joining us is alan grayson of florida. thank you for coming on the show tonight to talk about this. >> my pleasure. >> you're the most talked about man in washington today. take this chance of talking to clear some of this up. did you mean it literally when you said the republican plan is for sick people to die quickly. >> tongue in cheek, but the republicans had no plan. i'd love to see the choice between two and three and five and seven plants in america is one that republicans won't offer one. they're not helping americans to avoid outrageous premiums. no coverage when they need it. and not helping with the 47 million that have no coverage at all. they got nothing. >> when you said they wouldn't apologize to republicans. you said you would apologize to 145,000 people who die every year. i want to ask about your choice of words. i criticized it. apoll jazzed to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end the holocaust in america. were you making a third reich reference? >> how disappointed i am they c

grayson an apology to congress. something mr. wilson has not yet done, so this afternoon congressman grayson complied and ripped them another new one. >> immediately after that speech, several republicans asked me to apologize. well, i would like to apologize, i would like to apologize to the dead. and here's why. according to this study, health insurance and mortality in u.s. adults which was published two weeks ago, 44,789 americans die every year because they have no health insurance. let's remember that we should care about people even after they're born. so i call upon the democratic members of the house, i call upon the republican members of the house, i call upon all of us to do our jobs for the sake of america, for the sake of those dying people and their families, i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> about mr. grayson's reference, caring about people even after they were born, the members of the senate finance committee voting 13-10 an amendment by r

established what congressman grayson referred to. he just came out and that makes it clear that there is a connection between the lack of health insurance and people dying. the study says that over 44,000 people die every year because of the lack of health care insurance. there's a very significant point that he was making. >> 122 more every day. and this was a day. so 122 more today. arianna huffington of huffing ton post. thank you, arianna. >> thank you, keith. >> the work to borrow a phrase goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, the dream shall never die. two democratic senators came up with new tax to pay for the health care reform. let's turn to senator jay rockefeller. the democrat of west virginia and the member of the finance committee. good evening, senator, thank you for your time. >> thank you, thank you. >> let's start with your news. senator franken introduced something he called the fairness in health insurance act in 2009. you adapted it in the form of an amendment. tell me what it is, what you're trying to

grayson did was read the republican bill.you recall, he read the entire bill, the ones they were waving around when republicans was speaking, which i thought was pretty disrespectful as well, and he said this is my interpretation of the bill. just like i would argue falsely, republicans have gone into the well and said that the democratic bill includes death panels. this is an interpretation of a bill that congressman grayson sat out and said a comment about and why is that different from all of the other comments that republicans make in the well of the house, false comments in my opinion, about the democratic bill. this is tit for tat. welcome to the club. i can't believe bluntly the grass balls of john boehner to stand there and say this guy should apologize for his interpretation of the bill. they are totally different situations. joe wilson, who by the way never did apologize on the floor of the congress for what he did. >> congressman grayson has yet to apologize as well. >> he's not going to. >> so to you, brett, equal

joining now is democratic congressman alan grayson of california. thank you very much for coming on to talk about this. you are the most talked about man in washington today and so let's take this chance of talking to you to clear some of this up. did you mean it literally when you said the republican plan is for sick people to die quickly? >> it was tongue in cheek, rachel, but i will tell you this, the republicans have no plan. i would love to see a choice between two or three or five plans from the democrats in america. there's no plan because the republicans simply won't offer one. they are not helping americans 47 million of them who have no coverage at all. they got nothing. >> when you said today that you wouldn't apologize to republicans, you said you did apologize to the 45,000 people who are said to die every year, because they don't have health insurance, but i want to ask you about your choice of words because i just criticized it. you said i apologize to the dead and their families because we haven't ended this holocaust in america. wer

i'm a big fan of congressman alan grayson as in no gray area. he'll join us in a moment for a conversation. >>> isn't it interesting how the republicans are just so offended, they're kicking up dust over grayson's comments. grayson said the republican health care plan is don't get sick, and if you do get sick, die quickly. he's relating to a lot of people. now, when asked to apologize, this is a classic, this is how you apologize to the righties. >> several republicans asked me to apologize. well, i would like to apologize, i would like to apologize to the dead. and here's why. according to this study, health insurance and mortality in u.s. adults, which was published two weeks ago, 44,789 americans die every year because they have no health insurance. that is more than 10 times the number of americans who died in the war in iraq. it's more than ten times the number of americans who died in 9/11. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> when you throw facts to conservatives, the

