'Die quickly' congressman creates namesofthedead.com; GOP cries foul

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/64129-die-quickly-congressman-creates-namesofthedeadcom

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), whose "die quickly" remark gained him much attention, has created a new website based on his meme called "namesofthedead.com."

On the site, visitors can log the names and stories of friends and relatives who died because they lacked health insurance. Users are prompted to enter their name, address, zip code, and e-mail address as well as their friends or relatives' name, hometown, and story.

"I have created this project in their memory," the site, funded by Grayson, says. "I hope that honoring them will help us end this senseless loss of American lives...Help us ensure that their legacy is a more just America, where every life that can be saved will be saved."

Grayson announced the creation of the site on the House floor today using a poster with the site's web address.


http://namesofthedead.com/
Share your Story
Every year, more than 44,000 Americans die simply because have no health insurance.

I have created this project in their memory. I hope that honoring them will help us end this senseless loss of American lives. If you have lost a loved one, please share the story of that loved one with us. Help us ensure that their legacy is a more just America, where every life that can be saved will be saved.

[merh]

1. Grayson truly cares about the people

K&R

[roguevalley]

34. I put mine on. This is wonderful. Awesome. Dennis lives again.

[Joe Bacon]

113. Bless you, Congressman Grayson

I added my Mom to the list. I also pledged $25 for the November 2nd MoneyBomb for this man. He's got more guts in a single atom of his body than the entire spineless leadership of the Party!

[jgraz]

2. Grayson continues to rock in every possible way

THIS is how you run a political party. Pelosi and Reid, take notice!

[lpbk2713]

3. Tough shit if they can't deal with a situation they created.

WAAAH!! No fair!!




Better get comfy, assholes. It's gonna be a long eight years.


BWAHAHAHA :rofl:

[sabrina 1]

17. K&R

Very sad. This is what no one wanted to talk about and I'm glad someone is remembering those poor people.

As for the Republicans, no one cares about their whining anymore. He's taken on the bullies, and typical of all bullies, all they can do is cry.

I would ask them what they think ought to be done about those who have died and simply ignore their disgusting attempt to cover up what is at the very least, criminal negligence of the citizens of a country that has money to spend to kill people, but none to spend on their own citizens lives.

[newtothegame]

37. Actually, I don't think they'll care at all. They've had websites like these dedicated...

to aborted babies forever.

[damntexdem]

4. Hurrah for Grayson!

Nearly 4000 a month dead for lack of healthcare coverage, and the GOP wants to delay as long as it can -- in effect, kill as many as it can.

[KT2000]

5. GOP hates it

when their heartlessness is revealed. They are cold as ice. and even need to rewrite the Bible to look better.

[AlbertCat]

63. when their heartlessness is revealed.

All those people coulda gotten health care if they weren't dead beats who don't work. They just want to live off the government!









:sarcasm:
Just channeling my inner neocon. All my relatives are neocons who loved Bush. I know this is exactly what they would think of those uninsured dead.

[WCGreen]

93. Really, pay no attention to that man on the cross....

revelation Revelation Old Testament Revelation Cross Revelation King David smite smote eye for eye slaughter of the innocent Revelation moneychangers Moses Abraham Revelation...

[Wednesdays]

98. No, they pay LOTS of attention to him, even to the point of obsession

It's what he did while he was alive they ignore.

[Renew Deal]

6. Would Andy Stephenson be a candidate for this site?

:shrug:

[Lerkfish]

11. sounds right to me.

[quiet.american]

21. Good call, yes! nt

[mmonk]

24. Yep

[Hekate]

26. Damn straight he is. Will some of the old-timers who knows the story please do this?

Or more. It doesn't say only one person can do this in honor of the deceased.

Hekate

[hootinholler]

27. Absolutely! n/t

[eShirl]

[phone]

[myrna minx]

45. Absolutely.

[lildreamer316]

75. Wonderful idea; thank you!! n/t

[TheCoxwain]

7. This guy is Brilliant ... Grayson for President in 2016

[TCJ70]

8. I just watched the video of this on his youtube channel...

...and read his statement on health care reform on his website. This guy is just about where I stand on the issue.

[Zoeisright]

9. The GOP objects to the truth. Any truth.

Because all they do is lie.

[FiveGoodMen]

22. Couldn't have put it better.

I harbor the suspicion that even if the truth were on their side it would physically hurt them to tell it.

[wroberts189]

40. And they always have ..famous quote....

“I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.”

Harry S Truman

[NJmaverick]

10. NO FAIR! You're not suppose to talk about the people the GOP is killing off!

that's just not fair!:cry:

[gratuitous]

12. The poor widdle Pubbies

"The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) quickly responded to the site, slamming its content and suggesting it violates either House ethics rules or Federal Election Commission law. The site links to both Grayson's campaign website and Grayson's official House website."

