Rep. Alan Grayson on the Ed Schultz Show: Response Has Been 'Overwhelmingly Positive' (10/01/09)

[Tx4obama]

Run time: 08:09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtra54pbcNw   Posted on YouTube: October 01, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 01, 2009 By DU Member: Tx4obama Views on DU: 5836

 
Grayson: 'My response is WHATEVER. America is sick of YOU Republican party - you are a LIE FACTORY - that's all you ever do - why don't you work together with the Democrats to solve America's problems instead of making stuff up'

Grayson: '.... if I have to chose between my job and saving the lives of 44,000 Americans a year I know what my decision is.'

Grayson: '.... we need Democrats WITH GUTS.'

[kestrel91316]

1. Time to open up my meager wallet and give this man some $ for 2010.

[rabies1]

41. If there is no way you could donate even 10 bucks..send him a thumbs up note to show your support.

I come from MA but I want him to know I appreciate what he's doing.

[AllyCat]

45. I sent $10 through ActBlue.

Anything is a show of support!!

[robo50]

2. I wonder why I never heard of this guy before. This man could someday be

my President.. 2017?

Fine, if Obama wakes up and finds his spine, I can wait until then.

[Tx4obama]

4. There are some other great Grayson vids from earlier in the year...

if you go to YouTube.com and do a search for Alan Grayson you'll find some videos where Grayson grilled Bernanke and others in January and February 2009, etc.

[thunder rising]

6. Yeah, like getting the Fed Chair to admit that the Fed manipulates the stock and future market and

not only gives the banks the money to do so, but allows them to front load trading. Which means you give them the money and a method to steal back the repayment.

I know he comes off as being rough around the edges, but he's intelligent and is not afraid to confront others that look down their noses at him.

[Tx4obama]

7. Grayson Bio

Grayson has been in Congress only since January 2009, but he apparently has one hell of a background.
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Grayson was graduated from Bronx High School of Science, Harvard College (Phi Beta Kappa), Harvard Law School (with honors) and holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

He was admitted to the bar in 1984. He was a law clerk at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (1984-1985), working with such judges as Abner Mikva, former U.S. Solicitor General Robert Bork, and two who later joined the U.S. Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia. He practiced contract law at Fried Frank.

He performed legal work for IDT while at Grayson and Kubli.

He helped found the Alliance for Aging Research, and is secretary of its board of directors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_grayson

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Alan's Background

Alan and his wife, Lolita, have five children – Skye (12), Star (8), Sage (6) and two-year-old twins, Storm and Stone.

Alan grew up in "the projects" in the Bronx. He heard the squeal of the wheels of the elevated trains, every five minutes, all day and all night. At the age of 12, he took the subway to school, by himself. At the age of 11, a bully threw him under a moving bus. He lived.

Six years later, he took the standard test for 12th graders in New York. Almost 50,000 students in the Bronx took that the same test. Alan received the highest score.

Alan was accepted to Harvard College. He cleaned toilets there, and worked as a night watchman. He graduated in three years, with high honors.

Then he went to graduate school at Harvard. In only four years, he received a law degree (with honors), he earned a master's degree in Government, and he finished the course work and passed the general examinations for a Ph.D.

After graduate school, Alan worked as a judge's assistant at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. He worked with Judges Ginsburg, Bork, Scalia, and Starr. He then joined Judge Ginsburg's husband's law firm, where he represented government contractors.

In 1990, Alan left the practice of law, and started a new business – IDT Corp. Alan was the first President of IDT. Today, IDT is a Fortune 1000 public company, with $2 billion a year in sales. Alan took his profit from IDT, and invested it in many other small companies. Today he owns between one and ten percent of a dozen different public companies.

Twenty years ago, Alan helped to found the Alliance for Aging Research, to help promote health and a good life for older people. The motto of the Alliance is "Living to 100 – and Loving It!" Alan has served as an officer of the Alliance for two decades. He also supported the work of Arnold Palmer Hospital for many years.

In the '90s, Alan returned to the practice of law. For many years, he represented honest government contractors. Over the years since the beginning of the Bush Administration, however, he has seen the bad drive out the good. Fraud and corruption among government contractors grows and grows. The Bush Administration did nothing to recover the stolen money, protect the taxpayers, punish the thieves, or even safeguard the U.S. troops using and wearing defective equipment and supplies. And so Alan found his calling – like an Avenging Angel for the taxpayers and soldiers, he has sued the war profiteers in the name of whistleblowers, and forced them to disgorge their ill-gotten gains.

http://www.graysonforcongress.com/page.asp?PageId=2

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[robo50]

8. Thanks to you and all up thread who responded to me, I am liking

this guy more and more every day.

[bobbolink]

10. Thank you for this--that is inspiring. I love this man!

It sounds like he is not as likely to be corrupted as so many are.

Please guard your safety, Rep. Grayson! WE NEED YOU!

[gratefultobelib]

14. Whew! Thanks for this!

[sabrina 1]

24. He's new, he was elected for the first time last Nov. n/t

[monmouth]

3. If I thought he could possibly be Governor of Florida I might have a

more positive outlook in this repug hell hole...

[bobbolink]

9. I'm jealous, too! Why can't I have him for my Rep, rather than the RW piece of shit here?

Dems, take a lesson... THIS is how it's done, and what We, The People want!!

Rep. Grayson :patriot:

[thunder rising]

5. No doubt about it, he has given his swing district a clear choice. Blanche Lincoln plays the

Republican Lite card in comparison; following in the successful footsteps of Harold Ford.

Yes, indeed this is THE test case.

[juxtaposed]

11. Repeat "SOCIOECONOMIC GENOCIDE",, is the key

SOCIOECONOMIC GENOCIDE" and it has been going on in this country for over 60 years.. Grayson was right the GOP and the insurance Co. want you to die fast it keeps cost down..

