Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is a disgrace. He has produced two of the most dishonest campaign commercials ever, both in the space of a week. The first ad claimed that his opponent, Daniel Webster, is a draft dodger. He’s not. He reported for duty, and failed the physical. Grayson also explicitly attacked Webster’s patriotism. (Myths aside, pretty much only Democrats do this.)
The second ad edits remarks Webster made at a Christian conference to make them sound like the exact opposite of what he said. At the conference, Webster was making the point (correctly, in my opinion) that the bible’s exhortation to wives in Ephesians 5 is exactly that, an exhortation to wives, not a demand to be placed by husbands. But Grayson’s editing made it sounds as though Webster was saying just the opposite. Grayson used those remarks (that Webster never made) to brand Webster “Taliban Dan”.
For example, Webster said “Don’t pick the [bible verses] that say, ‘She should submit to me.'” Grayson edited that to “Should should submit to me.” When you edit out a negative, you’re nearly always telling a lie.
The Annenberg Fact Check summarizes:
We thought Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida reached a low point when he falsely accused his opponent of being a draft dodger during the Vietnam War, and of not loving his country. But now Grayson has lowered the bar even further. He’s using edited video to make his rival appear to be saying the opposite of what he really said.
Florida voters need to fire this disgrace of a Congressman. Fortunately, it appears they will.
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