Operation Iron Balls

The following blog was written by Audrey Russo. Audrey's poignant and substantive work on the Middle East can be read at http://www.ediblog.com/--where she is the Managing Editor.


Grayson: American Disgrace



"The hatred and contempt for men, women and children that was manifested in the Shoah, was a crime against God and against humanity. This should be clear to everyone, especially to those standing in the tradition of the Holy Scriptures, according to which every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26-27). It is beyond question that any denial or minimization of this terrible crime is intolerable and altogether unacceptable." Pope Benedict XVI

Recently, on the floor of the Congress...a representative from the State of Florida, Alan Grayson, committed beyond a faux pas and more like an atrocious offense against Jews globally...

In his attempt to garner attention to himself, this is what Grayson said in response to the hyperbole he used against Republicans and healthcare reform, the day prior:

"I apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in America (referring to the supposed healthcare crisis)."

In an attempt to acquire 15 minutes of fame for himself, Rep. Grayson minimized the most heinous act committed against mankind, by mankind in our history...and the premeditated extermination of a minority ethnic/religious group. His abominable rhetoric reveals that Rep. Grayson is the sad example of what happens in a society when history has been revised and minimized due to an undetectable stream of disdain.

This unique black mark left in history by the Shoah should NEVER be used in a hyperbolic moment to make a political point. Rep. Grayson has shown Jews and all those who have been personally touched by the Holocaust, that he is an odious, callous soul who doesn't deserve the time of day...no less Floridians vote when his term is done.

Rep. Grayson has indeed made himself known, and to those who would never have known he existed...but he did so in an infamous way. Rep. Grayson may try to apologize, but the fact is Grayson is a disgrace to America and American values...and an apology will never remedy that.