Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson endorsed Norman Solomon yesterday. Did he ever: I have five children. Sometimes I try to explain to them what it was like to live in America in the '60s and '70s. When the federal government listened in on phone conversations of civil rights leaders, and bugged their homes. When the President of the United States and his henchmen plotted to kill a reporter, Jack Anderson. When one major party burglarized the headquarters of the...  

It's one thing to go to a public place, surrounded by like-minded people, and sound off. It's quite another to go to a sit-in, knowing full well that you won't be home that night -- you'll be sharing a jail cell.  

Schultz elaborated on why Coffman's remarks showed "guts," and then introduced former congressman and soulmate Alan Grayson, being sure to mention Grayson's website ... congressmanwithguts.com (audio)-- SCHULTZ: (Coffman's) at a town hall in a rural county ...  

Former Democratic congressman Alan Grayson is kicking off a new campaign in hopes of returning to Congress. Grayson made the announcement at an event in Osceola County on Tuesday. The new congressional seat was supposed to give central Florida's growing Latino population the opportunity to elect one of their own. John Quinones and Julius Melendez are two Hispanic candidates running in the Republican primary for the right to take Grayson on...  

Why is this recession different from all other recessions? There is a simple answer: the austerity fetish. The bizarre notion that cutting is healing.  

The U.S. Chamber of Commercehas begun running ads in Orlando attacking Sen ... Families with insurance will receive "affordability credits" to help pay for insurance, up to an income level of $88,000 for a family of four. The Medicare doughnut ...  

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched new attack ads against Florida’s incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, with ads airing today on Orlando broadcast stations. The ads signal that the U.S. Senate battle is on in ernest in Florida.  

If you're a student of Internet or direct mail fundraising pitches, then you're probably familiar with the Alan Grayson oeuvre. The outspoken former Florida Democratic congressman, who is running again for Congress this year, regularly sends out memorable ...  

It's another big fundraising quarter for former Florida Rep. Alan Grayson, who announced on Tuesday that he had raised more than $500,000 during the first three months of the year. The smashmoth liberal has taken in more than $1.6 million in his comeback bid.  

Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said he raised more than $550,000 in the first quarter of this year in his bid to return to Congress representing the new Orlando-area 9th district.  

Democratic congressional candidate Alan Grayson raised $567,872 in the first quarter. That is more money than Bill Posey ($181,161), Dan Webster ($142,313), Sandy Adams ($120,978) and Cliff Stearns ($95,260) combined.  

Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) gave Rick Santorum a kick in the backside on his way out of the GOP presidential primary Wednesday, writing an op-ed that seemed to take some delight in the demise of the former Pennsylvania senator's campaign.  

In an exclusive report from Newsbusted Anchor Jodi Miller we learn that former Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is showing signs of mental duress. The party "hit-man" who once held the title of nastiest man in congress (both houses...in fact any legislature across the world), has been accusing inanimate objects of being GOP operatives (maybe he should switch to decaf). Along with that story other news items covered in the latest installment...  

Another twist in redistricting: Kissimmee (FL) Republican John Quiñones is a former state Representative, current Chairman of the Osceola County Commission, and has just announced his intent to run for the newly-created 9th Congressional District of Florida, which runs to … Continue reading →  

Last time we saw Florida Republican congressional candidate Mark Oxner, he was on the U.S.S. Obamaboat turning Democratic opponent Alan Grayson into a parrot and Barack Obama into the captai...  

Orlando Democrats U.S. Bill Nelson and Alan Grayson are top targets in a new TV attack-ad campaign that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls its earliest and most significant political issue campaign ever. The chamber is not disclosing how much it is spending.  

Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) thinks Rick Santorum should keep his mouth shut about Internet pornography. "Rick, if you're against pornography, don't watch it," Grayson said in a campaign email Tuesday afternoon. Grayson is referring to ...  

PLEASE MEDIATE BETWEEN AL GORE AND KEITH OLBERMANN. You are the only one who has what it takes to get them to call off their mutually destructive paths and get them contributing to the progressive cause again. Please do it! Dear Congressman ...  

Kissimmee (FL) Republican John Quiñones is a former state Representative, current Chairman of the Osceola County Commission, and has just announced his intent to run for the newly-created 9 th Congressional District of Florida, which runs to ...  

John “Q” Quiñones, who said last month he was close to making a decision, will formally announce Wednesday that he is entering the race for the newly-drawn Congressional District 9 seat. “I want to change the culture in Washington, streamline the way the government works," Quiñones says in a release. "We need to create an atmosphere in which both businesses and families can thrive." Quiñones served in the Florida House from 2002-06 before...  

That’s the most likely conclusion that one can draw, amazingly enough. Alan Grayson is typically precisely the sort of would-be domestic Taliban who might advocate the death of political… well, not ‘opponents.’ Rick Santorum is currently about three levels’ worth of influence above Grayson, and it’s Grayson’s fondest wish to shrink that disparity to two. So it’s very likely that the former Congressman from Florida is pretty much trying to ill...  

Yesterday, I received an end-of-quarter fundraising email from progressive hero Alan Grayson. We need his voice back in Congress now more than ever, and his message demonstrates why. A month ago, I wrote a note called "The Myths That Are Killing ...  

Alan Grayson both arrived late to the rally, and MSNBC host Al Sharpton was nowhere to be found. The eight-block march, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., was intended to be led by Martin’s parents, but ralliers repeatedly moved in front of the ...  

Town, leading 2-0 from the first leg, went ahead on the night through Jordan Rhodes but goals from Daniel Powell and Alan Smith set up a nervy finish. "I could see extra-time coming, especially with Smith scoring," Grayson told BBC Radio Leeds.  

West is wholly correct. The odious Wasserman Schultz only escaped being the lowest form of life in the House of Representatives because Sheila Jackson Lee and Alan Grayson were there. Now that Grayson has been booted out on his worthless rear-end ...  

substitute Alan Lee driving the ball low across the face of goal for Lee Novak to score at the far post. Lee hit the post in stoppage time before Carlisle broke to the other end for Lee Miller to head over at-fault goalkeeper Alex Smithies. Grayson said ...  

Although his side could easily have snatched victory in injury time when substitute Alan Lee hit the post Grayson said: "It hurt because we had the opportunity to get something out of the game. "We could have been dead and buried in the first half.