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OCTOBER 06, 2009

Alan Grayson stars in his own movie

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U.S. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, is loving his newfound fame. He sent out this spoof with a call for supporters to volunteer or contribute money to his re-election campaign. Progressives have certainly taken to his full-throated attacks on the GOP over health care. Grayson has received tons of positive feedback for speaking out.

But Republicans who saw the e-mail solicitation gagged. "Narcissistic personality disorder’ comes to mind. So does ‘one-term congressman.’ This circus act is getting tiresome," said Andy Sere, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee."

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