http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/u-s-rep-paul-broun-congressional-time-waster/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/u-s-rep-paul-broun-congressional-time-waster/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:28:41 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=24682 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/08/u-s-rep-paul-broun-congressional-time-waster/feed/ 2 During time of war, high unemployment and weakening of America's global position, congressman worries about Pledge of Allegiance recited in Spanish http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/11/health-care-reform-and-a-tale-of-two-town-halls/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/11/health-care-reform-and-a-tale-of-two-town-halls/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:58:51 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23607 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/11/health-care-reform-and-a-tale-of-two-town-halls/feed/ 1 A health care meeting led by Rep. Paul Broun had a different vibe from Rep. Hank Johnson's http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/last-weeks-top-posts-27/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/last-weeks-top-posts-27/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:35:41 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21646 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/last-weeks-top-posts-27/feed/ 0 A progressive bill, a regressive Congressman, a seedy strip club, a dead celebrity and a homeless shelter in peril! http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/26/perdue-supports-big-spender-wags-finger-at-local-governments/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/26/perdue-supports-big-spender-wags-finger-at-local-governments/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:14:04 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/26/perdue-supports-big-spender-wags-finger-at-local-governments/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/26/perdue-supports-big-spender-wags-finger-at-local-governments/feed/ 1 Are you a U.S. Congressman who’s careless with your spending? Gov. Sonny Perdue understands and he wants to help. But if you’re a city or county, well, in that case, you were reckless and had it coming. U.S. Rep. Paul Broun recently made the news thanks to a congressional report that says the Republican congressman’s office [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:38:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/feed/ 0 The Augusta Chronicle has published an endorsement of 10th District Congressional candidate Barry Fleming that, in its breathless admiration and over-the-top prose, is nothing short of an editorial blowjob: Fleming, a former assistant district attorney, has led an exemplary personal and professional life. Besides his unassailable credentials, Fleming flashes the eloquence of a prosecutor and the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:55:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/feed/ 0 The conventional wisdom is that 10th District Congressional candidate Barry Fleming of Harlem has truckloads more campaign funding than GOP incumbent Paul Broun of Athens, he has the support of all the heavy-hitting Republicans in the state House and his views on, well, most issues are more in line with conservative primary voters. But judging simply [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/schaefer-out-of-10th-district-race/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/schaefer-out-of-10th-district-race/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:40:59 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/schaefer-out-of-10th-district-race/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/14/schaefer-out-of-10th-district-race/feed/ 0 State Sen. Nancy Schaefer, R-Turnerville, a far-right evangelical Christian whose twin passions are restricting abortion rights and Scientology, recently announced that she will not be running in the 10th District Congressional race after all. Less than two weeks ago, Schaefer mailed out an unintentionally amusing fundraising letter bashing Republican incumbent Paul Broun and fellow challenger, [...]