Whatcha Hiding Now, Joe?
Failed U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller dismissed his lame lawsuit against the Fairbanks North Star Borough. He took $5,000 of the Borough’s money – a pittance by any measure – to avoid being forced to disclose who was paying his attorneys’ fees for his silly lawsuit.
So the obvious question is, what’s Joe hiding this time?
There’s not much question that he is hiding an inconvenient fact of some kind. It’s what he does. Joe wants to control what the public knows about him. Whether it’s committing crimes while employed at the the Borough, quitting without notice and getting blacklisted for three years, farm subsidies or a host of other entitlements, Joe’s record is a string of unsuccessful attempts to conceal the truth.
And we know Joe will do almost anything to hide the truth. He’ll have his goons handcuff a reporter who asks hard questions. He will lie like a rug. He’ll refuse to answer questions. And he will pout.
You think WC is overstating the facts? Compare Miller’s claims in his press release with the reality of a $5,000 settlement. When a litigant says “It was never about the money” you can be certain it was always about the money. Miller claimed in January 2011 that he had John Tiemessen’s law firm hired on a flat fee of $10,000 per month. Call it 18 months, or $180,000. And he settled for $5,000. Two weeks worth of fees. On the eve of being forced to say where all that money was coming form.
WC won’t presume to speak for other Alaskans, but that’s not the kind of candor, honesty and forthrightness that WC looks for in a candidate. It’s bad enough his politics are bizarre. What’s really scary is that you can’t trust him.
It’s very possible Miller will decide to run for office again. If so, it’s very likely he’ll try to hide the truth again. WC hopes that, this time, he’s called out early and often. Including explaining where the attorneys’ fees came from, and the timing of his “settlement.”
>>>”…On the vee of being forced to say…”
First, I assume that on the “vee of” is meant to be on the eve of or perhaps on the verge of, but your fingers are having issues with each other.
Second, there’s another aspect of this it-was-all-about-information that he and his fan club will now try to push like a chanted mantra. It was the borough that pushed Miller to litigate. Remember? His litigation activity had diminished greatly after the initial intervention in the media litigation, then the borough brought his attention back to the chase by motion practice sometime last summer or fall. Facing a fish-or-cut-bait option in motion practice, Miller went into the round of depositions over the winter, which has led him to the present excuse that it was all about the information that he supposedly obtained in the depositions. Someone spent a lot of money on his behalf to obtain nothing of consequence.
Third, this latest Miller chapter is consistent with his sad life and career. He’s a legend in his own mind. He accomplished nothing of consequence in this chapter. My experience before him as a magistrate judge was along similar lines in that his self-conception of his superiority was far out of line with the level of incompetence that he displayed, especially as compared to the superior competence and diligence of his peers as MJs with whom I’m also familiar.
He’s a sad and pathetic figure.
Paul Eaglin
Fairbanks
paul2eaglin
June 20, 2012 at 7:32 am
If WC could type or proofread, the world would be a different place. Good spot. Good comments.
/WC
Wickersham's Conscience
June 20, 2012 at 8:11 am
WC
Dermot Cole points attention to the Joe Miller website’s spin on this latest development. First, it’s quite understandable that someone like him would give that spin; after all, he’s trying at that website to entice the gullible to part with their money and donate it to him instead. Nonetheless, it’s remarkable to read his explanation of Rule 68 offer of judgment. Immediately I thought how apt that you managed to pair two stories back to back, Joe Miller and Carreon the litigator, who rival each other in their litigation skills. He confirmed what I’ve been saying about him and his vaunted abilities.
So, Joe feared (or knew to a certainty) that he couldn’t prove up more than $5,000. in damages? If I felt that way, I, too, would insist that it’s-all-about-the-information and not the money.
Paul Eaglin
Fairbanks
paul2eaglin
June 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm