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Dreamer Tatum

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21. Jesus Christ, his statement was CRYSTAL CLEAR.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 02:25 AM

Nov 2014

He is an arrogant academic talking to other arrogant, overpaid, smug academics. There was a camera on him, and guess what? He got caught being himself in his natural habitat.

Why people can't accept that is a pathetic, embarrassing mystery.

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Why is it so shocking or horrible to Democrats that the President used political tactics [View all] pnwmom Nov 2014 OP

I don't know any Democrats who give a flying fuck about this. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #1

Then you must have missed all the posts here about it. nt pnwmom Nov 2014 #4

it is not "stupid" to expose the inner work of government. that's called "transparency". remember msongs Nov 2014 #2

Gruber himself said it was an off the cuff mistake. And it was. pnwmom Nov 2014 #6

Jesus Christ, his statement was CRYSTAL CLEAR. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #21

And it was an incredibly stupid thing pnwmom Nov 2014 #23

Which ACA hearings were closed-door? (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #11

They probably shouldn't see how sausages are made, either... Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #3

Certain people would rather not win if the price is dealing with other human beings. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #5

True! This is how it's done... And it's not as easy as yelling: freshwest Nov 2014 #14

Poor Jon Gruber.. talking about "stupid Americans".. now we find out he's one.. in the respect of Cha Nov 2014 #7

He was an idiot. pnwmom Nov 2014 #8

Here's a video of him responding to the right-wing shit storm. Blanks Nov 2014 #9

Thanks. n/t pnwmom Nov 2014 #10

Yes, it's timed and scripted RW propaganda. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #12

Errr... you mean like the same "Democrats" that feel that Obama has called himself a Moderate Number23 Nov 2014 #13

+1 Jamaal510 Nov 2014 #16

Too many people hate the idea of compromise, and have no idea what "negotiation" means bhikkhu Nov 2014 #15

I don't think it is "stupid" to expose things JonLP24 Nov 2014 #17

It was stupid of Gruber to say what he did because he, unlike the Rethugs, pnwmom Nov 2014 #19

He accidentally told the truth JonLP24 Nov 2014 #20

KnR, pnwmom Hekate Nov 2014 #18

Are you parsing this to death to convince yourself, or someone else? Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #22

It wasn't misrepresented anymore than almost any bill is. pnwmom Nov 2014 #24