Rep. Alan Grayson pushes camera of someone trying to ask him a lame question

Glenn Reynolds links [1] to a video from Moe Lane (affiliated with RedState) [2] featuring Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson pushing the camera of someone who tried to ask him a question. There are two main aspects to this story: Grayson's actions, and the continuing stupidity of the Instapundit/RedState axis.

On the video, the cameraman keeps saying, "can I ask you a question" as Grayson is walking along what appears to be a public street. Grayson seems to think that permission is needed to shoot video of him and, smirking as he does so, swats away the camera. At the very least, whoever shot the video should file an ethics complaint against him.

The other aspect is the continuing incredible stupidity of these people. Instead of asking whether you can ask a question, just ask the question. At the end of the video, the cameraman shouts at Grayson's back that he wanted to ask about a bill. Obviously, the cameraman had no specific, focused question in mind but simply wanted to ask a lame, general question. In other words, they were just looking for a confrontation rather than trying to engage him in debate. The person asking the question sounds like the idiot who asks lame questions for the NRCC; whether it's the same person or not, the lack of thought is the same.

[1] pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/80840
[2] moelane.com/2009/06/25/meet-representative-alan-grayson-d-fl-08

Sat, 06/27/2009 - 16:10 · · Importance: 4