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that's the larger point that congressman grayson was trying to make. he may have unartfully made it, but it was certainly important to stress that we need to get the republicans to come to the table, work with us, sit down. and make health care reform a priority instead of continuing to be the party of no. >> take your time, congressman lungren. you have a lot to bite off of right now. what the congresswoman just said, what grayson just said in his, well, doubling down you might say, his attack on your party. is this like what happened with joe wilson? the republican joe wilson. who said to the president joint session out loud, "you lie." is what congressman grayson said about the killing fields of the republican health care plan, is that the same misdemeanor or felony? >> i appreciate very much having me on. i must say i thought i was going to be on with a congresswoman. i didn't know i was going to be on with a senator who manages to filibuster and not answer the question. the fact of the matter is he said something he shouldn't have said on the floo

grayson.com, saying this is part of a pathological pattern of unstable and erratic behavior on the part of mr. grayson. to think, alex, only been here nine months or so and already developed this reputation, it is unclear what anybody stands to gain here, why we saw napcy pelosi call for calm earlier today after trying to introduce a resolution, republicans today backed off a little bit, said they were not going to do talha and the onus was on nancy pell lows circumstance it is to back off and give your opponents enough rope if they are busy hanging themselves. on it goes in the midst of the health care debate, seen a lot of this vity try yol, visceral emotion, both on capitol hill and elsewhere, of course, the last several months and on it goes, alex. >> are we furtherering the ball in the discussion of health care or just playing some pretty low-brow partisan politics? is there anything that either this particular situation or the "you lie" shot by joe wilson, both sides of the aisle not pla

congressman grayson's speech from the house floor yesterday. up next the congressman will join us to talk more about the message in his remarks and to share his thoughts on the right wing reaction to president obama's nobel peace prize win today. representative alan grayson live next on "countdown." what is...? that's the guidance you get from fidelity. thanks. stay on the line! whatever your destination, fidelity has the people, guidance, and investments to help you find your way. >>> mr. bray kbra grayson goes to washington, but -- incapable of sustaining a filibuster, the appearance of an elected democrat putting the republicans on the defensive with simple and powerful language and unapologetic passion has galvanized many parts of the grass roots. and when it come with a link to make a campaign contribution and those contributions are pouring in, that's a real indication. joining us now is florida congressman and internet sensation alan grayson. thank you for joining us tonight. how did you turn out to be apparently the only member of congr

if it's this guy grayson in florida.dict he will raise $300,000 for people in support of that view. michele bachmann, the more you run that image of her on cable television tonight, the more money she will raise. they have to run every two years. i think they get rewarded is what i'm trying to say. >> that's the price we pay, michael. i hope the phillies get to the series with the yankees. that will be the big show of our lifetime. thank you, eugene robinson. thank you, michael smerconish. >>> up next -- who's the funniest guy in washington is like what is the tallest building in scranton? no exception here. you're watching "hardball." only on the "sideshow." we'll be right back. (announcer) there are car radios... and then there is the voice-recognizing, text-out-loud-reading, turn-by-turn-direction- giving sync® system ...in the all-new taurus from ford. (beep) (sync® voice) please say a command. read message. (sync® voice) highway 8 closed. update route. (sync® voice) turn right on silver road. (announcer) we speak ca

if it's this guy grayson in florida. predict he will raise $300,000 for people in support of that view. michele bachmann, the more you run that image of her on cable television tonight, the more money she will raise. they have to run every two years. i think they get rewarded is what i'm trying to say. >> that's the price we pay, michael. i hope the phillies get to the series with the yankees. that will be the big show of our lifetime. thank you, eugene robinson. thank you, michael smerconish. >>> up next -- who's the funniest guy in washington is like what is the tallest building in scranton? no exception here. you're watching "hardball." only on the "sideshow." we'll be right back. >>> back to "hardball." time for the "sideshow." up first, who is the biggest joker in washington, as in as i said before, what's the tallest building in scranton? turns out it's austin goolsbee, a member of the white house economic advisers. what a jester he is. last night he won last night's funniest celebrity in washington contest. here's

