Alan Grayson

Democrat  •  1 Terms  •  Sworn In 2009
Last Term 2009 - 2010

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12/29/10
"Die Quickly"

...digby Alan Grayson took a lot of grief for saying that the Republican health care plan was "Don't get sick, and if you do get sick, die quickly." But he was right. Here's Gene Lyons, who begins his essay with the sad tale of having to euthanize his sic

Source: Hullabaloo
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12/29/10
2010 election gives Fla. many new faces in office

In the House races, Republican Dan Webster knocked Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson out of office after one term. Republican Sandy Adams did the same to Rep. ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
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12/29/10
Top 10 Political Gaffes Of 2010

...cost Etheridge his seat as the seven-term incumbent lost his re-election bid by 1,500 votes. (7) Taliban Dan ad: Florida Rep. Alan Grayson’s loose-cannon reputation was reinforced when his campaign ad labeled his opponent "Taliban Dan." The ad contain

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12/28/10
Is It a Right or Isn't It?

(Take that, former Congressman Alan Grayson.) And suddenly, liberals come face to face with the contradiction, or at least unsustainability, ...

Source: American Spectator
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12/28/10
RE: Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson — The guy who thought he was the smartest guy in the room managed to alienate even those who might have been sympathetic to his political ...

Source: Orlando Sentinel
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12/28/10
RE: Alan Grayson

Reps. Allen Boyd, Ron Klein, Suzanne Kosmas and Alan Grayson all were defeated and could be looking for a way to return. Then there's outgoing Rep. ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
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12/28/10
RE: Alan Grayson

I heard it first from Tikkun's Rabbi Michael Lerner, who included outgoing Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) in his long list of potential primary challengers to ...

Source: The Jewish Week (blog)
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12/28/10
Q&A: Crotty reflects on 10 years as mayor

...decision. And Tough Decisions "R" Us. We do them all the time. Q: Do you have any regrets for not running against [U.S. Rep.] Alan Grayson? A: Well, I obviously enjoy public service, [but] I really didn't want to go to Washington. That's not my cup of t

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12/27/10
No. 4 story of the year: Republicans massacre Dems in November elections

The often combative Democratic US Rep. Alan Grayson was also ousted as part of the Republican awakening. The Orlando lawmaker lost to one of Florida's most ...

Source: Ocala
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12/27/10
An Anti-War Challenge to Obama in 2012: The Case for Alan Grayson

Consider outgoing Central Florida Congressman Alan Grayson, the master of the outrageous sound bite, and perhaps the most reviled member of the House. ...

Source: Politics Daily
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12/27/10
Fact Checking Fact Checkers: Politifact Names Obamacare Critique “Lie of the Year”

...“truth –o- meter.” The government takeover line received the highest on the lie side of the scale, a “pants on fire.” Former Rep. Alan Grayson’s “Taliban Dan” ad, which was taken completely out of context, received a simple “lie” jud

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12/27/10
Much coal going to year’s most naughty?

...names on the Internet? So what if we don’t get vital information about threats? I say Moore deserves to eat coal. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., said Republicans’ health care plan is for Americans who get sick to die quickly. Much fossil fuel shoul

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12/26/10
No. 4 story of the year: Republicans massacre Dems in November elections

The often combative Democratic US Rep. Alan Grayson was also ousted as part of the Republican awakening. The Orlando lawmaker lost to one of Florida's most ...

Source: Ocala
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12/26/10
PolitiFact Florida's Top 10 items of 2010

US Rep. Alan Grayson: Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives. Outgoing Orlando-area US Rep. Alan Grayson makes the Top 10 ...

Source: PolitiFact
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12/26/10
Congress wants to hear from Gen. Patraeus

...John Conyers, Jr. Rep. Donna Edwards Rep. Keith Ellison Rep. Bob Filner Rep. Marcia Fudge Rep. John Garamendi Rep. Alan Grayson Rep. Raul Grijalva Rep. Michael Honda Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Rep. John Lewis Rep. Hank Johnson Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick Rep.

