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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 07:00 PM Mar 2014

Josh Miller, Asshole of the Day

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Josh Miller, Asshole of the Day for March 1, 2014

When it comes to government benefits, while not everyone can agree on when government should help people, we do expect that those who have been helped by government in their time of need will support it for others when they need it. Or at least they will support the program for others em>while they themselves are actively drawing from it.

But Arkansas Rep. Josh Miller. He opposes benefits for others that he himself currently gets:

More than a decade ago, Arkansas Rep. Josh Miller (R) was in a catastrophic car accident that broke his neck and left him paralyzed. Medicare and Medicaid paid the $1 million bill for his hospitalization and rehabilitation.

But this week, as the Arkansas legislature has debated continuing its privatized Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, Miller has remained steadfast in his opposition. The Arkansas Times highlighted the contrast in a Thursday report. The alternative newspaper reported that Miller receives ongoing coverage through the government programs, including Medicaid-covered personal care assistance.

The Times asked Miller, 33, about this apparent contradiction: Shouldn’t someone who has experienced the benefits of health insurance, including insurance paid for by the government, understand the importance of expanding those benefits to others?

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Josh Miller, Asshole of the Day (Original Post) napkinz Mar 2014 OP
Typical 'I got mine. F You' Repube. And he's asshole for the quarter, at least. CurtEastPoint Mar 2014 #1
“hypocrisy” is not in their vocabulary napkinz Mar 2014 #2
Hypocrite and republican are pretty much interchangeable terms. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #3
Hypocrite of the year! Initech Mar 2014 #4
Damn that's one cold MF. Cha Mar 2014 #5
Accident details: CurtEastPoint Mar 2014 #6
Wow.. and he still hasn't learned anything of value. Cha Mar 2014 #7
remember the Republican response to this question ... napkinz Mar 2014 #35
LOL, so much for conservative "personal responsibility" nt alp227 Mar 2014 #20
Arkansas elected this stupid fuckstick?!?! SCARY. nt rivegauche Mar 2014 #42
Not all of Arkansas! Seeking Serenity Mar 2014 #45
They ALL are! IrishAyes Mar 2014 #30
However he is far more worthy of aid sheshe2 Mar 2014 #8
Send him the bill, hold all his votes until it is paid and then Thinkingabout Mar 2014 #9
FTM (Follow the money) - he's double dipping at the Koch trough erronis Mar 2014 #10
Asshole of the day chopper050 Mar 2014 #11
24/7. randome Mar 2014 #12
Every day. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #19
I prefer the version of his story... tosh Mar 2014 #13
Doesn't remember who was driving. Iggo Mar 2014 #15
Mmm-hmm. QuestForSense Mar 2014 #25
Can't remember who was driving? KansDem Mar 2014 #40
Fucking piece of shit. Iggo Mar 2014 #14
Deep down, I know it's not right to hate these fuckers so much. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #16
It has been firmly established, Republicans are hypocrites. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #17
You'd think he'd be easy to run against... Blanks Mar 2014 #18
What does a quadriplegic hunt? Ezlivin Mar 2014 #44
I'd try to help him Aerows Mar 2014 #21
Going to pay it back? Useless in FL Mar 2014 #22
Good point. I think I'll write a letter to his local newspaper addressing just this topic. avaistheone1 Mar 2014 #26
The hypocrisy is breathtaking dsc Mar 2014 #23
Certainly earns the title. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #24
Looking at his photo... nolkyz Mar 2014 #27
, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #28
Depraved GOP Poster Boy! IrishAyes Mar 2014 #29
Josh Miller, Asshole of the Day The CCC Mar 2014 #31
It's impossible to shame people like Miller NastyRiffraff Mar 2014 #32
This idiot is a real jerk Gothmog Mar 2014 #33
This ranks as pure evil to me. n/t SpankMe Mar 2014 #34
The Road to the Republicon 'Homeland' is paved with hypocrisy Berlum Mar 2014 #36
His car wreck was the result of drinking and driving. WhiteTara Mar 2014 #37
Well, he's white. SansACause Mar 2014 #38
Towing the party line .. difficult to do in a wheelchair . MindMover Mar 2014 #39
DOUCHEBAG! NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2014 #41
What an ass. He got his, screw everybody else. nt 7962 Mar 2014 #43
I tend to agree with Mr. Miller Buenaventura Mar 2014 #46
Without the personal care assistance, he would likely be in a nursing home KamaAina Mar 2014 #47
Chris Hayes reporting on Josh Miller tonight napkinz Mar 2014 #48

CurtEastPoint

(18,552 posts)
6. Accident details:
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 08:02 PM
Mar 2014

Miller, 33, was on an alcohol-fueled drive with a friend about 11 years ago (he can't remember who was driving) when their pickup plunged off a ravine near Choctaw. He was rescued, but suffered a broken neck and was paralyzed. Miller was uninsured. What young, fit man needs health insurance, he thought then. (He had some reason to know better. Not long before, he'd broken his hand in a fight and had to refuse the recommended surgery to fix the injuries properly because he was uninsured.)

