The OP is just another beg for money post the responses interested me.
Alan Grayson (315 posts)
Why Alan Grayson Deserves Your Support TODAY
Well, first, before we say anything else, we want to say "thanks" – just for reading this. We're going to go out on a limb, and guess that this may not be the only campaign fundraising pitch that you may have seen during the last few days. So thank you for taking a little time out of your day, and reading what we have to say.
Not all fundraising pitches are created equal. Here are three reasons why Congressman Alan Grayson's campaign deserves your support – three reasons that you probably won't be hearing from any other officeholder or candidate:
1. Alan Grayson gets things done.
2. Alan Grayson gets good things done.
3. Alan Grayson involves all of us.
If you have read these e-mails before, you may already know that Slate magazine named Alan Grayson "the Most-Effective Member of Congress." Why? Because Alan has passed more amendments than any other Member of the House – 13 on the Floor of the House, and 33 in his committees. Some of them have already been approved by the Senate, and signed by the President – they are now law. And Alan accomplished that even though he is a Democrat, and the House is controlled by Republicans.
And these are real, important amendments – not renaming post offices, or establishing commissions, or requiring reports to Congress. Among other things, Alan Grayson's amendments prohibit seven different federal agencies from awarding contracts to contractors who have been indicted or convicted of serious crimes. One of Alan's amendments prohibits torture by the U.S. military. Another one prohibits racial profiling by the Department of Homeland Security. Another one forbids the use of weaponized drones in the United States. Yet another increased the budget for bilingual housing counseling by 50%.
And outside of Congress, time after time this year, Alan Grayson has organized, organized, organized. Alan personally delivered to House Speaker Boehner's office three million petition signatures against cutting Social Security COLAs ("No-Cuts.com"). Alan mobilized 100,000 public supporters against military intervention in Syria ("DontAttackSyria.com"). Alan has been an outspoken opponent of NSA's domestic spying. Alan has already galvanized tens of thousands of supporters against more "free trade" giveaways ("TradeTreachery.com"). Then Alan Grayson has squared the circle by having our supporters, our activists, make their opinions clear to Members of Congress and the Administration. Alan Grayson has been building a new progressive movement.
Who else in public life is doing things like this? Answer: no one. No one but Alan Grayson.
So if you have received other campaign solicitations lately, ask yourself: "What has this party/official/candidate actually accomplished?" Think about the answer. And then contribute to Alan Grayson's campaign.
And why “TODAY� Because it’s the end of the fundraising quarter, and we need to show the corporations, the military industrial complex, and the Tea Party Republicans that Alan Grayson isn’t going anywhere. He’s going to stay in Congress – and continue fighting for us.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251326734Star Member BlueToTheBone (3,099 posts)
1. Do you, Alan Grayson, post
your own OPs or do you have a staffer?
Took em long enough to figure that out. The smartest people ever my ass.
Star Member karynnj (47,861 posts)
2. Good question - another possibility is that it is not Grayson at all
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another question is whether DU should be used by anyone to raise money for themselves - this is the third Alan Grayson fund raiser I have seen here today.
Like $kimmer and his band of merry idiots haven't used DU for that since day 1.
Only 2 DUmmies still are in love with him.
Star Member Rhiannon12866 (58,811 posts)
5. K&R for Congressman Grayson!
I've contributed to his campaign and I'll do so again - and I'm in New York! We need Congressman Grayson!
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Response to Alan Grayson (Original post)Mon Sep 30, 2013, 11:45 PM
Left Coast2020 (1,734 posts)
6. I think Alan could be the OP
Because with only 315 posts, he's busy passing Amendments, and other vital things a congress critter does--only better: Giving passionate speeches on progressive causes; exposing the BS from the "white-wing" party; going on MSNBC to gain support for a proposal/legislation important to the country, and many other things.
All this can likely fill your daily schedule PDQ.
Then again, he could have given the staffer his DU password after he wrote the final draft of this presentation.
Anyone who thinks calling them DUmmies is mean needs to consider they earned that title.