Source: The Hill
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12/26/10
Bill O'Reilly: These deserve coal in their Christmas stockings

...they'll get mad because they don't have the stuff Moore says they have. I say Moore deserves to eat coal. Soon-to-be former Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., told the world that Republicans want Americans who get sick to die. So the voters in central Florida k

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12/25/10
O'REILLY: They get a lump of coal

Traditionally, if kids were naughty, Santa Claus would place coal in their stockings instead of nice things. But now, because of global warming, the coal stigma has advanced to the next level. This being Christmastime, I am trying to stay positive. But i

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12/24/10
For the naughty, lumps of fossil fuel

...see the flick, they’ll get mad because they don’t have the stuff Moore says they have. I say Moore deserves to eat coal. Alan Grayson told the world that Republicans want Americans who get sick to die. So the voters in central Florida kicked him out

Source: Boston Herald
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12/24/10
Much coal going to yearâs most naughty

...on the Internet? So what if we don’t get vital information about threats? I say Moore deserves to eat coal. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., said Republicans’ health care plan is for Americans who get sick to die quickly. Much fossil fuel should be d

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12/24/10
O'Reilly: Coal in their stockings

...they’ll get mad because they don’t have the stuff Moore says they have. Or so says Fidel. I say Moore deserves to eat coal. n Alan Grayson told the world that Republicans want Americans who get sick to die. So the voters in central Florida kicked hi

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12/23/10
Essential Holiday Reading on Economics

...This Fed” (Naked Capitalism, December 1) Matt Stoller, who worked as a senior policy advisor for recently defeated Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), makes the case for reforming the Federal Reserve—an idea that has growing support among both progressives an

Source: Big Think
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12/23/10
My 2010 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

In the "sorry to see you have to leave the spotlight" meaning of the phrase, I would include Russ Feingold and Alan Grayson, both of whom failed to win ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
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12/23/10
Shielding Time-Share Sellers

... potentially costly bullet in the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Due to the intervention of Rep. Alan Grayson, time-share ...

Source: Barron's
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12/22/10
Coal in Their Stockings

Alan Grayson told the world that Republicans want Americans who get sick to die. So the voters in central Florida kicked him out of Congress after just one ...

Source: Rexburg Standard Journal
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12/22/10
Bill O'Reilly's List of Dumbest and Smartest Statements of 2010

... former Chief Executive of BP Tony Hayward, GOP candidate Sharron Angle, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-8). ...

Source: Texas GOP Vote
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12/22/10
Congressional Cowboy Hat Caucus

...aside Nancy and Barney - lurid loudmouth Alan Grayson (D-FL) may be history, but here comes a flamboyant 68 year-old grandmother dressed in rodeo gear who, when it comes to the fine art of bonnet acquisition, puts the Duchess of Cornwall to shame. Congr

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12/21/10
Online Only: Who was naughty and who was nice in 2010?

Fruit Cake: Congressman Anthony Wiener: Wiener's rants on both the House floor and television has made out-going Rep. Alan Grayson look like Charles ...

Source: Henrietta Post
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12/21/10
Issa sets his sights on the GAO

And he's not the only Democrat fighting these regulations. Even Rep. Alan Grayson opposed for-profit regulations written by the Dept. of Education.

Source: Daily Caller
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12/19/10
Chelsea Rudman: Latest Attack On Michelle Obama's Anti-Obesity Efforts: Obese People Cheaper Because They Die Younger

...to this study,healthy people spend more on their health over their lifetimes, because they live longer. To quote Rep. Alan Grayson, Sexton's health care plan for America,based on his post,actuallydoes seem to be"die quickly." This just shows that the ri

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12/19/10
Latest Attack On Michelle Obama's Anti-Obesity Efforts: Obese People Cheaper ...

To quote Rep. Alan Grayson, Sexton's health care plan for America, based on his post, actually does seem to be "die quickly." This just shows that the ...

Source: Media Matters for America (blog)
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