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Alan Grayson Complains About Opponent’s “Blistering, Evil” Ads

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“Progressive warrior” and eccentric Orlando Congressman Alan Grayson made his usual round on MSNBC’s The Ed Show yesterday to talk to Ed Schultz‘s audience about the ongoing struggle between him and the giant corporate enterprise that “couldn’t buy me, and now they’re trying to destroy me” (by which he means his reelection campaign). Turns out he is strongly opposed to negative campaign ads!Claiming that his opponent, like many in the Tea Party, are using Fox News “like an ATM,” Grayson explains that he is fighting the good fight by “telling the truth,” and that being that “we had a Tea Party president for eight years” and the people running against him and other progressives have “the same sort of beady eyes, same sort of vacant look.” And, beyond that, their negative campaign ads are merciless:

“…People with a conscience. They destroy us with these negative ads– these blistering, evil negative ads. In front of my children, on my TV set, they’ve called me a liar, they’ve called me a loudmouth, they’ve said that I’m a national embarrassment, and this is their idea of constructive dialogue.”

Grayson’s ads, on the other hand stick to the issues, like connecting his opponent to both the Taliban and the Florida chapter of the Soprano family (who knew they had one down there?). Schultz respond’s to Grayson’s comments by praising his “guts” and noting that, “because you’ve had success in life… you’ve got them really afraid.” He did bring up the Sopranos ad, though, and ask if it was too over-the-top, to which Grayson answers that “they are trying to destroy me.”

The segment from yesterday’s Ed Show via MSNBC below:

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  • murf

    Alan Grayson ‘s campaign motto : Submit to me or STFU

    http://burbanked.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/pyle.jpg

  • Harry Flashman

    Poor baby. All alone, facing down the EVIL conservatives. I’ll bet the sympathetic Sgt. Schultz woulda reached over and gave him a big ol’ hug if he could have.

    Sniff. Brought a tear to my eye.

    Okay, I’m over it.

  • puck30

    “Turns out he is strongly opposed to negative campaign ads!”

    So calling your opponent ‘Taliban Dan’ isn’t negative…….who knew? Only on the Ed Show.

    Air America Radio with pictures.

  • CosmosDan

    Yeah……..it’s hard to have a lot of credibility after the ads you’ve run Alan. You probably would have done yourself a favor to stick to the facts and fought hard. Then this kind of protest against big outside money would be a lot more effective.

  • NeoKong

    Hey Grayson…your future called. It says YOU’RE FIRED !!!!!!
    Hit the road you butt wipe.

    Ha Ha !

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Two crazy people talking to each other. Wow, that is real television. LOL

  • notsofast

    Alan Grayson Complains About Opponent’s “Blistering, Evil” Ads”

    What is he doing Alan? Running YOUR ads?

  • tigerprez

    Seriously, though, do Republicans really want to vote this guy out? He is infinitely more valuable providing a 24/7 caricature of radical liberals than he is sitting at home trying to figure out who he can sue because he lost an election. He’s like a cartoon villain that has the added benefit of being a real, tangible human being. Every outrageous comment that comes out of his gaping canyon of a mouth causes people around the country send money to the GOP. You can’t dream up someone that good.

  • Firstrate

    Alan can dish it out but he can’t take it. Poor thing. And Ed’s just in absolute LEFTfield. Both wing-nuts.

  • jbeast

    But Grayson, you… are a liar.

  • DEFENDER-90

    When ever Isee Alan Grayson the move Deliverance comes to mind.

  • JimBob

    “One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest”
    comes to mind here!

    These two talking about “beady eyes and
    blank stares!!” Hello!!!

    Man that was one weird segment, wasn’t it not?

    Memo to Management. Lean Forward ‘ain’t’ going to cut it, as long as
    you keep putting this kind of crap on the screen!!

    You wonder why your ratings suck?

    Watch that again a couple times

    You heard it here……

  • JimBob

    was it not?

  • da-wdc

    tigerprez said:
    Seriously, though, do Republicans really want to vote this guy out? He is infinitely more valuable providing a 24/7 caricature of radical liberals than he is sitting at home trying to figure out who he can sue because he lost an election. He’s like a cartoon villain that has the added benefit of being a real, tangible human being. Every outrageous comment that comes out of his gaping canyon of a mouth causes people around the country send money to the GOP. You can’t dream up someone that good.

    As a diehard liberal, frankly I agree with you. I don’t know what Grayson has accomplished in office besides getting himself on TV a lot, and IMHO it’s a tremendous waste of resources. His comments bring in a lot of money which he has to turn around and spend on his own reelection because he’s annoying his constituents with this rhetoric. Republicans DO use some programs on Fox News like an ATM. It’s a serious problem. It would be nice if they could bring attention to this without the childish name calling, which turns off everybody who doesn’t already agree with them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    Its a lefty la-la land over there at MSNBC, so he knew he could get away with it.

  • Big Eddie

    ” People lose teeth talking like that .”

