Congressman Grayson's Microphone Cut Off Halfway Through His 60 Minutes
November 04, 2009 C-SPAN
Rep. Alan Grayson on the number of dead from lack of health care. His mic was cut half way through his 60 minutes. No word yet on what happened and why his time on the House floor was cut short.
As we've already noted here, Rep. Grayson's site is NamesoftheDead.com:
Every year, more than 44,000 Americans die simply because they have no health insurance. Add your story and watch Congressman Grayson read your stories on the House floor.
Dave N.: Grayson's tactic obviously upset the GOP. Politico reports:
As he began, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) asked for the clerk to take down Grayson's remarks -- a precursor to a complain about the tactic -- which caused the House to be adjourned for a short time.
When the House reconvened, he began reading again:
"Congressman Joe Wilson, 118 dead."
"Is it really asking too much of us that we keep people alive?" asked the Orlando Democrat, who rose to national attention earlier this year for suggesting the GOP wanted uninsured patients to die quickly. "We know according to the Harvard study we will keep these people alive."
If it is not them or one of their imediate family they could not give a shit less if you die!
republicanism/conservatism is a mental illness that is killing America!
They are scared of the truth because it will show how bad they have been for America.
republicans are scared of the truth and the people because they are liars and criminals who deserve a good long expenses paid vacation in GITMO!
Some chicken and rice and some recreational waterboarding. They love it so much!
republicanism/conservatism is a mental illness that is killing America!
For too long, Democrats have been the guy who brings a knife to a gun fight. Grayson shows up in a tank. Go Alan! Show them Dems how it's done.
Spot on!
.............will torpedo Grayson ASAP. Grayson is too much of an 'issue person' instead of Rahmie the PUKIE's stable of DINOs. What is this UNELECTED, Zionistwhore doing hijacking the democratic party with his recruiting of PUKIES?????? Unelected, and unpopular and we'll never know the half of what that BUSHtool has/is doine to promote the furtherment of beloved FACISM!
"...Grayson shows up in a tank..."
Serolf, you are awesome. I think Alan touched a nerve in there :-)
NOBODY 2012
:) Go Alan.
"If the US government enforced its banking laws like it did its park regulations, we wouldn't be
in this damn park in the first place." OCCUPY.!!
how they must hate him. GO ALAN!!!
Why didn't the republicans just put their fingers in their ears and shout na na na na.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Is there such a thing as a political man-crush?
He sets a good example.
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Franks, and the rest of the so-called "Progressives" join him in this - and just beat this into the national consciousness - these are unnecessary deaths.
That such dramatic tactics are necessary to cut through the right wing noise machine.It's quite an experience just allowing the video of Grayson to play through to the end.Powerful stuff.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
There sure is such a thing as a political man-crush. Though I'm not a man, I also have a huge crush on him. In my case (hetero woman), it expresses itself as a deep desire to have his babies! I know it's funny, and I laugh at it myself, but I'm serious -- I think it's some kind of primal desire to help make sure that this man's extraordinarily good qualities get handed on to future generations. It's not even sexual. It's a connection with past and future and the survival of our race (human, not white). Even weirder is that I'm far past childbearing years. Does anyone else here understand this? I know it's very strange...
Too bad neither you nor I are equipped to help carry out your plan for saving our species by promoting evolution via Alan Grayson's genes.
I'm generally against polygamy, but I'd be willing to make an exception in his case.
Me 2!
We in Florida have a Senate seat with your name on it.
Suck it up biatches. Go Alan!
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Aren't the Dems in charge? What is going on here? Are the Dems siding with the Repugs...again?
This just might blow up into a controversy that will draw far more MSM attention than it otherwise would have. Behold the idiots!
The first thing he should say tonight is this the O Reilly Factor or the House floor?
DING!
NOBODY 2012
I'll be surprised if they even mention it, given their track record.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
based on something other then the Rome One.
where he left off yesterday
70 million in Medical Debt they'll never be able to afford to pay no we don't need reform!
I pay 40% of my personal income just to keep my husband insured. His job no longer provides medical insurance for employees. I am seriously considering bankruptcy. When the amount I pay for one family member's insurance premiums is equal to my mortgage payment plus 60%, there is something wrong!
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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
happened on O'Reilly's show...
The Spin Zone
in a secret deal?
They contracted the Capitol's Audio-Visual Department out to FOX News.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
saving the Taxpayers money!
Happens in the Arizona Legislature as well.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/...
