MSNBC Accuses Administration Of 'Outright Lying' About Number Of ObamaCare Enrollees

 Michael Miller Oct. 21 2013

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Complaining that both the ObamaCare rollout and the secrecy surrounding it are “unacceptable,” MSNBC’s Mike Barnacle accused the administration Monday of “outright lying” about enrollment data.

Fellow regular Morning Joe contributor Mark Halperin begins:

“The rollout is unacceptable; the secrecy is unacceptable. It begins with not saying how many people have enrolled. I don’t understand any reason why they can’t release that data.”

Host Joe Scarborough then turns to Mike Barnacle:

“These people want to run our healthcare system … and yet, they’re not telling us what’s going wrong with our system?”

Barnacle: “They’re lying about it now. They’re not depriving us of information. They’re outright lying about what’s going on.”

Scarborough: “Give me specifics – what are they lying about?”

Barnacle: “They’re lying about the numbers who have enrolled; the numbers who have actually signed up. They keep using the world ‘unacceptable.’ This is outrageous, it’s not ‘unacceptable. They’ve had two years to pull this together.”

Halperin and Barnacle – hardly conservatives – are correct. For an explanation of why the enrollment data released by the administration is misleading – to say the least – read:

White House Falsely Claims Nearly Half Million Americans ‘Apply’ For ObamaCare

As we reported earlier today, Barack Obama is expected to make a statement on the ObamaCare controversy later today, with an AP reporter saying he will take responsibility for the ongoing mess. Should be an interesting day.