This is a tale in which we learn that becoming a folk hero for the online left, under the guidance of former MyDD scribe Matt Stoller, does not necessarily endear one to a center-right district that went Democrat for the first time in 25 years in 2008.

In Alan Grayson’s latest ad, he distorts video of his Republican opponent talking to a gathering of religious conservatives to make it appear as if he’s unequivocally endorsing the scripture, “wives submit to your husbands,” dubbing him “Taliban Dan.”