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
9. Send him the bill, hold all his votes until it is paid and then
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 08:23 PM
Mar 2014

He can say he is against healthcare. More than likely he is on Medicare because of his disability.

erronis

(14,955 posts)
10. FTM (Follow the money) - he's double dipping at the Koch trough
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 08:50 PM
Mar 2014

It's a good bet that a lot of the state (and national) legislators are being paid to have a particular position. It's a cheap way for the puppet-masters to own the "representative" government. Look at school boards, local commisions, anywhere that a few $100 will be welcome pocket change and can change the outcome (rigging).

Wonder how much of these $s are being reported on their income tax forms.

(OK, color me conspiratorial - I love these hues!)

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
12. 24/7.
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:07 PM
Mar 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you don't give yourself the same benefit of a doubt you'd give anyone else, you're cheating someone.[/center][/font][hr]

tosh

(4,422 posts)
13. I prefer the version of his story...
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:11 PM
Mar 2014

with ALL the details surrounding his accident.

"Miller, 33, was on an alcohol-fueled drive with a friend about 11 years ago (he can't remember who was driving) when their pickup plunged off a ravine near Choctaw. He was rescued, but suffered a broken neck and was paralyzed. Miller was uninsured. What young, fit man needs health insurance, he thought then. (He had some reason to know better. Not long before, he'd broken his hand in a fight and had to refuse the recommended surgery to fix the injuries properly because he was uninsured.)"

http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/rep-josh-miller-has-received-millions-in-government-assistance-opposes-medicaid-expansion-in-arkansas/Content?oid=3220760

You know. Personal responsibility and all that.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
40. Can't remember who was driving?
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:46 AM
Mar 2014

Isn't there a police report? Ambulance records?

I find this very hard to accept.

Iggo

(47,489 posts)
14. Fucking piece of shit.
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:16 PM
Mar 2014

I'm sooooooo glad I live in a predominantly blue part of my state and I don't run into these kinds of asshole on a daily basis anymore.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
16. Deep down, I know it's not right to hate these fuckers so much.
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:18 PM
Mar 2014

But that's deep down. The rest of me wants shitheels like that to die in a fire.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
18. You'd think he'd be easy to run against...
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:31 PM
Mar 2014

But apparently he hunts and coaches in his free time - so he's a shoo in.

http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/321/josh-miller

What does a quadriplegic hunt?

Ezlivin

(8,153 posts)
44. What does a quadriplegic hunt?
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 11:08 PM
Mar 2014

Wandering Alzheimer's patients.

Source: paraplegic who hunts quadriplegics.

Yeah, it's a real jungle out here in disability land.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
21. I'd try to help him
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:35 PM
Mar 2014

because I'm not a sad, bitter motherfucker that got paralyzed in a car accident when I was drinking, and now, due to the influence my family has, learned how to exploit people and become a slum lord.

I'd help him discover a program where he helps other people, and I don't mean by legislating. I'm pretty sure it is closer to "prison inmates that are disabled" and "mental health patients that are disabled" and creating work programs for those in wheelchairs. Not "Preaching public policy for people for those in my unfortunate circumstances, when I benefited from them when I was out drunk and driving, because heaven forbid, I'm so damn special if anyone else does it, I might not be the snowflake."

 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
26. Good point. I think I'll write a letter to his local newspaper addressing just this topic.
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 03:58 AM
Mar 2014

Major hypocrites like this need to be called out on this.

dsc

(52,130 posts)
23. The hypocrisy is breathtaking
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:47 PM
Mar 2014

I am not going to go on and on about the cause of his accident, I am over thirteen years sober, so but for the grace of God. But I am just amazed at the brazen hypocrisy. He is clearly incapable of shame.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
32. It's impossible to shame people like Miller
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 12:28 PM
Mar 2014

He didn't miss a beat when asked about his benefits. Just said he deserved them and everybody else is a Taker.

Mega asshole.

SansACause

(520 posts)
38. Well, he's white.
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:50 PM
Mar 2014

So it was important that he get well so he could go back to work. Those lazy non-whites would have just taken that million and bought drugs. Or something.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
47. Without the personal care assistance, he would likely be in a nursing home
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 03:23 PM
Mar 2014

I would love to see him run for reelection from a nursing home. Unless there's one that's big enough to be its own district.

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