Morning Vid: Alan Grayson Rips GOP's 'Marie Antoinette Economics'

Ray Gustini 172 Views Jul 22, 2010
Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida has never been one to mince words. This sometimes gets him in trouble, like when he had to apologize for calling Federal Reserve senior adviser Linda Robertson a "K Street whore." Sometimes, too, it leads to moments like this one on "The Ed Schultz Show" where he calls the GOP the party of "Marie Antoinette economics." Enjoy it now before it becomes a bumper sticker:


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