Alan Grayson calls out Patrick Murphy for Wall Street contributions

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Alan Grayson calls out Patrick Murphy for Wall Street contributions

By Allison Graves on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 at 2:08 p.m.

Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."

— Alan Grayson on Thursday, June 30th, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board

In the race for Marco Rubio’s Senate seat, Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson warned that Rep. Patrick Murphy’s campaign contributions from Wall Street make him far less progressive than what Democrats need in the upper chamber.

Grayson made the comment during an interview with the Tampa Bay Times editorial board June 30 when probed about why he doesn’t see eye-to-eye with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Grayson cited Schumer’s long history of Wall Street support to explain why their ideologies don’t connect. Then he hypothesized why Schumer backed Murphy over him.

"Guess who has taken more money than any Democrat from Wall Street?" Grayson said, adding that the person was a "certain second-term congressman from Florida who serves in the financial services committee and has no standing in the committee other than the simple right to vote."

He continued: "His name is Patrick Murphy, and he's taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."...

Read more:
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2016/jul/07/alan-grayson/alan-grayson-calls-out-patrick-murphy-wall-street-/

Murphy is a Republican that recently became a Democrat. The Democratic Senate Majority Pac is going to spend $1,000,000 on ads against Grayson and supporting the former Republican turned Democrat Patrick Murphy. This will be the first time in it's history the Pac will spend money in a primary:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/15/senate-majority-pac-to-hit-airwaves-in-florida-with-first-ever-democratic-primary-ads/

[geek tragedy]

1. Unethical hedge fund owner says what? nt

[think]

2. Patrick Murphy voted for the Benghazi hearings. Yes. He did that as a Democrat.

[Dustlawyer]

3. Wall Street is not our friend! To me they are no better than any hate group in America.

We have to get the money out of our politics, it is the root cause of most of our problems!

[MattP]

4. Is that a dig on Grayson or Murphy?

Donations or hedge fund out of your office?

[Dustlawyer]

11. It is a broad statement about the evils of corporate influence over our politics.

I don't profess to have an in depth knowledge of how either of those two raise their funds. I am at least aware of the controversies surrounding these two in their fundraising, but I specifically didn't make an attack on either.

I have always been, first and foremost, an advocate of Publicly Funded Elections, years before Bernie ran for President. Campaign contributions are bribes. There has always been a quid pro quo attached with large donors. We no longer have Representative Democracy.

Our office has always been supporters of Democrats as have I. Republicans do not like trial lawyers and the suits we bring against corporate America. Tort Reform was a big scam that stole many of our rights under the false meme of "frivolous lawsuits."

[MohRokTah]

5. Alan Grayson is throwing stones in a glass house.

Alan Grayson should explain all the money he has hidden in offshore accounts.

He should take care of that log in his eye before worrying about the splinter in Murphy's eye.

Damn, I hope Alan Grayson loses the primary. If he wins it's a guaranteed seat for the GOP.

[think]

6. Patrick Murphy vote for the Benghazi hearings. Be careful what you wish for....

[MohRokTah]

7. I don't care if he did. Alan Grayson is a DISGRACE to the Democratic Party

I will be glad when he loses this primary because then he will be out of the Congress forever.

I DESPISE the man.

[think]

8. Of course you don't care. David Brock is the one who filed the complaint against Grayson

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/06/alan-grayson-hit-by-ethics-complaint-from-group-aligned-with-clinton.html

It's just a typical response from you...

[MohRokTah]

9. I don'r give a shit. NO GRAYSON! eom

[think]

10. Yes. Murphy the former Republican who voted for the Bhengazi hearings doesn't bother you

And the facts don't matter one iota. I'd expect no less...

[MohRokTah]

12. There is only ONE fact that matters

Grayson is a COMPLETE DISGRACE to the Democratic Party.

Nothing else matters in this race.

[TheKentuckian]

14. More warmed over than former. Look how all in the establishment is for a conservative, it is sick.

Blowing a million dollars to prop up a con in a primary!?! Fuck that. Go Grayson!

[think]

15. Warmed over seems very accurate... /nt

[Her Sister]

16. well done with the TP logo gif!

[MattP]

13. I think in the state of Florida there should be a better choice

Just sad