grayson, how about apologizing? mr. grayson? mr. grayson, how about apologizing? >> let's remember that we should care about people even after they're born. so i call upon the democratic members of the house. i call upon the republican members of the house. i call upon all of us to do our jobs for the sake of america, for the sake of those dying people and their families. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> republican congressional committee spokesman ken spain slammed grayson for what he called a pathological pattern of unstable behavior. >>> china is celebrating its rise to a world power and today is the country's 60th anniversary. thousands of troops marched in beijing's tiananmen square before the celebration. in new york, check it out. red and yellow lights honoring china lit up the empire state building. some critics say the lights on a u.s. landmark are just wrong because of the communist country's poor human rights record. >>> tiger woods, michael jordan, they're buddies, but guess wh

if it's this guy grayson in florida. i predict he will raise $300,000 for people in support of that view. michele bachmann, the more you run that image of her on cable television tonight, the more money she will raise. they have to run every two years. i think they get reward sd what i'm trying to say. >> that's the price we pay, michael. i hope the phillies get to the series with the yankees. that will be the big show of our lifetime. thank you, eugene robinson. thank you, michael smerconish. >>> up next -- who's the funniest guy in washington is like what is the tallest building in scranton? no exception here. you're watching "hardball." only on the "sideshow." we'll be right back. thank you. you know, just to be safe i used fedex office print online. oh you did? yeah -- they printed and bound 20 copies of the presentation, shipped it to portland, they're gonna be there waiting for us. that's a good idea. yeah. you have a nice flight. thank you. (announcer) print online...you upload your document -- we'll take care of

today more fireworks over the growing grayson controversy. congressman price call for disapproval against grayson and john boehner had to say. >> i think it is time for the leader to rein in the rhetoric that she decide several weeks ago. if he is not going to apologize to the american people and to republicans as he should, really, the democrat leadership's responsibility to have the conversation with their own member. >> joining us to talk about this, florida democrat congressman. your reaction to the republicans about the admonishment or formal congressm sense you are of what up. >> can't they talk about the issues? america kneads so badly health reform. do they have to make it about me? it has been 72 hours since i gave that speech and so far we've heard nothing from the republicans explaining what they plan to do to keep americans alive. >> there was a republican in florida who was on our air yesterday who complained not specifically about the statistics you cited, but about your use of the word holocaust. watch. >> to compare america's

congressman alan grayson will be here. david letterman taught us a lesson in how to dig out of a tough situation? the person who tells you first about something is the one you tend to believe. he revealed he is the target of a $2 million blackmail plot. could this be his greatest hit? what about some more hand ki pan ki? we've got more for you. senator john ensign did one hell of a job trying to find jobs and contracts for his former staffer, you know, the guy whose wife the senator was having a long affair with. the new york report reports that ensign obtained a lobbying job and clients for his ex-lover's husband and then was lobbied by him. you think any laws were broken? let's go to rio. if you want to see the 2016 olympics, you'll have to. the windy city got blown out in the first round of voting. does the president get an e for effort or an f for a flop, or is this just a good example of a poll tipgs just having to do the best he can, no matter what anybody says, for his hometown. that's in the politics fix. >>> john

grayson, rep grayson.es, no, he should not be sanctioned but beyond that this is payback for him grilling of the fed lawyer the other day asking him whether the fed had ever manipulated the stock market. because they don't want anybody to touch of the fed. as far as of the health-care issue goes, there is hardly a brand yet that is not taking care -- it ought to be called insurance care. and the obama plan totally stinks'. it gets into our bank accounts, it gets into our lives, put us into debt, it will put a tax on everybody, the poor mostly. and just to hearken back quickly to the last guy, we are tired of the lies. the same memo they used with iraq, the same crap with the fake wmd's, that nuclear plant -- host: i'm going to jump in. thank you very much. we are moving off to other topics. reno, spot on the republican line. caller: how are you doing? congress has enough to be embarrassed about. this guy, he does not help their cause. their approval rating is down in the dumps. he needs to go back to flori

