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Alan Grayson Blames Palin, Collects Cash
Roll Call ^ | January 19, 2011 | Tricia Miller

Posted on 01/19/2011 2:44:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

On Wednesday, controversial former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) mocked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, outlined death threats he and other Members received last year and detailed inflammatory rhetoric, asking his supporters to “stand against it.”

“[T]here has been a stream of violence and threats of violence by the right wing against Democrats. [Rep. Gabrielle Giffords] warned against it, and then became a terrible victim of it. Palin has instigated it, and then tried to pretend that it doesn’t exist,” Grayson wrote in an e-mail to supporters.

Grayson said it was Palin’s appearance on “The Sean Hannity Show,” where she complained about being blamed for the attack on Giffords in Tucson, Ariz., that made him angry. The e-mail to his supporters was titled “Gabby Was Right, Palin Is Wrong.”

“Even before I heard earlier Palin’s whining about ‘misguided finger-pointing’ and ‘irresponsible statements from people who are apportioning blame,’ I thought about this: Palin came to my district, and told her people to ‘take me out.’ Palin told people again and again, ‘don’t retreat, reload,’” Grayson wrote.

The former Congressmen went on to list threats he and other Democratic Members of Congress received.

“And the Republicans?” he wrote. “The shot supposedly fired at Republican Eric Cantor’s office was quickly exposed as a hoax.”

Grayson was referring to a bullet found in Cantor’s Richmond, Va., office in March, when Members were threatened during the health care debate. Police found that the shot had been fired at random but did not say any hoax had occurred.

Below the former Congressman’s signature in the e-mail is a link to donate to his campaign, and a disclaimer on that page notes that “unless Alan Grayson declares his candidacy for other office, all contributions will be deemed to be for the 2010 congressional campaign or earlier.” Grayson’s most recent campaign finance report, which covered through Nov. 22, showed that his campaign had $1.6 million in debt and only $36,000 on hand.

Grayson spokesman Todd Jurkowski did not rule out the Democrat running for office again.

“There is nothing to discuss regarding running again,” Jurkowski told Roll Call in an e-mail. “His only answer has been, ‘If the people want me back, I will be back.’”

Grayson, who lives in Orlando, defeated Republican Rep. Ric Keller in 2006 but lost to now-Rep. Daniel Webster by 18 points in 2010. Florida is expected to gain two Congressional seats in redistricting.


TOPICS: Alaska; Arizona; Florida; Virginia; Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: alangrayson; bloodlibel; congress; democrats; florida; freepressforpalin; giffords; grayson; palin; sarahpalin; tucson
"He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."~1 John 2:4
1 posted on 01/19/2011 2:44:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well Mr Grayson the threat that you and the Democrats have presented against the American people speaks for itself.
We the people are not buying your garbage anymore so PTFO.


2 posted on 01/19/2011 2:48:53 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Florida will miss this Looney. NOT!


3 posted on 01/19/2011 2:49:57 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (The candidate they smear and ridicule the most is the one they fear the most.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We should make sure to report on everything Grayson does at every step; make him the face and voice of grassroots liberalism. If there's a bigger purveyor of division and inflammatory politics, I can't immediately put my finger on him/her. Let's do to the Dems what they do to Palin.


4 posted on 01/19/2011 2:50:43 PM PST by americanophile
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To: americanophile
Note to conservatives. Mention Grayson as follows:

"grassroots liberal leader, Alan Grayson"

"possible 2012 Democratic primary challenger Alan Grayson"

"party leader Alan Grayson"

"liberal icon"

etc., etc.

5 posted on 01/19/2011 2:53:51 PM PST by americanophile
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To: americanophile

If John Larroquette and a hippo had a baby, I expect that’s what it would look like...


6 posted on 01/19/2011 2:56:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Please donate to FreeRepublic, sanity in a world gone mad!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Methinks Mr. Grayson should be in the cell adjacent to Jared Lee Loughner. The man is not far from becoming completely unglued.


7 posted on 01/19/2011 2:59:53 PM PST by Temujinshordes ("left 50 and fire for effect")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is getting out of control.

Sarah Palin must sue the bejeezus out of this guy, if only to make an example.

Leftists are smearing with zero consequences! WTH??


8 posted on 01/19/2011 3:01:41 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: Bringbackthedraft

” The e-mail to his supporters “


Does his wife still support him?

He just needs to disappear. We really don’t need to hear from this clown anymore.


9 posted on 01/19/2011 3:06:42 PM PST by Delta Dawn (The whole truth.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Private Pyle, if I want any **** out of you, I will squeeze your ****ing head. Do you understand?...Bull****! I can’t hear you!...BULL****! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”

10 posted on 01/19/2011 3:08:18 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No, really, does Alan Grayson not look strikingly like Vincent D’Onofrio as Leonard Lawrence? I think Private Pyle might actually have been saner right before he shot Gunny Hartman and himself.


11 posted on 01/19/2011 3:14:17 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Time for Palin to use the left moonbat tactics on this butt pimple Grayson like they did to her.

Sue him for slander or libel. 100 million ought to get his attention

12 posted on 01/19/2011 3:19:37 PM PST by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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To: canuck_conservative

I think so too.

Sue this POS for everything he has.

Libel is no joke.


13 posted on 01/19/2011 4:00:28 PM PST by Venturer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Will someone in Orlando Baker Act this clown...and don't forget to lose the keys...


14 posted on 01/19/2011 4:06:12 PM PST by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

deficit spending on his campaign. Imagine that.


15 posted on 01/19/2011 4:19:17 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just restock [chg'd to comply w/ The Civility in Discourse Act of 2011])
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Didn’t this schmuck lose his seat??


16 posted on 01/19/2011 6:04:18 PM PST by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier preparing to deploy to Afghanistan)
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