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Home Front: Politix
Grayson calls Palin 'wild Alaska dingbat'
2010-03-18
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) taunted Sarah Palin today as a "wild Alaskan dingbat" who knows nothing about policy.
This guy has "MSNBC" written all over him when he loses in November...
The comments come in response to Palin's speech at a Republican fundraiser in his home district on Friday. At the time, Palin had this to say:
"[W]hat can you say about Alan Grayson? Piper is with me tonight, so I won't say anything about Alan Grayson that can't be said around children. But thank you, Florida, for allowing candidates in a contested primary to duke it out over ideas and principles and values, all with the same goal, and that is unseating those who have such a disconnect from the people of America. That's what the goal is here in this race against Alan Grayson. Please fight hard, and do this for the rest of the country. Fight hard, and send a conservative to Washington, DC."
Grayson responded with a snarky email to supporters.

"I look forward to an honest debate with Governor Palin on the issues, in the unlikely event that she ever learns anything about them," he said.

The email continues: "Scientists are studying Sarah Palin's travel between Alaska and Florida carefully. They hope to learn more about the flight patterns of that elusive migratory species, the wild Alaskan dingbat."
Stay classy, Alan ...
Posted by:Fred

#15  At this point Governor Palin is doing the Republicans a lot of good just by remaining in the public eye, shaping the debate on a number of serious issues -- death panels, anyone? It may be that this is the best role for her, or it may be that in time she will mature into a seriously electable politician. That she certainly is not ready at this moment doesn't matter in the least, and there's no way to predict what she will become over the course of the next decade.
Posted by: trailing wife on the other computer   2010-03-18 23:36  

#14  Noone gives a r@t$ @$$ what you think about who should represent Republicans, 746 but thanks for sharing your ignorance.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2010-03-18 22:54  

#13  I'm a jus sayin, ther's ahole lot more good qualified wimin to represent the Republicans
Posted by: 746   2010-03-18 16:48  

#12  As opposed to you, domesticated Speckled-past Swallow, Mr. Grayson?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-03-18 14:07  

#11  That's right, 746. There are those of us who do. As for Grayson, he can hurl all the invective he wants. But he doesn't need scientists to figure out what Palin is doing. She is traveling around the country and making appearances on behalf of conservative candidates. Those conservative candidates who win their elections this year will remember who helped them when 2012 rolls around and they will then help her. So call her a dingbat all you want for now. Hopefully after 2012 we'll be calling her Madame President.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2010-03-18 12:55  

#10  funny that people still give a f_ck about the dingbat,
Posted by: 746   2010-03-18 12:33  

#9  That's actually one of Grayson's sweeter, more amiable outbursts. He must be mellowing with age.

Or possibly going soft with rot.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2010-03-18 10:43  

#8  I didn't know Palin was running for congress in Florida....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2010-03-18 10:04  

#7  This guy needs a good old fashioned assbeating.
Posted by: Beldar Threreling9726   2010-03-18 10:01  

#6  Too bad Blackwater didn't leave Grayson stranded in Africa. Some tribals were denied a high fat meal.
Posted by: ed   2010-03-18 09:35  

#5  You should look up that they were calling Andrew Jackson.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2010-03-18 08:38  

#4  This guy has "MSNBC" written all over him when he loses in November...

One Olbermann is bad enough. Why would they need two?
Posted by: DMFD   2010-03-18 06:44  

#3  He's on the right path. From his website:

The hard work of Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., paid off in a big way for the people of our district. A new analysis of grant information showed that federal grant dollars for FloridaÂ’s 8th Congressional District increased by 98% during the CongressmanÂ’s first year in office.
Posted by: Bobby   2010-03-18 06:17  

#2  Being Leftwing means you have a wildly inflated view of your own intellect.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-03-18 00:48  

#1  Careful there, Alan. A wild Floridian moose can be easily mistaken for a wild Alaskan moose.
Posted by: gorb   2010-03-18 00:18  

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