Damien Cave's profile Wednesday of the leftist "firebrand" Rep. Alan Grayson, Democrat of Florida, didn't avoid the inflammatory Grayson's controversies, most recently a campaign ad calling Republican opponent Daniel Webster "Taliban Dan" that has severely backfired on Grayson. Cave also remembered Grayson's infamous quote during the Obama-care fight: "The Republican health care plan is this: 'Don't get sick, and if you do get sick, die quickly.'" Grayson has also called Republicans "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals."
But the headline, "A Florida Lawmaker Not Known for Subtlety, and Proud of It [1]," is not only awkward but also incredibly mild, especially compared to the paper's constant criticism of a candidate on the opposite end of the political spectrum who has a habit of similar, but milder and less ideological, outbursts -the "blustery," "angry" Carl Paladino, Republican candidate for governor of New York. For example, a September 29 Times article was headlined: "Paladino, Angry Crusader Against Albany, Has Aides With Tainted Pasts [2]."
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