Millwood provides another WTF moment
When the General Assembly voted on judges, they reelected Justice Don Beatty to the S.C. Supreme Court. He almost got a unanimous vote. Almost. Spartanburg County’s resident padded-cell candidate Rep. Joey Millwood voted no. Mind you, Beatty was unopposed.
A Herald-Journal story reminded people that South Carolinians for Responsible Government and Conservatives in Action actively opposed his nomination when he was up the first time, and CIA put out an ad denouncing Beatty, but Millwood seemed to think it was OK for them to do that, but that Beatty should have taken his beating without saying anything.
“When is the last time you saw a sitting Supreme Court justice give a television interview?” Millwood said. “He should be above the political fray.”
Once again, eyes rolling so hard. Yes, defend the shady groups that got you (barely) elected, and go after the Supreme Court justice. It turns out that Millwood thinks that only Republicans should be judges.
Are you fucking kidding us? “I don’t care who the person is. Give me their political party identification, then I know how I will vote.” Lordy. The definition of ignorant is going to have to be expanded for this guy.
I don’t see the big deal. We complain about legislators saying they are against the stimulus and then voting to write the money into the state budget; or running against the influence of trial lawyers and then turning around to take their money after elected. Millwood probably ran on wanting strong conservatives on the courts, the groups that campaigned against Beatty also supported Millwood, so Millwood just stuck to what he wanted to do on this vote based on what he campaigned on in the first place and what he professes to believe, which is pretty much what any Joe Citizen and any politico with half a conscience on either side of the aisle want our pols to do anyway.
you can always find some good ‘yo mama’ jokes and plug in ‘joey millwood.’ It works just as well if not better. http://www.mustsharejokes.com/page/Yo+Mama+Is+So+Stupid
The only difference is those are jokes and this guy was actually elected to the SC state legislature. From my county, no doubt. Sorry y’all.
Jimmy,
What if a wife-beating former GOP lawmaker was running vs. a former DEM lawmaker? By Rep Millwood’s logic, the wife-beating GOPer gets Millwood’s vote.
Blind partisanship should play NO role in Judicial elections.
No doubt this Highly uneducational Spartanburg Boy finished Jenkins Jr High as the Class idiot who would screw up a free lunch…..Just last week, he said he watch Glenn Beck all the time since he didn’t know how to use the Channel Clicker………