yesterday, i got to thank Grayson personally for coming on DU

[nashville_brook]

He said that talking directly to us is really valuable in that he gets some of his best ideas here (I'm paraphrasing). Sheepishly, he said that he prolly spends "too much" time on the boards...something we can all relate to I'm sure. :evilgrin:


and, b/c i'm a giant fan-girl, i got him to sign my t-shirt.

[donco6]

1. Cool.

Hope he can pull it off. (The election I mean - not the T-shirt) :o

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. LOL!!

[babylonsister]

4. Haha! nt

[nashville_brook]

6. his GOTV troops were prolly the most pumped i've seen any. so much incredible energy!

[Mira]

3. Big thumbs up! Thanks for the Show and Tell. I love that man. n/t K&R

[nashville_brook]

5. i'm such a dork -- the first thing i said to him was "i just LUV you!"

and then he gave me a giant hug. it was awesome!

[CatWoman]

18. I'm so damn jealous!!!

:)

[sabrina 1]

52. Lucky you!

That was awesome!

:kick: & rec'd

[DirkGently]

7. Ha! Way to rawk it with Grayson, NB. He's on my short list of favorite Dems.

[nashville_brook]

16. he's right up there with Wellstone for me.

may he travel safe, always.

[DirkGently]

23. He's got spine, and he's not shy about calling out GOP evil.

[nashville_brook]

27. i saw a great piece about Alinsky yesterday, that discussed the importance of drawing bright lines

between the two sides -- and how the Cons (ironically) have used that much more effectively.

i'll see if i can't find it.

[DirkGently]

28. I'm so tired of Dems apologizing for being even mildly liberal. Rather misses the point, eh?

[nashville_brook]

29. misses the point, and doesn't win elections.

[Kingofalldems]

65. +1

[Kurovski]

8. I missed it. Is he single?

:evilgrin:

[nashville_brook]

9. unfortunately, no. married with 5 kids -- there's going to more like him -- :)

[givemebackmycountry]

10. Brook -

Good for you!
Grayson is a pretty big guy so I guess he gave you a nice big bear hug.

Have you seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9bMWx0fM08

[nashville_brook]

12. actually have a pic of him hugging me, i look like a midget

and, i'm 5' 6".


that ad is freaking awesome! totally captures why we love him.

[DirkGently]

24. Ack. I didn't realize he was such a (literal) giant.

[pinboy3niner]

11. VERY neat

K&R!

:toast:

[OneGrassRoot]

13. Sweeeeeeet!!!!!! n/t

[laughingliberal]

14. Way cool! nt

[formercia]

15. K&R

Congress critters need LUV too. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. VERY cool!

How lucky for you.........and to get him to sign your t-shirt too! *faints*

Thanks for the picture...

Damn. Some people have all the luck!

[nashville_brook]

19. living in Orlando helps!

i gotta tell you tho -- we have to win this one.

Daniel Webster is the devil, despite what Jon Stewart says...there's no sanity when it comes to theocrats like him. Here's what our local alt-weekly had to say about Taliban Dan:




Dan Webster
The spectre of extremism cast its pall over Webster’s campaign, and it chills us to the very core to imagine that our state could send him to Congress. Webster, a former State House Republican leader, has hordes of tea-party zombies to support him despite the fact that he’s downright terrifying when it comes to social issues – women’s issues in particular. He’s a proponent of “covenant marriage” – that is, marriage in which couples can never divorce and are trapped together in horrifying eternity – which has been likened by his opponent Alan Grayson (who held the dubious honor of being featured in our Halloween masks issue last year), to being the matrimonial version of a roach motel: You can check in, but you can’t check out. Webster opposes abortion unequivocally: Even if a woman conceives a child via rape or incest, Webster thinks a woman should bear her attacker’s baby. As if that’s not scary enough, for the past 30 years he’s been involved with a radical Christian group called Institute in Basic Life Principles that believes rock music is unhealthy and addictive and that women ought to defer to their husbands with “reverent submission and assistance.” Clip out this mask, wear it on Halloween and watch as progressive women recoil in horror!

[WillyT]

20. You Rock !!!

:yourock:

:woohoo:

:hi:

:kick:

[Octafish]

21. Way to go, nashville_brook, D.U.! Way to go, Alan Grayson, M.C.!

The times, nation and planet need more like you.

[nashville_brook]

22. ain't that the Truth!

[AsahinaKimi]

25. I wish he was here more often..

It be fun to kick around some thoughts and ideas with him!

[nashville_brook]

26. i wish more Members of Congress would pop in, period. the dialogue here can be invaluable.

[AsahinaKimi]

30. Oh that would be great..

But then how could you verify it was really them? I have been on websites where people claimed to actually be rock stars.. We would need some kind of verifier, like they do on Twitter.

[DirkGently]

31. Some probably lurk. And I think it's a given we have plenty of staff and interns online here.

[nashville_brook]

32. i think Grayson reached out to Skinner personally -- there'd have to be a vetting like that.

[Angry Dragon]

33. They could check in with the admins.

They could verify with emails and phone calls

[nashville_brook]

34. i thought the official Skinner introduction for Grayson was pretty great.

that put to rest the notion of spoofing.

