Teach the Village a Lesson: Support Alan Grayson

I don't usually make political contributions to candidates who don't need my help. As huge a fan of Alan Grayson as I am, I know he can get re-elected without my couple of bucks.

But now The Village, represented by filthy whore Politico, has decided that Alan Grayson must be taught a lesson. Alan Grayson does not perform proper obeisance to the Village biddies and must be punished.

But Alan Grayson isn't passively accepting Village correction. He's fighting back. And on this, he does need my help. And yours.

Digby:

Oh my Goodness. It looks like Alan Grayson has ruffled the Politico's feathers:

Dear Friend,

The media follows the golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules.

With that in mind, let's ask a question. What do Boeing, AT&T, America's Natural Gas Alliance, CTIA, McDonald's, and Goldman Sachs have in common?

They are all advertisers in Friday's issue of the Politico, the insider political magazine that controls much of the dialogue in Washington, DC. And that's just one day's issue. In fact, for the last year, the back page of the Politico has been occupied by a full-page Goldman Sachs advertisement. That's a direct revenue flow of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs to the magazine most politicians in DC rely on for political gossip.

Interestingly enough, here are the last six headlines from the Politico on me.

Dems accused of tea party tampering
GOP foe sues Grayson over DVD
Kelly: Grayson may want troops to die
Who's not on the DCCC list
The Age of Rage
No repeat blockbuster for Grayson

Every single headline is meant to damage me, to gin up pseudo-scandals or keep them going. We recognize this. It's what the media did to Bill Clinton, to Barack Obama, to Al Gore, to Michael Moore, and really, to anyone who is either a Democrat or puts forward the concept that America should be run for the benefit of the people and not the corporations.

On August 23, we're going to show them what people power can do -- my campaign is launching a moneybomb, and I need you to be a part of it.

Please contribute $25 or more now for the moneybomb.

Truth,

Alan Grayson

I don't know if Politico is working on behalf of its advertisers, but it certainly works on behalf of the Village, which lives on corporate largess and always loathes anyone who comes in and "trashes the place."

This is not just about Grayson. The Village and its wealth/power/repug mindset is responsible for the mainstream media's acceptance of anti-Democratic republican tropes. Wonder why Main Street reality is never reflected in national news, legislation or policy? The Village hates Main Street, and makes sure Wall Street always prevails.