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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) appeared on Hardball this evening, and dispensed some of his signature wit against the Republicans: Telling former Vice President Dick Cheney to "STFU," speculating that gasoline would only cost a dollar per gallon if former President George W. Bush had let Saudi Prince Abdullah "get to second base," and regretting that it's too late to impeach Cheney.
Chris Matthews asked Grayson about Cheney's recent condemnations of President Obama, for giving what Cheney called "aid and comfort to the enemy" -- which is the Constitution's definition of treason -- by putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial in civilian courts.
Grayson: I don't know. You know, on the Internet there's an acronym that's used to apply to situations like this. It's called "STFU." I don't think I can say that on the air, but I think you know what that means.
Matthews: Well, give me the first part.
Grayson: "Shut."
Matthews: Oh! I got you. Stop talking, in crude language. Well, I don't think you're gonna get him to do that.
Grayson also addressed Republican complaints about President Obama bowing when he greeted the Emperor of Japan. Grayson said how he remembered when George Bush Senior "did something really awful" to the Prime Minister of Japan at a state dinner -- to which Matthews objected that vomiting on someone is an accident, not an action done on command.
"Well what about Bush Junior?" said Grayson. "I remember Bush Junior kissing Prince Abdullah on the cheek, and then holding his hand for an extended period of time. Maybe if he'd let him get to second base, then gasoline would be a dollar a gallon."
Matthews also asked Grayson about Cheney's statement that Obama's bow to the Emperor of Japan was a display of weakness that would lead to more terrorist attacks. "It's just too bad that it's too late to impeach him," Grayson answered. "That's all I can say."
Late Update: NRCC spokesman Andy Seré released this comment: "The foul mouthed man-child from Orlando is at it again, taking to the airwaves to bring shame to struggling Central Florida families who want jobs, not nut-jobs. But speaking of bases, Alan Grayson's constituents surely find themselves wishing his parents had never gotten past first."
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Cheryl44
December 9, 2009 6:02 PM
If you will all ignore Darth, he'll go away.
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Overreach THIS!
December 10, 2009 12:03 AM in reply to Cheryl44
I much doubt that.
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DICKERSON3870
December 10, 2009 1:49 AM in reply to Cheryl44
RE: "If you will all ignore Darth, he'll go away." - Cheryl44
MY COMMENT: The fact that "Pricky Dick" Cheney has lived this long is irrefutable evidence that there is no God. He will never, ever go away. He is like that last portion of upper torso of the T-1000 cyborg in "Terminator 2" that is leaking hydraulic fluid all over the place and appears inoperative until Arnie nonchalantly walks by and the T-1000's one remaining hand suddenly grabs Schwarzenegger's ankle.
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ilovebacon
December 9, 2009 6:07 PM
I love Grayson. Please become leader of the DNC.
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 9:27 AM in reply to ilovebacon
We need him in the Senate...
and Cheney gives aid and comfort to the enemy every time he opens his snarling mouth.
Considering Cheney's role in outing Valerie Plame, Cheney should be careful mentioning the words "giving aid and comfort to the enemy."
The statute of limitations on treason hasn't expired yet, and Libby's conviction is certainly a notable precedent, so if they want to shut him up, then Holder needs to grow a pair and go after him for some of the crimes he committed.
Toss Rove in the mix, and we'd see media ratings soar.
That huge guaranteed ratings boost alone should be enough to encourage the MSM to push the DOJ to put those guys on the hotseat, but Justice would be surely a nice side effect of the Cheney/Rove treason hearings.
If only Justice could weigh Her scales without the thumb of special interest influence cheating the balance.
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ilovebacon
December 10, 2009 11:51 AM in reply to JEP07
Since Wellstone and Kennedy died, there has been a dearth in fiery progressive voices in the Senate. I totally concur with you: we need Grayson in the Senate. Why isn't he running?
