Congressman Paul Broun marches to a different drummer. Unfortunately in this case, the drumbeat sounds more like machine-gun fire. Broun is (successfully) trying to gain attention for his U.S. Senate bid by raffling off an AR-15 rifle, in support of gun-ownership rights. Apparently he thinks he needs to flank his rival Republicans to the right. Sadly, the main thing Broun’s political gambit will accomplish is to reinforce the stereotype of gun-slinging Neanderthal Republicans. At least the Broun campaign could have chosen a model of rifle that isn’t similar to the one that was used to massacre schoolchildren in Connecticut. We’re all for protecting second-amendment rights. But you have to win elections in order to do that. At this rate Broun won’t, because his ship is SINKING.
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