Oh noes! Not teh linkz! Open message to House GOPers: If there's a violation, then file a complaint, you lily-livered bastards. Otherwise, you're just whining about being afflicted by the truth. You can always book an appearance on Fox to make yourselves feel better. Too bad your constituents will continue to suffer, but they should have chosen to be overrich assholes, like you all did.

[Canuckistanian]

13. And check out the GOP response

“What is wrong with this man? Alan Grayson's morbid exploitation of 'the dead' for personal political gain may be the most shameless stunt he's pulled yet," said NRCC spokesman Andy Seré in a statement. "Once again, he's proved himself to be an abject embarrassment to Central Floridians who want more than a circus clown for a congressman."

[lpbk2713]

16. I'm a Central Floridian and I wish we had more Graysons

The self-serving "Party of No" is history AFAIC.

[Puzzler]

39. "Morbid exploitation of 'the dead'... sounds familiar, eh?

Considering it's an old GOP ploy usually used to shame anti-war Dems.

[bobbolink]

53. Oh, yes.... "embarrassment". That's why he's getting so many donations.

That's why his mail and calls ae running 4-to-1 in favor of him!

You LOSE, you greedy whores!

[Canuckistanian]

59. And notice the distinct lack of response to the actual problem

Ignore the message, just use ad hominem attacks, like calling him "crazy" or a "clown".

They have no solutions. Never had any to begin with.

They like the system just fine the way it is.

[bobbolink]

65. Unfortunately, that's not limited to the RW. It's now endemic to our whole culture.

It's how people "communicate" now.

And are proud of it.

:(

[Canuckistanian]

66. Meaning what, exactly?

Is this related to another post on another subject, perchance? I sincerely hope not.

[bobbolink]

69. It means exactly what I said. There is nothing hidden under a rock.

[Canuckistanian]

71. Stay away from me

At least until you sober up.

[bobbolink]

72. Dear, you have some real issues......

Oh, and there is a little red "x" by my name.

Feel free.

There are real problems in this world that need all that energy you are expending over really silly shit.

[Canuckistanian]

74. Sorry, I'm not putting you on ignore

You're a valuable member of DU.

I just don't know why you're acting this way tonight.

[bobbolink]

114. If you'd listen, perhaps you'd understand others a bit more, rather than

jumping right into criticism.

But, that has become the "progressive" way, hasn't it?

Oh, and I'm not crazy about *your* "behavior" either.

[Canuckistanian]

116. I asked you ONE QUESTION about why you were criricizing others

I DID NOT attack you personally.

And for the record, YOU'RE the one chasing me all over the board, questioning MY "behavior".

If you REALLY want me to put you on ignore, I'll gladly oblige.

[bobbolink]

118. Have at it.

"And for the record, YOU'RE the one chasing me all over the board, questioning MY "behavior"."

:rofl:

Your ego is showing.

I really don't think about you.

Chase you? :rofl:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

95. yes.. there's a book I've been meaning to read on the subject

it's called "The Culture of Snark".

Some dive deep in the culture of coolness by verbal castigation. Seems so called "humor" is rife with it (teevee sit-coms come to mind especially...unintellectual and dependent on as many dirty double entendres as possible.)

and if thoughts lead to words, and words lead to action..... what kind of karma does this create, individually and as a society?



bleh...

anyway, back on topic ------- YEAH and KnR for Grayson!! Truth! It's what for breakfast (finally).

[Manifestor_of_Light]

120. www.wordscanheal.org

This is all about Right Speech, which a Northern Indian guy named Prince Siddhartha Gotama talked about many centuries ago:


Words Can Heal is a national campaign to eliminate verbal violence, curb gossip and promote the healing power of words to enhance relationships at every level.

At a time when so many feel that outside events are beyond their control, we offer concrete tools and know-how to dramatically rebuild our communities and relationships through the words we speak and the way we communicate. At a time of national crisis, as we re-evaluate our lives and re-order priorities, the Words Can Heal message resonates even more forcefully.

Words Can Heal has captured the imagination and commitment of an unprecedented coalition. Our board includes the top leadership, leading diplomats, Wall Street's most influential CEO's, America's leading clergy, Hollywood celebrities and community leaders of every stripe,

including:
Tom Cruise, Goldie Hawn, Rene Russo, Senator Tom Daschle, Senator Sam Brownback, Congressman Peter Deutsch, Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Hasbro, Warren Weiss, Venture Partner at Charles River Ventures and Robert Schuller, Founding Pastor of Crystal Cathedral.

