Dr. Giggles is at it again

Georgia's 10th congressional district congressman, Republican Dr. Paul Broun and unfortunately my representative, was at it again yesterday. This is the first time I think I favor Nurse Ratchett's character from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. "It's time for your medication, Dr. Broun. Medication time, medication time..." Based on my previous posts, Broun is out-of-touch on practically every single policy position and panders to the lunatic Evangelical Right. This is the makeup of this district's majority. Yesterday, in an interview with the Associated Press, Broun is the symbol of The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. Here is the article:

Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
By BEN EVANS – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.

"It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Rep. Paul Broun said of Obama in an interview Monday with The Associated Press. "I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may — may not, I hope not — but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism."

Broun cited a July speech by Obama that has circulated on the Internet in which the then-Democratic presidential candidate called for a civilian force to take some of the national security burden off the military.

"That's exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it's exactly what the Soviet Union did," Broun said. "When he's proposing to have a national security force that's answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he's showing me signs of being Marxist."

Obama's comments about a national security force came during a speech in Colorado about building a new civil service corps. Among other things, he called for expanding the nation's foreign service and doubling the size of the Peace Corps "to renew our diplomacy."

"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set," Obama said in July. "We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Broun said he also believes Obama likely will move to ban gun ownership if he does build a national police force.

Obama has said he respects the Second Amendment right to bear arms and favors "common sense" gun laws. Gun rights advocates interpret that as meaning he'll at least enact curbs on ownership of assault weapons and concealed weapons. As an Illinois state lawmaker, Obama supported a ban on semiautomatic weapons and tighter restrictions on firearms generally.

"We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential."

Obama's transition office did not respond immediately to Broun's remarks.

O.k. This is just completely absurd to compare anyone to Adolf Hitler. Obama said this statement to help rebuild America's infrastructure and repeatedly has used the Peace Corps as a gateway for those wanting to attend college. Here's the gotcha' part. This wasn't the first time Broun made these statements about Obama.

It was reported hours after Broun made these statements, he issued an apology and used the old: I didn't mean it, my comments were taken out of context, or I regret my harsh comments and look forward to working with President-elect Obama. This is the same as a child getting caught lying to a parent. Back in July, Broun spoke to his sheep at the Augusta Rotary Club and made these same statements. So, it's scary he truly believes this. He can try all the mental gymnastics he can muster and believe he's scoring 10s from this point forward. His colleagues should ignore his extremely out-of-touch mainstream views.

Oh, the 2nd amendment reads like this: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." I don't see individual right used in this original text. It was written to protect Americans from the British militia. Broun is on an island of his own along with Justice Antonin Scalia.

Yes, Broun made it on Olbermann's Worst Persons in the World last night
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27669754#27669754