who has stepped forward to explain, no, grayson was wrong. it's not true.hey do is their personal attacks. and it mean nothing because the american people deserve better than that and they know it. >> how come we've spent now 50 some years going back to harry truman with nightclub comics, all the way back to alan king talking about doctors, people talking about hmos and the problem of getting any kind of payment when you have a problem and all these problems with health insurance. the status quo has never looked so sweet as when the republican start to attack the democrats. why didn't the democrats spend the last year attacking the way thing are as a way of getting them fifl. isn't that the way you get a tire fixed? you say it is blown out. you say how great it will be when it is gets fixed. you say it is blown out and you have to fix it. why don't the democrats go after the problem and say they'll fix it than saying, gee, whiz, i have this new idea. the new idea hasn't worked. it is the problem you have to focus on. >> they bought into this story, the stor

we'll start with congressman grayson.of what he said the day before where he held up a sign and said the republican plan wants you to die quickly. that's what it means. he was asked to apologize and that's what we got. mort. >> i must say to you, there are times in america where the political dialogue gets to be so downgraded by the way our political leadership speaks that it dismays and make you feel uncomfortable, even dirty when you have to listen. to use words like holocaust, to accuse people of producing deliberately almost the death of people is an outrage in terms of the way people talk. there has to be a better way. it demoralizes the country and confuses the issue. it's awful. >> i know many who were on both sides of the aisle who criticized george bush for his -- the words he chose to use on the world stage, the words that he chose to use when dealing with foreign policy, ax i is of evil and others that took us in a direction some were uncomfortable with in terms of our standing in the world. i would say this is

who has stepped forward to explain, no, grayson was wrong, it's not true?y only do their personal attacks and means nothing because the american people deserve better than that and they know it. >> how come we've spent, now, 50 some years going back to harry truman with nightclub comics, all the way back to allen king talking about doctors and people talking about hmos and problems of getting payment when you have a problem and problems of insurance. the status quo has never looked so sweet as when the republicans start to attack the democrats. why did the democrats spend the last year attacking the way things are as a way of getting them fixed? you ask them how great the tire is going to be when it gets fix. you say, the tire is blown. you have to fix it. why do the democrats go after the problem and saying, we're going to focus it and say, gee whiz, we have a problem. >> they brought into the story line of democrats there was a need for bipartisanship. the republicans never intended anything regarding bipartisanship. we understand since i spoke out that t

he is in his first term, alan grayson, caused a buzz along the way, a big personality, let me say thatting. because of the flap and harsh words he chose to use, some cases with the kneer and thal comes, that came to the attention of the speaker of the house. reporters wanted to know, should he apologize? >> holding them to tougher standards than their own members on issues that relate to death. >> i think it is time for democrat leaders and the speaker of her house herself to rein in some of the rhetoric that she decried just several weeks ago. if he is not going to apologize to the american people and to republicans, as he should, really the democrat leadership's responsibility to have a conversation with their own member. >> that one-two punch came from house speaker nancy pelosi and then the top republican innocent house, john boehner, part of this, i think is, a jeep win concern that leadership has about the kinds of words people are using, the tone of the debate that is going on, when it does, in fact, derail the public conversation. we are spending time talking about these tactic

we have this on the house floor in the health care debate, alan grayson in florida saying this about republicans. >> the republican health care plan is this -- die quickly. that's right. the republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. >> perspective peggy noonan writing there's a level of shrillness in the debate that's not helping america. what's the significance of the left-right divide in the country right now. and what's the end game on both sides. >> i think we always lament the sharpness of our partisan divide. i think there's ever a time we felt very kumbayah between left and right, except for bad reasons because the koun industry facing adversity. i think the left-right fight is healthy. as liberal i want the republican party to be robust and participating in a strong argument that advances the country's interest. >> is it a pox on both houses, grayson, a congressman from south carolina? >> democrats were, like, wow, a carotid it. this follows republican members -- >> the death of the uninsured americans as a holocaust. >> he apologized for the holocaust. i pressed h

