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Rep. Paul Broun boasts about killing a lion: ‘It was kind of chewy’
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) is wooing Georgia voters with tales of his hunting prowess as part of an effort to be the next senator from Georgia. During a recent interview with the National Review, Broun bragged about the various exotic dead animals that decorate his Capitol Hill office. “One politico…
‘Lies from the Pit of Hell’ congressman’s opponents mounting write-in campaign for Darwin
Controversial U.S. Congressman Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) could be facing competition in this fall’s election from an unexpected quarter, a British naturalist who has been dead for 130 years, Charles Darwin, the so-called father of the theory of evolution. According to the Associated Press, University of Georgia scientists and conservative…
Republican congressman Paul Broun dismisses evolution and other theories
A Republican who sits on the House of Representatives science committee has dismissed evolution and other theories as “lies straight from the pit of hell” A Republican congressman who sits on the science committee of the House of Representatives has dismissed evolution, the Big Bang theory and embryology as “lies…
Progressive candidates deliver 36,000 ‘We stand with the 99%’ petitions to Boehner
Seven progressive House candidates and Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) members delivered nearly 36,000 “We stand with the 99%” petitions directly to House Speaker John Boehner’s Capitol Hill office Wednesday afternoon. The petitions stated: “We stand with the 99% — we need an economy that works for all of us,…
Rep. Paul Broun: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ an attack on freedom
Republicans have begun to line up against the “Occupy Wall Street” movement that began on September 17. During an appearance Thursday on ABC’s Top Line, Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia claimed the protest was an attack on freedom. “Well, if you look at what they’ve been telling in the…
Many Republicans plan to snub Obama at jobs speech
In an act of defiance, several Republican members of Congress have announced that they will not attend President Barack Obama’s address to the joint session tonight, despite Speaker John Boehner’s request that they come. “He is the president of the United States and I believe that all members ought to…
Top 5 overused metaphors from debt ceiling negotiations
As the debate over whether and how to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and cut the deficit droned on and on the past few weeks, lawmakers seemed to be running out of not just time before the August 2 deadline, but also out of original metaphors to brighten up their…
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