Todd Long verses Alan Grayson in Florida’s 8th Congressional District
Some good luck has fallen on the beleaguered voters. Conservative some would say constitutional candidate Todd Long announced he would run for Florida’s 8th congressional district last Saturday November 7th, 2009. The now infamous 8th district is currently represented by “footstool” Democrat Alan Grayson. The 8th is a key congressional district because it is one the few that is competitive between democrats and republicans. In 2006 the race was 53% Republican and 46% Democrat. In 2008 Democrat Grayson got 52% of the vote. The district takes in parts of Orange County, Lake County, Marion and Osceola County. Part of Orlando is in the district, including Walt Disney World. It will be competitive one again in 2010.
Florida 8th Congressional Candidate Todd Long with supporters at his official announcement
So far the big break for Mr. Long has been the lack of or backing out of long established republican figures in the coming primary. Rich Crotty was considering a run for the 8th. Mr. Crotty is a long established figure in Orange County since 1992 when he was elected property appraiser. He then moved on successfully to become Orange County Chairman and finally Orange County Mayor. Locally he is considered very competent but somewhat uninspiring. The very knowledgeable somewhat dull government bureaucrat we all want to protect the taxpayer’s money. A great guy but nobody will pin the charisma label on Mr. Crotty.
Florida’s 8th Congressional District
A second possible challenger was Steve Precourt. Mr. Precourt is a very photogenic engineer who currently is in the Florida House of Representatives District 41 (Orlando area). Steve is probably a great guy but without the name recognition and resources of other challengers. Civil engineers tend to be very detailed orientated, sometimes to a fault if you know what I mean. Boring.
There will be some challengers in the Republican primary and it will not be a coronation but the heavy hitters have decided not to run at this time. A “Tea Party” candidate has emerges as the most credible threat to contest the primary. But Mr. Long has the name recognition and resources to be the heavy favorite to win.
All this came about not as a fluke but a lot of hard work for Mr. Long. After having spent $250,000 of his own money in his failed 2008 campaign to beat Ric Keller in the primary Mr. Long stayed very active in local political events. Tea Party’s, hosting a local radio talk show paid for by himself, writing a book previously reviewed on this web site, attending every meeting related to politics possible including a local Libertarian Party meeting, and constantly keeping it all strait while raising a family. Some times you make your breaks and “luck” plays a very small part of your good fortune. Frankly as a local involved with both Republicans and Libertarians it’s impressive to see real work ethic and not just a lot of money and trash talking.
Todd Long anouncement party 11-7-09
Mr. Long will have his work cut out for him. While Mr. “footstool” Grayson is an embarrassment to rational thinking people of Orange County he is now a rock star among the democratic elite and has already raised half a million dollars for 2010. In addition to this Mr. Grayson has already received large amounts of help from the Local ACORN office in voter registration efforts. No doubt a substantial sum of these 2008 and future 2010 registrations fraudulent out of state voters staying in Florida a week or two, felons and illegal immigrants. Unfortunately the voter’s registration office does very little to police and purge felons, illegal’s and fly by night voters from the rolls. Even party officials on both sides spend very little time researching voter roles for fraudulent registration for fear of being labeled “racist” or some other nonsense. A crime that will continue to get worse as long as minority voters are so predictably democrat.
ACORN Housing office at 122 East Colonial Drive, Suite 100, Orlando, Florida, 32801
So the people of the 8th district should have a stark difference. No milktoast republican will be running. Mr. Long is more like the founding fathers in his interpretation of the federal government’s role in our lives. That means no state bail outs, no federal interference in abortion laws passed at the state level, certainly no federal health care, no bank bail outs, no pork barrel spending and a strong defense. A constitutional congressman is how I would classify Mr. Long.
Mr. Grayson on the other hand is as loony as a liberal gets. He overestimates the power of the federal government to do anything good and if it doesn’t he really doesn’t care. As with most liberals it’s all about control and power. They just throw out some bull shirt argument here and there about some poor sap somewhere, building outrage at the contrived injustice to fire up voters to get more power. I really can’t handle the irrational arguments of liberals as I age in this world. I just want to tell them to shut up and smoke a joint. Chill and drop a Quaalude dude. Just make crap up and the serious thinkers spend all their time proving the premise wrong and then make up more crap. Just tired of arguing with idiots as Glenn Beck would say.
Seriously the money has been spent on liberal nonsense and the nation is fast approaching bankruptcy. For the uninitiated bankruptcy has caused the break up of mighty empires from Rome to the former USSR. Idiots and the deluded think it can’t happen here because we are the United States but it damn sure can and will. When that hyperinflation kicks in that paper money will be useless. The federal government will pretend to pay federal workers and federal workers will pretend to work. The system will fall apart as people realize they are working for nothing but a title. Just as surely as in roman times, just as surely as in the former USSR.