[L0oniX]

31. SOCIOPATH SOCIOECONOMIC GENOCIDE

[LaPera]

12. These two dudes are fucking Public Option fireballs-Who don't take republican shit!

I love The Ed Show; Schultz certainly turned into a republican attack dog MoFo - on his daily MSNBC show, he sure is different than I remember him on the radio....I love him now!

[Dr Fate]

16. GO AL & ED! n/t

n/t

[drgonzosghost]

13. And Thus Our Warrior Presents Himself!

I am looking forward to seeing more from this guy, and In know it's going to be tough for him. I think any Floridian can attest to how difficult it is for a Democrat to hold onto the Orlando fundie stronghold! He definitely will need our support, because they are going to come gunning for him hard!

[Mari333]

15. OH I LOVE THAT MAN

[sattahipdeep]

17. John O'Neill would love this guy.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/view/interview_hi.html

[indimuse]

18. this man rocks!

knr!

[BeyondGeography]

19. "These people are NOmongers..."

Total homerun all around.

[Turborama]

27. LOL, I loved that one too

He is a very welcome breath of fresh air and it's great to hear him say this is in no way just a one off.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does next...

[Historic NY]

20. spot on he doesn't fear them.

[Triana]

21. You know, I hope the rest of the TIMID, PANTYWAIST, NINNY DEMOCRATS ARE LEARNING....

...from Grayson's FINE example here - about HOW to be a DEMOCRAT in the MAJORITY and HOW to USE the MANDATE you were given by the American people to GET IT DONE!

[mzmolly]

22. "Error: You've already recommended that thread"

Dang, wish I could recommend several times. ;)

[democracy1st]

23. K & R

[sabrina 1]

25. Best comment he made so far 'I am willing to give up my job'

rather than not do the job he was elected to do. He's willing to be a one-term member of Congress and use his time there to do what is right. THAT is how they all should feel. IF they did, corporations would have no power over them.

And I think if they all did act like representatives of the people as he is doing, they would be surprised to find that the people might not let them go home after one term.

We must not forget people like him in 2010. He will definitely not be getting any corporate funding. He and Weiner, Kucinich, Marcy Kaptur and some others.

[onestepforward]

26. A smart, tough, fighting Dem.!

It truly warms my heart! Thanks for posting this!

[colsohlibgal]

28. Can We Clone This Guy?

Awesome. Oh wait not that but....totally awesome! The more I read about him, the better I like him.

I really like him saying he was going to keep going after those idiotic hypocrites. Look, Obama unwisely wasted a lot of time with his lame idea to make nice with these troglodytes, it's time to call them out, take them to the woodshed, and pass what they ought to pass. Go all reconciliation on them.

[Frank Cannon]

29. This guy is so full of win, it's not even funny

He's a glaring wake-up call about just how pathetic his colleagues are.

[BigD_95]

30. I love this guy

and Ed has a very good show. Glad he got one.

[Overseas]

32. K&R! Go Ed and Go Alan !! //nt

[onehandle]

33. Two great Americans. nt

[Techn0Girl]

34. Kudos to Grayson but who is this "Ed" idiot??

Love Grayson saying finally what needs to be said but who is this pandering Ed idiot? To me he looks like a left wing Rush Limbaugh saying what we all want to hear. The world needs less Ed Becks be they right or left wing. Boo on you MSNBC for doing that. More Grayson Less Ed

[JBoy]

35. Ummm. OK -

First, it's Ed Schultz, as stated in the OP. Bash him on this site at your peril.

Let me get this straight: You cheer Grayson for "saying finally what needs to be said", but compare Ed to Limbaugh for "saying what we all want to hear".

How is "saying what needs to be said" the opposite of "saying what we all want to hear"?

[clear eye]

50. Incisive truth vs. vague generalities full of popular liberal buzz words? n/t

[AzNick]

36. Ed is awesome. You're just finding about him?

Ed has been on the air for a while. He is a former Republican who saw the light and who's been a great early Obama supporter and has been fighting hard for healthcare reform.

[Frank Cannon]

38. You're either a troll or new to this. I will assume you're new.

Ed Schultz is on the side of the angels, I assure you. He's a golfing, football-loving, 2nd-Amendment-supporting progressive. These people do exist, and I'm one of them. If you think he's saying only what you want to hear, it's only because he's saying what you long to have heard.

[onehandle]

40. Yawn. nt

[1776Forever]

42. Ed is a fighter my man and so are most of us at DU and Ed has our backs in the MSM!

Ed's Show is devoted almost 100% to getting OUR message out! If you don't get that then you just don't understand that we need our heroes to get our voices heard and Ed truly does have our back!

Ed Rocks!

:headbang: :fistbump: :headbang:

[DutchLiberal]

48. Agreed 100%! Turned it off after a minute. Can't stand this self-righteous clown.

[vinylsolution]

37. Ed Schultz and Alan Grayson....

... a common sense, straight-talkin' combo that really made my day!

[SlingBlade]

39. Grayson: '.... we need Democrats WITH GUTS.'

Here Here People. How long has it been ?

That's my kind of Dem !

[AsahinaKimi]

43. Its about time for a Democrat to tell Republicans to put up or stfu!

Now if the rest would just fall in line.. and beat the drum loudly!

[katty]

44. Go Alan!!!

[myrna minx]

46. That was a pleasure to watch.

:applause:

[DutchLiberal]

47. Ed's behavior and mannerisms remind me too much of Bill O'Reilly...

I don't like it on "our" side, either.

[scarface2004]

49. i ll give alan $5

i can put some skin in this game!