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The Spectacle Blog
Mark Pinsky makes the case that ousted Congressman Alan Grayson should challenge President Obama in the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries. It starts out as an argument for Grayson running against the war in Afghanistan, but quickly escalates — if you’ll pardon the expression — into a call for a full-blown left-wing insurgency.
Pinsky does worry that even a semi-successful Grayson campaign could weaken Obama against the Republicans. More oddly, he frets that “the challenge would pit a left-wing Jew against a centrist African-American.” Since Grayson would probably be more John Ashbrook than Gene McCarthy, I wouldn’t worry.
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solidground| 12.30.10 @ 9:39AM
Two observations: First, Grayson would probably be more Charlie McCarthy than Gene McCarthy. Second, Grayson may be a left-wing nutcase Jew, but Obama is no centrist African-American.
Michael L. Hauschild| 12.30.10 @ 9:48AM
III,
Enough with the inane obscure delusions of the elitist right, the un-Republicans have decreed that it is to be Sarah Palin that decides the presidential candidate in 2012. Whether she chooses herself or someone else is entirely her decision. Get over it.
Michael L. Hauschild| 12.30.10 @ 9:57AM
Oops, sorry should have read your article before I attempted any levity. But your choices are so obscure that most cannot identify them as either Republicans or dimocrats.
Tish | 12.30.10 @ 10:30AM
Obama may hire Grayson to run against him -- that's the only way he's going to appear "centrist" to most voters.
Jeff| 12.30.10 @ 10:35AM
Obama, a centrist ??? ... I haven't laughed that hard in years ...
Oldefarte| 12.30.10 @ 11:03AM
Whats the difference......THEY'RE BOTH INSANE!!!!!
Yochanon| 12.30.10 @ 2:48PM
I am a Jew. Please accept my sincerest apologies for one Alan Grayson. Don't let that imbecile diminsh the contributions of Einstein or Seinfeld (take your pick). I am, while we speak, screaming at my diminishing number of fellow Jews who at this stage still support the Obamanation.
Oldefarte| 12.30.10 @ 4:21PM
Since it was Catholics [ie Kennedys, Kerrys, etc] who financially and politically promoted El Chosen One from the obscurity of an unknown Illinois senator to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave; and since I'm a born/raised/educated Catholic, no apology from you are the Jewish community is needed [or comparable to the utter shame that Catholics bear for their own stupidity regarding El Chosen One]. Hopefully, Jews and Catholics alike [along with other groups] can awaken to their prior combined stupidity, and to futuristically be enlightened enough to vote intelligently in November of 2012!!!!!!
DM Feldman| 1.6.11 @ 11:48AM
Why is it that Jews supported Obama in such great numbers, when he is clearly the most anti-Israel president this country ever had, as well as the most Pro-Muslim president? They (we) always seem to support the most anti-Israel candidate possible every time. Can you explain this to me? Thanks!
Richard Baker| 12.30.10 @ 2:56PM
Grayson WAS my Congressman here in Florida. As my Mother would have said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish." Now we have Daniel Webster ( a great American name) and am looking forward to him going forward. I'll be a-watchin' him.
nobama2010| 12.30.10 @ 3:39PM
Grayson is as qualified as Obama. He is a lying ahole incapable of governing effectively as well as a socialist douche bag
Flee| 12.30.10 @ 4:14PM
It would be fun to see them in debate. Some so-called soaring rhetoric and more inane attack-dog meanderings. It would be interesting to see which one had any truth to their answers or statements since both are prone to preaching falsehoods.
handbags | 12.30.10 @ 9:44PM
good post!