[AlbertCat]

60. What is wrong with this man?

I suppose Repugs would be qualified to recognize using the dead for political gain. They did.... and still do!...use 9/11 to promote the unnecessary and unlawful occupation of countries that themselves were no threat to the US, as well as draconian safety measures that do nothing but take away constitutional rights from citizens.

And look at how the despicable Grayson is "using" the dead! To promote more accessible health care for every citizen! Unbelievable!!!


Wait a minute.... hmmmmm... :think:

One of these things is not like the other....



Repugs are just awful! They have nothing to offer. They are simply in the way of moving forward.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. Funny...I thought it was Big Insurance who exploited people until they died.

[Gator_Matt]

102. I too live in central Florida and think he is great

Grayson is fantastic. He doesn't water down his sentiments. We need more brutally honest politicians like him.

[Arugula Latte]

115. But public option "Death Panels" make perfect sense. :rollseyes:

F@#$ these f@#$ing hypocrite Republicans.

[JimWis]

14. K&R

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Clever. R.I.P =Republican Insurance Plan

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. However, site is not clear on how the dead will be "honored"

other than submitting YOUR name, e-mail, etc info and deceased name and info, to cyberspace/Grayson.
It would have more of an impact of there was a long list of the names.

[Hekate]

30. Maybe they're still building that part of the site. I looked, too. nt

[adamuu]

19. GOP calls it morbid exploitation of 'the dead' for personal political gain

The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) quickly responded to the site, slamming its content and suggesting it violates either House ethics rules or Federal Election Commission law. The site links to both Grayson's campaign website and Grayson's official House website.

“What is wrong with this man? Alan Grayson's morbid exploitation of 'the dead' for personal political gain may be the most shameless stunt he's pulled yet," said NRCC spokesman Andy Seré in a statement. "Once again, he's proved himself to be an abject embarrassment to Central Floridians who want more than a circus clown for a congressman."

The real exploit is the one already committed by the private insurance industry.

[Hekate]

31. Morbid exploitation of the dead for financial gain is what the Repubs and insurance industry do...

They resent anyone horning in on their territory and exposing it for what it is.

Hekate

[bobbolink]

54. They are experts at PROJECTION, aren't they?

[CanonRay]

20. They hate him for the truths he tells

[laughingliberal]

23. Republicans take a page from playbook of sex offenders

"Don't tell anyone!"

[Vidar]

25. Kudos to Grayson!

[Hekate]

28. Go Grayson! Expose the depraved indifference of the Repubs and insurance industry!

I'm running out of appropriate smilies.

:toast: :bounce: :loveya: :kick: :yourock: :applause: :patriot:

Hekate

[Hubert Flottz]

29. "GOP cries foul"

Like other serial killers, the republicans who oppose helping people whose lives could be saved, want to pretend that their victims are something other than real human beings.

[Betty Karlson]

32. Although I did not see this volley coming:

"Hey Alan, 1.3 million Americans die every year. It's called abortion. And your (sic) right they sure do die quickly. Let's hear your opinion on that "

[Hubert Flottz]

35. Betty I don't have a dog in that fight...

I'm not a woman.

[Betty Karlson]

36. well, at least it's principled opposition.

I have never been pregnant, so I suppose I don't have a dog in that fight either. Merely mesmerised by the rhetoric.

[AuntPatsy]

44. Not sure why you would post that? It has nothing to do with the op?

[YOY]

56. Because RW shitsniffers take every moment they can to shovel their bs.

n.t.

[krabigirl]

61. They are a broken record. Bring up any issue, and to be sure they will spit out: "abortion".

It becomes tiresome.

[YOY]

67. It's their little "we care more than you about innocent babies!" pandering.

n/t

[Amonester]

80. Yep. And as soon as the innocent babies start breathing...

they want them to die quickly when they don't have PRIVATE and PROFITABLE insurance.

[Hubert Flottz]

88. "Let Them Babies in Iraq Eat Depleated Uranium"...

Edit...I hope The Repub's Gawd has a sense of humor!

[me b zola]

62. "Hey nit-wit, do those globs of cells have birth certificates?"

Again, sociopaths rationalize their inexcusable, hateful treatment of living, breathing human beings by referencing a glob of cells.

[Cali_Democrat]

33. This guy is AWESOME. nt

[Swamp Rat]

38. I love Alan Grayson!!

:loveya:

[bamacrat]

41. Of course the pukes would hate it.

Love Grayson.

