
— Marshall Stokes (@Marshall_Stokes) May 26, 2015
@abbygoodnough @ron_fournier @ropear No mention of Gruber makes whole story wishful thinking. Very incomplete.
— Liz Steinkamp (@lizreads) May 26, 2015
Is this supposed to surprise me? The @NYT passed on a story negative to Obama! Stop the fuckin presses! @kerpen @phillyrich1 @ropear
— The Holy Goat (@trueholygoat) May 26, 2015
Don’t forget that Gruber is the man who inspired the term “speak-o,” as in a verbal typo; for example, when he was caught on video admitting that “the stupidity of the American voter” was “really, really critical to getting the thing [Obamacare] to pass.”
Gruber: The 1 word missing from this 2,000 word piece. And the 1 word that describes it. It's a Gruber @ronfournier https://t.co/Jyyr6hggrW
— Gil Reich (@GilR) May 26, 2015
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