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Irony of Irony Blackwater Saves Congressman Alan Grayson's Butt
The Lid/Mother Jones ^ | 2/25/2010 | The Lid

Posted on 02/25/2010 8:19:19 AM PST by Shellybenoit

Florida Congressman and national embarrassment, Alan Grayson made a fortune as a plaintiffs' attorney specializing in whistleblower fraud cases aimed at Iraq war contractors. For example, employees of one contractor Custer Battles, were found guilty of making fraudulent statements and submitting fraudulent invoices on two contracts in 2003 Grayson disclosed his attorney fees and costs for the case exceeded $4 million, and that's just one case.

In 2006, a Wall Street Journal reporter described Grayson as "waging a one-man war against contractor fraud in Iraq" and as a "fierce critic of the war in Iraq" whose car was "emblazoned" with bumper stickers such as "Bush lied, people died".

Since he arrived in Congress, Grayson has kept up his attacks. "We're not going to let the defense contractors use our money to bribe our government and take it over," he once said. And he has singled out Blackwater (now known as Xe) for special criticism: "We can't let, basically, Blackwater take over the entire government here. We have to draw the line somewhere."

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: alangrayson; blackwater; niger

1 posted on 02/25/2010 8:19:19 AM PST by Shellybenoit
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To: Toddsterpatriot; 1rudeboy; expat_panama

This is rich. Our favorite idiot can’t seem to stay out of the news.


2 posted on 02/25/2010 8:22:49 AM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mase

How did you people in Florida do this to yourselves????


3 posted on 02/25/2010 8:35:33 AM PST by astounded (The democrat party is a clear and present danger to the USA)
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To: Mase

Too bad they saved his sorry butt..... :P


4 posted on 02/25/2010 8:36:38 AM PST by redneck with hot sauce
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To: Shellybenoit
"Grayson...a "fierce critic of the war in Iraq" whose car was "emblazoned" with bumper stickers such as "Bush lied, people died".

That tells anyone all they need to know about this guy. It's incredible to believe that a lunatic like this got elected to congress.

But, maybe it isn't so incredible. I just remembered Cynthia McKinney...

5 posted on 02/25/2010 8:41:55 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Shellybenoit
Grayson has kept up his attacks. "We're not going to let the defense contractors use our money to bribe our government and take it over,"

Of course not! It is only acceptable for the Unions to do that!

6 posted on 02/25/2010 8:43:18 AM PST by Pontiac
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To: Shellybenoit
someone has to ask just what he was doing there ... looking for another lawsuit on the taxpayer's dime?

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7 posted on 02/25/2010 8:55:40 AM PST by Elle Bee
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To: astounded

Who are his Republican opponents this year? They need support, and the primary winner needs support. This jackass needs to a one-termer.


8 posted on 02/25/2010 9:08:52 AM PST by Tatze (I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
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To: Shellybenoit

WHY? For the love of God why?


9 posted on 02/25/2010 9:43:14 AM PST by fungoking (Tis a blessing to live in the Ozarks.)
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To: Mase

Priceless. One of the few anecdotes worth retelling...


10 posted on 02/25/2010 12:03:23 PM PST by expat_panama
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To: Shellybenoit

Maybe it was a mistake, they didn’t realize who he was, till after they saved him.


11 posted on 02/25/2010 12:16:02 PM PST by Waco (Wanna buy an FBI file,,,See Hillary, she's got 900 of them.)
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