[AsahinaKimi]

38. Do you think Greyson will post again?

I hope so.

[nashville_brook]

42. i'd be surprised if he didn't, actually.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

35. Yo, Representative Grayson.

Keep up the good work!

[pacalo]

36. He's got to win! How could anyone in his district NOT want this man working for them?!

[nashville_brook]

40. politically, Central Florida is split down the middle -- literally, by I-4...and much of the 8th

District (the fighting eighth!) is on the red side. But, the quality of red here isn't quite like the quality of red I'm familiar with from living in East and Middle Tennessee. There's a Chamber of Commerce variety of red that's particularly ugly...in addition to retired military and rural folks. I think Grayson's done a decent job of speaking for some of the issues that the rural redsters identify with (auditing the Fed, for instance). And, he's been one of the few pols who's seriously addressed mortgage issues...and to great effect here. He pushed thru reforms that have cut foreclosures in HALF! that's a big deal.

The other thing he has going for him is that the quality of red here isn't monolithically Christian, the way it is in Tennessee. So -- he's got a fighting chance, and his GOTV campaign is pumped.

[pacalo]

43. Thanks so much, nashville_brook. Very enlightening info.

I have a life-long friend living in Franklin, near Nashville. A lot of Nashville singers live on her street.

We've always jokingly debated about politics since the 70's, but it's been a touchy subject since the day Bush invaded Iraq. We had an ugly difference of opinion about Christian beliefs a few years ago. She broke the ice with an e-mail, but I'll always feel a sadness that someone I knew so well could approve of that p.o.s. so blindly.

[nashville_brook]

44. i'm very familiar with Franklin -- it's quite red out there, and there are a lot of celebs

i was terrible at star-spotting! mostly b/c i know nothing about country music a la Nashville. I'd have been much more at home in Austin.

Tennessee generally gets bluer the farther west you go. I lived for many years in the Upper East section (Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol). But, if you go east from Johnson City you hit Asheville NC which is very blue (surrounded by lots of red hollers). Nashville is generally purple. There's a solid progressive community -- lots of really committed folks doing great work. And then there's Franklin! Ack.

[pacalo]

66. I grew up hating the Grand Ol' Opry for the (now) silliest reason.

When I was very young we had just a few tv stations to watch. My dad, who worked most of the time & didn't watch much tv, had the unspoken honor to watch what he wanted to watch on Saturdays, which was the Grand Ol' Opry, followed by Porter Waggoner with Dolly ("Duz towels are so soft!") Parton.

To this day, I just don't care for country music. That's not reflective of my love for my now-deceased father; the seed for my distaste for that genre of music was planted at an impressionable age & I've never been able to acquire a taste for it since.

:hi:

[Dappleganger]

37. I wish that Grayson was the head of the party...

he knows the right direction for this country and wish he was in a more influential role (nationally) than he is right now. Put him in Kaine's place and put Grayson on the news regularly getting our message out.

[nashville_brook]

41. he's definitely the spiritual head of the party.

[DirkGently]

45. He's dynamic, smart, and outspoken. And Republicans hate him. What's not to love?

[Tsiyu]

39. cool memento

from a cool guy

:)



(spoken in the vernacular of the aged)

[nashville_brook]

46. i'm totally framing it -- :)

[mopinko]

47. oh, man. does it get any better than that?

shit!!

[ClayZ]

48. Yay! K and R

[stevedeshazer]

49. +1

[Skittles]

50. I LOVES ME SOME GRAYSON

YES INDEED

[Roland99]

51. WOW! I am *so* jealous!!!

[nashville_brook]

53. i almost didn't go...and then, i almost didn't talk to him (i'm shy!!)

the SO cajoled in both cases, and i'm glad he did!

[Roland99]

59. hehe

that's awesome! :)

[ooglymoogly]

54. Dripping with envy. KR

[ddeclue]

55. I love it! I knew he must visit here incognito!

No wonder I like the guy.

www.callforgrayson.com

[AlabamaLibrul]

69. He visits here officially, too.

Skinner facilitated a live Q&A with him recently.

[eridani]

Glad you worked up the nerve to ask

I don't care that we are both happily married to other people, or that I am quite a few years past menopause. I want to have his baby anyway.

[eridani]

56. Glad you worked up the nerve to ask

I don't care that we are both happily married to other people, or that I am quite a few years past menopause. I want to have his baby anyway.

[flpab]

57. Wish I was in his district

I live just outside his area. We love him!

[nashville_brook]

58. i'm just outside his district too -- Dist 24, Kosmas

we've got to get our Florida Dems back on track. there no reason this state should be assumed red.

[flpab]

61. Kosmas is mine also

She is a bit wishy washy and I worked my butt off to get her elected.

[nashville_brook]

62. our little spec in East Orlando is the "forgotten" 24th!

[Dinger]

60. I'm Jealous

I admit it. But seriously, I am happy for you. And thank you.:)

[H2O Man]

63. Way cool!

Way recommended!

[Kingofalldems]

64. Did he mention the disruptor who got in a question on DU?

[nashville_brook]

67. no -- i missed that! damn.

[spanone]

68. great!

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