Political Insider

By Sandra

November 14, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

Once again Georgia has proved itself to be the laughing stock of the entire country. How embarrassing! (But funny)

By Matilda

November 14, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

Thank goodness for FLORIDA! We’d really take the heat without the wacky stuff they pull down there.

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

I think you have surpassed Florida like they were standing still.Two more years,at least with this guy.I’d bet you’re just beginning to see the Georgia jokes this guy will generate.Good publicity for your state!

By john Baldoni

November 14, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

If Rep Broun has any shred of decency left he should beg forgiveness from the country and resign. He is a shameful example of the stupidity and twisted thinking of the right wing republican party.He should not collect another cent of his salary and should just go away. His malicious fatuous halfwitted more than moronic comments prove that he is a wanna be demagoge in his own right. As was expressed during the McCarthy era and is applicable now at long last Broun have you no shame? jb

By Trudy

November 14, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Broun is a fool and an embarrassment. Idiots like him and Saxby continue to make Georgia one of the laughing stocks of the of the country. It is Ignorant Redneck Central.

By DJY

November 14, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

Just for the record: Paul Brown is the one Republican in GA that us Republicans are totally embarrassed by! He is a complete nut job! The word Lunatic would also apply very well! Feel free to take as many pot shots at him as you would like…..think of it as a free pass…..you won’t see any Republicans reply in his defense! Have fun!!

By Lee

November 14, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

Okay, I’ll see your Paul Broun and raise you one Cynthia McKinney.

Any takers?

By Tom Becker

November 14, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

What R U talking about? Bush got elected twice on similar hysterical nonsense as what Broun expressed about Obama as a dictator. Rove got Bush the Gubernatorial Office in Texas by calling Ann Richards a Lesbian. He put flyers on windshields of cars parked in church parking lots as the worshippers prayed inside. I wonder how amused God is with Rove and Bush. God, I only wish Ann Richards were a lesbian. Ditto Palin. But of course, not if it offends thee oh most holy one cause I dread the loss of heaven and the pangs of hell, or is it pains of hell? Dammit! I always get my vespers mixed up.

But, good people, Somewhere along the way America grew up.

Or maybe the economy and taxes and import levies is what destroyed the GOP machine , or better said….

… it was duty that killed the beast.

By Rival

November 14, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

One difference: Cynthia McKinney is not a sitting Georgia congressman.

By Tom Becker

November 14, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

Thats no difference. Find a real diff. Something, oh, Idontknow, you know, like say one has a p and the other has a p. still no diff. Okay, we’ll have to broaden the criteria. How about, say, one shaves a moustache and the other….ew.

moron.

By blacksheep

November 14, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

Everybody likes to beat up on Cynthia McKinney, but what she actually said post-911 was that there was advance intelligence stating that an attack on the US was imminent, and that interests close to the Bush family would profit immensely from the ensuing events. Both true, whether you like it or not.

By Tom Becker

November 14, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

Cynthia McKinney, we hardly knew ye.

The bailout makes me suspicious. Notice how it came when they realized McCain had no chance, and when they also realized how imminent a briefcase nuke attack from Al Queda was. It is the rich’s grab the money and run act of desperation. If Al Queda hits us again, with a WMD, then all chaos will break loose and the rich will entrench behind their gated communites with BlackWater Mercenaries as our regular army to protect them from the 99 Percent of americans who aren’t rich.

We’ve been had. The USA was a great idea, but Bush, Cheney, and Rove killed it.

And now we’ve the devil to pay. Buy canned food and lots of water.

You’ll need it.

By Rarl Kove

November 14, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

Cynthia McKinney is the Jocelyn Elders of the 21st century. McKinney is a complete, utter and total joke. Besides a few nuts in GA, she is thought of as an ignorant fool the country over. The woman should be shunned. She beats up cops for crying out loud!

By The Snark

November 14, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

Just when the nation had started to forget Rep. Lynn “I Can Name Three of the Ten Commandments” Westmoreland.

Paul Broun is an perfect example of why the Republican Party got such a whupping a few days ago. No coherent policy, no skills, no knowledge, just a handful of recycled cliches and talking points. (Socialist! Soft on defense and crime! Tax and spend libberals! They’re coming to take your guns!)

The sooner the Republicans start taking government seriously, instead of merely searching for a better marketing strategy, the sooner they will win elections outside of Georgia and Texas.

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

But back to the point…what to do about Georgia’s embarrassment for the next two years? The national laughing-stock it will be to be Georgian because of this particular congressman.Enjoy the ride,there will be plenty of laughs.

By see it

November 14, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this

Hehehehe! Ol’ Lynn Westmoreland has got to be digging this mess with Paul Broun! Nobody wants to be the lead fool and Broun just blew past Westmoreland like he was in reverse!

