Today, a story appeared in The Providence Journal reporting the arrest and arraignment of (STILL) Rhode Island State Senator Josh Miller for vandalism / malicious injury to property. Miller keyed a parked truck, bearing a "Biden sucks" sticker, in the parking lot of Garden City Center.
The Democrat Miller, representing areas in Cranston and Providence, first lied and denied the incident. He later admitted he keyed the other vehicle "because he [the other driver] was daring me to, basically."
Such exemplary behavior from a public servant.
Arraigned by a justice of the peace and released on $1,000 personal recognizance, Miller's re-arraignment in District Court is scheduled for July 18.
Surprise, surprise. The little big mouth declined media comment.Maybe it had something to do with another time he opened his mouth to media. This arrogant slug's temper got the best of him in a public display of impulsive lack of self control that went viral.
In 2014, Miller told a member of independent media who was covering a State House hearing on 2nd Amendment legislation to "Go fuck yourself." On camera. (I said Miller is impulsive; I never said he was smart.) GoLocalProv covered the original incident here. The video below is from the indie media reporter.
In fact, that incident so shocked and disgusted me, I wrote an opinion piece that was published in The Providence Journal on April 1, 2014. You will note it was not Miller's the profanity -- it was his arrogance that he did not have to account for his legislative actions.
PUBLISHED AS AN OPINION PIECE IN THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL ON APRIL 1, 2014
Rhode Island Sen. Joshua Miller of Cranston got it wrong. When Miller used profane language on March 18 against a member of the public, he displayed the arrogance of incumbency.
Miller’s reaction is never appropriate, no matter the provocation. But he was not caught off-guard at the grocery store or asked an offensive or personally insulting question. Miller was approached while in the People’s House, in his job as state senator, after an anti-gun press conference, and was challenged to support his anti-gun position, which contradicts his oath to uphold the Constitution. All relevant.
Instead of addressing the issue or scurrying behind a “no comment,” Miller fired the verbal shot heard ’round the world. Ironic, for an anti-gun guy. And doesn’t it show a special brand of foolishness to speak such trash to a man with a camera?
In his March 28 column Bob Kerr got it wrong, too, virtually excusing Miller and his pathetic apology because of Miller’s target; Kerr called him “a member of the make-believe news media.” Besides the irony of such a statement coming from one who is paid for his opinion and not for objective journalism, the fact remains it does not matter who approached Miller. Miller proved he is a make-believe statesman.
The contempt in which these pseudo statesmen and women generally hold the public is appalling. Yet it’s epidemic. Why do we put up with it?
November offers the opportunity for remedy, to seriously clean House — and in this case, Senate.
This POS is STILL in office 10 years later. SMH, Cranston.
(Photo Credit: Cranston Police per The Providence Journal)
