Another day and another "family values" GOP hypocrite is revealed...but this one isn't going to take the truth lying down. Tennessee State Senator Jeff Miller was upset that a local paper, the
Bradley News Weekly, printed stories about him having a girlfriend before his divorce is finalized. He doesn't dispute the story mind you, but he doesn't like it. So he sent out a letter threatening potential advertisers:
"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."
The response from the Bradley News Weekly and its advertisers is a thing of beauty...
Their response was exactly what this world needs more of...people willing to call bullshit when they see it. After pointing out that Miller had, "a family values platform," making his personal life fair game, the
Bradley News Weekly editor said:
"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."
Simple, eh? When your actions don't match your rhetoric, it is news. If only such a mindset was at work among the White House press corps.
And it's nice to note that not only has the Bradley News Weekly not lost any advertisers, they have in fact picked up a couple of new ones. As a local business owner pointed out,
"I don't like to be threatened by anybody."
Again, it's simple, isn't it?