The Washington Post has picked up the AP story about the famously hypocritical and homophobic Tennessee lawmaker who responds to criticism by warning business owners against advertising with a certain newspaper.
This is not the first time Sen. Jeff Miller (R-Cleveland) has received national media attention for being a jackass. The Senator who built his career around a Holy Homophobic Crusade to protect the "sanctity" of marriage by keeping it pure, sacred and forever hetereosexual also received national media attention when it was revealed that he was cheating on his wife.
I wrote about the Sanctimonious Senator Jeff Miller's latest escapade - his effort to intimidate his constituents - here. As did the venerable Jesus General. If you follow the links, you can read about the whole sordid affair.
Washington Post:
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- A state lawmaker is warning business owners not to advertise in a weekly newspaper that reported he is dating a woman while waiting for his divorce to come through.
Republican Sen. Jeff Miller, who has represented this town of about 38,000 people 20 miles from Chattanooga for 11 years, sent the warning in a letter Dec. 13.
Some business owners said they resented the threatening tone of the letter, but Miller said he was trying to call attention to what he considers unfair treatment from the free Bradley News Weekly.
In the letter, Miller wrote: "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."
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The weekly has also called Miller an "irresponsible little boy" who would "rather be spending time with (his) lover" than tending to official duties.
Publisher Susan Shelton said that no businesses have told her they will stop advertising. In fact, she said, she has been approached by business people who want to buy new ads just because of the dispute with Miller.
Other media outlets spreading the news of Sen. Miller's lunacy include: CBS News , Star Tribune, ABC News, LA Times, Salon, etcetera.
Photo of Sen. Jeff Miller from the Bradley News Weekly
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