Brendan Nyhan

Paul Broun stands by Obama/Hitler rhetoric

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), who compared President-elect Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler in seemingly record time for a member of Congress, has released a statement that largely defends his words. On the other hand, Broun did semi-apologize for calling Obama a “Marxist” in a local talk radio interview [MP3] — he actually just thinks Obama has “Marxist positions”!