Election 2012: Be Educated! Be Active! Vote!
www.phoenixjustice.com
in D.C. look at the bright side!
Maybe it will be infectious.
about a green back dollar, spend em fast as I can
(unless they cut his mic off after this)
http://congressmanwithguts.com/
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Grayson get with the Program!! Drop this dead crap already it doesn't matter!
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Don't be surprised if Grayson has some sort of accident or gets the Don Siegelman treatment. Why is he the only person doing stuff like this? It's pitiful.
he's the only one who doesn't need insurance company handouts, it seems. There's something to be said for independently wealthy congressmen.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
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.............above, my comment on how 'supportive' the so-called DLC Chairman is.
Turn off the mikes!! Facts make Republicans cry.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
no one in Congress wants to hear this sh*t. They want to hear how they are going to make more money.
I have never been to politico before, but I was astounded at the incredible stupidity and lack of both argumentative skills and any sort of social conscience.
One poster actually called Democrats the "party of death panels." Seriously. Sarah freaking Palin comes up with one stupid phrase (with no basis in reality) and it becomes the reason not to trust anything the Democratic party touches on healthcare?
Another said that you couldn't trust Democrats because more people were probably aborted than lost their lives due to lack of health insurance. Really. I'm not making this shit up. I think his name was "xNRA Lifer", which shows which end of the bell curve he was working from...
Last but not least were the people shouting "socialism!" and making up numbers about people waiting in line for 23 hours in Canada. Give up your Medicare, then. Why not go back to investing your money in the free market? If GW had gotten that pushed through you would have ... absolutely nothing. You can't blame our crappy health on people being unhealthy, it's just a bad argument (your car breaks because it's broken?) -- we have a systemic issue in that we don't treat healthcare like an essential service, which by virtue of virtually eliminating preventative care ensures plenty of people floating into the ER by way of the meat wagon.
Apropos is this quote:
George Patacki, who came up with that concept. BTW, rumor has it that Patacki is raising his ugly head again and is considering running against Kristen Gillibrand for her senate seat next election. Patacki also shilled for Hoffman in NY-23. Betsy is a certified insurance company shill, and even they have fired her. She is, apparently, among the unemployed. How appropriate.
I hope she lost her healtcare.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
Or would that be karma?
Hey...and i want to apologize to you for yesterday. My "darlin'" remark was not meant to be rude. I thought you were a female. (No, ladies, I wasn't trying to demean a female either!). I didn't know you were a male.
My apologies for getting you upset.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
because as someone said on a previous thread...
"Repukes are irony deficient!"
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
"Last but not least were the people shouting "socialism!" and making up numbers about people waiting in line for 23 hours in Canada."
My Mother in Canada is elderly and quite sick.
She has called an ambulance at least 10 times over the last year which has never taken more than 15 minutes to arrive.
On each occasion she has spent on average,about 3 to 4 days in hospital.She gets excellent treatment,usually sharing a room with one or two other people.In each case she has only had to pay for the ambulance service-around 75 dollars.Everything else is covered.
It is my sincere hope that Americans get the care they deserve.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
As long as they keep voting for republicans and bluedogs, they will get exactly what they deserve.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
I've been quoted!
as exciting as getting your name in the phonebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NxLtVG9_eg&NR=1
Call Congress and demand your Senator vote against the vitter/bennett Amendment to the Health Care Bill. Also, demand that liebermann be stripped of his chairmanship of HSC and kicked out of the Caucus.
A Public Option with a Opt Out provision will leave millions of Americans in red states to the whims of the criminally corrupt Medical Industrial Complex/Cartel.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score's the baucus plan at $829 Billion over a 10 year period, that is paid for. The CBO also states that it will lower the deficit by $80 Billion and it would be much lower if there was a public option.
Criminally corrupt politicians are the reason the U.S. is ranked near the bottom of every catagory when ranked next to other modern, industrialized nations. Time for publically funded elections.
lieberman $12.6M, mcconnell $7.8M, baucus $7.7M, cornyn $6.7M,
kyl $5.6M, grassley $5.4M, ensign $5.2M, conrad $5.1M, cantor $4.9M,
nelson $4.9M, burr $4.8M, boehner $4.4M, hatch $4.4M, lincoln $4.1M,
vitter $3.9M, carper $3.6M were paid by the Medical Industrial Complex to kill Health Care Reform. (Source: OpenSecrets.org, Aug. 09)
Follow the Money: Link
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(Toll Free # House and Senate)
1-866-311-3405
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Don’t let the Medical Industrial Complex steal your Health Care from you and your family by donating huge sums of money to Crooked Politicians in order to maintain the Status Quo. Keep up the good fight.