  • Ted-

    Dronetek said:
    Its a lefty la-la land over there at MSNBC, so he knew he could get away with it.

    Sniffing glue again? You and small eddie related?

  • Dandee

    Oh, I do hope the people of Florida, my second home, will stop and think about what this horrible person has said over the past couple of years. IF they do, they would not ever vote for a varmint like him. He doesn’t have anything good to say about anyone, probably not even about God. Please friends, DO NOT vote for this person to ever have anything to do with our federal governent again. He is a disgrace to the human beings.

  • Rusty Shackelford

    Ed and Al will be wearing tin foil hats while waiting for the mother ship on Nov.3rd.

  • whytee

    If you don’t know what Grayson has done in office you’re not paying attention. He and Ron Paul pushed through a bill to audit the Fed for the first time in its history. Unlike the Party of No, he’s actually paying attention to We the People and fighting in Congress on our behalf. Check him out on youtube asking which foreign countries got bailout money. He may not have gotten answers, but at least he had the stones to grill these guys and enough knowledge of the esoteric facts to pin them down down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ This has gotten over two million views, so a lot of people (maybe not the same people who read this site) are paying attention.

    I’ve donated to his campaign and I wish there were 100 more like him in Congress.

  • Nahu Tuk

    Ted- said:
    Sniffing glue again? You and small eddie related?

    Ted, you should run for office. How about running for dog catcher on the Dumbass ticket?

  • BeesBuzz

    Grayson, are you man or a mouse? You play the hapless victim card poorly, indeed.

    Progressives like you have raised a generation of whiny, over emotional, Girlie Men.

    Whining and pointing fingers won’t cut it anymore, Alan.

    I long for the days of macho men who took responsibility for their actions; not emasculated cry babies.

  • WildMan

    Good grief, Alan Grayson, just go the Hell away. And take that fat, angry wacko Ed Schultz with you. You two morons deserve each other. And do something about that Gay, Left Wing, Wackie, eyebrow of yours. That thing is funny as all get out the way it rises up to the ceiling.

  • CosmosDan

    whytee said:
    If you don’t know what Grayson has done in office you’re not paying attention. He and Ron Paul pushed through a bill to audit the Fed for the first time in its history. Unlike the Party of No, he’s actually paying attention to We the People and fighting in Congress on our behalf. Check him out on youtube asking which foreign countries got bailout money. He may not have gotten answers, but at least he had the stones to grill these guys and enough knowledge of the esoteric facts to pin them down down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ This has gotten over two million views, so a lot of people (maybe not the same people who read this site) are paying attention.

    I’ve donated to his campaign and I wish there were 100 more like him in Congress.

    Thanks for the link. That led me to
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyjkyBWN5o&feature=related

    Those things are impressive, and the fact that he’s willing and able to work with Ron Paul , whom I consider one of our honest reps still trying to wake people up, is important. It really makes me wonder why he wouldn’t use those things in his campaign rather than resort to the awful Taliban Dan ad and the Soprano’s deal.

  • rocky road

    Grayson is a vile human being. He is ugly inside and out. Love to see him complaining about evil ads against him. Doesn’t he realize that anyone with an IQ over 60 finds his whining hilarious. Only MSNBC would give him a forum to spew his garbage. Can’t wait for Comcast to take control. Since Comcast cares about its image, you can bet that the prime time lineup with have to either change it’s tune or leave. That includes Ms. Maddow. Her snark is not amusing nor does it pull in ratings. The only ones that seem to like her are the media.

  • musiccityvic

    Debuting in February. The Schultz and Grayson Hour on the bend over network.

  • ChrisNH

    I’m quite pleased to see Grayson as angry as he is, because it means that things aren’t going well in ‘Lib-Land.’ The angrier people like Grayson get, the more pleased I am.

  • VRWC Destruction Machine

    …and for an encore. Ed Schultz will perform the first televised diaper change on Baby Alan G.

  • Dave Richards

    Alan Grayson Complains About Opponent’s “Blistering, Evil” Ads

    BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • sarainitaly

    he can’t even whine and cry about the *mean conservative attack ads and evil uses of FOX news* without making personal insults *beady eyes*, all the while, spewing his insane BS on MSNBC – the ATM of Democrats.

    ” They destroy us with these negative ads– these blistering, evil negative ads. In front of my children, on my TV set, they’ve called me a liar, they’ve called me a loudmouth, they’ve said that I’m a national embarrassment, and this is their idea of constructive dialogue.”

    Who is he KIDDING with this? He who has the most vile campaign ads, and has been spewing his insane *Republicans want to see you die” BS and more, for months. He didn’t give a rats a** about the children of his opponents.

    And he IS a loudmouth and a national embarrassment, incapable of constructive dialogue. I honestly can not believe he had the nerve to actually go on MSNBC and whine about attack ads. And that Schultz let him get away with it. That just further proves what a complete and utter joke they are.

