Welp, looks like all this Gruber business is much ado about nothing. Just ask the White House:
White House tells TPM that Jonathan Gruber's comments on Obamacare are "simply not true." http://t.co/o4a2sofe3d
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) November 13, 2014
From Talking Points Memo:
“Transparency is a key goal of the ACA: consumers now have more access to information about their health insurance than ever before,” White House spokesperson Jessica Santillo said in a statement to TPM. “The Affordable Care Act was publicly debated over the course of 14 months, with dozens of Congressional hearings, and countless town halls, speeches, and debates.
“The tax credits in the law that help millions of middle class Americans afford coverage were no secret, and in fact were central to the legislation,” she continued. “Not only do we disagree with those comments, they’re simply not true.”
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.”
Oh ok nevermind then RT @TPM White House tells TPM that Jonathan Gruber's comments on Obamacare are "simply not true" http://t.co/5rRZnjptZP
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/ConserveTruth13/status/532697191044108288
@NumbersMuncher @TPM Well that settles it.
— Uncredentialed (@uncredentialed) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/chuck_dizzle/status/532699571822923776
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/532702630066536451
Story over, then. MT @TPM White House tells TPM that Jonathan Gruber's comments on Obamacare are "simply not true."
— Kim Jong-unthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) November 13, 2014
@NumbersMuncher @redsteeze @TPM So, he's just a big liar, then. Well, that's the end of that story.
— Bob McClean (@peregrinatio) November 13, 2014
Phew! Glad we got all that sorted out.
If you like your spin, you can keep your spin. MT @TPM White House tells TPM that Gruber's comments on Obamacare are "simply not true."
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 13, 2014
@NumbersMuncher @TPM And the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round…
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/532699390969118720
Contra the WH, Gruber does not seem frustrated when he was describing the creation of the ACA in an academic setting years later…
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 13, 2014
Nor was the White House in any rush to dismiss Gruber’s clout or credibility:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/532701949314224128
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/532702042046083073
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/532703776512413696
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/532710408365551619
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/532711821162348545
Guess times have changed.
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/532700497875324928
So Gruber becomes an unperson. MT @TPM WH tells TPM that Jonathan Gruber's comments on ACA are "simply not true." http://t.co/mSCiHEEfym
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/532700386290061312
@TPM Watch out for that bus!!!
— Alex F. Baldwin (@VerumVulnero1) November 13, 2014
Gruber just got tossed out. MT @TPM White House tells TPM that Gruber's comments on Obamacare are "simply not true." pic.twitter.com/RXunZLap4p
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 13, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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