America is a large area and places like Texas and California are not going to stand back doing nothing waiting for the next federal edict or bail out. People, cities, states and new nations will push forward and the USA will be a fond memory of when 300 million people were as one.
Make no mistake about it Todd Long, Connecticut Senate candidate Peter Schiff, Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul and his father Ron Paul along with Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and the Tea Party protesters, disgruntled Libertarians and any America we can persuade are looking to make one last ditch effort to save this country from dictatorship, bankruptcy and finally dissolution. I never thought I would live to see it but 2010 may truly be our last attempt to reverse the direction this country is on. In 2012 a large number of congressional seats will go to strongly democratic states with large illegal immigrant populations drastically changing the political make up of congress. In other words the democrats will have permanent power if the illegals are included in the Congressional Reapportionment. Pretty much the same scheme the slave holders used back in the antebellum days to increase their voting rights. Nothing better than to have a bunch of slaves or in modern time’s illegal immigrants to increase your voting strength. The evil back then lead to a civil war and the evil in the coming 2012 Congressional Reapportionment will lead to the same results.
If by some miracle people like Todd and Peter Schiff get elected they will have to move very fast. Killing any health care bill, impeaching Obama (don’t care how find some dirt), purging illegal’s, felons and double registered from voting rolls, freezing federal spending, firing Ben Bernanke from the Federal Reserve, purging congress and the senate of corruption no matter where it leads them, killing federal programs not needed like the Department of Education and Housing and the list will go on. It will take two thirds in the house and senate with a single mindset to change the course of history and that is highly unlikely. Two thirds in both houses to bypass and impeach the president, pass needed laws, kill federal spending and save the nation.
What will more likely happen is the stimulus spending will kick in for fiscal quarter one and two next year so the democrats can claim they are making the economy “grow”. Of course the unintended consequence is the dollar will plunge, inflation will kick in, jobs will be lost, bankruptcies will increase, financial institutions collapse (again), marshal law will be declared, dictatorship and the eventual melt down. Roosevelt had the same economics as Obama. Keynesian economics. Tax, spend, regulate. Roosevelt economic policies were a complete and total failure. 17.2% average unemployment including WWII when everyone was working or off to war. 17.2% unemployment with inflation because the Federal Reserve was printing money just like today. The Great depression is considered by most to have lasted from 1929 to 1940. Eleven years and then war. Has there ever been a worse president than FDR for the average guy? And now we have Obama.
How long will the dictatorship live on? Hitler lasted 12 years. The Soviet Union 72 years. Long enough to destroy the hopes and dreams of anyone living today. And seriously this is why states need to recognize this federal death spiral and make plans for succession from the union. If the southwest, Midwest and non coastal western states get together and say enough is enough it can be done peacefully just like what happened in the Soviet Union back in 1989 to 1991. If the states organize there is no need to go through a Stalin or Hitler here in the good old USA. We don’t want to do the Hugo Chavez dictator for life dance.
If the Republicans win enough senate seats they need to set as priority number one the impeachment of Obama. Real quick. Dig up the dirt and pay the lawyers. Do whatever is necessary and get rid of the Black Liberation Marxist ASAP. Then maybe we will have a chance to save the union.
Tags: Alan Grayson, Florida’s 8th congressional district, Todd Long
November 29th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
This story sounds a little funny! Just happened on it while looking for articles about our lancelot Todd Long and what do I find that he is the ONLY opposition for Alan Grayson. “A “Tea Party” candidate” has a name and it is Patricia Sullivan and just because she is not a lawyer or rich does not mean she is not credible or to be reckoned with. So Todd Long had to use $250,000 of his own money – are we to feel sorry for him – did the citizens of Dist 8 not have faith enough in him to donate to him? I am leary myself with his personal problems and with the stress that goes with running for office – well! In case you are not aware, Grayson used 2 1/2 million of his own money and only got elected on Obama’s coattails!! The half million he just raised was to pay himself back without reminding people and the money didi not come from Dist 8.
Try PAC’s.
There are others out there planning to run and just because Lancelot shows up at all the other functions of other candidates and thinks he has the OCREC in his hip pocket – he needs to think again. And if he does, it is not something I would brag about! He would be better running for a local or state office before thinking he can play with the big boys and girls! Sounds to me like another Ted Kennedy on the bloom.
November 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Don,
I like Todd and almost all his positions. He is a capable public speaker, relatively youthful. and seems to have a stable family environment. I wish Sullivan and Fanelli the best of luck but to be honest I think Todd will win it. It’s not so much the money but the work ethic I have observed that makes me favor Todd.
Grayson is a loser no matter who he runs against unless ACORN and the unions rig the election. The guy is a fruitcake and vulnerable.
