Alan Grayson

Chris Matthews Encourages Dem Rep. Grayson to Be A Proud Liberal
By Mike Sargent | October 2, 2009 | 6:31 PM EDT
Of all the ignorant, boot-licking interviews in Chris Matthews' long career, this one may be the most hypocritical.

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), he of  "die quickly" YouTube fame, appeared on the October 2 edition of MSNBC's "Hardball," and Matthews wasted no time in teeing up the GOP for Grayson:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: I'm looking for some insight here. I'm a reporter. I'm trying to find out what you know and what you don't know. When you walk around the floor. When you walk past the Republican cloak room. When you get on the elevator.  When you get on the subway over there in the Capitol building. Do these Republicans come up to you and say your number is up, buddy?  What do they say to you?
Chris Matthews: Joe Wilson 'Wrong' But Would Be 'Absurd' for Alan Grayson to Apologize
By Ken Shepherd | October 1, 2009 | 6:52 PM EDT

<div style="float: right"><object width="240" height="194"><param name="movie" value="http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/eyeblast.swf?v=GdkUaGkU4z&amp;c1=0xAD3525&... name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/eyeblast.swf?v=GdkUaGkU4z&amp;c1=0xAD3525&... allowfullscreen="true" width="240" height="194"></embed></object></div>It would be &quot;absurd&quot; for Florida Rep. Alan Grayson (D) to apologize for insisting recently that Republicans stand behind a health care &quot;holocaust,&quot; MSNBC's Chris Matthews argued on today's &quot;Hardball&quot; program. <p>While Matthews felt Grayson's Nazi comparison was over-the-top, Matthews cheered Grayson's display of &quot;cojones,&quot; even chuckling at video of Grayson calling Republicans &quot;knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.&quot; </p><p>Matthews made clear to guests James Warren of the Huffington Post and Politico's Roger Simon that he thought Grayson was just the shot in the arm liberals needed for their health care push (audio <a href="http://media.eyeblast.org/newsbusters/static/2009/10/2009-10-01-MSNBC-HB... target="_blank">available here</a>, video embedded at right):</p><blockquote>

Dem Congressman: 'Republicans Want You To Die Quickly'; What Will the 'Civility' Crowd Say?
By Tom Blumer | September 30, 2009 | 9:29 AM EDT
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The Politico's Jonathan Allen reported last night that Democratic Congressment Alan Grayson of Florida let loose on the House floor. (UPDATE: Politico now has a YouTube video of Grayson's performance at the link.)

Hopefully, Allen himself was only being sloppy with his own wording:

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., warned Americans that "Republicans want you to die quickly" during an after-hours House floor speech Tuesday night.

His remarks, which drew angry and immediate calls for an apology from Republicans, were highlighted by a sign reading "The Republican Health Care Plan: Die Quickly."

"Warned"? As if "Republicans want you to die quickly" is a fact?

What follows, via Politico's Glenn Thrush, is what you can't say about a President:

Orlando Sentinel Live Blogs Stacked Deck 'Town Hall' Meeting
By P.J. Gladnick | August 18, 2009 | 10:21 AM EDT

Your humble correspondent has had problems with the Orlando Sentinel in the past, especially when it published a silly global warming alarmism story which presented various map scenarios of Florida being flooded over. However, I must extend congratulations to that periodical for its excellent live blog coverage of a phony stacked deck "town hall" meeting conducted by Congressman Alan Grayson which could serve as a model for other newspapers on how to cover such events. First a description of the event as covered in the regular way via Orlando Sentinel article:

Grayson's hastily called meeting took place in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall, which limited attendance to about 120 members of the public. It also was scheduled just after a regular meeting of local Democrats, some of whom stayed behind for the town hall in the scarce seats.

Outside the building, hundreds of frustrated people who could not get inside waved signs and chanted for and against the proposals.

CBS Blasts Contractors with Expert … I Mean, Democratic Candidate
By Jeff Poor | October 18, 2007 | 3:04 PM EDT

Maybe it just slipped his mind, but maybe not. CBS Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian neglected to mention that the “attorney” he interviewed for the October 17 “Evening News” was also running as a Democrat for Congress. Keteyian piled on military food contractors by relying on a Democratic Congressional Candidate Alan Grayson as an expert when he reported on a federal fraud probe in the military's food-supply operations.