Paul Broun

[[File:Paul Broun Congressional Portrait.jpg|thumb|165px|Official photo.]]{{uspolitics}}
'''Paul Broun''' (1946–) is a trained medical doctor, a [[Republican Party|Republican]] representative to the US [[House of Representatives]] from [[Georgia]] and an all-around stockpile of in(s)anity.

Broun previously got on the [[wingnut]] bandwagon in a big way in 2008 when he compared Presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] to [[Adolf Hitler]]; as usual with politicians like this, he issued an "apology" - but not before stating that he still believed that Obama espoused what he termed "that type of philosophy of radical [[socialism]] or [[Marxism]]."<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/12/congressman-sorry-for-likening-obama-to-hitler/ Rep. Paul Broun is sorry for seemingly comparing Obama to Adolf Hitler,] CNN.com</ref> In 2009, he stated that a "socialistic elite" comprising Democrats like Obama, [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Harry Reid]] [[Conspiracy theory|might use a pandemic disease in order to declare martial law]].<ref>[http://washingtonindependent.com/54772/gop-congressman-democrats-might-declare-martial-law GOP Congressman: Democrats Might Declare Martial Law,] Washington Independent</ref> Eventually, he decided that making specific claims on the subject was no longer such a good idea and started resorting to the usual vague hand-waving about how [[Progressive]]s are out to contaminate our youth's precious bodily fluids in order to destroy America.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2011/07/08/broun-progressives-out-to-dest/ Broun: Progressives Out to Destroy America,] Dispatches from the Culture Wars</ref>      

He is a [[Young Earth creationist]] who believes that the theory of [[evolution]], [[embryo]]logy, and the [[big bang]] theory are  "lies straight from the pit of [[Hell]]."<ref>[http://samuel-warde.com/2012/10/evolution-big-bang-lies-straight-from-the-pit-of-hell-video/ Wherein he makes the above claims]</ref> Despite these views, Broun sits on the [[House Committee on Science, Space and Technology]].<ref>[http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/10/06/paul-broun-evolution-big-bang-theory-lies-straight-from-pit-of-hell/?cxntfid=blogs_jay_bookman_blog ajc:Paul Broun: Evolution, Big Bang theory ‘lies straight from pit of hell’] 6 October 2012</ref> 

[[Crank magnetism|Unsurprisingly]], he is also a [[Global warming denialism|global warming denialist]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html? Paul Krugman, "Betraying the Planet," ''New York Times'', June 29, 2009]</ref> He's also opined that actually ''lowering'' the national debt ceiling (a position even more extreme than [[Tea Party]] advocates of never raising it) is a simply peachy-keen idea in his book.<ref>[http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/rep-paul-broun-lets-lower-the-debt-ceiling.php Rep. Paul Broun: Let’s LOWER The Debt Ceiling!] Talking Points Memo</ref>

In May 2009, Broun unsuccessfully proposed a bill that that would have proclaimed 2010 "The Year Of The [[Bible]]."<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22832.html Politico.com "Lawmaker wants to make 2010 'Year of the Bible']</ref> He also introduced a bill that would have banned selling or renting [[porn]] on US military bases.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.5821: "H.R. 5821, Military Honor and Decency Bill"].</ref>

Broun spoke at the [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6HRlGHpTJg Rep. Paul Broun, MD speaks to Doctors about Healthcare Reform] (AAPS YouTube)</ref>

He also shows love for fellow Congressional [[wingnut|wingnuts]] in singularly odd ways, such as endorsing [[Allen West]] for Speaker of the House of Representatives. This was somewhat unusual - bordering on silly - as West had just lost his seat in the general election.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/01/07/wingnuts-vote-for-allen-west-as-speaker/ Wingnuts Vote for Allen West as Speaker,] Dispatches from the Culture Wars</ref>

In true [[stopped clock]] fashion, however, he voted against the [[Patriot Act]]. 

==Maybe it's the water?==
Broun left the House of Representatives in January 2015 and was replaced by Jody Hice. Hice may actually end up being <i>worse</i> at his job that Broun was, which is a truly astounding accomplishment in itself.<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/7-outrageous-rants-gop-house-candidate-jody-hice-blood-moons-sandy-hook-women-and-judicial-t 7 Outrageous Rants From GOP House Candidate Jody Hice On Blood Moons, Sandy Hook, Women And 'Judicial Terrorists',] Right Wing Watch</ref>

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