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112. Remember, this is Florida

Thu May 14, 2015, 12:18 AM

May 2015

Florida is still very much a swing state in Presidential years. So we kind of need all the voters we can in order to win.

In the past, Murphy has proven that he can run a good campaign and win...while Grayson comes up short. So that's part of the reason I support him. In fact, quite a few of us Florida Democrats agree that Grayson doesn't stand a chance in a statewide election...today's little hissy fit gives us more reason to believe so.

And as someone who has followed Murphy's campaign from the beginning, I can attest to the progressive causes he has supported (Social Security, abortion, Everglades, etc.). I don't deny that Murphy isn't as leftish as Grayson - but at the same time, I am confident in my belief that Murphy is overall the superior candidate.

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Alan Grayson just called a reporter a "shitting robot" [View all] Playinghardball May 2015 OP

Grayson has been tactless on more than one occassion. nt okaawhatever May 2015 #1

It's not tactless, it's welcomed. Fantastic Anarchist May 2015 #15

How much money do you have in the Caymens? yeoman6987 May 2015 #31

Nothing was wrong. 840high May 2015 #78

Between 0 and Quadrillion. Fantastic Anarchist May 2015 #86

You forget, its only tactless when the OTHER side does it! 7962 May 2015 #138

I love that you never miss an opportunity to shed a tear for the feelings of the far right Scootaloo May 2015 #151

We have many OPs where the subject is nothing but rude crude stuff from the right. 7962 May 2015 #162

Lol, I love Grayson! Can't say I blame him considering what passes for journalism these days. sabrina 1 May 2015 #2

Me too Sabrina! whatchamacallit May 2015 #5

Yet people are whining that Hillary isn't answering their questions wyldwolf May 2015 #38

But hey, he's "cool." MADem May 2015 #128

You have a way with words. Thank you. 7962 May 2015 #163

You are more than welcome. MADem May 2015 #164

Not so good at being a husband fadedrose May 2015 #172

Ghastly. Five kids, and he got that annulment he wanted (after 25 years). MADem May 2015 #173

We know nothing about his personal life. Maybe his wife wasn't so good at being a wife. But sabrina 1 May 2015 #190

I love Alan Grayson, too! Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #115

His remark was destructively gross. In other words, he actually ladjf May 2015 #3

His 'remark' was in the form of a question, and completely appropriate. What is inappropriate sabrina 1 May 2015 #8

+1 L0oniX May 2015 #14

I'm K&Ring your post and I don't care ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2015 #24

+1 daleanime May 2015 #28

Uh huh. NuclearDem May 2015 #29

maybe you and I are wrong. maybe it's cognitive dissonance cali May 2015 #44

So you're saying Hillary should just insult them instead of just not answering question wyldwolf May 2015 #40

Did this reporter ever ask Jaimie Dimon about his offshore accounts I wonder? Any of the sabrina 1 May 2015 #46

Did a local Tampa Bay reporter ask Jaime Dimon in New York about his finances? NuclearDem May 2015 #56

thAt has fuck all to do with it. total strawman cali May 2015 #62

It has fuck all everything to do with it. What is Grayson's voting record? sabrina 1 May 2015 #66

So says you naoya6161 May 2015 #70

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL Long Drive May 2015 #82

Not exactly a compelling argument naoya6161 May 2015 #84

I put exactly as much thought as was deserved Long Drive May 2015 #119

Still not compelling naoya6161 May 2015 #120

Keep trying to get me to call you names Long Drive May 2015 #122

Hahahahaha naoya6161 May 2015 #123

Oh it is with such sorrow I cast you into ignore Long Drive May 2015 #126

Thanks for not leaving, BTW naoya6161 May 2015 #129

Oh that is just delish. NuclearDem May 2015 #137

So says the record. Last time these smear campaigns against Grayson worked, and we got a vile sabrina 1 May 2015 #141

Nope naoya6161 May 2015 #143

Grayson is back in Congress. The Left sure did a great job of helping Webster gain a seat that WAS sabrina 1 May 2015 #147

Given Grayson's personal dramas, and now this intemperate display, I think Senator Sanders might MADem May 2015 #135

Yeah, he is one of the few who had the guts to slam the Republicans and their corporate buddies sabrina 1 May 2015 #139

He hasn't been "targeted." His BEHAVIOR invites the attention he's getting. MADem May 2015 #142

I don't know that he's not well. I think he's just an arrogant, narcissistic cali May 2015 #153

I've seen some recent pictures of him, and he doesn't look good. MADem May 2015 #165

You make really good points. You've made really good points throughout this thread cali May 2015 #169

I know, something is never right with outspoken Liberal Dems. Same old smear campaign. If he has not sabrina 1 May 2015 #179

If a rich, back bench GOP congressman did the exact same things, you'd be all over him like a cheap MADem May 2015 #180

Of course he's 'not well'. He's a Liberal who has gone after the bad guys. And he does an sabrina 1 May 2015 #184

Doesn't matter naoya6161 May 2015 #185

No, it's not his stated views that are problematic. You know this. You keep ignoring the obvious. MADem May 2015 #186

