'You magnificent bastard!' Tweeter pulls a fast one on Obamacare stooge

But they didn’t! And for that, we are eternally grateful.

Having learned nothing from past experience, HealthCare.gov held a live Twitter Q-&-A session this afternoon:

Hi everyone! This is @MayraHHS tweeting on behalf of @HealthCareGov today! #HealthTalk

— HealthCare.gov (@HealthCareGov) November 14, 2014

Tweeter @UriBlago wasn’t about to pass up a golden opportunity:

@HealthCareGov @MayraHHS Is identification required to enroll in a health plan? #HealthTalk

— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 14, 2014

Wait for it …

.@UriBlago Identity verification is a step in the process. Here's a helpful checklist: #HealthTalk http://t.co/DEVWidI0zV

— HealthCare.gov (@HealthCareGov) November 14, 2014

Wait for it …

Racist—> “@HealthCareGov: Identity verification is a step in the process. Here's a helpful checklist: #HealthTalk http://t.co/ai67gJugqn”

— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 14, 2014

Ha!

@UriBlago beautiful.

— 4th-Party Pol (@PointlessPol) November 14, 2014

@PointlessPol They walked right into it!

— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 14, 2014

Recommended

The Actual Problem in the Clancy Mistrial Wasn’t the Holdout — It Was Nurses Explaining Toxicology

justmindy

Advertisement

Naturally.

Dear #UniteBlue:

There goes your argument that voter ID laws are racist.

Sincerely,
Uri pic.twitter.com/EPHdWb4SeY

— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 14, 2014

You made it look so easy, Uri!

https://twitter.com/KatySlaty/status/533338088211087361

https://twitter.com/Kathy_B_W/status/533338599127662592

[Applause] MT @UriBlago: Racist—> “@HealthCareGov: Identity verification is a step in the process.

— bkeyser (@b_keyser) November 14, 2014

https://twitter.com/ctsa/status/533338992494641152

https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/533339280479768576

https://twitter.com/rdengr123/status/533339682550337536

@OrwellForks Just playing the game the best I know how…using their rules.

— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 14, 2014

You win, Uri.