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Parvus
December 9, 2009 6:10 PM
It's not too late to impeach based on all the evidence that has come to light regarding the crimes the past administration and this man himself is complicity in. Otherwise we will see this psycho and his minions back with their hands on the levers of power.
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barrelhse
December 9, 2009 6:50 PM in reply to Parvus
No shit- that's why they're all trying to stay in the public eye. I only wish I believed in karma so I could could picture these bastards getting brutally raped and tossed in a storage container.
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 9:29 AM in reply to barrelhse
"I only wish I believed in karma..."
Try "The Golden Rule", they are quite closely related...
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JimmyBobby
December 9, 2009 8:31 PM in reply to Parvus
Yeah, why impeach him? He belongs in jail.
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MichaelD
December 9, 2009 10:04 PM in reply to Parvus
Sorry. You can't impeach someone who holds no office. But you can charge them with war crimes.
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DrBB
December 10, 2009 10:22 AM in reply to MichaelD
Actually, like most things in law, this isn't quite so cut-and-dried. There seems to be at least a theoretical possibility, based in part on the fact that the Constitution speaks of disqualification from any future public office, as well as removal from existing office, as sanctions encompassed by impeachment.
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ilovebacon
December 9, 2009 6:15 PM
If you think that YOU are ticked off, read the comments under this article at The Hill: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/71449-obama-to-gop-stop-trying-to-frighten-the-american-people?page=1#comments
Who the fuque are these people?!?!
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MichaelD
December 9, 2009 10:46 PM in reply to ilovebacon
These are the people who are activated to contact their representatives, write letters to the editor, and vote.
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East Coast Aussie
December 10, 2009 2:23 AM in reply to ilovebacon
Those comments reek of spam users.
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zolaesque
December 9, 2009 6:17 PM
HAHAHA Grayson's second base comment re: GWB is hilarious. I wish Grayson had been around during the Bush admin, if only for the comic relief.
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Cleo
December 9, 2009 6:19 PM
I love you Alan Grayson. I've wanted to tell Cheney that for years.
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ilovebacon
December 9, 2009 6:20 PM
Two fun quotes from typical Republicans (posted on The Hill):
"Republicans should request Obama's resignation immediately and keep after him. Republicans should raise holy hell about this commie mess in Washington and not quit! This is awful what is going on in our country. This Obama guy is a thug and his administration are no better than Nazis."
"Obama is such a pompas elitist ass that he actually believes that the American people make up their own minds."
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 10:33 AM in reply to ilovebacon
I've offered more than once on the red blogs to organize an IQ challenge, let The Lump or Hannity or Malkin close their eyes and blindly pick dozen different names from their list of commenters and then let Josh do the same here, and then do an IQ test comparing the two groups...
Not trying to sound "elitist" here, but the sheer magnitude of wingnut ignorance is displayed unfailingly and abundantly in "there" bad grammar, spelling and sentence structure.
If you should ever doubt there was a case for ditching the defense budget and building up the education budget, just read "The Blogs" over on the right, and some of the regular blowhards even here. Clearly, we've spent way too much on warfare and not nearly enough on English lessons.
For even better proof, just read the comments in some of the red state city newspapers.
It should be downright embarrassing to any self-respecting educator who calls themselves a Republican, that so many of their party fellows have such poor command of the written word. Those uber-patriots so opposed to immigration need to study English as a second language.
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ilovebacon
December 10, 2009 11:50 AM in reply to JEP07
Haha. You are right. The IQ challenge would indeed be telling. I am willing (or at least was willing) to consider reasons for not approving of Obama, from a conservative standpoint. But upon reading their comments and questioning many conservatives, I hear only "HES A KENYAN MUSLIM AMERICA HATER!" and "he's worse then the nazi commies" and "Wheres the brith certificet!?!" and "grab your arms and get ready for a race war to defend your lifes and america" and "thats what you get for electin a black thug."