    Two peas in a pod, those two.
    Unbelievable.

  • JimBob

    His children are most likely nodding their heads in agreement when
    they hear those “blistering TRUE ads!” Hello!!! They live with you, numbnuts!
    Mr ED the Talking Horses Ass is a piece of work also!
    Move ‘em forward on their way out!!!! (_!_)
    Nov 2 is coming!!!

  • Dandee

    Have you ever seen two people more alike that these two? Can’t decide which is the most stupid.

  • hgovernick

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Two crazy people talking to each other. Wow, that is real television. LOL

    Yep. Just like Jack Abramoff talking to Gordon Bloyer on “cable access”.

  • hgovernick

    DEFENDER-90 said:
    When ever Isee Alan Grayson the move Deliverance comes to mind.

    I imagine you’re referring to those folks in the hills whose spelling and grammar is about on the same level as yours?

  • hgovernick

    Dronetek said:
    Its a lefty la-la land over there at MSNBC, so he knew he could get away with it.

    Really? And what is it at Fox Newsless, where they make no secret of donating millions to right wing causes.

  • hgovernick

    whytee said:
    If you don’t know what Grayson has done in office you’re not paying attention. He and Ron Paul pushed through a bill to audit the Fed for the first time in its history. Unlike the Party of No, he’s actually paying attention to We the People and fighting in Congress on our behalf. Check him out on youtube asking which foreign countries got bailout money. He may not have gotten answers, but at least he had the stones to grill these guys and enough knowledge of the esoteric facts to pin them down down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ This has gotten over two million views, so a lot of people (maybe not the same people who read this site) are paying attention.

    I’ve donated to his campaign and I wish there were 100 more like him in Congress.

    I admire Grayson more than most in Congress. If you check the down votes on your comment, you’ll notice that there are many who access this blog who more than likely possess beady eyes and vacant stares.

  • hgovernick

    BeesBuzz said:
    I long for the days of macho men who took responsibility for their actions; not emasculated cry babies.

    Sure… like your idol, George Bush, whose main mission in life was to please his daddy, even at the expense of others and the trashing of our country in the eyes of the rest of the world.

  • Cher

    Alan Grayson is the best thing to ever happen to the Republican party. Everytime I see him I have this uncontrollable urge to send money to the RNC. I saw a clip of him the other day walking across a stage like one of those tiny tots beauty queens. Big, goofy, fake grin…head turned toward the audience…swinging his arms & little rump…just adorable.

  • http://none pyrope

    hgovernick said:
    Really? And what is it at Fox Newsless, where they make no secret of donating millions to right wing causes.

    …and who is getting soros’ money?

  • http://none pyrope

    hgovernick said:
    I admire Grayson more than most in Congress

    We can believe that.

  • http://none pyrope

    hgovernick said:
    If you check the down votes on your comment,

    Have you checked your down votes?

  • Snidely

    So many politicians against whom one could vote, if one could only register in multiple jurisdictions. Sometimes I envy Democrats their network of fraudulent registrations. I would love to be able to vote against Grayson, Sink and Christ, all on one ballot.

  • S.B. Pickering

    Grayson spent the last two years beating up Republicans, Conservatives, Tea Party members, and individuals who opposed him… Then he airs two of the most horrendous attack ads ever seen against his opponent, an ad condemned by more than a few Democrats. Now he has the nerve to say conservatives are picking on him? What a laugh!!! He complains that people call him a liar and a loud-mouth? Al, if the shoe fits… If you don’t want your kids to see you called names, then stop misleading people and stop shooting your mouth off.

    AG’s opponent, Daniel Webster, has chosen to air only issue-oriented ads. He doesn’t even mention Grayson’s name. While there have been some targeted ads from other conservative organizations, they’ve been accurate compared to Grayson’s ads.

    To see a true contrast between AG and Dan Webster, check their videos… Webster’s web site is at http://Elect Webster.com… Grayson has several web sites available in any search engine.

    As one of AG’s constituents in Florida’s Eighth District, I’ll be glad to have Dan Webster take his place. He is a thoughtful legislator who has demonstrated his effectiveness over the last 28 years.

  • hgovernick

    pyrope said:
    Have you checked your down votes?

    Yes. I know I’m on the right track in this blog when my down votes are high. I love being right amongst a crowd of brainless dweebs,

    You annoying truckload of odious dog spit.

    You raunchy bag of obstinate bowel movements.

    You hypocritical dribble of neurotic used toilet paper.

    You crude apology for republican hemorrhoids.

    You atrabilious chunk of uneducated dog testicles.

    You sycophantic drip of inedible moose hairs.

    You dorky pool of testy sludge.

    You constipated blob of loutish rectal hair.

    You acute plethora of lonely chicken feathers.

    You blundering barrel of irrational cat furballs.

    You miserable assortment of friendless cow pats.

    You nasty glob of ignorant eel guts.

    You fake apology for nasty dog barf.

    Did I mention you’re a goofball?

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