HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Tears and Jeers
Rep. Alan Grayson can’t get a break this week. First, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) says the Florida Democrat is “one fry short of a Happy Meal,— and then Grayson breaks down into tears on the House floor — and now a group has launched a Web site targeting the beleaguered legislator called My Congressman Is Nuts.[IMGCAP(1)]The site was launched earlier this week in reaction to Grayson’s fundraising site A Congressman with Guts. The parody site claims it was “created by Floridians outraged and embarrassed by Alan Grayson’s leftist positions and childish behavior.— To date, My Congressman Is Nuts has raised more than $3,300.The site lambasts Grayson with a video montage of news reports and concerned Floridians criticizing the Congressman for being “a wing nut— and “having a screw loose.— It also draws attention to Grayson’s comment earlier this week that a an aide to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was a “K Street whore.— Despite the burn, Grayson’s campaign isn’t rattled by the site.“Desperation is the world’s worst cologne, and they are clearly desperate,— said Julie Tagen, senior adviser to Grayson’s campaign.Submit your hot tips, juicy gossip or comments here.Can’t get enough HOH? Get a midday dose of fun and gossip with HOH’s One-Minute Recess, delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here — because everyone deserves more recess.