Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, showed off his lighter side this morning in an interview with Politico, although he did manage to slip in a couple of references to the climate change hoax and the steamroller of socialism. Some of the highlights:
Have you and Don Young (R-Alaska) gone hunting together yet?
Don Young hunts in a petting zoo. I go after game.
What’s been your biggest embarrassment so far?
Despite the aggressive write-in campaign on my behalf, I failed to make The Hill’s 50 most beautiful list.
Was it strange to suddenly eat food on toothpicks?
Nah. A toothpick is simply a scaled-down version of the rotisserie sticks I use to cook most of my meals that end up on my trophy wall.
For the record, Broun has a stuffed bear, lion and Barry Fleming in his office.
Just kidding about the last one. Sort of.
This was bound to happen sooner or later
Someone made a Paul Broun for Senate 2010 Facebook page. Eighteen members and counting. One of them, oddly enough, is former opponent Bill Greene.
Johnny Isakson is quaking in his wing tips, I’m sure.
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You owe me a new computer.
You owe me a new computer. I just spit coke all over my new laptop when I read there was a bear, lion and Barry Fleming on the wall of his office.
One of the things that I
One of the things that I thougt made Whitehead's defeat such an interesting thing was the fact that it's essentially a life appointment unless Broun gets redistricted. So anytime a Democrat would say we need to get someone to run against them, I lost a little respect for whoever would say that.
Having said that, Broun only won with 60% of the vote last time around and I don't think it can be overstated how much his opposition to earmarks could potentially hurt him. Whether or not he is taking a principled stand, the end result is taxpayers in the 10th pay billions of dollars in taxes and never get anything back from it. I bet you can go into every town in the 10th and find a project that did not happen because Paul Broun won't support the earmark for it. Isn't that the ultimate sign that you are in love with the federal government when you send billions of dollars to it but never ask for anything in return? What is the point of having a congressman at all, if he completely ignores the budget process? Would you continue to employ a police officer that never made arrests, or a doctor that never treats patients, or a construction worker that never builds anything? How many times has there been legislation that would not have passed without Broun's vote? Are there any votes? What is the point?
Not to mention the fact that Broun is bat shit crazy and you might be able to raise some national money with some of the things he's said.
Q: "What’s been your
Q: "What’s been your biggest embarrassment so far?"
A: "You mean other than every time I open my mouth?"
I actually agree w/ rambo -- Broun has not done one thing to help ACC (and I assume other communities in his district) in re getting back some of the money we send to Washington.
Blake on Broun
For some reason when Blake goes off on his Dr. Broun rants, I am reminded of that 80's movie, what was it, Beastmaster?
Where the little tiny guys in mouse skins wag their toothpick spears and screech in little tiny voices, "We are not afraid of YOU!"
That would be the brownies
That would be the brownies Franjean and Rool from Willow, not Beastmaster.
Y'all need to get off the
Y'all need to get off the computer and try to meet some girls.
:( They keep me chained to
:(
They keep me chained to the computer over here.
What, are they paying you to
What, are they paying you to watch '80s fantasy movies?
Especially
the part where Madmartigan kicks them and they screech and run away.
Sometimes. If you've got
Sometimes. If you've got some time today come on over and we'll discuss the finer points of the Police Academy series and how the new one just won't be the same without David Graf.
Bravo, rambo
Very eloquent. I might just quit posting about Broun. You've said every reasonable thing that needs saying about his basic approach to the job, with some "catty" thrown in at the end, just for fun.