How Republicons REALLY work
- From: "Joe S." <anon@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:58:49 -0500
You need to read this. Let me explain.
Here in Tennessee we have a minor political-morality play winding down to a
sleazy ending. It seems that a state senator, Jeff Miller, is a
"family-values" Republican -- he sponsors legislation to "protect the
sanctity of marriage" and other "family-values." Legislators in Tennessee
do as legislators in most states do -- they go to the state capitol when the
legislature is in session where they live in apartments or motels, then,
they return home at the end of the session.
Jeff Miller is one of these. From Bradley County -- in East Tennessee,
between Chattanooga and Knoxville -- Miller would go to Nashville for the
session then come home at the end of the session. One problem -- Miller
could not keep his pants zipped, so, during the legislative sessions while
he was away from his wife, he started throwing the meat to a female member
of his staff. When his wife discovered this, she sued for divorce. Mr.
"Family Values" Miller agreed to the divorce -- which is not yet final.
Meanwhile, while he is still married, before the divorce is final, Miller
and his sweet thing are still shacked-up.
Miller's local newspaper revealed this sleazy business. The paper also
revealed the fact that Miller had some campaign donations that, well, that
weren't exactly on the up-and-up and Miller was facing investigation and
possible prosecution over this money -- the local US attorney wants to ask
some questions and see some records.
By the way, did I mention that Miller is a "family-values," "law-and-order,"
"hang-'em-high" Republican?
Miller then attacked the local newspaper -- he sent out a letter on his
official letterhead to the newspaper's advertisers, threatening them and
telling them to stop advertising with the local paper. Many of the
advertisers responded by INCREASING their ads.
Which brings us to this article. It seems that the editor of the local
paper saw Miller's car parked near his office a few days ago. The editor
got a photographer and went to Miller's office to interview him -- the
editor wanted to determine if Miller's divorce was final or if he was still
banging away at his bimbo while still married. This article describes a day
in the life of a typical Republican legislator.
QUOTE
http://www.bradleyweekly.com/articles.cfm?id=3646&string=JEFF%20MILLER
Miller Comes to Town with Girlfriend, Doesn't Get Divorced
12/7/05
When many people hate you, it's hard to sneak around town without reporters
finding out. Especially when your car has a license plate stating your name
and your position as a State Senator. Especially when you park the car
outside your office.
The editor of the Weekly (who is the author of this story) was excited when
he heard on Monday that Jeff Miller was in town. As has already been
reported in this newspaper, sightings of Miller are said to be rare - in
Nashville, he has been nicknamed "Senator No-Show" for his absence from
lawmaking sessions, and in Cleveland he has repeatedly failed to appear in
court to perform his duties as Bradley County Delinquent Tax Attorney (a
position to which he was appointed by his father, County Trustee Jute
Miller).
Miller and his wife are in the process of divorce, a situation that came
about when she found out that Miller was having an affair with one of his
staff in Nashville, Jessa Fahey. It was common knowledge among wonks that
the divorce trial was set to start this week... And then it wasn't.
So, sources suggested, it looked like Miller was in town to sign the divorce
papers. No one we spoke to was surprised by this - Miller's marital
indiscretions are so at odds with his public stance as a family values
conservative that many people have been avidly waiting for it all to be made
public at the trial. There had been speculation that Miller wouldn't let it
go that far.
When we heard he was in town, and that he had his girlfriend with him, we
decided to go and ask him. The editor went for a stroll up Inman Street,
from our office to Miller's law office. The car was there, with its license
plate proclaiming "JEFF" and the word "Senate" in smaller letters. The
editor laughed. Then he walked back to his office, made a couple phone calls
to try to figure out what was going on, and, then, with an assistant in tow
with her camera, he walked back to Miller's office.
The assistant took a picture of Miller's vehicle. Then, seeing that the sign
outside the office offered free consultations, the editor suggested that
they go inside and have one. Miller didn't want to be consulted.
The door to his office was open. He was sitting there at his desk, wearing
earphones and looking at his computer. He turned and looked at his two
visitors as they walked through the front door, and then he turned back to
what he was doing.
"Can I help you?" his receptionist asked. "Yes," the editor said. "We're
from the Bradley News Weekly. We'd like to ask Senator Miller some
questions, if he's got a few minutes..." "I'll ask him," she said. She went
into Miller's office, talked with him in a low voice, listened to his
equally quiet response, and then came back to the front counter. "He has
some important email he has to answer," she said. "Can he call you later
today?"
"Sure," the editor said. "Here's my card." "Do you want to leave a message
for him?" "Yes, please. Let me tell you what I need to ask him..." "Okay."
The receptionist began to write on the back of the card she had been given.
"I'd like to know if he's in town to sign the divorce papers, and, if so,
does he have his girlfriend with him?" Despite the earphones, Miller seemed
to hear that. The editor's assistant saw him react. Then she began taking
pictures of him. The editor waited while the receptionist wrote down his
question. Then he said, "And I'd like to know if it's true that he's
thinking about resigning from the Senate."
She wrote that down too. "And I'd like to know if it's true that he's
negotiating with John McKoon at the US Attorney's office over whether he's
going to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge regarding the $1000 he didn't
declare, or whether he's going to take it to trial."
Miller was listening. But he didn't look around and he didn't speak. "And
that's about it," the editor said. "Okay, I'll tell him," the receptionist
said. "Thanks a lot. 'Bye," the editor said. Both editor and assistant
smiled at Miller as they left. He didn't smile back.
While waiting for Miller to call him, the editor decided to call Jessa
Fahey. He did, but the conversation didn't last long. He explained who he
was, and then said, "I hear you're in town with Senator Miller while he's
signing his divorce papers. Would you care to comment on that?" She didn't
answer. "Also, you were reportedly engaged to a soldier, David Willford, who
was in Iraq when your affair with Senator Miller began. Is that true?"
"I can't understand you," she said, referring to the editor's strong
Scottish accent. "And I'm on my cell phone, and I'm at work." "Are you in
Nashville or Cleveland?" the editor asked. She hung up.
The editor asked Susan Shelton, the publisher of the Weekly, to call Fahey a
few minutes later, expecting her to be more easily understood. Fahey didn't
answer her cell phone, so Shelton left her a message, asking about David
Willford and saying she had some other questions. Fahey didn't return her
call.
Miller hadn't called back either, so the Weekly decided to stake out his
office. We did, and his vehicle never left the parking lot. Thinking he
might take another vehicle, we staked out the office of his wife's attorney,
since that was presumably where the papers would be signed. He never
appeared.
We called Miller's cell phone twice, repeating the questions and asking him
to call us if he wished to tell his side of the story. He never called. As
we went to press, Miller was still married, and no new date had been set for
the signing of divorce papers or the start of a trial.
END QUOTE
So, you see, it's not just Republicons at the national level who are crooks
and sleazebags -- it's every goddam one of them, whereever they are.
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