SEMPER FI!
Is there any real reason to believe it was the Republicans over the Democrats?
Perhaps Grayson's commentary was simply taken "off the table" (wouldn't be the first time). There are some things that are simply inappropriate for Village discussion.
A sentiment with plenty of "bi-partisan" support.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
I presume that he was reading the numbers for both democratic and republican districts. Given the weak health insurance package that the house seems to be proposing, which won't kick in until after the next general election, the democratic leadership can't be too happy about hearing the numbers of dead in their own districts.
The republicans may be always wrong but they are not always to blame.
the Righties want to demonize this guy. He's very good.
Voight/Palin 2012!
All they've accomplished is pissing this man off.
If they think they've silenced him. Not this man
What is your conceptual, continuity?
most get only 15 minutes of fame.
Careful with your applause. It may be going to Grayson's head.
"The deal has to be negotiated in the real world, not on some idealized Aristotelian plane. We understand that. A 100-percent deal may be impossible."
Famous "Reality Based" Commentator
...any scoop? 3:10EST
YSB...?
Study the symptoms not the virus...
you have an uppity liberal to run over!
... and I expect a lot better than this from the Progressive sites I visit.
WHY were Grayson cut off? WHO decided to cut him off? WHAT are the rules that were invoked? WHAT was the outcome from all this?
You utterly failed to report how this all worked out. Stop jerking me around and report ALL the facts I need to know. As a Progressive, I'm already offended by a lot of what I see in Congress. I don't need you gratuitously jacking me off. Open a Journalism 101 textbook and just follow what it says for starters.
"No word yet on what happened and why his time on the House floor was cut short."
It seems pretty straight forward to me.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayso...
I hope he does the same tomorrow and then the day after that. Keep it going until the repugs and Blue Dogs get out of the way.
impudence of a freshman
this is hilarious
how everyone must have been squirming in their seats
Just keep fighting.
You’re making the greedy pigs in congress nervous.
*APPLAUSE*
LuLu
I tried to send Grayson my story, but the website kept giving me an error. I don't know if it got through, so I'm reposting it here:
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Late last year, my step-brother's father went to the doctor for a "sore throat". The doctor's visually examined his throat and sent him home.
His sore throat persisted for months, and every time he went to a doctor, they always dismissed him as simply having "just a sore throat"... a diagnoses coming not from his doctor but from *his insurance company*, unwilling to pay for lab tests simply to diagnose "a sore throat".
It wasn't until his throat started *bleeding* last April that the doctors discovered he had throat cancer. By that time, it was too late. His cancer had spread throughout his body and he was dead three months later (to the complex shock of his family and friends).
The unwillingness of his insurance company to pay for a simple "cancer screening" prevented anyone from performing the test that might have saved his life.
He leaves behind five grandchildren, including his son's 1 year old twins that will never get to know their grandfather.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
to contact the CEOs of the offending corporation, and request if at least they can get to use for a couple of weeks, the vacation home the CEO was able to afford by denying the coverage to their family member. Technically the victims already paid for part of that home, since they did not get the medical care they paid for, so a time share agreement seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to expect...
GREAT JOB, Alan!
Take the satistfaction, that you got so far under their skin they had to call recess.
cool.
I am impressed with everything this man does .... so far!
It is a sad and true fact however that big business gets to them all eventually and corrupts them. And sadly this too will happen if Grayson lasts long enough.
The plan the rich has used is brilliant isn't it? First, television has made the cost of running for office so exhorbitant that politicians need the funds provided by corporations who don't provide the necessary money until the politicians go begging for it which leaves them oweing the corporations big time. Once this happens, they are all corporate whores who would slit a voters throat if they were instructed to do so by their corporate master.
This is why we need a ban on corporate "free speech" in the form of campaign contributions. Money talks and bullshit walks!
We came to expect tactics like this during the Bush years - who is running this show? Alan Grayson is my new hero and unless we get 200 more just like him, the Democrat are doomed in "10 and "12.
It must have had a chilling effect to hear your name called, and hear how many deaths were caused by your ineptness. Grayson has been a long time coming. He says what I wish I could say to these criminals. "Poverty is violence." Ghandi
He nails it again! This guy is a rock star.
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