So Many Republican Hypocrites, So Little Time

December 30, 2005 |

Tennessee State Senator Jeff Miller

Welcome back to the BuzzFlash.com GOP Hypocrite of the Week.

Holy hypocrisy!

Santa and his elves didn't just bring stockings full of goodies for the kiddies on Christmas, he also brought with him a bountiful bag of Republican hypocrisy.

Take Tennessee Republican State Senator Jeff Miller, your average "family values" GOP poseur. The family always comes first to senator Miller, except when you are going through a divorce and a local newspaper talks about your dating.

Then family values takes second place to threatening advertisers in the local newspaper -- the Bradley News Weekly to be specific. Miller told local retailers in a town about 20 miles from Chattanooga, "Myself and many others are going to be watching in the next several weeks to identify and remember those in this community that wish to subsidize the destructive nature of this type of publication in our community."

Whoa! This guy is a Dick Cheney wannabe!

But the Bradley News Weekly, unlike the national mainstream media, knows a Republican hypocrite when it smells one. "Your platform is that of a guy who believes in the sanctity of marriage, and that marriage should be between one man and one woman. And your behavior doesn't support your platform. So, we report it," editor Barry Graham shot back at Miller in a recent issue.

Too bad Barry Graham isn't running the New York Times, Washington Post or Chicago Tribune!

Anyway, even some apparent GOP partisans aren't putting up with the intimidation tactics.

According to an Associated Press article, "Walter Presswood, an antiques dealer who occasionally advertises in the paper, described himself as a longtime acquaintance of Miller's family, but said of the lawmaker's letter: 'I don't like to be threatened by anybody.'"

Good for you Walter! It's always interesting to know who a married "family values" Republican is dating.

Remember our motto at BuzzFlash.com: So many Republican hypocrites, so little time.

Catch up with you soon.