One cannot even begin to have a meaningful discussion with people who present frantic, inchoate comments like this.
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dickday
December 9, 2009 6:20 PM
I really like the Grayson guy. WE NEED SOME FIRE ON THE LEFT.
And Reid is not doing too bad a job of telling the truth, calling out the repubs for what they are.
Foot dragging corporate shills attempting to stop any progress in bringing back a middle class in this country.
And Reid gets attacked by MSM. Oh he went toooo far. ha!!
COME ON GRAYSON. SOCK IT TO THEM.
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ericf
December 9, 2009 6:24 PM
"Cheney's statement that Obama's bow to the Emperor of Japan was a display of weakness that would lead to more terrorist attacks"
Why, because they're going to try Pearl Harbor again? Look Obama bowed! That must mean the US disbanded the army!
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Rich in NJ
December 9, 2009 6:46 PM
Actually, Grayson is being too polite.
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burgessn9
December 9, 2009 7:59 PM in reply to Rich in NJ
he was. What GWB actually did was kiss Prince Abdullah on the lips. I saved a copy of the pic. GWB was Abdullah's bitch.
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Signalman
December 9, 2009 8:05 PM in reply to burgessn9
And don't forget GWB's love-rub on German Chancellor Merkel.
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sunnysteve
December 9, 2009 9:02 PM in reply to burgessn9
Can you post a link to that, please?
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sunnysteve
December 9, 2009 9:03 PM in reply to sunnysteve
The smash-mouth with Abdullah, I mean.
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sunnysteve
December 9, 2009 9:04 PM in reply to sunnysteve
The pic of Abdullah on first base.
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o224hsday
December 9, 2009 10:03 PM in reply to sunnysteve
http://tinyurl.com/c3hecf
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MichaelD
December 9, 2009 10:35 PM in reply to o224hsday
And this behavior didn't get more than one mention in the press. The Republicans are very good at creating media attention for what they want and deflecting it from what they don't want. Democrats need to pay closer attention.
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mophan
December 10, 2009 12:21 AM in reply to MichaelD
They need to do more than pay more attention. They need to start bringing it to them. Go on the offensive for Christ's sake. This is a right wing fanatic party in disarray... and Democrats are cow towing to them as if these crazies won the last election in a landslide.
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mepmep09
December 9, 2009 10:13 PM in reply to sunnysteve
The actual image (or multiple images) is/are in numerous places, as I recall, although I'm not sure myself they show actual lip-to-lip kissing. Here's one source, which shows the approach (or pulling away?) from a kiss on the cheek.
This photo looks more like a lip-kiss than the photo in the first link, but I could just as easily interpret it as GWB going for the other cheek, and the angle of the shot making it look like a lip-to-lip encounter. If bergessn9 or someone else actually has an untouched and unambiguous photo of a genuine lip-kiss between one of our Petro-Dealers and our former Petro-Junkie Prime, hopefully they'll post that here and improve on what I've provided.
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erasmus
December 9, 2009 10:02 PM in reply to burgessn9
After the kiss with Abdullah (a kiss that appears to begin open-mouthed,) they walk hand in hand. W's whole demeanor looks like a young boy.
I think it's highly likely that W was, in fact, Abdullah's bitch.
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jeffgee
December 9, 2009 10:12 PM in reply to erasmus
It was the oil that made him doe-eyed. George W Arbusto never struck any himself when he was in the bidness.
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3star2nr
December 10, 2009 12:05 AM in reply to Rich in NJ
Why is Grayson not president? WHY IS HE NOT PRESIDENT?
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synchronicity
December 9, 2009 6:46 PM
Unfortunately the media love to give Cheney the pulpit so he'll keep on blathering as long as they give him headlines.
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Prof Wagstaff
December 9, 2009 6:59 PM
Dear Santa,
Please wrap up a heart attack in a lovely package with a nice bow and deliver it to chickenshit, war criminal Cheney.