[2Design]

42. Go Grayson n/t

[Matariki]

43. I wonder if the link will ever display the names & stories he collects

and not just the form.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

46. I applaud him.

I suggested something similar, maybe a little bit more grass rootsy just yesterday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6820670

I thought it would be great to make an impact in local papers as well as a website.

[Engineer4Obama]

47. Umm he got punked

A bunch of people were putting fake names on the site. Not really his fault but whoever he hired to create the site should have put some kind of approval system in the Name Submitting process to filter out fake names.

[SeattleGirl]

48. I'm no computer geek, but it's probaby not to late to put in some

kind of filter or process to check this out, and try to keep as many of the fakers off as possible.

[Engineer4Obama]

49. They took the names down but I read about the punking over at TPM

Just a little embarrassing to me as a software guy.

[cal04]

50. GOP Alleges Grayson Breached Ethics Rules, Grayson,“Let them file a complaint.

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003227916

Republicans believe Rep. Alan Grayson , D-Fla., violated ethics rules when he took to the House floor Wednesday afternoon and promoted a new Web site which includes a link to a page that accepts donations to the his re-election campaign.

But whether Republicans will take the next step and file an actual ethics complaint against him is another matter. Members of Congress generally operate under an agreement not to file complaints against one another.

(snip)
Grayson told the Orlando Sentinel the Republican charges were a “stretch.”

“Let them file a complaint. I’m sure I’ll be vindicated,” Grayson said, according to the Florida newspaper.

[bobbolink]

51. This is an example of how we need to change our methods of protest.

"Hitting the streets" hasn't worked for decades now, as we learned in the run-up to the bombing of Iraq.

We need to get a lot more creative.

Grayson is showing us the way.

[aquart]

105. The only thing that matters is where the money goes.

Save the busfare and send it to Act Blue.

[Grassy Knoll]

52. Of coarse the reapers hate it......

Insurance company's don't make money on the living.

[snake in the grass]

55. At a quick glance, I read...

..."name the soft head" and thought it was a site to name Pukes like Inhofe or Cornyn, along with their outrages.

It's actually not such a bad idea.

[Patchuli]

57. K&R and FU t o the bubba that unrec'd this!

:freak:

[santamargarita]

58. Got to love this guy, I wish there were more like him

:patriot:

[burning rain]

64. Religious conservatives are keen to memorialize aborted fetuses, but not....

this. I guess it proves Barney Frank's dictum about the New Right: "Sure, they're pro-life. They believe life begins at conception and ends at birth."

[applegrove]

68. Wow he really is a breath of fresh air.

[R. P. McMurphy]

70. Wish I had a representative like Grayson

instead of the UberPuke Phil Roe. Roe is a physician and is still opposed to health care reform. :puke:

[bobbolink]

73. He's paid handsomely to oppose it.

[GoCubsGo]

96. Me, as well...

Mine is Grehsam Barrett, who took Lindsay Graham's seat when Miss Lindsay ran for the Senate. He wins the "Most Useless Congressman" award. He's even more useless now that he's decided to run for governor.

[liberalhistorian]

77. Health INSURANCE does not equal or guarantee

health CARE. Hundreds of thousands more who are insured are denied needed care by their insurer, or are forced to fight for it at the very time they're fighting their illness. That cannot be stressed enough, that it is NOT just due to no health insurance, it's a CARE issue as well.

And I wish he'd do one for those murdered by medical malpractice, too; there are FAR more of those than you'd ever like to think. My best friend of thirty years was killed by an act of gross, inexcusable negligence and subsequent failure to correct it; she could have been saved if they'd corrected it in time, which they didn't. She suffered horribly for months before dying. There is NO EXCUSE for that, period. Yet all doctors and congresscritters care about is protecting them from any accountability for the consequences of their negligence; they don't give a good goddamn about the very real and numerous victims of malpractice.

[peacetalksforall]

78. Truths are bubbling to the surface with air bubbles and it can't be stopped.

Viva Granson!

[quark219]

79. GO, GRAYSON! I *love* this guy!

*Brilliant.* This guy gets it. He knows how to push an issue. Love love love love it!

[BrklynLiberal]

81. Funny how bullies...the repukes in this case...can never handle it when someone fights back.

[zenprole]

82. Now we need a traveling wall...

Rep. Grayson is the shizznit. On Bill Maher last week, he noted he's an admirer of Huey Long and offered a quote. You should have seen the surprise on The Proper Cornellian's face: "The Great Unwashed! On my show!" Ayuh, Billy, and there's more where that came from.

Grayson's using the same in-your-face reverence the chickenhawks reserve for their worn out tools, I mean, the war dead. Imagine that.

