Blog Topic: Paul Broun's Krazy Korner

In the Loop: Paul Broun Wants to Be a Senator (Again)

By Blake Aued | September 19, 2019 3:18pm

Remember Paul Broun Jr., Athens' former congressman who regularly made late-night talk show fodder with proclamations like "evolution is a lie straight from the pit of Hell"?

Well, Broun is back. He's been laying low after a failed U.S. Senate run in 2014, but now he wants Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint him to the seat Sen. Johnny Isakson is leaving at the end of the year.

From the AJC:

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In the Loop: PolitiFact on Jody Hice and Paul Broun's Greatest Lies

By Blake Aued | June 1, 2015 3:23pm

What's cooler than cool? Hice cold.

Today, PolitiFact Georgia celebrated its fifth anniversary by looking back at some of its favorite lies. The website, which fact-checks politicians' claims, listed statements by Athens' once and current congressmen, Paul Broun and Jody Hice, among its Top 5 "false" ratings.

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In the Loop: Paul Broun Wants to Start a Tea Party Group

By Blake Aued | December 10, 2014 3:23pm

Because of course he does.

He did not mention this to me when we ran into each other in the Kroger checkout line last weekend, but U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, who lost a Senate bid in the May primary, is looking for work once his term is up at the end of the year.

He was a doctor before he was elected to Congress in 2007 but plans to stay in politics,telling the AJC:

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In the Loop: Paul Broun Is Under Investigation for... Something

By Blake Aued | September 16, 2014 4:38pm

Various news outlets are reporting that U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee Office of Congressional Ethics.

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In the Loop: Paul Broun Endorses Jody Hice for Congress

By Blake Aued | July 14, 2014 3:46pm

Birds of a feather. From Team Hice:

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In the Loop: Paul Broun: Guns Are a God-Given Right

By Blake Aued | July 2, 2014 4:34pm

The Second Amendment: Second in the Bill of Rights, first in Rep. Paul Broun's heart.

In an interview with the right-wing website Newsmax on Georgia's new "guns everywhere" law, the soon-to-be-former Athens congressman said that the Second Amendment is the most important amendment.

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In the Loop: Sounds Like Paul Broun Might Run for Office Again

By Blake Aued | June 13, 2014 12:14pm

The AJC's Daniel Malloy recently caught up with Paul Broun and asked him whether he plans to endorse a candidate in the U.S. Senate runoff (he finished fifth May 20) or the 10th District race to replace him in Congress. Broun's reply:

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In the Loop: Rep. Paul Broun Won't Be Punished for Campaign Fundraising Violations

By Blake Aued | March 19, 2014 1:46pm

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun improperly reported the source of $179,000 in campaign funds, but the Federal Election Commission is not punishing him because the statute of limitations has expired.

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In the Loop: Paul Broun Spends Tax Money on Debate Coach

By Blake Aued | March 18, 2014 2:34pm

Photo credit: WSB

Athens congressman and Senate candidate Paul Broun spent $33,000 in taxpayer money on a campaign consultant who specializes in coaching debating techniques. And when a WSB-TV reporter tried to ask him about it, Broun slammed the door in his face.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 17

By Blake Aued | March 17, 2014 1:16pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.

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