Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is at it again - stirring controversy and spreading it virally through his powerful dominion - YouTube. Monday evening, Grayson gave the following speech on the House floor saying that the Republican health care plan is to let Americans "die quickly":
The speech set off a firestorm of controversy as the video was quickly circulated via YouTube and other media outlets. The video obviously brought a lot of national attention to Grayson, helping him raise more than $90,000 on the eve of the close of the fundraising quarter.
Grayson's massive presence on YouTube is nothing new. A YouTube member since the day he took office, Grayson now boasts 2,276 YouTube suscribers. The Congressman has posted 52 videos to YouTube, 19 of which have been viewed more than 10,000 times each including this video which has been viewed 1,865,973 times:
Grayson's success on YouTube is as unique as his persona as an elected official. Grayson is highly controversial and nothing drives YouTube video views higher than controversy (just ask Kanye West). Love him or hate him, no member of Congress is doing what Congressman Grayson is doing on YouTube. Only time will tell if his virally spread controversy helps or hurts his chances with voters.