republicans are blasting freshman representative alan grayson. one called his remarks despicable. grayson is apologizing but not the way you think. >> let's remember that we should care about people even after they are born. so i call upon the democratic members of the house and i call upon the republican members of the house, and i call upon all of us to do our jobs for the sake of america, for the sake of those dying people and their families. i apologize for the families we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> republican congressional committee spokesman ken spain slammed grayson for what he called a pathological pattern of unstable behavior. >>> china is celebrating its rise to a world power. today is the country's 60th soon anniversary. thousands of troops marched in tiananmen square for the celebration. in new york, red and yellow lights honoring china lit up the entire state building. some critics say the lights on the u.s. landmark are wrong because of the communist country's poor human rights record. >>> okay, tiger woods, michael jordan, they are goo

house republicans are looking for an apology from grayson of floridwho criticized what he deemed the gop house plan on the house floor. >> do you want the democratic plan or the republican plan. remember the republican plan, don't get sick. if you do get sick, die quickly. >> grayson says he'd rather apologize to americans who have died without health insurance. one republican lawmaker has drafted a resolution of disapproval similar to the one drafted after joe wilson's outburst. >> some public safety officials in alexander, virginia are furious tonight. they're concerned about what they call a break down in communication after an ethanol spill in a neighborhood full of families. jackie benton has more. >> jim, the fuel spill has reignited a bitter feud between a railroad company and the city of alexandra. >> i'm very disappointed norfolk southern didn't contact the city immediately. >> alexandra city council member dell pepper is angry. on tuesday there, was a fuel spill, 50 gallons at the norfolk southern railroad's transit station. she believes they should have called the fire dep

but when grayson comes on and that is what the media covers. david, democratic congressman of carolina, a thousand people in durham, really a good town meeting and it didn't blow up. a a tv producer told him before the meeting, if your meeting doesn't blow up and doesn't get on television, i think if we're going to be moan a certain kind of harshness, we've got to ask our serves, what gets reported and it doesn't take alan grayson to get to that. >> it always bled if it bled. we have always covered conflict and it always happens to follow conflict. that means -- >> but there is real influence. there is real political influence. sarah palin's new book, which part of sarah palin's book are you reading? >> um, the part that i'm referring to most is the part where it energized the campaign and the part i'm looking for least is the disagreements that took place within the campaign. >> the master of subtlety. >> but the issue of influence, whether the harshness of the debate becomes what controls the politics and ultimately influences the political p

representative allen grayson said the g.o.p. health care reform plan called on people not to get sick. and he went on to say. >> the republican health care plan is this. die quickly. that's right. the republicans want you to die quickly, if you get sick. >> well, this was just the beginning. on wednesday he called the deaths of people lacking health insurance a holocaust. and then he called republicans quote knuckle dragging neanderthal. said it on he cable news channel. republican leaders called on him to apologize. and asked nancy pelosi to reign in the party. >> no reason for mr. grayson to apologize, if anybody is going to apologize everybody should apologize. >> republican from georgia drafted a resolution to reprimand grayson. it has not been introduced you. you can tell lawmakers what you think about health care reform. their contact information is on our website foxbaltimore.com/your voice. there is also more information about health care reform on our website. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the cure for health care

grayson says that he did not mean to minimize the holocaust.rayson still has not apologized for another comment on the house floor earlier this week when he said that the g.o.p. healthcare reform plan is, quote, die quickly. president obama met today on air force i with his top commander on the ground in afghanistan. we will talk about the effort to fund a new strategy for the war, when the fox all-stars join me after the break. f >> you have to navigate from where you are, not from where you wish you were. a strategy that does not leave afghanistan in a stable position is probably a shortsighted strategy. >> it's ok with the administration for general mcchrystal to go on "60 minutes." it's ok for him to give a speech at the institute for strategic studies in london, but the administration does not want general mccrystal and general petraeus before the senate armed services committee. how does that work? bret: senator mccain and others up on capitol hill are upset that general mcchrystal hasn't briefed them yet. as you saw him there in london t

