Grayson Threatened, Compares GOP To Nazis

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), known for saying outrageous things to rile Republicans, told a radio show last week that he received a threatening phone call, according to Politico.

Grayson said a woman called his home and threatened his life. “If you vote for health care, I’ll kill you,” he said she said.

He then compared Republicans to Nazis:

MARK THOMPSON: Yeah, this is crazy. And they’re suggesting … the Republicans are defending themselves by saying this is happening on both sides. This is not happening on both sides.

REP. GRAYSON: Well, I think that’s what they said about the burning of the Reichstag, if I recall correctly.

The Nazi Party used the burning of the Reichstag building in 1933 to argue that communists were trying to bring down the German government.

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