One day when Obamacare is repealed, Gruber's enduring legacy will be introducing "speak-o" to the political lexicon.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) July 25, 2014
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber claims that he made a “mistake” in a 2012 video showing him admitting that states not establishing their own exchanges would not receive federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
Gruber said his “mistake” was the verbal version of a typo called a “speak-o.” The Gruber explanation has taken Twitter by storm:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/492689031415611394
https://twitter.com/zhanover/status/492714978298703872
https://twitter.com/TheRightWingM/status/492713616873762816
Speak-O, Memory–the autobiography of Jonathan Gruber
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 25, 2014
"But I heard you on the phone talking to your mistress!" "That was just a speak-o." "Oh, OK, honey."
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 25, 2014
@Avik @petersuderman Speak-o about a typo that was a typo. Sounds like a line from Monty Python.
— Saurabh Jha (@RogueRad) July 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/492701373214253056
https://twitter.com/UberMinch/status/492707644440731649
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Speak-o should be a legal standard. Think of the lawyers that can be employed in perjury cases. #brokenwindow
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) July 25, 2014
I wonder if Eric Cantor's pollster has tried using the "speak-o" defense about that 30+ point lead he saw.
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) July 25, 2014
"We struggled to piece together the resources for mortgages for houses …" #speako
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) July 25, 2014
So to sum it all up:
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/492688550195122176
Boom.
Bing-o MT @Matthops82: Obamacare failed bc it had a typo. Architect of it failed bc he had a speak-o. America failed bc we had a President O
— Minivan Mojo (@MinivanMojo) July 25, 2014