Merry Christmas to all and to Cheney Good Night,
Prof Wagstaff
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Nowukkers
December 10, 2009 12:41 PM in reply to Prof Wagstaff
Please Santa:
Make it rectal cancer too.
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Signalman
December 10, 2009 6:29 PM in reply to Nowukkers
Ew, that's harsh.
And I've got a wicked case of ulcerative colitis, so I know whereof I speak.
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Winski
December 9, 2009 7:00 PM
Hasn't Dick died yet?? Hasn't he had like 45 heart attacks?? Doesn't he belong in the ground?? What do the For-Profit Insurance companies say about Cheeeney???
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Bruce Webb
December 9, 2009 10:53 PM in reply to Winski
No Grayson called this one too when he asked why nobody noticed why blood dripped off Cheney's teeth when he opened his mouth. 45 reported heart attacks don't slow down the vampires.
Have you ever seen Cheney, a silver cross, and some garlic bread in the same room. I think not.
Of course there is the possibility that Cheney's bloody teeth are the result of being a cross between a werewolf and a vampire, in which case any tween/teen could explain why he is so conflicted
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elle a
December 9, 2009 7:11 PM
anyone else notice that the republican party spokesman referred to alan grayson as "man-child".
thats what rush limbaugh uses to refer to Pres Obama.
interesting trend..
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brianm0122
December 9, 2009 7:57 PM in reply to elle a
Rush is their leader, what else did you expect?
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sunnysteve
December 9, 2009 8:57 PM in reply to elle a
Subliminal homosexuals.
(Not being critical, but they should be more honest with themselves about their sexuality).
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sunnysteve
December 9, 2009 8:59 PM in reply to sunnysteve
I just read again what I posted.....
I should have said "subliminal pedophiles", and I definitely do mean to be critical.
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ivy22
December 10, 2009 8:07 AM in reply to sunnysteve
Agreed. Rush and his minions are obsessed to bending over and bowing as foreplay for back door encounters. That REAL American, red-blooded, flag-loving, patriotic men wouldn't do that. That Dems are weak-kneed, because they submit like this to others. Or maybe they are fascinated by the prospect of such an encounter and spend an inordinate amount of time thinking and commenting about it. That they say one thing in public and bend over backwards to do something else in private. It seems to bother them that man-child Grayson stands so ramrod straight.
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ohyeathatsright
December 9, 2009 7:31 PM
To Chris Matthews: I don't think that Obama bowed to the PM 'on command,' rather out of politeness and respect for the host country's culture. But that's beside the point...WHY ARE YOU STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS?!?
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Richardxx
December 9, 2009 7:39 PM
Obama is spending America into bankruptcy? (one of the comments on the Hill)
Right. The last time any administration (Clinton's) responsibly controlled the budget and started paying down the debt we got Bush and the Republicans into office, and they took the "surplus" money and gave tax cuts to the wealthy. Then they set off into two wars they didn't pay for, putting the debt higher than any administration ever, second only to Reagan.
The Housing bubble? Ignore it, like the way Enron ripped off California utility customers. The health care crisis? Ignore it. Katrina hit New Orleans? Ignore it until the TV started showing pictures of dead bodies floating in the water in the streets, then blame the local administration for the failures of FEMA. The economy collapses and the collapse spreads world wide? Bail out Wall Street Banks from the crisis they caused, with the bail-out funded by borrowing and the taxpayer is on the hook for whatever is not repaid.
How can those Republicans talk about spending the country into bankruptcy with a straight face? They have spent the nation into bankruptcy and they have been in power and ignored the health care financing crisis that is a major part of the problem!