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me ask you speaking of people crying out and saying things that get a little bit confusing, alan grayson, democratic congressman suggests that republicans want people to die and joe wilson, should he apologize. does it elevate the debate or further demean congressional rhetoric? >> andrea, joe wilson clearly broke the rules of the house and call under to question the integrity of the president of the united states. that was a totally different character, i think, however, i would hope that members on both sides of the aisle would de-escalate their rhetoric. very bad statements made by republicans on the floor and town meetings about what our proposal would do. clearly, no republicans who want to see people die. the fact of the matter is we ought to de-escalate the debate and focuses on substance and focus on facts so the american public can make a sound judgment. >> he certainly didn't apologize publicly, but you've told congressman grayson -- >> no, what i said -- >> what did you say? >> what i said to congressman grayson y didn't ask him to apologize and we have a whole rank of republi

grayson? mr. grayson, how about apologizing? >> let's remember that we should care about people even after they're born. so i call upon the democratic members of the house, i call upon the republican members of the house, and i call upon all of us to do our jobs for the sake of america, for the sake of those dying people and their families. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this hole hoe co holocaust. >> ken spain slammed grayson for a pathological pattern of unstable behavior. >>> the jobless claims are up, and so is consumer spending. let's go to our money expert jen westhoven for details and what they mean. >> reporter: bad news and good news. that's how it is with the economy, right? >> yep. >> reporter: first, not so great. talking about all of the people who are trying to get jobs and yet the number of people who are losing their jobs is still growing, 551,000 people lined up to get unemployment benefits for the first time. so that tells you companies are still handing out pink

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congressman alan grayson standing by his rhetoric, a blog calling for an obama coup and a "new york times" op-ed says the president is at risk of assassination. is the health care fight sending us and is anybody in congress working to provide cheaper better health care for anybody. also, the head of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan speaking up with a blunt assessment of the war. general mcchrystal says neither success nor failure can be taken for granted. what's the best way to protect america from terrorism. meanwhile, south asia rocked again by mother nature. indonesia at least 530 lost after aftershocks of a terrible quake. in samoa it could take weeks to account for the missing many fear swept out to saext a controversy over president obama's trip. the first sitting president to make such a push for the games. we're breaking down the pros and cons. 9:00 a.m., pull up a chair and join the "morning meeting." >>> welcome to the program. good morning. lawmakers seem more intent on firing rhetorical bullets than hashing out a solution to our problems. monica has the morning reporting. >

congressman alan grayson generate add fair amount of controversy after saying some members of the gop want people to, quote, die quickly on the house floor. remember this? >> die quickly. that's right. the republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this whole caust in -- holocaust in america. >> we obtained a letter written by grayson. in it, he's expressing some regret, as you might imagine. >> we're back with mike huckabee and host of huckabee. what he said in this letter we obtained, he sent it to the antidefamation league. he said i regret the choice of words, meaning the holocaust, and i will not repeat it. why do people say things like this? why are people using this holocaust rhetoric, nazi rhetoric and having to apologize? it's not really an apology, but regretting it later. >> the real trouble is he's not apologizing for what he said and that is the republicans want people to die. the republicans may have a different point of view about how to fix health care in america, but to make an al

and democratic congressman alan grayson gets criticized for saying this. >> remember, the republican plan, don't get sick, and if you do get sick, die quickly. >> asked for an apology, grayson says stick it. >> i apologize to them and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> otherwise he is 100% correct, the republican plan is don't get sick. and republicans and milquetoast democrats in the pockets of the insurance agencies might as well be killing people right now. ariana huffington on the latest politics. and senator jay rockefeller reveals exclusively on you'll never believe who threw the birthers and the lonesome roads back under the bus. >> i want to talk to you about copenhagen. warning, this product may be cancerous. may can cancerous. see, he was pulling up a tin of koegen haguen snuff and obama went to the city of copen hag again so that was intellectual. beck is a sin nick a nation made great by believers. so says lindsey graham. >> only in america can you make that much money crying. >> that's czar lindsey graham to you. >>> good eve

