Alan Grayson ~ Koch Campaign to Keep College Kids from Getting Obamacare

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) appears on MSNBC's PoliticsNation to talk about the Koch campaign to dissuade college students from signing up for health insurance under Obamacare. October 22, 2013.

Alan Grayson rant compares Congress to Dog Poop

House Republicans silence Rep. Alan Grayson after he cites poll comparing them to 'dog poop'

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) found himself on Tuesday being added to the list of things that had been shut down because of Republicans in Congress. During a speech on the House floor to call for a vote on a resolution that said Congress' "dignity" had been impugned by the government shutdown, Grayson frustrated Speaker pro tempore Steve Womack (R-AR) by obstructing all other business and asserting privilege under Rule IX. Grayson observed that media outlets all over the world and polling data within in the United States showed that "the dignity of the House has been called into question." The Florida Democrat pointed to a Public Policy Polling survey that found that Congress had an 8 percent approval rating. And to infuriate Republicans further, he read out of the each items that the American people found more likable than Congress. "What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or witches? Congress, 32 percent; witches, 46 percent," he said. "What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or hemorrhoids? Congress, 31 percent; hemorrhoids, 53 percent. What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or dog poop? Congress 40 percent; dog poop 47 percent." At that point, Womack cautioned Grayson to confine his remarks to an explanation of why his resolution was privileged under Rule IX. But the congressman continued citing the poll, comparing Congress to toenail fungus, cockroaches and zombies. "Surely our dignity has been diminished and is actively being called into question," Grayson said. "If we are to be called obstructionists, practicers of partisan petulance, if we are to be called an establishment that is rotten to the core, if we are leaving Americans wondering why there is so much poison in the system then surely our dignity has been diminished. If we're being accused of willingly provoking crises that suspend public services and decrease economic growth then surely our dignity as a body has been diminished."

With that, Womack could stand no more and gaveled for Grayson to suspend his remarks. Grayson argued that he should have been allow to finish his speech as a point of parliamentary order. But Womack ruled in the end that Grayson's resolution was not privileged and scuttled the vote.

Alan Grayson "Which Rebels Are We Talking About? The Al Qaeda Graduates? Or The Anti-Semites?"

September 16, 2013 MSNBC News : Alan Grayson "Which Rebels Are We Talking About? The Al Qaeda Graduates? Or The Anti-Semites?"

Exclusive Interview with Congressman Alan Grayson on War in Syria

Rep. Alan Grayson talks to TRNN about how evidence against Assad is not certain and how American exceptionalism needs to be redefined

Alan Grayson ~ Why We Should not Attack Syria

Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL, 9th District) joins Thom Hartmann. War drums continued to beat in Washington today as the Senate approved a draft resolution authorizing American intervention in Syria. President Obama says we need to hold Assad accountable - but is it really our job to be the world's policeman?

Alan Grayson to Obama : Don't Attack Syria

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) joins CNN's News Room to discuss his opposition of U.S. military intervention in Syria. Stand with Grayson by signing the petition at DontAttackSyria.com

Alan Grayson: We Are Broke Why are we going to spend Billions in a War in Syria ?

Alan Grayson: 'Not Even Clear That It Was A Chemical Attack' In Syria

8/29/13 - "I think the administration is giving only one side of the story," Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) told CNN's The Lead guest host John Berman on Thursday. Grayson told Berman that he opposes intervention in Syria because U.N. inspectors have not definitively concluded that either a chemical attack took place in Syria or that such an attack was ordered by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

"I don't see how this tragedy -- and, yes, it's a tragedy -- affects U.S. national interests," Grayson said when asked to respond to the assertion from President Barack Obama that the Syrian crisis is a threat to American national security. "The greatest norm, the highest norm in international law, is that you don't attack another country unilaterally without the authorization of the United Nations."

"We can't simply go and bomb people whenever we feel like it," he continued.

"Is standing by and doing nothing really an option?" Berman asked.

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"Well, frankly, you have overstated and the secretary certainly overstated the evidence that this was a deliberate decision made by the high command in Syria," Grayson replied. "Even if we had undeniable evidence, the fact is it's simply not our reasonability."

"Sometimes, everyone needs to learn to learn the principle, mind your own business," Grayson added.

"It's not even clear it was a chemical attack," he asserted. "If it was a chemical attack, then the residue left on the clothing of victims would have poisoned other people. That hasn't happened."

Grayson added that, if there was a chemical attack, there is no evidence that the Assad regime carried out that attack deliberately.