I can remember laughing when Alan Grayson

[Iwillnevergiveup]

made his speech describing the Republican health care plan:

"Don't get sick. Just don't get sick. But if you do get sick, die quickly."

I looked upon that as hyperbole and an attention grabber to get Congress to focus on the sorry state of our health care system. Definitely audacious. Now I realize he spoke the literal truth.

The amount of lying and fraud that is occurring in many states, along with the stubborn, manic refusal to set up exchanges and/or expand Medicaid is nothing less than criminal. And the irony is that word-of-mouth works. People in California, Massachusetts and Kentucky have friends and relatives in Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida. The word will get out and ultimately affordable health care will become a reality, but how many people are going to die waiting?

Alan Grayson was right...my refrigerator magnet with those words that he spoke reminds me daily.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. In other news, water is wet and the sun rises in the East

[spanone]

2. k&r....

[freshwest]

3. I wasn't laughing when he said it since I'd seen it in action. It was, and is, .the truth. After all

Ayn Rand had the same mentality, until she got sick herself. The GOP is far beyond the barbarity of her dystopia.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

4. Guess I'd have to call it

a snarky laugh because as usual, the Congressman nailed it.

[ReRe]

10. I didn't laugh, either... n/t

[harun]

14. As someone who works in the Health Care industry, I wasn't laughing either.

I don't know how the GOP can get more than 1% of the vote with their health care strategy.

[pangaia]

17. Lies, propaganda and ignorance.

[mstinamotorcity2]

5. I remember that.

We should have an old school lesson one day here at DU. Put up links to all the reasons why we are DU. I miss the days when the Germans bombed Japan.

[nyquil_man]

6. That's been their plan all along.

They never state it so plainly, of course, which is why they were so incensed when Grayson did it for them.

[freshwest]

8. Truman said: 'I never gave anybody hell. I just told the truth and they think it's hell.'

[nyquil_man]

12. Exactly. nt

[pa28]

7. He took quite a bit of heat for this comment but he was right. As usual. n/t

[Iwillnevergiveup]

13. He's unflappable

and has let many insults and hostile interviewers roll off his back. Elizabeth Warren is pretty good at this, too. They have clarity and facts to back up their positions and absolutely do not suffer hypocrisy. Republican nightmares. Love 'em!

[47of74]

15. I remember this one time on Stephanie Miller's show

A right wing troll called during a "face the Grayson" segment and started blathering about unemployment. He just demolished that caller.

[dchill]

9. K & R.

[ReRe]

11. K&R

I remember when he did it. Didn't laugh, though. I like Alan Grayson because he doesn't mince words. He looks reality straight in the face and relates what he sees, no matter who it riles up.

[silvershadow]

16. Alan Grayson speaks truth. He pulls the curtain back, to reveal the man behind the curtain. nt

[pangaia]

18. The Wizard isn't.