Joe Miller's paranoid attempt to overthrow the Alaska Republican Party

[Blue_In_AK]

A devastating article from Jill Burke at Tony Hopfinger's Alaska Dispatch. I think Joe chose the wrong group of journalists to mess with.

http://alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/politics/7342-millers-paranoia-at-fairbanks-borough-ran-deeper-than-records-reveal

When U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller set out in 2008 to overthrow the head of the Alaska Republican Party, the mission, to him, became far more dangerous than anyone might have imagined, according to his former co-workers at the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Politically speaking, working to overthrow the guy at the top was indeed a gutsy move. But Miller perceived risks greater than to just his reputation. He feared for his own life, his former co-workers said in interviews with Alaska Dispatch.

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Days before he was caught using the borough computers for the poll, Miller had spoken openly with members of the borough office about a potential threat coming his way. The Alaska Republican Party was out to get him, Miller told them, and he warned them to be careful about what they did on their computers. Miller claimed a public records request was in the works aimed at scrutinizing employees' computer use, adding that, if granted, he feared it might reveal child pornography on his computer. If any inappropriate material was found on his computer, Miller told them, they needed to know it would be the result of a sophisticated setup -- someone hacking the Fairbanks North Star Borough's computer system and planting inappropriate material on his computer.

It was just a few days later that his colleagues discovered something was amiss with their computers, which upset and unnerved them given the timing to Miller's earlier warnings. Miller had been on their computers during lunch hour to vote in a political poll hosted on his own personal website. When they confronted Miller about it, he told one of his supervisor's, Jill Dolan, "not to worry about it (and) that he was not on a bad site," according to a written statement Dolan provided during the borough's subsequent internal investigation.

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From this piece, it would seem that Joe has serious unresolved mental issues. If he does manage to get himself elected here, with Lisa's unintended help, maybe he'll have a mental breakdown or go postal once he reaches DC.

[joeybee12]

1. He's criminally insane, no wonders he's one of Palin's inner circle...nt

[DirkGently]

2. Miller may be the most dangerous TP'er of them all. An outwardly calm, but paranoid megalomaniac.

I can see this guy launching missiles or arresting "traitors" if given any real power. The more I learn about him, the more I smell the crisp, burnt odor of Crazy.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. You are absolutely correct.

That's why I marked him as the most dangerous right-winger on that poll someone posted the other day. This is an EDUCATED wing nut, the most dangerous kind.

Also of interest is this editorial in today's Anchorage Daily News about the Alaska Citizens' Militia and their ties to the Tea Party. http://www.adn.com/2010/10/31/1528948/alaska-citizens-militia-tea-party.html

[DirkGently]

4. That's really well-written piece. Hope Alaskans are reading it.