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Joe Reeser
December 9, 2009 10:05 PM in reply to Richardxx
You still laying out that schtick about the Clinton surpluses? And paying down the debt? Please. The total federal debt has increased every single fiscal year for forty years. Every single one. There were no surpluses and no paying down the debt for any administration since 1969.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/USbudget/fy09/hist.html Table 7.1
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Bruce Webb
December 9, 2009 10:28 PM in reply to Joe Reeser
You are an idiot. Social Security surpluses score as debt when calculating total Public Debt even as they count as surpluses for the Unified Budget. Of course total Public Debt went up as Clinton started borrowing less in the form of Debt Held by the Public while piling up Social Security surpluses as being part of Intragovernmental Holdings which is the other component of that famed debt clock.
A hint. Know what the f you are talking before posting.
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Captain Scarlet
December 10, 2009 8:56 AM in reply to Bruce Webb
Thank you so much. LOVE that Reeser slipped off with his tail between his legs.
OUCH. Game, set and match.
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 10:52 AM in reply to Captain Scarlet
Bruce, there you go again, muddling up their comfortable confusion with some real facts. Amazing how desperately they cry "tax and spend" at every Democratic bill, then ignore their own party's "borrow and spend" addiction.
"Tax and spend" now equals lower deficits, Especially now that the cost of servicing that Republican era borrowing (interest on the debt) represents such a huge portion of our expenditure.
That portion would otherwise not even exist if our corporations and the uber-wealthy had the patriotism to pay taxes instead of fighting them every inch of the way and forcing the government to borrow from foreign nations to initiate and maintain incredibly expensive Republican pet projects, like Bush's no-bid war-for-profit in Iraq.
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Signalman
December 10, 2009 11:14 AM in reply to Bruce Webb
PWN3D
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Hank
December 9, 2009 10:37 PM in reply to Richardxx
Actually we were on the way to recovering a good deal of money from Enron and other energy companies (maybe as much as 10 billion) when the idiot voters in this state thought it'd be funny to elect the Terminator. One of his very first actions was to drop the lawsuit that targeted a lot of the companies that gamed the system.
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brianm0122
December 9, 2009 8:03 PM
STFU? Isn't that what Cheney said to Leahey on the senate floor? So, according to the NRC, Cheney is a "Foul-mouthed man-child"?
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Hussein Stemper
December 9, 2009 9:22 PM in reply to brianm0122
Cheney: "And who's this Frenchman defending me?? " Andy Seré"?? Lose the accent on your last name, you cowardly frog!"
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Nikkiru
December 10, 2009 7:39 AM in reply to brianm0122
Then there's Cheney's famous finger of fate. But maybe he was talking about the "second base" comment?
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Cal Gal
December 9, 2009 8:34 PM
I heart Alan Grayson more and more every time he opens his mouth. Thank you, Jesus, for putting someone in Congress who can return the foul serves of the Greedy Old Plutocrats.
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 10:03 AM in reply to Cal Gal
Agreed. But better yet, Grayson's own zingers seem to beat them every time, all they can do it condescend.
That would be great nick-name for Alan.
"Ace!"
Every time he serves one up, they all fall down trying to return it.
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Signalman
December 10, 2009 6:30 PM in reply to JEP07
Ace?
Agreed.
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wellstone
December 9, 2009 8:34 PM
To Alan Grayson:
You GO, Alan!!! I got your back. Expect my check in the mail, we need you around, bro.
ROTFLMAO
You get it, and "Dick" Cheney never will, and never has.
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CityGuy
December 9, 2009 9:11 PM in reply to wellstone
Amen Brother Wellstone!
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Traveler58
December 9, 2009 9:36 PM
What I don't understand is how, if the transcript is accurate, Chris Matthews didn't know what "STFU" meant until he was given a giant clue. Does Matthews spend NO time on the internet? This feels like Bush Senior not recognizing a supermarket scanner.
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Hank
December 9, 2009 10:43 PM
Matthews is a bit challenged in the intelligence department, he is meant to function as the resident oaf on MSNBC. Grayson, on the other hand, is a rock star in my book. He should run for Governor of Florida and then in 2016 POTUS. I think he has a pretty good chance since people like people who speak their mind and don't back down.
