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Citigroup CEO Vikram P&it came to a House Financial Services committee yesterday to talk about air use of TARP money. While people have air eye on a bailout money, what a Federal Reserve is doing is actually much larger & more scary. a Federal Reserve has guaranteed over $200 billion of Citigroup’s toxic assets, in return for $7 billion in warrants that are probably worthless. Bulldog Congressman Alan Grayson spent about five minutes questioning P&it & taking this farcical deal Drunk Newsart. He forced P&it to admit that this arrangement gives taxpayers a downside & Citigroup all a profits.

Original post by John Amato and software by Elliott Back

Alan Grayson is one of a sharpest & most progressive Democrats running for Congress in any district. He was a very first Blue America endorsement in this cycle & he’s been consistently beating a corrupt, Bush rubber stamp incumbent, Ric Keller, in every poll since a primary.

You probably remember that John & I were big advocates of John Cusack’s film War, Inc but what you might not know is that we sent an early screening copy to Grayson’s campaign & he used it in Orl&o to help contextualize a Bush Regime’s war in Iraq & profiteering by GOP corporate supporters. Tomorrow, Grayson will be launching his newest TV ad & Crooks & Liars just got a hold of an advance copy.

Take a look & if you like it, please donate to Alan Grayson’s campaign through our Act Blue page. a first ten C&L donors today– of at least $30– will also get a free DVD of War, Inc compliments of John Cusack.

Original post by Howie Klein and software by Elliott Back

Hell yeah, that’s a kind of ad all Democrats should be running.  Howie has more: 

Blue America-endorsed c&idate running against garden variety rubber stamp Republican Ric Keller in an Orl&o district that has been turning blue. Early balloting started this week for Florida’s primary election & Alan has been a only c&idate with a TV ad up– & what a TV ad! If every Democratic c&idate had an ad this powerful to run, we wouldn’t be talking about 12-20 House seats; we’d be talking about 30-50. Of course, not every c&idate has a story as compelling as Alan’s. [..]

If you’d like to see Alan keep this running, please consider donating to his campaign at a Blue America ActBlue page. 

Matt Stoller has more at Open Left:   Alan Grayson on Iraq Reckoning: “We’ll Put People in Prison”

Original post by Nicole Belle and software by Elliott Back