And now a message from Alan Grayson...

[Carla_Danger]

Good piece - good post.
But it takes me back to the days when I was learning to be a lifeguard. The first thing they taught us is how to get out of the grasp of a drowning person. Because if that drowning person drags you down, two die instead of one and you never help anyone again.

"For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always."
Matthew 26:11

I do have a heart for the poor and the suffering. Unfortunately, even we don't have the resources to help every one of them. And if we bankrupt ourselves trying, we will never help any more in the future.

Ah, but we DO have the resources, we just think having the biggest "toys" is the priority, not helping people.

No, I'm sorry.

Even if we spent every penny we have on feeding the hungry, we wouldn't elimenate poverty and hunger.

There's approximately 32 trillion dollars hidden in offshore accounts. It would cost around 5 trillion to feel all the hungry people.

 

[The Rabbi]

Grayson was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, to Dorothy Ann (née Sabin) and Daniel Franklin Grayson.[5][6] He graduated from Bronx High School of Science in 1975. Grayson worked his way through Harvard College as a janitor and nightwatchman, and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts summa cum laude degree in economics in 1978.[7][8] After working two years as an economist, he returned to Harvard for graduate studies.[2] In 1983, he earned a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and a Masters of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Additionally, he completed the course work and passed the general exams for a PhD in government.[7][9] While in college Grayson was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Grayson wrote his masters thesis on gerontology and in 1986, he helped found the non-profit Alliance for Aging Research in Washington, D.C., and served as an officer of the organization for more than twenty years.[10]

Alan Grayson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

None of that precludes him from being a lying POS.

It actually about guarantees it.
Grayson might be the biggest liar in Congress. But it's a high barrier.
In any case, the sequester will do none of those things. The only people who will suffer will be gov't bureaucrats who won't get raises this year.

 

[StevenC]

Ah, but we DO have the resources, we just think having the biggest "toys" is the priority, not helping people.

No, I'm sorry.

Even if we spent every penny we have on feeding the hungry, we wouldn't elimenate poverty and hunger.

There's approximately 32 trillion dollars hidden in offshore accounts. It would cost around 5 trillion to feel all the hungry people.

So you want to steal people money?
OK, we take the 32 trillion and feed the poor for 6 years and a few months.
Then what? Do you then tell them that they must starve now?

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

Seriously, do you really expect me to believe Grayson speaks French.

Oui. Et vous avez un moment très dur juste avec l'anglais.

 

[Seawytch]

proof of what you claim

According to Politifact, Grayson has:

True - 6 (30%)
Mostly True - 7 (35%)
Half True - 2 (10%)
Mostly False - 3 (15%)
False - 2 (10%)

So that's about 13.5 trues and 5.5 falses. That's not too bad by political standards. Stack him up against some GOP rep and see how he comes out.

According to my own set of standards, those numbers clearly make him a liar, beyond any shadow of a doubt. And if you want to say that "the other guys do it too", that's fine, they're liars as well.

Deflection doesn't excuse his behavior, nor theirs.

Why do we just sit back and allow this, much less defend it?

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I'm not defending lying, but in the scope of politics, Grayson is pretty tame on the "lie" scale.

You must not support a single politician since they're all "liars".

 

[PredFan]

Instead of attacking the speaker, why not address the points?
It's all to easy to find fault in any human being.

Except that Grayson has a track record of insanity.

 

[PredFan]

No, I'm sorry.

Even if we spent every penny we have on feeding the hungry, we wouldn't elimenate poverty and hunger.

There's approximately 32 trillion dollars hidden in offshore accounts. It would cost around 5 trillion to feel all the hungry people.

So you want to steal people money?
OK, we take the 32 trillion and feed the poor for 6 years and a few months.
Then what? Do you then tell them that they must starve now?

Not to mention that when you fed them, the reproduce, and then you have more to feed.

 

[Seawytch]

Instead of attacking the speaker, why not address the points?
It's all to easy to find fault in any human being.

Except that Grayson has a track record of insanity.

I think you're confusing him with the other Floridian named Allen (West)

 

[The Rabbi]

According to Politifact, Grayson has:

True - 6 (30%)
Mostly True - 7 (35%)
Half True - 2 (10%)
Mostly False - 3 (15%)
False - 2 (10%)

So that's about 13.5 trues and 5.5 falses. That's not too bad by political standards. Stack him up against some GOP rep and see how he comes out.

According to my own set of standards, those numbers clearly make him a liar, beyond any shadow of a doubt. And if you want to say that "the other guys do it too", that's fine, they're liars as well.

Deflection doesn't excuse his behavior, nor theirs.

Why do we just sit back and allow this, much less defend it?

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I'm not defending lying, but in the scope of politics, Grayson is pretty tame on the "lie" scale.

You must not support a single politician since they're all "liars".

No, Grayson takes the cake. He isn't Jesse Jackson Jr caliber. He's his own breed of lying scum.
Grayson ad compares Florida religious fundamentalists to Taliban | The Raw Story

 

[Political Junky]

You should have seen how he won this seat.

