Jordan
11-02-2009, 02:05 PM
Just got this in my email, had to share it:
Jordan -
When Democracy for America endorsed Alan Grayson for Congress last
year conventional wisdom in DC said Grayson was a long-shot at best.
No one thought he would win. No one, that is, but DFA members on the
ground who were working hard every day to deliver results.
Alan Grayson hasn't looked back since Election Day. He's not afraid to
say what it takes to get the message across and fight back against
Republican lies and misinformation.
Now, one year from today, Alan Grayson is up for reelection and
Republicans have put a giant target on his back. It's pretty straight
forward why -- they're afraid of him. They're going to pull out all
the stops to defeat him. We can't let that happen.
So today, DFA members are joining with others across the progressive
movement for a one-day contribution "money bomb" in support of Alan
Grayson. If we raise $400,000 today, we'll send chills down the spine
of every single right-wing blowhard around the county.
CONTRIBUTE TO ALAN GRAYSON RIGHT NOW
So why DO the Republicans hate Grayson so much?
Well, Republicans spent the whole summer yelling lies about "Death
Panels" and how President Obama was going to pull the plug on grandma.
And all August, Democrats in Congress went from town hall to town hall
playing defense and trying to figure out what hit them. Alan Grayson
had enough. There is no Republican plan on healthcare. They would
rather do nothing, than fix it. Recognizing that over 42,000 Americans
a year die because they don't have health insurance under our current
system, Representative Grayson decided it was time to go on the attack
and put the Republicans on defense.
"The Republican's healthcare plan: 1) Don't get sick 2) if you do, Die
Quickly"
One sentence and Rep. Grayson reclaimed the debate. Everyone was
talking about it. How many Americans don't have insurance? How many
Americans die each year because of it? What actually IS the Republican
plan?
SUPPORT A DEMOCRAT WITH SPINE - CONTRIBUTE RIGHT NOW AND LET'S
HIT $400K TODAY
Republicans aren't used to Democrats attacking back, but they
immediately went on the war path. They demanded Grayson apologize. He
was already a step ahead of them.
Rep. Grayson took to the floor of Congress and apologized to the dead.
To every American who had died while Republicans held up the
healthcare debate and Congress waited to enact reform. Suddenly, it's
the Republicans who didn't know what hit them. First a Democrat stands
up and then he won't shut up and sit down when Republicans yell at
him? You can imagine their surprise.
Thanks to Alan Grayson, for the first time all summer, Republicans
were finally playing defense.
But that won't last forever. Congressional Quarterly recently
downgraded Rep. Grayson's reelection race from a "toss-up" to "leans
Republican." That's why we need to have Grayson's back. If we raise
$400,000 in one day, we'll send a message to Republicans nationwide
they won't miss.
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONE DAY 'MONEY BOMB' NOW
Representative Alan Grayson is delivering results for progressives in
Congress. Today, working together, we're going to make sure
progressives deliver results for his reelection back home.
I just contributed $25. I hope you'll join me. Thank you for
everything you do.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain
Democracy for America
Jordan -
When Democracy for America endorsed Alan Grayson for Congress last
year conventional wisdom in DC said Grayson was a long-shot at best.
No one thought he would win. No one, that is, but DFA members on the
ground who were working hard every day to deliver results.
Alan Grayson hasn't looked back since Election Day. He's not afraid to
say what it takes to get the message across and fight back against
Republican lies and misinformation.
Now, one year from today, Alan Grayson is up for reelection and
Republicans have put a giant target on his back. It's pretty straight
forward why -- they're afraid of him. They're going to pull out all
the stops to defeat him. We can't let that happen.
So today, DFA members are joining with others across the progressive
movement for a one-day contribution "money bomb" in support of Alan
Grayson. If we raise $400,000 today, we'll send chills down the spine
of every single right-wing blowhard around the county.
CONTRIBUTE TO ALAN GRAYSON RIGHT NOW
So why DO the Republicans hate Grayson so much?
Well, Republicans spent the whole summer yelling lies about "Death
Panels" and how President Obama was going to pull the plug on grandma.
And all August, Democrats in Congress went from town hall to town hall
playing defense and trying to figure out what hit them. Alan Grayson
had enough. There is no Republican plan on healthcare. They would
rather do nothing, than fix it. Recognizing that over 42,000 Americans
a year die because they don't have health insurance under our current
system, Representative Grayson decided it was time to go on the attack
and put the Republicans on defense.
"The Republican's healthcare plan: 1) Don't get sick 2) if you do, Die
Quickly"
One sentence and Rep. Grayson reclaimed the debate. Everyone was
talking about it. How many Americans don't have insurance? How many
Americans die each year because of it? What actually IS the Republican
plan?
SUPPORT A DEMOCRAT WITH SPINE - CONTRIBUTE RIGHT NOW AND LET'S
HIT $400K TODAY
Republicans aren't used to Democrats attacking back, but they
immediately went on the war path. They demanded Grayson apologize. He
was already a step ahead of them.
Rep. Grayson took to the floor of Congress and apologized to the dead.
To every American who had died while Republicans held up the
healthcare debate and Congress waited to enact reform. Suddenly, it's
the Republicans who didn't know what hit them. First a Democrat stands
up and then he won't shut up and sit down when Republicans yell at
him? You can imagine their surprise.
Thanks to Alan Grayson, for the first time all summer, Republicans
were finally playing defense.
But that won't last forever. Congressional Quarterly recently
downgraded Rep. Grayson's reelection race from a "toss-up" to "leans
Republican." That's why we need to have Grayson's back. If we raise
$400,000 in one day, we'll send a message to Republicans nationwide
they won't miss.
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONE DAY 'MONEY BOMB' NOW
Representative Alan Grayson is delivering results for progressives in
Congress. Today, working together, we're going to make sure
progressives deliver results for his reelection back home.
I just contributed $25. I hope you'll join me. Thank you for
everything you do.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain
Democracy for America