Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has repeatedly accused Republicans of making war on women.
Evidently, Mr. Grayson has some first-hand knowledge of a war with at least one woman is all about.
A judge has issued a temporary protective injunction against Grayson after a physical confrontation with his estranged wife – she is suing him for divorce – during which she claims that he shoved her against a door, causing her to fall to the ground.
Grayson claims that his wife is a liar and that she physically attacked him.
Excerpted from Jeff Weiner\’s article in the Orlando Sentinel – via the Chicago Tribune.
According to the petition, Lolita Grayson was preparing to take the couple\’s two youngest children to a play date when Alan Grayson “showed up, unannounced” and asked to speak with her inside.
After she refused, retrieved his mail and asked him to leave, Alan Grayson “then deliberately and with force pushed [Lolita Grayson] very hard against the front door, causing [her] to fall to the ground as a result,” the petition states.
She told her husband not to touch her, then pushed him in the face and kneed him in the stomach “in order to protect and defend herself” before calling 911, her petition says.
As she was talking to the operator, Alan Grayson told his wife, in the presence of their children, that she “would receive nothing” in their divorce and would be left “in the gutter,” the petition states.
Photos filed by Lolita Grayson\’s attorneys with the petition show large bruises to her left leg and left shoulder.
Her complaint alleges that “from time to time” in the past, her husband “has battered [her] and the parties\’ minor children,” though she has not previously sought an injunction against him.
The petition says she now fears for her safety, citing the latest incident and his “history of physical violence toward” her.
Nice.
And Grayson\’s response? Through a spokesperson, he claims that his wife is a liar, that she was the attacker, not him, and that “witnesses” back his side of the story up.
My questions:
-Do these “witnesses” really exist?
-If they do, are they members of Grayson\’s entourage – the people who came to the house with him (which would make their claims highly suspect)?
-And if, as Lolita Grayson claims, children were present – there are five, ranging in age from 12 down to 2 – I would love to know what their version is.
Alan Grayson, you may remember, is the loose cannon who equates being a “congressman with guts” (a term he uses on his web site) with making outlandish attacks on pretty much everyone to his right (which covers a vast amount of territory) – and who has claimed the Republican health care plan is “if you get sick, die quickly”.
I wasn\’t there and did not see what happened. But, if I were a betting man, I\’d be betting two things.
1) Grayson is the one lying (I trust this guy about as far as I can throw him), and
2) The so-called “women\’s groups”, who like Grayson\’s political positions, will look the other way, and not worry about the very clear possibility that Grayson physically abused his wife – thus proving again that they care far more about a left wing agenda than they do about women.
We\’ll keep an eye on this to see how it plays out. Meanwhile, I hope Florida\’s 8th congressional district is enjoying the choice they made…..
