Defend Alan Grayson

[Joanne98]

Open Lefters, it is time to dig into your pockets and show your support for Representative Alan Grayson by giving to his campaign today.

Representative Grayson was one of the Better Democrats on Open Left who defeated a Republican incumbent in 2008. Now, Republicans are drafting a resolution to condemn him for saying the Republican health care plan was "don't get sick, and, if you do, die quickly." Here is the video:


Republicans are claiming this is the equivalent of Democrats condemning Joe Wilson, even though Wilson broke House rules with his comments, and Grayson did not. Donate to Alan Grayson now.


Further, at least four Republicans have said, on the floor of the House, that the Democratic health care plan will kill people. So, it's OK if you are a Republican, I guess. Donate to Alan Grayson now.


Democratic leaders, of course, are already encouraging Grayson to apologize. They didn't bother doing the same when those Republicans made their remarks. Thanks, guys. Donate to Alan Grayson now.


Matt Stoller, who co-founded Open Left and now works for Alan Grayson, is being directly attacked in this firestorm, too. Some Democratic "allies" are even leaking his private emails to the Politico. Nice. Good to know we have such friends on Capitol Hill. Donate to Alan Grayson now.


Republican lies, double-standards for progressives, backstabbing Democrats, Congressional leaders who won't stand by us-if we don't stand up for one of our own at a time like this, no one will. We have to defend our champions when the right-wing smear machine comes after them, and Democrats help that smear machine out. Donate to Alan Grayson now, and defend a Better Democrat who made it to Congress.

http://www.openleft.com/diary/15336/defend-alan-grayson

Here's his ActBlue page

http://www.actblue.com/page/bd2010

He's raised one thousand dollars just since the last time I looked which was a couple of minutes ago!

[FLAprogressive]

1. K&R

[eleny]

2. Just saw him covered on MSNBC and ...

....Alicia Menendez, Dem Strategist, spoke up for him. Good going! Dems telling it like it is and not backing down.

Repukes quickly forget the things they've said every time the Dems say a peep. Now they can just stuff it over Grayson's remarks.

K&R

[Joanne98]

4. Good. Spineless Dems are making me sick!

[eleny]

5. If he's saying things like that and he's a freshman, I think he's going to be a House firebrand

[GirlAfire]

6. +1 n/t

[2Design]

3. They smeared howard dean - and this is a great guy Alan Grayson

the dems are spineless and we need more Howard Dean's and Alan Grayson - to call it like it really is

[nashville_brook]

7. what the hell -- just gave him another $40 (the price of a clothing "impulse buy")

second contribution since june, but -- he makes me SO happy.