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The Astroturf ‘Expert’

Posted on | January 29, 2010 | 4 Comments

Ed Morrissey highlights how an Obama administration health-care consultant was also a major media source on the health-care plan:

When MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber allowed himself to be quoted by numerous media outlets about his sunny analyses of ObamaCare, including a big push by Peter Orszag on his OMB site and in challenging reporters to use Gruber’s conclusions, Gruber never bothered to mention that he was receiving money through HHS to provide consultation on health-care reform.

Sen. Chuck Grassley is now asking questions. Read the whole thing.

Comments

4 Responses to “The Astroturf ‘Expert’”

  1. Bob Belvedere
    January 29th, 2010 @ 10:08 pm

    Thanks for the FMJRA Award, Stacy.

    Yours in the VRWC…
    Bob Belvedere

  2. Bob Belvedere
    January 29th, 2010 @ 10:08 pm

    Thanks for the FMJRA Award, Stacy.

    Yours in the VRWC…
    Bob Belvedere

  3. Bob Belvedere
    January 29th, 2010 @ 5:08 pm

    Thanks for the FMJRA Award, Stacy.

    Yours in the VRWC…
    Bob Belvedere

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