After getting throroughly trounced in the last election, he moved to a district in Kissimmee Florida that is mostly hispanic. the seat he wanted has been held by a Hispanic Republican for many years. In the GOP primary, he backed the white inexperienced challenger, bought tons of air time backing him and eventually the challenger beat out the hispanic incumbent. Then he went on a campaign against the guy promoting the fact that the guy has no empathy for the Hispanic Community. It was thoroughly disgusting.

The District was redrawn.

Doesn't change anything. That is how he won the seat.

You must be really pissed at the GOP for all their gerrymandering of districts to win with fewer votes.

 

[Mac1958]

According to Politifact, Grayson has:

True - 6 (30%)
Mostly True - 7 (35%)
Half True - 2 (10%)
Mostly False - 3 (15%)
False - 2 (10%)

So that's about 13.5 trues and 5.5 falses. That's not too bad by political standards. Stack him up against some GOP rep and see how he comes out.

According to my own set of standards, those numbers clearly make him a liar, beyond any shadow of a doubt. And if you want to say that "the other guys do it too", that's fine, they're liars as well.

Deflection doesn't excuse his behavior, nor theirs.

Why do we just sit back and allow this, much less defend it?

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I'm not defending lying, but in the scope of politics, Grayson is pretty tame on the "lie" scale.

You must not support a single politician since they're all "liars".

Well, I don't like being lied to, and I definitely admit that I don't like politicians. All I ask is that they do as little damage with their lies and their egos as possible. It's come to that.

And I seriously don't understand why so many people defend them, knowing that they lie. "Sure my guy lies like a rug, but that OTHER guy from that OTHER party, boy, HE'S even WORSE". Yikes. I just don't get it, probably never will. Either we hold people responsible for their words or we don't, and it looks like we've chosen.

.

 

[Seawytch]

The District was redrawn.

Doesn't change anything. That is how he won the seat.

You must be really pissed at the GOP for all their gerrymandering of districts to win with fewer votes.

Or at the Republicans who ran fake Democratic candidates to force a primary.

 

[Seawytch]

According to my own set of standards, those numbers clearly make him a liar, beyond any shadow of a doubt. And if you want to say that "the other guys do it too", that's fine, they're liars as well.

Deflection doesn't excuse his behavior, nor theirs.

Why do we just sit back and allow this, much less defend it?

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I'm not defending lying, but in the scope of politics, Grayson is pretty tame on the "lie" scale.

You must not support a single politician since they're all "liars".

Well, I don't like being lied to, and I definitely admit that I don't like politicians. All I ask is that they do as little damage with their lies and their egos as possible. It's come to that.

And I seriously don't understand why so many people defend them, knowing that they lie. "Sure my guy lies like a rug, but that OTHER guy from that OTHER party, boy, HE'S even WORSE". Yikes. I just don't get it, probably never will. Either we hold people responsible for their words or we don't, and it looks like we've chosen.

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All I have to say is "have fun storming the castle"

 

[Avatar4321]

Seriously, do you really expect me to believe Grayson speaks French.

I thought the fact that they expect us to believe Grayson cares about people was far more incredible.

 

[Stephanie]

they have this nutjob and they talk about Palin

 

[Avatar4321]

Grayson was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, to Dorothy Ann (née Sabin) and Daniel Franklin Grayson.[5][6] He graduated from Bronx High School of Science in 1975. Grayson worked his way through Harvard College as a janitor and nightwatchman, and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts summa cum laude degree in economics in 1978.[7][8] After working two years as an economist, he returned to Harvard for graduate studies.[2] In 1983, he earned a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and a Masters of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Additionally, he completed the course work and passed the general exams for a PhD in government.[7][9] While in college Grayson was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Grayson wrote his masters thesis on gerontology and in 1986, he helped found the non-profit Alliance for Aging Research in Washington, D.C., and served as an officer of the organization for more than twenty years.[10]

Alan Grayson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shame he didn't bother learning anything as he purchased those degrees.

 

[Avatar4321]

He just barely speaks English.

I bet that didn't stop you from voting for Bush 2.

Bush is far more honest.

 

[Avatar4321]

grayson is a good man.

May our government have more like him in the future.

caring about your fellow man never really goes out of style.

Sociopaths are always arround trying to make people feel BAD about caring for others.

Only stupid people allow their party to be run by sociopaths.

Oh yeah Jindal did call the republican party the stupid party huh?

Im shocked. You think a Proven liar is a good man. But then you dont have a problem lying either so I shouldn't be that shocked.

If you or him cared about your fellow man, you wouldn't have to lie to them. And dont pretend we havent proven both of you liars countless times.

 

[Avatar4321]

Again, as a Floridian, I have to apologize for Alan Grayson.

It's not your fault. You have nothing to apologize for.

 

[Political Junky]

grayson is a good man.

May our government have more like him in the future.

caring about your fellow man never really goes out of style.

Sociopaths are always arround trying to make people feel BAD about caring for others.

Only stupid people allow their party to be run by sociopaths.

Oh yeah Jindal did call the republican party the stupid party huh?

Im shocked. You think a Proven liar is a good man. But then you dont have a problem lying either so I shouldn't be that shocked.

If you or him cared about your fellow man, you wouldn't have to lie to them. And dont pretend we havent proven both of you liars countless times.

Cite a lie by Alan Grayson.