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" From coast-to-coast, the Republican Party is engaged in an angst-ridden identity crisis -- rejecting President Bush&amp;#039;s policies like a bad kidney, while desperately seeking a leader who can chew gum and not commit an act of corruption at the same time. Everywhere, Republicans are questioning their purpose. Well, that is, everywhere except Georgia&amp;#039;s 10th District, where voters are going to the polls today in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the untimely death of Rep. Charlie Norwood. But these proud Georgians have an important decision to make: Which regressive, ultra-conservative white guy do they want? Will it be Dr. Paul Broun, a Bible-totin&amp;#039; doctor who so compassionately began raising money for his campaign while Rep. Norwood was still being treated for terminal cancer? Or will it be Jim Whitehead, a NRA-lovin&amp;#039; tire salesman, who recently called the University of Georgia &amp;quot;a bunch of liberals&amp;quot; who ought to be bombed? (Well, except for the football team -- them Dawgs can stay.) With Washington, DC, overrun by peace-lovin,&amp;#039; Frisbee-chuckin&amp;#039;, immigrant huggers, these two candidates are standing tall with their heads stuck firmly in the sand. May the best right-winger win.            Name: Dr. Paul Broun Jim Whitehead          Age: 61 64          Race Caucasian Caucasian          Occupation: House-call physician Tire salesman, former state senator          Secret weapon: No experience. &amp;quot;With Congress&amp;#039; approval at 37 percent, they need an inoculation against politics as usual, and I&amp;#039;ve got my syringe ready. Congress is sick. We need a doctor in the House.&amp;quot;  Previous experience as an elected official. &amp;quot;How many bills have you voted on? I&amp;#039;ve been there and I&amp;#039;ve done that.&amp;quot;           Platform: Three words -- abolish, secure, and support. Abolish the IRS, secure our borders, and support our troops.  Protection -- the U.S. borders, fetuses, social security, Medicare, guns, and Georgia&amp;#039;s values. Things he will not be saving -- gay marriage, a woman&amp;#039;s right to choose, and illegal aliens.           On Iraq: &amp;quot;We cannot cut and run. Terror is just a tactic these Islamic fascists are using.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We need to let the military tell us when it&amp;#039;s time to withdraw\u2026we do not need a withdrawal date.&amp;quot; Not only should we separate church and state, but now military and state too because Iraq is &amp;quot;no big thing.&amp;quot;          On immigration: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t want to keep these people here. They&amp;#039;re criminals. They&amp;#039;ll self-deport when we cut the economic spigot off. We don&amp;#039;t have to box them up as the president suggests.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I will not vote for amnesty\u2026go back, you secure the borders, you enforce the laws, and they will go home.&amp;quot; He would prefer an iron curtain, if possible.          Attendance record: Like a good marine, he showed up at all forums and when Whitehead skipped out on Athens, moderator Tim Bryant placed a UGA Bulldog bobblehead in his chair. Broun continued to mock Whitehead. &amp;quot;This just shows the disdain he has for people. He&amp;#039;s talked about the candidate forums and debates that he&amp;#039;s come to, but he&amp;#039;s come to less than half of them. He won&amp;#039;t even face the people whose votes he seeks.&amp;quot; The seasoned politician blew off a number of debates but still managed to receive more than double the amount of votes [in the primary] and raised twice as much money. &amp;quot;We made eight debates, I think, and we&amp;#039;ll be on TV three times.&amp;quot; He&amp;#039;s in touch with the constituents.           On taxes: &amp;quot;Imagine that April 15th is just another day on the calendar. End the federal income tax and abolish the IRS.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;The death tax I am totally against. We&amp;#039;ve already paid the taxes, we don&amp;#039;t need to pay anymore. I&amp;#039;d do away with property tax and the IRS too.&amp;quot;          On gun control: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m a life member of the NRA, life member of Gun Owners of America. I&amp;#039;m pro gun.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I have a 30-aught-six, a twelve-gauge Remington automatic, and a .410. I have a one hundred percent voting record with the NRA. I&amp;#039;m a lifetime member.&amp;quot;          On trade agreements: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve got to make sure that our foodstuff is safe. The best way to do that is to have them grown here in the United States.&amp;quot; Good-bye, mangoes. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve got to quit looking at things like the NAFTA superhighway as a good thing.&amp;quot;          On abortion: &amp;quot;[My medical experience] prepared me to defend life on a medical level. Advancing medical technology proves that abortion is unquestionably taking a human life.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m pro-life. Congress has not only the right, but the duty to defend any American whose life is threatened by state, local, or civil action in the absence of legitimate due process.&amp;quot;   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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