[NoSheep]

83. Contributed. Thanks for posting this.

[jillan]

84. Grayson is on a roll! I hope he keeps on going.

[zoff]

85. To honor the dead ...

... you have to respect and value all life, one more thing reich wingers are incapable of. "The right to healthcare is not in the constitution." Need I say more? Actually I will. The unborn child is the only life conservapuglicans care about. And maybe only if the mother is american. All lip service that caters to believers of the alleged judeo-christian underpinnings of the republic. Also, wtf is compassionate conservatism? They HAD to use that adjective just to feel good about themselves. Let's play word association ... conservative ... KKK, war, lies, adulterer, homophobe, lunatic, teabag, douchebag ... the word compassionate will never come up.

Keep it up Congressman Grayson!

[DontTreadOnMe]

86. New GOP logo!

[HipChick]

117. Added my SIL to site, she died from cancer at 36 - she left a 9yr old, I am helping to raise her

and I don't have any kids of my own...

[krkaufman]

87. Grayson does need to adjust the site, if it violates rules/laws ...

... but kudos to him for trying to keep the story of those dying for health insurance alive.

[FlyingSquirrel]

89. Here's mine

Sheryl E------, age 55, found a lump in her breast 5 months before being laid off as a school bus driver. Since she already knew, as we all did, that she was going to be laid off, and that she would be unable to afford COBRA, she decided not to seek treatment until she could get a job with the new contractor and her new insurance became active. She did not want to take the chance of being denied for having a pre-existing condition. It is my opinion that she might have survived had she not waited 7 months before seeking treatment. She died after a long battle with breast cancer. She had been a major influence in my daughter's life, helping me to raise her from the age of 3 to 11.

[Anakin Skywalker]

90. Rethugs Want to Cover Up the Truth?

The truth is: People are dying because they lack affordable health care.

Why do Rethugs hate Americans?

[BumRushDaShow]

91. K&R

for my hero! :applause:

:kick:

[AsahinaKimi]

92. Republicans cry FOUL!!

Like what was said to us.. a few years ago ..

GET OVER IT!!!

Its about time the party in power, is starting to use it. These thugs have had a lot coming..for a long time.
Now its time they had it shoved back into their ruddy faces. Up yours, GOP!

[Ganja Ninja]

94. "The die quickly congressman"?

What's wrong with using his name?:shrug:

[Deep13]

97. Pointing out that the conservatives are full of shit = foul. nt

[xchrom]

99. kick

[sui generis]

100. I don't like this line though

"Every year, more than 44,000 Americans die simply because have no health insurance."

No, they died because they didn't have access to healthcare when they needed it.

It's like an unemployed person saying they couldn't get to work because they didn't have a car.

[TrogL]

101. a few underscores would have helped

I keep reading it "name soft something-or-other"

[Joe Chi Minh]

103. More pure Monty Python. Well, sorry, there is no more "eminent domain"

than a secure and healthy, (human) citizenry. For politicians and political parties, this kind of "eminent domain" is sometimes called, "the moral high ground".

[harun]

104. God bless Grayson for this!

[WildClarySage]

106. Added my dad's story to the site.

=(

[nightgaunt]

107. 44,000+99,000=143,000 dead each year from no and poor coverage

Also added in that combined figure is medical errors so maybe even the greed heads might notice if it is brought to their attention. It won't matter because to them that is just the natural order of things. (As they have created it to weed out the non-productive ones. NO money no treatment.) Who needs death panels? So the drama---it is the ultimate banality and positively boring in its mathematical deductions of what will be paid for and what won't. Doctors have no place in what is covered just the accountants. But then Sara Palin is a drama queen and the "death panels" sounded so dramatic. Nope. It still kills just that you will never see the faces of those who decided the cost to benefit ratio of your life. If they even thought about that component in their cold equations.

But then haven't you heard? The fix is in. The reason why no health industry, AMA or Big Pharma has said anything is that in secret meeting President Obama sold us out. We may or may not get a limp public option, we will all be forced to join an insurance company, they will take any pre-existing condition and for what you ask? They can raise their rates as much as they want. How does that sit with all of you?

[gateley]

108. This is a good thing. Stop sweeping it under the rug. I'm sorry for all of you

who have lost a loved one because of this shameful situation. :hug: Their names and memories will serve to help ensure that someday, this won't happen to others.

[Nikki Stone1]

109. I LOVE this approach.

Way to go Grayson!

[Warren DeMontague]

110. I'm liking this dude more and more. nt

[SpiralHawk]

111. Thank you, Congressman

Brilliant, meaningful and pointed political theater.

You show what churlish anti-American clods the Republicon Corporate Health Care cronies really are.

[Wabbajack_]

112. Grayson should jump into the Senate race

[mdmc]

119. --