Why Alan Grayson Deserves Your Support TODAY

[Alan Grayson]

Well, first, before we say anything else, we want to say "thanks" – just for reading this. We're going to go out on a limb, and guess that this may not be the only campaign fundraising pitch that you may have seen during the last few days. So thank you for taking a little time out of your day, and reading what we have to say.

Not all fundraising pitches are created equal. Here are three reasons why Congressman Alan Grayson's campaign deserves your support – three reasons that you probably won't be hearing from any other officeholder or candidate:

1. Alan Grayson gets things done.
2. Alan Grayson gets good things done.
3. Alan Grayson involves all of us.

If you have read these e-mails before, you may already know that Slate magazine named Alan Grayson "the Most-Effective Member of Congress." Why? Because Alan has passed more amendments than any other Member of the House – 13 on the Floor of the House, and 33 in his committees. Some of them have already been approved by the Senate, and signed by the President – they are now law. And Alan accomplished that even though he is a Democrat, and the House is controlled by Republicans.

And these are real, important amendments – not renaming post offices, or establishing commissions, or requiring reports to Congress. Among other things, Alan Grayson's amendments prohibit seven different federal agencies from awarding contracts to contractors who have been indicted or convicted of serious crimes. One of Alan's amendments prohibits torture by the U.S. military. Another one prohibits racial profiling by the Department of Homeland Security. Another one forbids the use of weaponized drones in the United States. Yet another increased the budget for bilingual housing counseling by 50%.

And outside of Congress, time after time this year, Alan Grayson has organized, organized, organized. Alan personally delivered to House Speaker Boehner's office three million petition signatures against cutting Social Security COLAs ("No-Cuts.com&quot . Alan mobilized 100,000 public supporters against military intervention in Syria ("DontAttackSyria.com&quot . Alan has been an outspoken opponent of NSA's domestic spying. Alan has already galvanized tens of thousands of supporters against more "free trade" giveaways ("TradeTreachery.com&quot . Then Alan Grayson has squared the circle by having our supporters, our activists, make their opinions clear to Members of Congress and the Administration. Alan Grayson has been building a new progressive movement.

Who else in public life is doing things like this? Answer: no one. No one but Alan Grayson.

So if you have received other campaign solicitations lately, ask yourself: "What has this party/official/candidate actually accomplished?" Think about the answer. And then contribute to Alan Grayson's campaign.

And why “TODAY”? Because it’s the end of the fundraising quarter, and we need to show the corporations, the military industrial complex, and the Tea Party Republicans that Alan Grayson isn’t going anywhere. He’s going to stay in Congress – and continue fighting for us.

[BlueToTheBone]

1. Do you, Alan Grayson, post

your own OPs or do you have a staffer?

[karynnj]

2. Good question - another possibility is that it is not Grayson at all

another question is whether DU should be used by anyone to raise money for themselves - this is the third Alan Grayson fund raiser I have seen here today.

[BlueToTheBone]

7. The posts always seem stilted

and not fluid like a person would write for themselves. 3rd fundraiser in one day? Sounds really suspect.

[karynnj]

8. It is weird to speak of yourself in third person

I saw this post, one that referenced Barbara Lee and Oliver Stone. I found I could sort by author and on Politics 2013, here are the fundraisers since Saturday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251326139
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251326371
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251326653

and the thread we are in.

I know that in the primary season - or in the general election, there were posts that included the links for Presidential or Congressional candidates, but it is unique to see them under the name of the candidate and at a time so much before the election.

To me, this is Grayson, trying to raise money on his positioning himself as the leading dove on Syria - even gratuitously taking credit for the Obama/Putin effort that may quite possibly result in the removal of all chemical weapons from Syria. That - and the fact that he distorted what Obama proposed to do and - in effect - called Obama a liar - are new reasons why I think he is pretty sleazy.

[legcramp]

3. Alan, if that's really you, you might want to have your graphics dept.

come up with a better photo for your Twitter account




Sorry, but that's just a bit creepy and Big Brother like.

https://twitter.com/AlanGrayson/status/384714492778512384/photo/1

[Cha]

4. Hell no.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. K&R for Congressman Grayson!

I've contributed to his campaign and I'll do so again - and I'm in New York! We need Congressman Grayson!

[Left Coast2020]

6. I think Alan could be the OP

Because with only 315 posts, he's busy passing Amendments, and other vital things a congress critter does--only better: Giving passionate speeches on progressive causes; exposing the BS from the "white-wing" party; going on MSNBC to gain support for a proposal/legislation important to the country, and many other things.

All this can likely fill your daily schedule PDQ.

Then again, he could have given the staffer his DU password after he wrote the final draft of this presentation.