out you lie on the floor of congress and it was, then it's equally wrong for a democrat like alan grayson to say hismock republican colleagues ineplica congress want sick people to dip quickly.o joe wilson apologized.d j then he got censured by the agi whole house.e red by alan grayson was belligerent, and nancy pelosi found nothing wrong with his comments, because in nancy-land, there are different sets of rules for republicans and democrats. to be fair, some republicans pounced on bill clinton for his personal failures but were painfully quiet regarding the same sins of members of their own party. you see, some things are either write oright or wrong, it doesnt matter who does it. when hollywood hero roman polanski drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl and fled the country instead of facing the consequences of his own dpailt plea, there should be no defensd of him from anybody.evil, a what he did was evil and rephe a rehencible. the fact that n he's a great director does not change the fact that he robbed fro a childs what becomes of our culture when people commit despicable ecuse crimin

grayson, how about apologizing? mr. grayson? >> well, i would like to apologize. i would like to apologize to the dead. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> where do these nutjobs come from? come on, stop this. >> these are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging neanderthals. who think they can dictate policy to america by being stubborn. >> it's great, isn't it? >> it's really bad. >> you missed the end of that interview where he said "but i'm not calling anybody names." >> it's harry potter's grown-up brother over here. i'm calling people names. obviously, you know, roasting is in. >> roasting is in. you were way ahead of your time. >> all these politicians have been channeling their inner roast master. next we should roast obama. >> that's another topic. comedians have pretty much avoided a lot of jokes about obama. do you think it's time now? >> i think obama's skin is very thick. i think he can take it. can be a whole bunch of jokes about the size of his stimulus package. it would be a lot of fu

florida congressman grayson accused republicans of wanting people to die quickly.a town hall meeting yesterday grayson tried to keep the focus on questions from the audience. well, here is one exchange, though, with an opponent of health care reform. >> why do senators and congressmen have another plan what we are getting forced on us? >> i have the same coverage than every other federal employee. secondly, you will not be forced to get any kind of coverage. you can keep the coverage you have. the president has said over and over again if you like your insurance you can keep it. >> grayson told the crowd it was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. a woman born with half a brain says she's living a fulfilling life. doctors say the woman's brain rewired itself because some parts were damaged during a prebirth stroke. she wanted to go public with her condition to help raise awareness. >> i wanted to do this so people like producers, photographers and security guards and police officers learn that, look -- learn about people like me that i'm normal but have special needs and t

republicans are blasting freshman congressman allen grayson calling his remarks despicable.r grades son, he is kind of apologizing but not in the way you think. >> let's remember that we should care about people even after they're born. so, i call upon the democratic members of the house, i call upon the republican members of the house, i call upon all of us to do our jobs for the sake of america, for the sake of those dying people and their families. i apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in america. >> republican congressional committee spokesperson ken spain slammed grayson for what he called a pathological pattern of unstable behavior. >>> recently released jailhouse video shows odd behavior from a florida man facing murder charges showing james ward doing a comical dance and striptease for his daughter and sister-in-law. allegedly telling 911 operators last week he shot and killed his wife in their million dollar home and later changed his story and said it was suicide n. this clip you hear him complaining about his

allen grayson accused republicans of wants people to die quickly.eting yesterday brayson tried to keep the focus on questions from the audience. here's one exchange with an opponent of health care reform. >> why do senators and congressman have another plan that what we are getting forced on us? >> i have the same coverage as any other federal employee. no different from anyone else. secondly, you will not be forced to get any kind of coverage. you can keep the coverage that you have. the president has said over and over again that if you like your insurance, you can keep it. >> when asked about his die quickly comment, grayson told the crowd that it was meant to be tongue in cheek. >>> an insurance company is changing its attitude about big babies. in the past, rocky mountain health plans have denied coverage to obese infants. but the insurer says it will no longer turn down babies who are healthy but fat. babies. it made the change after denying coverage to a 4-month-old who weighs 17 pounds. the company blamed it on a flaw in its underwriting sys

