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Here is a short transcript of the final video.
"Ladies and Gentleman, I could go on and on and on. I have receieved hundreds upon hundreds of stories like this at this website NamesOfTheDead.com. These are the stories of America. These are the stories of the who are suffering, and people who sent us to Washington D.C. to solve their problems for them. Not to debate, not to delay, but to keep them alive.
Now, the reason why I read these stories is this; again, as Lincoln said, in talking about these people, is their loved ones who speak best for them. As Lincoln said at the Gettysberg address; "It is far beyond my poor power to add or detract, rather, it is for the living to be dedicated here for the unfinished work for which these people have died.", and that, my friends, is the unfinished work of Universal Health Care in America. That is our unfinished work. And I look forward to a day that I hope wil come very soon, not soon enough for all these people, all these people who've died, but a day to come very soon when there will be no more stories like this, when there will be no more names to add to the website NamesOfTheDead.com, and for Gods' Sake, I look forward to a time when we will have finally done our jobs."
Despite all of the fake outrage, (and apologies, but by Fake Outrage I do not mean the righteous outrage on the left, rather I mean the Fake Outrage on the right by those who defend Corporate Rape and every other form of sexism that they can get away with) over calling an Enron Lobbyist a Corporate Whore* (* a venal or unscrupulous person), Alan Grayson seems to be one of the only people in Congress from either party who is more concerned with the suffering human beings who are DYING because of America's health care crisis, rather than how much it will cost or whether it is fair enough to the insurers who have caused this disaster.
Last night alpolitics posted a diary detailing how Bill O'Reilly and the Republiican LIE FACTORY is already going after Alan Grayson The Republican party and their media goons will be gunning for Alan Grayson with everything they have got. Yes, he does have a downside, but isn't the upside of a Democrat with GUTS and Heart worth supporting? Grayson is a flawed human being and far from perfect, but Damn It, if we can not support a fighter like Grayson, don't we deserve the vichy Dems we will be left with?
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For all of his faults, for all of the valid criticism about Alan Grayson, I would rather have a flawed, human Democrat with Guts and Heart than all of the vichy Dems in the world.
Cheers for GUTS and Heart.
Peace,
MoT
Crossposted at The Progressive Electorate.com and Docudharma.com
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