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Viva!America!
December 9, 2009 10:55 PM in reply to Hank
"I think he has a pretty good chance since people like people who speak their mind and don't back down."
Then Cheney and Sarah Palin would be a shoe-in! Right? Geesh.
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Knothead Jake
December 9, 2009 11:05 PM
Grayson is great.
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Hussein Stemper
December 10, 2009 10:29 AM in reply to Knothead Jake
Fantastic avatar!!!
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Marquis de SeaToShiningSea
December 9, 2009 11:37 PM
Actually it is not too late to impeach him. One of the punishments from impeachment is prohibition of EVER holding elective office again. There is no Constitutional time limit on impeachment.
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covered1
December 10, 2009 3:24 AM
Love Grayson.
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DancingBear
December 10, 2009 7:17 AM
"NRCC spokesman Andy Seré released this comment: "The foul mouthed man-child from Orlando is at it again, taking to the airwaves to bring shame to struggling Central Florida families who want jobs, not nut-jobs. But speaking of bases, Alan Grayson's constituents surely find themselves wishing his parents had never gotten past first."
Uhhhh, Andy, if you're playing the "we're the adults" card, you don't throw in the adolescent cheap shot at the end.
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wbgonne
December 10, 2009 8:40 AM
It's about time some Democrats showed some guts. Believe it or not, I think Cheney has done a lot of damage to Obama because the Dems have let Cheney say anything he wants to disparage Obama. For god's sake, Cheney has called the President a TRAITOR! Yet, the Dems just wag their fingers or ignore him. Not good enough. Dems must FIGHT!
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Jonathan Swiftboat
December 10, 2009 9:05 AM
How about reminding Cheney and Republicans and the punditry and the American people about Cheney's thoughts on deficits?
Source: [X-ref O'Neill] Adam Entous, Reuters, on AOL News Jan 11, 2004
Cheney to Treasury: "Deficits don't matter"
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was told "deficits don't matter" when he warned of a looming fiscal crisis.
O'Neill, fired in a shakeup of Bush's economic team in December 2002, raised objections to a new round of tax cuts and said the president balked at his more aggressive plan to combat corporate crime after a string of accounting scandals because of opposition from "the corporate crowd," a key constituency.
O'Neill said he tried to warn Vice President Dick Cheney that growing budget deficits-expected to top $500 billion this fiscal year alone-posed a threat to the economy. Cheney cut him off. "You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don't matter," he said, according to excerpts. Cheney continued: "We won the midterms (congressional elections). This is our due." A month later, Cheney told the Treasury secretary he was fired.
The vice president's office had no immediate comment, but John Snow, who replaced O'Neill, insisted that deficits "do matter" to the administration.
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 9:35 AM
That "man-child" thing is a real chuckle, it is as if the Republican playboys are claiming the adult role after years of reverting to childish behavior every time the doors are closed...
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JEP07
December 10, 2009 10:06 AM in reply to JEP07
...think Foley, Craig, Sanford and Ensign (that is a severely truncated list)...
Just a few of the charter members in the Republican man-child club!
Boys will be boys...
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boycottfaux
December 10, 2009 11:25 AM
IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEBODY SAID IT . .
I don't see any problem with Grayson's remarks and I concur with his comment. .
Didn't Cheney tell Leahey to go f*ck himself in the Senate Chamber??
Mika the Mouse was just appalled this morning [OMG] . .
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Osamas Pajamas
December 31, 2009 1:39 AM
Geez, guys! I really like Darth Vader and you all get really bent outa shape about him. I was hunting with him a couple of years ago, when I shouted, "Look, Dick --- a Democrat!" Cheney swung around and fired, but in his enthusiasm to do the right thing, he popped an old buddy, instead. Give him credit, even so, for his heart was in the right place, all along.
Yi Ha ***
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Peoples' Capitalist Republic of Whizbangistan
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