Posted: May 30, 2011 at 11:36 am
Ken Miller Tries Giving ‘Em the Old Razzle Dazzle
Surely it is a bad thing in Montana politics to hail originally from another state if you are running for high office. “Out of state” in Montana politics is a pejorative noun, verb, adjective, and maybe even an adverb.
Most often, the “out of state” accusation is hurled by Republicans at Democrats, the GOP playing the percentages in a state that is more conservative than the nation as a whole, where “out of state” thus implies “liberal.”
So when a right-wing GOP gubernatorial candidate was born and raised in another state, such a candidate must be very artful in excusing or explaining his out-of-stateness, lest he be hoisted with his own petard.
In today’s example, we have Ken Miller, the guy who released an laughingly bad youtube video last week for the purpose of introducing himself to voters.
The video is an over-the-top effort at a “made in Montana” candidate branding. It uses old, grainy 8 millimeter color footage, of farms and ranches and tractors and silos and rows of crops, and people working the land.
Miller does say that his parents owned a farm in Colorado, but he quickly moves on to assure us that his parents “moved to Montana when I was still in school.” As he says this, we see a shot a toddler sitting on a harvester, watching his father work the machine. We are clearly supposed to understand that this is Miller as a boy, on his parents farm in Joliet, and that “in school” thus means kindergarten or thereabouts.
Unfortunately, Miller was 20 years old when he moved to Montana. If he was still “in school”, I suppose he means college.
This video shows, if nothing else, that a GOP candidate who was not born and raised in Montana must obfuscate about his childhood, early and often.
Brother Kenny, Sister Sarah. (Caribou Barbie) Same same. Both dumber than dog sh*t but with IQs equal to the number of stars on the flag. Theyz patriOTIC reetards! And damn proud of it! Kenny, like Sarah, is simply a freak show for the Pubbies. But boy would I LUV to see him get the nod for Pubbie nomination for guv! Our very own Sarah P.! Well actually, our very own KEN doll! Dress him up like a little cowboy and pull his string!
“Hi, I’m kenny and I’ve got a big flag”
“Hi, I’m kenny and I hate taxes”!
“Hi, I’m kenny, and I hate teachers”!
“Hi, I’m kenny and I hate gubmint”!
“Hi, I’m kenny, and I’m kinda/sorta a native Montanan”!
“Hi, I’m kenny, and I’ve got a really, really big flag”!
“Hi, I’m kenny, and I’m a lil’ buckaroo for JAYSUS”!
Yippers! NUTHIN’ as dumb as the Caribou Barbie and Ken dolls! Get one today! (with detachable head for placing up kenny’s ass! Batteries not included!)
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/sarah-palin-and-fire-her-belly-about-
nice catch misses cowgirl. also see how Miller says “like many farmers, to supplement our income, we started” this business, that business and the other business. well he started those businesses in the early 1970s, so it’s a little murky and deceptive from the video whether miller himself has ever been a farmer at all. in fact if you look at some of his bios online, it’s all about corporate endeavors. furniture, construction, etc. not that there is anything wrong with that stuff at all. but it’s funny to see him try to make himself seem like he’s “on the ranch”, when in fact he is a corporate executive and doesn’t appear to ever have been a farmer or rancher, but was only descended from his parents who were such. he’s gona try to get mileage out of his folks, and show that he is “up from the soil” that’s for sure.
And ya gotta wonder why ken doll’s fambly moved UP to Montana in the first place! Are they some sort of wacko survivalists??? Makes one wonder. Time frame would be about right. That’s kinda when the first mass-o wackos migration occurred. And pastor chucky cheesey bulbdim is simply the second wave, or the second coming if you prefer.
In any event, ken doll shows all the signs of bein’ a christofundiwackmentalist teacher hater! What a buffoon! He’s gonna “fix” our education system for us by homeskulin’ all the youngin’s so’s they are as smart as ken doll! Yikes!
Perhaps the candidate lived with his parents until he was 24 in hope of being qualified for health covberage under his Dad’s policy?
ALEC wants more Governor’s like Scott Walker http://tallgrassactivist.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/corporations-behind-ultra-right-wing-governors-in-wisconsin-ohio-michigan-indiana-maine-and-others/
When Miller says “like most farmers, my wife and i needed to supplement our income” is nonsense. He’s not a farmer and hasn’t ever been. He is a furniture salesman, who has had a local furniture mart that he has owned and operated for most of his adult life. He’s also had a side business out of his pickup truck, doing some construction. But don’t believe him when he plays the Farm and Ranch card. It’s horse shit.