grayson, collin and dallas. and to the best of our knowledge, this suspect is in dallas county. our affiliate is providing these live overhead pictures. this is obviously a help copter chase, too, because a lot of news agencies are following this. police -- are police and helicopters, or do they rely on the pictures that tv is provide something. >> you rely on these helicopters because and you have point to point communication, the police helicopt helicopter, the aviation units. but also keep in mind they're air monitoring this, too. they have supervisors monitoring this both who are in vehicles and also in the dispatch center. this is a very, very important thing because of course the possibility of injury or a serious accident. and keep in mind the weather is incleme inclement, it is raining. >> oh, it is raining. >> do people in these -- no two are alike, but do they tend to go to places they're familiar with? >> some do. and this particular person, they wept to a gas station and if they've done it once, they usually do it again and they know that they get away with it at tha

and joe wilson, apologized and get sense insured by the house and alan grayson was belligerent and nancy pelosi found nothing wrong with the comments and in nancy land there are different sets of rules. his own guilty plea, and there should be no defense of him from anybody. and what he did was evil, and reprehensible. and the fact that he is a great director, does not obscure the fact that he robbed a child -- roman polanski, respond robbed a child far more than bernie madoff stole from his victims and what is our culture when people commit despicable criminal acts and get defended and excused because they are celebrities. if david let martin takes advantages of those who work for him it's not funny. it is pathetic and immoral. and the audience shouldn't laugh and applaud, they ought to walk out in disgust and instead of actors and governments seeking to release roman polanski, ought to be screaming for justice, and our country was brilliantly designed by our founders, and nurtured in the providence of god to withstand many points of view but it cannot stand having different rules of pr

florida congressman grayson says he regrets some of his rhetoric on the house floor specifically commentshere he described those who die because they lack health insurance as a holocaust. on the heels of another disparageing remark he made about republicans. >> die quickly that's right, the republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. i apologize for the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to holocaust in america. >> brian: last night congressman grayson released a letter to the anti-defamation league in which he said i am jewish, no way did i mean to minimize the holocaust. i regreet -- regret the choice of words. the debate continues on capitol hill as a bill goes through the senate. still a long way off. congressman ingall committee resling with several aspects of the legislation and joins us to talk about where we are. you were among those who felt strongly there must be a government option that apparently is going nowhere what is acceptable? what would you find acceptable? >> i don't agree it is going nowhere. the house we hope in october will pass a bill on

we ask congressman grayson to appear on this show. you say that it connects with the base, right? >> absolutely. how are you going to get people to give money to politicians. it is easy to get americans to give to charity. they do not normally give to politicians. you have to get people excited. you have to get them angry or mat or extremely happy. it is hard for politicians to get people extremely happy. neil: it also brings out the opposition. in the case of joe wilson his opponent was getting a lot of crash right after that. >> it is the old principle of physics and politics. in action generates an equal and opposite reaction. you'll find that his eventual republican opponent will be very well funded. in the case of joe wilson, he not only raised a couple million dollars, he has raised a couple million for his democratic opponent. there is a downside to causing the controversy. you can gain money, but you can lose votes. what is the process about? money is a need to end. -- money is a means to an end. neil: in the case of barney frank, you can run with a comment and try to capi

house rpgs are now looking for an apology from florida democrat alan grayson. he outwardly criticized what he deemed the gop health care plan on the floor. >> do you want the democratic plan, or do you want the republican plan? remember, the republican plan, don't get sick. if you do get sick, die quickly. >> grayson says he'd rather apologize to americans who have died without health insurance. one republican lawmaker has already drafted a resolution of disapproval similar to the one drafted after joe wilson's outburst. >>> urgency to pass health care reform will mean no columbus day break for the u.s. senate. harry reid canceled the week-long recess. the move comes after the white house pressed lawmakers to pass a final health care reform bill by thanksgiving. congressional leaders had planned on an end of year deadline. >> get ready to rock the red. the caps begin their quest for lord stanley's cup tonight when they face off against boston. dan hellie has that story and more in your sports minute. >> goomorning, everybody. your sports minute begins with the