Open Season on Democrats: Crazy Ol' Alan Grayson

Townhall ^ | May 17, 2010 | Jillian Bandes

[rightwingintelligentsia]

It’s difficult to overstate the degree of insanity coming from Alan Grayson in Florida’s eighth Congressional district.

Grayson has used his Congressional office as a platform for extremist demagoguery, insulting his own constituents when they tried to organize against him and actually characterizing Republicans as murderers. He has remained totally unresponsive to his constituents by sneaking up on them in town hall meetings. He has gotten away with it by self-funding his campaigns from his $31 million net worth, which he made by prosecuting American contractors serving in the Iraq war.

The biggest question is why Grayson got elected in the first place, and why it seems that he actually has a chance to get re-elected this coming November. The answer to the first question is easy: he was first elected as a freshman Congressman two years ago because his constituents didn’t know his true colors, and enjoyed the fruits of the Obama electoral wave of 2008. The Republican that ran against him in 2008 was underfunded and suffered from a massive Democratic voter registration advantage.

[raybbr]

The biggest question is why Grayson got elected in the first place, and why it seems that he actually has a chance to get re-elected this coming November.

The author gives too much credit to his constituents.

Look at Murtha's district. He out and out called them stupid and dangerous and they voted him in again until Satan called.

[Past Your Eyes]

"The biggest question is why Grayson got elected in the first place"

[subterfuge]

The Republican that ran against him in 2008 was underfunded and suffered from a massive Democratic voter registration advantage.

This is my district and Grayson (the low-life, mobster lawyer pos) is my congressman. I have to disagree with a lot of what the article says. First of all, Grayson's opponent (Keller) lost because he decided to not back President Bush and the surge in Iraq. Keller even put out that letter and made a big deal out of it.

The other reason Grayson won was the piggy back affect on obama's coattails/kid vote/dumb soccer-mom vote/welfare/illegal-acorn vote.

[imskylark]

“This is my district “

Do you think he will be re-elected?

[McBuff]

[FrankR]

It amazes me why America keeps electing "lawyers" to make and pass "laws". That is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.

There are just too many lawyers in Congress, I would like to see it limited to no more than 10% lawyers - just enough to act as a "consultancy" and not enough for an overpowering majority.

A lot of basically "power hungry" people go into law as prelude to politics, and it should not be a stepping stone to power. Power grabbers seem to intrinsically narcissistic and comfortable with the lies necessary to maintain their facade. We don't need (any more of) this kind in our government.

NO MORE LAWYERS in congress

[Ann Archy]

Stupid people ELECT Stupid People!! His constiuents are STUPID!!

[A Strict Constructionist]

“NO MORE LAWYERS in congress”

I’ll vote for that if you amend it to in office period.

[FrankR]

I agree...DONE!

[roaddog727]

Vote for Veterans - Not Lawyers!

[driftless2]

Of all the obnoxious Dem congressmen I’d like to see defeated in November, Grayson is number one. Because he above all other Dem congressidiots (except for Pelosi) symbolizes the socialist mindset of the Obama admin. Defeating him would really make the Great Spreader squirm.

[FrankR]

AMEN...if the President of the United States is to be the “Commander-in-Chief” of the military, it follows that s/he should have some understanding of the military, as should members of Congress.

[subterfuge]

Do you think he will be re-elected?

I really don't thing so. But I didn't think obmama had a chance in hell either.

[Tatze]