Rep. Alan Grayson: The Story That No One Will Tell

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The Story That No One Will Tell
Rep. Alan Grayson

The story that everyone wants to tell is that the Democratic Party is disheartened and disintegrating. Teabagger Republicans are juiced up and on top. Or so the media says, over and over again.

But the House candidate who raised the most money in the entire country during the last FEC reporting period -- $860,000 in three months -- is not a teabagger. He is not boosted relentlessly by Fox News. He's not even a Republican. He doesn't think that the Earth was created 6000 years ago, that President Obama was born in Kenya, or that global warming is a hoax.

This House candidate also, remarkably, had the largest number of contributors. Over 15,000 individuals contributed, many of whom have given time after time, whatever they could. The House candidate who raised the most money did so without French-kissing lobbyists, without flattering the idle rich, and without reaching into his own pocket.

The House candidate who raised the most money, from the most people, is an outspoken populist who tells it like it is on the war, on jobs, and on health care. His website is called CongressmanWithGuts.com. In the 100,000 e-mails that he has received this year, the most common refrain is, "You are saying what I've been thinking."

I know who he is. Because he's me.

But no one has reported that the House candidate who raised the most money, from the most people, is a proud Democratic populist. No one...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayson/the-story-that-no-one-wil_b_453619.html

[SharonRB]

1. I love Alan Grayson.

We need more of him.

[Mari333]

2. people love politicians who stand up and have a spine and tell the truth

Grayson speaks for the people, not the corporations.

[Dappleganger]

5. He gets it, that's why.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. In a way, I'd love to see him debate Limbaugh....

or whomever "they" (the ones who believe Obama isn't a citizen, for example) deem their leader.

Palin, Limbaugh, Beck -- shit, have him debate all three of them! He could handle them easily.

[Dappleganger]

4. Thank you, thank you, thank you...

ONE great politician coming out of my state. Wish he had a 1000 clones!

[izquierdista]

6. Don't tell us

Tell the clueless colleagues in your own party who think they have to live on corporate donations.

[Peace Patriot]

7. K&R! Thanks for posting! nt

[steve2470]

8. too bad he's not my rep, his district is too far west of me nt

[BeFree]

9. We need another 400 or so Graysons.

Why wouldn't every congresscritter want to be like Grayson?

[kentuck]

10. Yeah, but...but....

just because he has the most supporters and raises the most money only proves that he is in the minority. Right?

[xxqqqzme]

11. We should all be so lucky as to have an Alan

Grayson representing us. I envy those of you w/ a Grayson or a Weiner.

I have the worst of the worse - dana whorbacher - yes he is worse than bachman or virginia fox.

[dugaresa]

12. people want the truth and they don't like it sugar coated

[peacetalksforall]

13. "without French-kissing lobbyists" Priceless. nt

[mzmolly]

14. An excellent point. Had Michele Bachman raised more money than anyone else

you can bet just about EVERY major media outlet would be reporting it. Go Alan!

[slay]

15. Man, if we had a bunch more like him

and Dennis Kucinich our country and planet might actually have a chance. K&R for one of THE BEST congressmen around - Alan Grayson! :kick:

[Amonester]

16. Kickin' & Recin'

+Send it all over.

Make it to be KNOWN ("it pays to work FOR the people") for a change.