Alan would be a great... ReRe May 2015 #166

Anyone thinking Bernie would choose him, doesn't know Bernie at all cali May 2015 #168

Excuse me. cali... ReRe May 2015 #191

Yeah, he could bring his girlfriend to the Observatory in DC and leave his xwife in the house w/the MADem May 2015 #170

We need fighters like Grayson. Notice whenever one shows up, they are attacked, smeared and sabrina 1 May 2015 #187

sorry, he's just another phony; a hypocritical creep. He railed against people doing PRECISELY cali May 2015 #150

And I'll do everything I can to keep him working for the people. sabrina 1 May 2015 #174

He admitted it. I realize denial is a powerful force, but denying cali May 2015 #175

Who knew Jamie Dimon served in Congress representing a FL district and was making a move towards a MADem May 2015 #181

I hear Hillary has a committee to plan a plan for her committee to plan insults. n/t Scootaloo May 2015 #167

it was wrong when the press asked Romney about his off-shore accounts and it's just as wrong now LanternWaste May 2015 #146

I understand Romney demonstrated slightly more restraint when it came to his response.... MADem May 2015 #182

Not a good idea. leftofcool May 2015 #4

Truth can be ugly sometimes. backscatter712 May 2015 #6

The reporter asked him about his offshore finances in the sufrommich May 2015 #7

Interesting. I'm not an admirer of Grayson's cali May 2015 #10

It's not the first time we've had a representative who had sufrommich May 2015 #13

true, but what bothers me more than his being bombastic is his rank hypocrisy cali May 2015 #18

He says he has "voters who will crawl over glass" to vote sufrommich May 2015 #22

Here's a video of one of those voters... GReedDiamond May 2015 #116

Tip O'Neill never forgot the lesson that people like to be ASKED for their vote. MADem May 2015 #189

Unfortunately for Grayson, the tampabay.com was formerly called the Baitball Blogger May 2015 #23

I don't usually disagree with you TM99 May 2015 #104

Why we're mad at Grayson naoya6161 May 2015 #105

People have off days. TM99 May 2015 #107

Which is why I can do better naoya6161 May 2015 #108

Are you kidding me? TM99 May 2015 #109

Correcting your mistakes naoya6161 May 2015 #110

I was incorrect on the year. TM99 May 2015 #111

Remember, this is Florida naoya6161 May 2015 #112

I just don't agree with that strategy. TM99 May 2015 #113

Our strategy does have history behind it naoya6161 May 2015 #114

Wait a minute--Grayson is getting all this publicity not because of what he said so much as how MADem May 2015 #144

Agreed naoya6161 May 2015 #145

This ^^^ RecoveringJournalist May 2015 #134

Yep---knew you'd be along. trumad May 2015 #21

Did somebody hurt your feelings? NaturalHigh May 2015 #25

He's my congressman. . trumad May 2015 #36

All I know is he puts up with no shit from Republicans and he's a fighter. That's good enough sabrina 1 May 2015 #49

And the typicals hop in this thread and act like shitting robots. trumad May 2015 #50

Carlin said none of them can be trusted, he was right. If I have to choose between a pro NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #57

None of them are our friends, family members, or neighbors. All I care about is 'how do they vote'? sabrina 1 May 2015 #75

and the blind worshippers cali May 2015 #64

Oh yes, it's all about being a 'fangirl' or whatever. What is his voting record on major issues sabrina 1 May 2015 #83

We can use any other Democrat in place of Grayson naoya6161 May 2015 #85

Really? That's what I heard last time he offended certain people's sensibilities. Except they sabrina 1 May 2015 #88

Have you forgotten that many voters are naoya6161 May 2015 #90

Yeah, and thanks to the smelling salts crowd on 'our side' they turned a vile Republican sabrina 1 May 2015 #92

i think you're missing the point naoya6161 May 2015 #93

You didn't answer my question. How many other Dems have offshore accounts sabrina 1 May 2015 #95

Wrong again naoya6161 May 2015 #96

And without thinking of how they are helping Corporate America to replace him with sabrina 1 May 2015 #76

So iandhr May 2015 #73

"Plenty of so called experts here on DU"... NaturalHigh May 2015 #117

Yawn trumad May 2015 #118

hi trum. And I know that hypocrisy doesn't bother you at all cali May 2015 #26

He should have followed Hillary's example whatchamacallit May 2015 #11

...the short political career of Alan Grayson.... Hekate May 2015 #9

Do the press generally ask, say Jaimie Dimon about his offshore accounts? sabrina 1 May 2015 #32

Good for Grayson? tjl148 May 2015 #69

All I care about is his voting record. Last time he 'ran his mouth' about his sabrina 1 May 2015 #87

bullshit. his voting record is nothing special cali May 2015 #103

Maybe "quite a few" but far from most, none in Florida, and certainly better than TheKentuckian May 2015 #171

What district is Jamie Dimon running in? MADem May 2015 #133

There's the answer to why "the party is scared of Alan Grayson." Renew Deal May 2015 #12

