Grayson To Cheney: ‘STFU’

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) appeared on Hardball this evening, and dispensed some of his signature wit against the Republicans: Telling former Vice President Dick Cheney to “STFU,” speculating that gasoline would only cost a dollar per gallon if former President George W. Bush had let Saudi Prince Abdullah “get to second base,” and regretting that it’s too late to impeach Cheney.

Chris Matthews asked Grayson about Cheney’s recent condemnations of President Obama, for giving what Cheney called “aid and comfort to the enemy” — which is the Constitution’s definition of treason — by putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial in civilian courts.

Grayson: I don’t know. You know, on the Internet there’s an acronym that’s used to apply to situations like this. It’s called “STFU.” I don’t think I can say that on the air, but I think you know what that means.

Matthews: Well, give me the first part.

Grayson: “Shut.”

Matthews: Oh! I got you. Stop talking, in crude language. Well, I don’t think you’re gonna get him to do that.

Grayson also addressed Republican complaints about President Obama bowing when he greeted the Emperor of Japan. Grayson said how he remembered when George Bush Senior “did something really awful” to the Prime Minister of Japan at a state dinner — to which Matthews objected that vomiting on someone is an accident, not an action done on command.

“Well what about Bush Junior?” said Grayson. “I remember Bush Junior kissing Prince Abdullah on the cheek, and then holding his hand for an extended period of time. Maybe if he’d let him get to second base, then gasoline would be a dollar a gallon.”

Matthews also asked Grayson about Cheney’s statement that Obama’s bow to the Emperor of Japan was a display of weakness that would lead to more terrorist attacks. “It’s just too bad that it’s too late to impeach him,” Grayson answered. “That’s all I can say.”

Late Update: NRCC spokesman Andy Seré released this comment: “The foul mouthed man-child from Orlando is at it again, taking to the airwaves to bring shame to struggling Central Florida families who want jobs, not nut-jobs. But speaking of bases, Alan Grayson’s constituents surely find themselves wishing his parents had never gotten past first.”

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