This is not minor news. To set the stage, let’s go back to July, when a D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not authorize subsidies if insurance plans aren’t part of a state-based Obamacare exchange. This “Halbig” ruling has now been taken up by the Supreme Court. When the first “Halbig” ruling came down, progressive fans of Obamacare continued to argue that it was insane to think that this was a clear reading of the legislation. Then video came out showing legislation author Gruber making exactly the same argument made by the attorneys fighting this issue. He made those comments at a time when Obamacare proponents were trying to force states to set up exchanges and before most states declined to. Gruber responded by claiming he’d had a “speak-o,” which is like a typo but in verbal form. The full video shows a strikingly extensive and thought-out discussion, but the speak-o claim was much easier to swallow before yet another video came out showing him making the exact same “speak-o,” this time in prepared remarks. And so now Gruber is videotaped saying that deception was a key factor in tricking stupid American voters into allowing their members of Congress to narrowly pass the controversial bill. And what does our media have to say about it? Surprisingly little! It was certainly covered — by NewsBusters, Rush Limbaugh, Daily Caller, Forbes, Fox News, Daily Signal, HotAir, The Blaze, Washington Free Beacon, etc. — but almost exclusively by conservative media or media that has not shown complete fealty to President Obama.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:17:13 +0000
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