+100 nt okaawhatever May 2015 #16

Funny, we always do that to our Dems who are willing to tell the truth sabrina 1 May 2015 #35

We have plenty of fighters that act professionally Renew Deal May 2015 #51

yep.and plenty more cali May 2015 #65

And, so who replaced Grayson the last time the smelling salts crowd on our side sabrina 1 May 2015 #94

His ann--- May 2015 #17

It doesn't appeal to Republicans either. Which is why they spent so much money sabrina 1 May 2015 #37

In all fairness, his hometown paper is the Orlando Sentinel. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #19

Have they ever asked any of our Wall St crooks about their Offshore Accounts I wonder? sabrina 1 May 2015 #41

The Orlando Sentinel is the kind of paper that would endorse candidates Baitball Blogger May 2015 #91

This is why the party leftynyc May 2015 #20

Good for him. CanonRay May 2015 #27

Yeah, how dare a reporter ask him about his hedge fund tax dodging scheme cali May 2015 #30

Maybe he has asked Debbie Wasserman Schultz about her offshore accounts also? sabrina 1 May 2015 #106

Exactly thank you. I'll worry when they ask Jaimie Dimon about HIS offshore accounts. But I doubt sabrina 1 May 2015 #43

You are blinded by yr adoration for a hypocrite tax dodger cali May 2015 #47

rec. MerryBlooms May 2015 #80

+1 n/t tammywammy May 2015 #102

Sounds like the reporter was playing "gotcha". Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #33

sounds like the reporter caught him red handed. Jaysus cali May 2015 #39

No, it sounds like Grayson was after those Wall St crooks as he has been for quite some time sabrina 1 May 2015 #45

Holy self-deception, batman. That's some industrial strength cali May 2015 #54

. NuclearDem May 2015 #58

perfect cali May 2015 #71

It wasn't a tax dodge. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #48

oh, ok. a way to limit tax liability cali May 2015 #60

I know too. Not EVERY account there is for crooks. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #63

I never said that. I said it's a sleazy way to cali May 2015 #68

Hedge funds aren't inherently "evil" either. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #74

the laundry list of what wrong with them cali May 2015 #79

No. He blasted Romney for being a con artist.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #89

What specifically leads you to that conclusion? LanternWaste May 2015 #127

It's not the first time Grayson has been cornered by one of these shills. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #132

and this, is how he loses support. i do not respect that. and not the first time i have seen this seabeyond May 2015 #34

do as I say, not as I do. PowerToThePeople May 2015 #42

Figures. Grayson tends to lash out when he gets cornered/busted. Hypocrite. nt kelly1mm May 2015 #52

That's too bad. In any event, I will not vote for Murphy. He is not, IMO, a Democrat. djean111 May 2015 #53

At least it's original. drm604 May 2015 #55

And this is why... naoya6161 May 2015 #59

Well, I guess he's done Android3.14 May 2015 #61

what a mean thing for him to say ..... olddots May 2015 #67

I love it! azureblue May 2015 #72

.so I take it his doing just what Romney did, cali May 2015 #77

The media are sickening and its easy to cheer his remark. Makes me sick when I see the AlinPA May 2015 #81

How mature of him rjsquirrel May 2015 #97

here's a visual... SummerSnow May 2015 #98

"shitting robots".. sendero May 2015 #99

That's TERRIBLE. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #100

I used to have a toy doll that peed and pooed. But she wasn't a robot. nt valerief May 2015 #155

And let me guess, you tried to give her milk even though the instructions specifically said Warren DeMontague May 2015 #156

I tried, but I was too young to lactate. valerief May 2015 #157

BAM! Warren DeMontague May 2015 #158

I'll be here all week. Please tip your server. valerief May 2015 #160

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc May 2015 #101

I always did want my very own shitting robot steve2470 May 2015 #121

Tee hee. lonestarnot May 2015 #124

Translation: "i'm really not ready for prime time" struggle4progress May 2015 #125

Say What YOU Want About Him... ChiciB1 May 2015 #130

Good. There are many who use their journalism degrees as cocktail Cleita May 2015 #131

And that would be worn-out batteries? Eleanors38 May 2015 #136

WORST. ROBOT IDEA. EVER. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #140

Is it a rightwing paper? n/t OneCrazyDiamond May 2015 #148

I would not call it left wing, centrist at best nt steve2470 May 2015 #149

+ 1000 !!! orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #152

Ha! We know Congress is full of bullshitting robots. At least, being a shitting robot valerief May 2015 #154

ok, to be serious now... steve2470 May 2015 #159

He's a jerkoff Reter May 2015 #161

Awesome candor. nt bemildred May 2015 #176

Love me some Grayson!!! n/t Hepburn May 2015 #177

Me too. He puts up with no bull from vacuous empty heads in DC or anywhere. sabrina 1 May 2015 #188

Stating the truth is now a bad thing? Crude? Lint Head May 2015 #178

No. Flipping out over being asked a question about his hedge funds in the Cayman Islands cali May 2015 #183