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Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida, the fiery leftist and Republican hater whose offensive comments about Republicans may well have cost him his seat last November, gets a fairly fond send-off in Monday's New York Times. Reporter Michael Barbaro, previously known for his hostile coverage of Wal-Mart, called Grayson the “pugnaciously partisan, verbal-bomb-tossing, liberal folk hero of the 111th Congress,” and the headline and text box are complimentary. “Enter: Swinging. Exit: Much the Same Way.” The text box: “In or out of Congress, Alan Grayson is a man of strong views.” Barbaro only briefly dealt with Grayson’s history of foul...

ORLANDO, Fla. — He has zero faith in the incoming speaker of the House, John A. Boehner, whom he calls a “tool of special interest.” He derides the Tea Party’s successes as “bought and paid for by the enormously rich and the selfish.” And he can barely contain distaste for his Republican successor, whose views he sums up as “bizarre fundamentalist.” Representative Alan Grayson, a Democrat from Florida’s Eighth Congressional District, is leaving office on Wednesday much as he entered it two years ago — as the pugnaciously partisan, verbal-bomb-tossing, liberal folk hero of the 111th Congress.

Now that Alan Grayson is no longer encumbered by the mundane responsibilities of destroying America one vote at a time as a U.S. Congressman, is it possible…egad, that he’s contemplating a primary challenge against Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for POTUS?

Rep. Grayson fires back at George WillBy Christina Wilkie - 12/06/10 07:01 PM ET Outgoing Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) had the dubious honor this year of being named “America’s Worst Politician” in a Newsweek column by conservative author and commentator George Will. ITK recently asked Grayson what he thought of the column, causing the controversial progressive to ask aloud, “I wonder if [George Will] ever comes out of the small dark room he works out of?” Grayson, who lost his reelection bid last month, then appeared to answer his own question, saying, “I guess he did, long enough to attack...

He famously warned Republicans “want you to die quickly.” Now Alan Grayson is leaving Congress. And he isn’t going quietly. Two blue plastic dumpsters, filling up with trash, ornament the reception area of Alan Grayson’s Capitol Hill office. His seven-member Washington staff has been told that their cramped warren on the sixth floor of the Longworth House Office Building must be vacated by the end of the month... “I have nothing to complain about,” Grayson told me cheerfully... This freshman Democratic congressman got to serve only a single term ... In the meantime, Grayson is following Dylan Thomas’ advice by...

It takes a turn for the worse around the 3:00 min. mark ...

Grayson finally does an interview on Fox (Business) News - the results are about what you would expect. Enjoy.

Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson has finally lost to Republican challenger Daniel Webster. In a campaign where Grayson publicly and shamefully lied constantly, called his opponent a terrorist, warned that people would resort to cannibalism if government spending was cut, and declared that he was ahead by 23 points, Grayson was utterly destroyed on Tuesday night. However, if you thought Grayson was going quietly into the night, you thought wrong. Grayson was on MSNBC (go figure) after his loss, bashing both Democrats and Republicans alike. Asked a question by host Cenk Uygur, Grayson declared, "the center cannot hold." Then he gave...

Alan Grayson, the highest profile Florida Democrat in Congress to lose Tuesday, blamed his loss on poor Democratic turnout and implied he'd likely seek a return to public office. "Anything is possible," he told the Buzz. "I'm the only Democrat who's been able to win this seat in 36 years. One would imagine that at least the party would like me to take a shot at it again." "I'm not upset. I'm proud," he said of his loss to Republican Dan Webster. "I'm happy about the way that we did the job. We saw a lot of congressmen who kissed...

Go back a couple of pages on the comments section to see how the sad little HuffPo Stalinists are managing negative comments about FORMER congressman Alan Grayson, by marking them all as spam. Personally, I think it's funny. (Sorry if I've inadvertently violated any Free Republic Etiquette. I'm new).

I picture this story in September 2012: Former Florida Congressman Alan Grayson was arrested while trying to break into the capitol building yesterday. "He claimed he's a Congressman and had to get in for an important vote" said a capitol police officer. "His dirty, disheveled appearance, combined with a strong smell of alochol and a dank musty body odor tipped us off that something wasn't right with this guy" the officer continued. Upon further investigation, it was learned that Grayson was living out of his car and has been put on a "person of interest" watch from local Orlando police...

On this episode of the Conscience of Kansas radio program we have our live election day show. We talk about the election, and we also play our comedy airing of Dr. Freedom and the "Adventures of Liberal Hospital." I also talk about my new book, "Oliver's Tale: A Squirrel's Story of Love, Courage, and Revolution." It is a fun show and we invite you to listen and comment.

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Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson has finally lost to Republican challenger Daniel Webster. In a campaign where Grayson publicly and shamefully lied constantly, called his opponent a terrorist, warned that people would resort to cannibalism if government spending was cut, and declared that he was ahead by 23 points, Grayson was utterly destroyed last night. Webster defeated Grayson soundly, gaining 56.2% of the vote to Grayson's paltry 38.2% of the vote. That is 18 points and it is a landslide. But on a night where House Democrats were repudiated nation-wide, Grayson was not one to go down easily nor be humbled....

The crazy moonbat declared a loser. But we knew that, didn't we?

Democrat Alan Grayson, best known for bringing shame to himself and the United States Congress, has lost to Republican challenger Daniel Webster. Long regarded by many to be on the fringe, and by a few to be literally insane, Grayson believed that he was up big until the very end. He was wrong. Unpopular already, Grayson dug his political grave with gaffe after gaffe this election season. The most known was his fraudulent campaign ad that lied about his opponent, and was widely panned by both Republicans and Democrats. From that point forward, Grayson was reviled by many of his...

Heavy turnout in the Florida 9th Congressional District appears to show that incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson may be in trouble. According to the Orlando Sentinel there is a larger than expected crowd waiting to vote in the district. The Sentinel is also reporting that overall vote turnout may approach 44%, a high amount for midterm races. Furthermore, Republicans are usually known for a higher turnout in midterms, meaning that the people of the district may be coming out to throw out Grayson.

Democratic incumbent Alan Grayson of Florida's Eighth District has said plenty of crazy things in his two years in office. I won't bore you with all of them, but here are a few: he said that Republicans want people to "die quickly," that people will resort to cannibalism if government spending is cut, that his campaign headquarters is like "ground zero at Hiroshima," and that President Bush knew about 9/11 before it happened. He also has the tendency to pick fights with politicians and media personalities, like former VP candidate and Governor Sarah Palin. In September, he called Mrs. Palin...

With just days left before the election, an illegal mailer has hit voters' mailboxes in the 8th Congressional District — and all candidates are denying responsibility for the mystery ad. The mailer to homes in Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson's district carries no return address or disclaimer identifying its source of funding, as election law requires. It criticizes Republican Dan Webster for voting for a $546 million "unfunded mandate," a reference to the Legislature's approval of a 2007 plan that forced local school districts to raise property taxes while increasing education spending. Webster was state senate majority leader at the...

We have to thank Media Matters for putting us on the scent. They have been publishing articles attacking Fox News for interviewing this candidate or that too many times for their liking. Last week they were concerned over the fact John Kasich has appeared on Fox nine times since announcing his candidacy (on June 1 2009). Similarly, MM complained that in the space of one year, Rand Paul made ’21 appearances’ on Fox. The number is a bit misleading, since when you subtract spots on Fox Business Network or online, it turns out to be 10 appearances on FNC. Still,...