By Jesus Saves

November 14, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

I met Sarah Palin on the Marta yesterday, she was talking in tongues and bummed a cigarette from Margo the atheist, who said Sarah two in hand beats one in the tree, Gawd let out a tiny fart and we all roared in laughter, yes we can the lord dealt and smelt it

By Sir Winston

November 14, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

The libs are scared to death of Palin. You would think that after defeating her and McCain they would take a break. But no, the see her as a threat. Especially the NAGS (National Association of Gals). I love to hear the fear in the voices of the left. Keep it up libs. Keep it up. Peace.

By David S

November 14, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate have, since FDR at least (likely farther back than that) enabled the executive branch to grow in power and control, far beyond the limits imposed by the constitution. It was their responsibility to reign the executive in, but they both, in the interest of their parties, not the interest of the republic or the constitution, failed to uphold their duty.

What we have now, with the Patriot Act, the Military Tribunals act, FEMA, the illegal wiretapping, the destruction of Habeus Corpus, the illegal detention of foreigners, the illegal use of torture, the illegal and immoral unprovoked attacks on sovereign nations, and the complete abolition of any financial controls on the secretary of the treasury and the federal reserve, an executive branch that has FAR more power than Hitler ever dreamed of.

Combine that with a man who sees the constitution as an inconvenience to his reign and we have the makings of a dictatorship. Forced redistribution of wealth, confiscation of savings, destruction of the money supply through rampant inflation and government spending, the destruction of businesses through massive regulation and fascistic controls are all part of his agenda.

One may criticise his choice of comparison personalities, but the reality is that the two party system has failed this country miserably and has set the stage for literally any president to use the force of this country in a manner consistent with the actions of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and every other socialist or national socialist tyrrant in history.

The reality is that is has never been about the person, it is the institution that has always been the problem.

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

Palin?? Okay then,very observant post. Did you notice where you were posting? A story on Rep Broun calling Obama Hitler and the piece John Stewart did on Comedy Central? Hello? Hello?

By copdawg

November 14, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this

after you get through with laughing yourself to tears and stop to think of it, the premise is not far off. i remember listening to the radio and seeing the pictures in the news papers and most said that could never happen here. well watching the political spectacles for obama they only lacked the candle light and the red and black banners with the swastika. the ferver was there for no forseable reason. we need to be watchful

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this

I hate to admit it, but GA is a red state. I hate Palin. I hate Bush. I hate Saxby. I hate the State of Georgia.

By Voldemort

November 14, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

Thanks to our wise choice of representative leadership (sic), Georgia just lost all standing in our claim to that water we believe we’re entitled to keep.

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

Interesting how you could insert a counterfeit comment. Typical republican crapola.Dirty tricks and more,that’s why y’all lost this time.Keep it up,you’re doing fine.

By Yep

November 14, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this

Hate will become the mantra of the demokkkratic party PP. Are you a racist?

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

To Yep I like NASCAR. Is that what you meant?

By DJY

November 14, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

See, told ya…..28 posts and not one person came to the defense of Brown. (Refer to post #5)

By sir winston

November 14, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

libs are scared of trig, he will brake the glass ceiling for the mentally handicapped before they will get a woman in the white house, they can’t understand common sense, i love to see libs pontificate about hate when they hate a retarded boy. Peace libs.

By David S

November 14, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

I did not hear the full comment by Mr. Broun, but I thought that my posting was pretty much in his defense.

The kinds of things coming out of Obama’s mouth now and from earlier recordings are clearly the ideas of a man who sees himself in a dictatorial like role rather than as the elected president of a constitutional republic (of course Hitler was the elected leader of a constitutional republic until the Reichstag bent over and gave him supreme authority). He sees the constitution as a limit on power and clearly does not like that or support an adherence to that belief. He has already endorced the use of the executive order (something that has become a dictatorial power under Bush) and sees his presidency as a means to reshape america and redistribute wealth. These are ideas of force and violence. They are not the concepts of the constitution or the rule of law.

Obama as Hitler? Only time will tell.

By petepenguin

November 14, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this

**By David S

November 14, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

I did not hear the full comment by Mr. Broun, but I thought that my posting was pretty much in his defense.**

Really? You do not know what he said but you posted in his defense? Would that be the basis of how you decide the way you cast your ballots as well? Interesting.

By see it

November 15, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this

Awww don’t worry. Rep. Broun didn’t watch or listen to Obama’s speech before he ran off a the mouth either.

It’s a Republican tradition to never spend more than 15 seconds gathering information before spewing for 30 minutes about what it means.

Broun is exactly what House Republicans are all about. He should be the new minority leader.

By JerryT

November 16, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

Libs aren’t so scared of Palin, or even Newt. It’s conservatives who trade in fear.

Boo!

By Trig

November 17, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this

ewww i luv the lord and hate fornicators abortion is murder gawd made me a retard its part of his master plan god bless the good parts of the usa