Is Joe MIller too thin skinned to win?

In his recent faux press conference on Monday, Joe Miller complained bitterly about "vicious campaign" strategies and "journalistic impropriety," and essentially said that because of that kind of intense scrutiny he would no longer be talking to the press about his background.

So essentially Miller gave the middle finger to anybody who wanted to know exactly WHO he was, and why the voters of Alaska should trust him with such an important job.  Good move oh vaguely bearded one.

He also bitched that he and his wife Kathleen were the "most disclosed couple in Alaska politics, at least in recent history."  I am guessing he completely forgot about that lady from Wasilla and her husband who essentially handed him this candidacy on a silver platter. (Probably one paid for by SarahPAC.)

However the point Miller seemed to be making is that what was happening to him was outside of the boundaries of what OTHER politicians have had to endure, and that it was just not goddamn fair.

At which point I have to respond with a "REALLY!"

So is Miller saying that what is happening to him is more invasive and upsetting to his family than, say being accused of having an affair like Nikki Haley?  Or having pictures surface of you wearing a Nazi soldier's uniform amid allegations that you played dress-up with your friends and acted out the exploits of an SS Panzer division?

I mean come on Miller! How is this not worse than somebody finding out your wife received unemployment benefits, or you got farm subsidies?

How much worse does Miller think it is for Carl Paladino who the press discovered sent racist and bestiality videos and pictures through his e-mail?  Or having to make a political commercial that assures your future constituents that you are not a witch, like Christine O'Donnell had to do recently?

But hey let's not just pick on the Teabaggers and Republicans, what about the Democrat running for Congress in Virginia who had pictures leaked of her sucking a dildo shaped fake nose worn by her husband?

Does Miller really believe he has anything THAT embarrassing and potentially damaging to his reputation coming out anytime soon? It is also worth noting that a number of the Teabagger candidates listed above have decided to avoid any press that is NOT Fox News. However Krystal Ball (What a great name for a Congressperson!), pictured above, has come right out and talked to her local press about these pictures.



So tell me, if this Democratic dildo sucker can face the press and say, "Yep that's me, so what?", then why is Joe Miller running and hiding in an attempt to avoid the local Alaska media?

The idea that a candidate, especially one attached to a new undefined movement in this country, like the Teabaggers, would expect NOT to receive an intense amount of scrutiny is absolutely ridiculous.  Of  COURSE the media is going to look into your past!  Of COURSE they are going to dig up embarrassing facts that you hoped would not be exposed!  Of COURSE they are going to want to ask you questions about what they find!  What kind of an idiot would not already be prepared for that?

So here is my advice to Joe Miller.  Sack up, or get the hell out!

This is Alaska you panty waist!  There are women living in Girdwood with a thicker growth of beard than you have! The late Ted Stevens used to take on the entire goddamn Senate all by himself before breakfast to bring home Federal dollars for his constituents! And you want the same job that he had?

If you are unwilling to talk to our local press and tell the Alaskan voters just who the hell you are, than the Alaska voters should be unwilling to trust you to represent them in Washington.  It is just that simple.