November 30th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Economist,
I agree that Grayson is a loser, but there are other candidates out there. No one said you couldn’t like Todd Long and if he is your friend that is great, but have you ever listened to Patricia. Todd thinks because he has the radio show that it puts him more in turn with the people. If Todd is your friend you might want to sit down and talk with him. The young man has a problem with alcohol and has for the last 10 years according to all reports. If he has stopped drinking that is great but with the stress of an election he should be “off the sauce” for at least 3 years before tackeling something like this. Start at the local level and ease into it. We have enough problem children in congress right now and we certainly DO NOT need any more lawyers to write bills that know one can understand because of the legal mumbo jumbo or rich individuals who think spending is great and put no price on “other people’s” money. By the way, it is not very impressive that almost all of his donations for the 2008 race came from attorrneys and the medical field. Not very many average citizens and that is where he should be looking for his support.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Let me know when Patricia is having a public gathering and I will try to be there.
I am not Todd’s friend just interested in him as a public figure. I know about his DUI but in my opinion he seems sober but I really have no idea. We all make mistakes and I would not hold it against him.
According to his book he is vehemently opposed to most forms of federal spending. Certainly he would be a deficit hawk. He seems very strict in federal spending programs he would support. Of course that is what is needed.
As for his donations the attorney part seems logical since he is a attorney. The important question is WHICH attorneys. As for the doctors that would be a good sign that he is helping them legally which I know he does in his practice.
FYI I really didn’t pay attention to Todd in 2008. Like a dumb ass I though Keller would hold onto his seat. I kept running into Todd at TEA Parties and events.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I think I speak for most of the country right now. Our main concern is MONEY. We did a stimulus of almost one trillion that we can not account for, where did it go? We, just did another stimulus for small businesses for 33 million, and yet, our unemployment is growing and growing. In Economics this means trouble, someone needs to account for all this stimulus money. Where are the retirement plans, where is Medicare, it’s all broke. The US post office, Amtrak, all broke too. This type of political intrusion and no fiscal responsibility needs to stop. I would think if we put a good Economist on the Hill, that Econ would be able to steer the Hill in the right direction.
Attorneys have the most lobbyists of all the groups on the Hill, hence, the most money coming in from lobbyists.
Todd has had a problem with alcohol for many years, a dui, disorderly conduct/drunk, etc. and I believe he has been clean for two years. However, with alcoholics they tend to break under pressure and go back to the bottle. What happens when something happens on the Hill that is bad, will he go back to the bottle?
I agree that he should start out with something local or state and see how he does with the stresses of that for 4-6 years. If he can successfully get throught that, then yes, maybe it’s time to go to DC?
I would rather put Fanelli, a Tea Partier, Economist, flight Captain and was flying in DC during the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Obviously he has the ability to make decisions in a split second and got his crew and passengers to the ground without any incidences. Put him to work as an Economist to work out the financial burdens that are looming over all of us. November would not be soon enough. Think, why is there not TORT REFORM in the health care bill. The attorney lobbyists have paid the attorneys on the Hill to keep it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grayson is an idiot and spending our money like there’s no tomorrow, this needs to stop and we need to stop him.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I respect Fanelli as a veteran and pilot. I am a Air force veteran and Todd is a Army veteran.
I know about Todd’s alcohol problems and know he has made his peace with Christ. I respect his ability to overcome his demons and get on with his life. I would never cast dispersions on his character. We all have our demons.
I will tell you what I like about Long. He is a fighter. I would go to war with him. You can see it in his eyes he is a fighter (somewhat like myself) and will not back down when put in a tough situation. I suspect he likes to fight as do I.
Fanelli is a fighter pilot and I really respect that but I want someone on the ground in congress that can fight a trench war. Nothing personal.
Another thing I like about Todd is he wrote a book about his positions. I don’t agree with them all but any politician with the balls to do that gets my instant attention and respect.
And the intangible is Todd has charisma and a certain aggressiveness that appeals to men. To be frank Todd will confront Grayson in a debate and not come off looking like a intellectual. I don’t want the dork Grayson debating another dork. I want a man debating a fool. That’s why I think Todd has the best chance to win against Grayson.
And if I recall correctly Long has a bachelors in economics.
February 24th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Todd Long is also a trial lawyer and a large part of what is wrong in Washington (writing bills) and the medical (insurance) problems and large law suit awards. So it should be a man who can stand up to Grayso?n. I think you are wrong there. I stood up to him in DC and came out the winner! He is all hot air and just thinks he knows everything. Chrisma and good looks are not good qualities and Grayson said he had majored in economics too but he in fact failed it.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
How do I contribute to Mr. Longs campaign.
April 22nd, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Fine work, I need to hear more from you.Are you working in a Group that you can make such a fine Blog?
August 20th, 2010 at 10:09 am
So why was Todd Long found by a cop passed out drunk in the bushes outside a Middle School? Seems somewhat pervy if you ask me.