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Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:40 PM Oct 2013

FL Democratic Convention: Grayson's Liberal rhetoric is topic of conversation.


Central Florida Political Pulse

Grayson 2.0 on Republicans, Confederate flag, bigots, paranoids and gun worshipers
Scott Powers Central Florida Political Pulse

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Now the Orlando Democrat has brought his hyperbolic anti-Republican humor show to the Florida Democratic Party's convention at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club Resort, with a bit calling some Republicans everything from bigots to gun worshipers. He got a few laughs though some might have been nervous, as many Democrats weighed their love of Grayson's successful liberal politics with their common assertion that politics need to be more civil.

In Grayson's bit, to about 1,200 delegates gathered here, he claimed to have a leaked copy of the Republican Party's convention agenda. Here are some of the points he imagined:

"At 8 a.m., the raising of the flag, the Confederate flag.

"At 8:30 a.m. the morning breakout sessions. Ballrom A: the bigots. Ballroom B: the paranoids. And Ballroom C: the largest group of all, the gullible.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/blogs/political-pulse/os-grayson-on-republicans-bigots-paranoids-and-gullible-20131026,0,5040206.post?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fpolitics%2Fpoliticalpulse+%28Central+Florida+Political+Pulse%29

I certainly hope that there will be someone attending the Florida Republican Convention to report on all the civil and kind things they say about Democrats.
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FL Democratic Convention: Grayson's Liberal rhetoric is topic of conversation. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 OP
The republicons love us RobertEarl Oct 2013 #1
I think Alan hates Amurika. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #2
LOL!!! loudsue Oct 2013 #8
Bring it, Sue! Way to be loud! Enthusiast Oct 2013 #21
Thanks! loudsue Oct 2013 #22
No idea. I hear he is just a chronic malcontent. HERVEPA Oct 2013 #3
I guess he does rub centrists the wrong way? RobertEarl Oct 2013 #7
It would be nice if they learned a few things from him. Autumn Oct 2013 #4
Republican conventions have been tightly controlled media events in the past. bemildred Oct 2013 #5
Thank you Congressman Badass! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #6
Is this a joke or did he really say it? (Hope he said it.) polichick Oct 2013 #9
It isn't written as parody, if that's what you mean. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #10
Yeah, it was so good I thought someone was just having fun... polichick Oct 2013 #12
He said it, no mistake! Thucydides Oct 2013 #11
So great - wish more Dems were fearless. polichick Oct 2013 #13
I wish more Florida Dem's like wassherman-schultz would step up.... Thucydides Oct 2013 #16
There is so much collusion going on between interested parties on both sides that I'm Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #17
Grayson is the real deal.... Thucydides Oct 2013 #19
Go Alan Grayson malaise Oct 2013 #14
Go Alan - Kick them in the teeth !!! RagAss Oct 2013 #15
Sample of racist Tea Baggery on Fox forum. ErikJ Oct 2013 #18
Oh my Goodness!...those sweet talking little racist bags of human garbage! BlueJazz Oct 2013 #20
video i want video dembotoz Oct 2013 #23
Liberal rhetoric = the truth. Rex Oct 2013 #24
 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
1. The republicons love us
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:47 PM
Oct 2013

I've never heard them say anything bad about us. Sure, they have talked about putting targets on us and hunting us down, and how the President wasn't born here, and how we are to blame for all the ills of society, but that's about all.

So how come Alan is so upset? Any centrists here who can explain what the fuss is?

LuvNewcastle

(16,855 posts)
2. I think Alan hates Amurika.
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:52 PM
Oct 2013

Why else would he criticize such a good progressive like Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

loudsue

(14,087 posts)
8. LOL!!!
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 04:20 PM
Oct 2013

"good progressive" and "Debbie Wasserman Schultz" don't belong in the same sentence together.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
7. I guess he does rub centrists the wrong way?
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 04:06 PM
Oct 2013

They get real upset when it is pointed out the centrists are cohorts with racists, bigots and other folks who wish they were kings over all of us.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
5. Republican conventions have been tightly controlled media events in the past.
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:58 PM
Oct 2013

For some time now. You see what they want you to see. So that won't happen.

And I'm pretty sure Grayson wants everything he said there made public, so they did him favor by spreading the word. The Conservatives want to pretend that Grayson is out of bounds, but he is not doing a thing they don't do all day every day. They think they don't have to be civil, but we do. Nobody but suckers buys that sort of "logic".

CrispyQ

(36,505 posts)
6. Thank you Congressman Badass!
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 03:00 PM
Oct 2013

America has changed. We've tried being civil & it doesn't work. It's time to punch the schoolyard bully & show everyone exactly what it is.

Off to send a few bucks your way.

 

Thucydides

(212 posts)
16. I wish more Florida Dem's like wassherman-schultz would step up....
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 04:36 PM
Oct 2013

did I spell that corectly, oh who cares? Wasserman Schultz, Grayson speaks for me!

Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)
17. There is so much collusion going on between interested parties on both sides that I'm
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 04:40 PM
Oct 2013

beginning to get suspicious of any Democrat who is afraid to criticize Republicans.

Let's just say, that if we could keep a strict eye on campaign events put on by attorneys that cross the line between the private-public sectors, we would put a major dent in corruption.

 

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
18. Sample of racist Tea Baggery on Fox forum.
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 04:50 PM
Oct 2013

And these comments got several "Likes" too.

iggl3 minutes ago
Rev Wright taught king oscumbo for 20 years to hate white folks 
biggl9 minutes ago
Fly the confederate flag and tell the black intollerant racists we do not give a rip about your political corectness
biggl18 minutes ago
Flea baggers are hoping to destroy our nation with ows and acorn and people like this brain dead ape
biggl21 minutes ago
What an insult this guy is to his african ape relatives
biggl3 minutes ago
King oscumbo has 50 million welfare slaves on his plantation and growing daily with free stuff and entitlements

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