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Why is it that the only time we hear Sid Miller’s name mentioned in the news is when he says or does something outrageous?<\/p>\n

Miller, a Republican, is the Texas agriculture commissioner. He’s a buffoon and a loudmouth who cannot control his impulse to make an ass of himself.<\/p>\n

His latest bout of assery involves a picture he posted — and then removed — of TV talk show co-host and actor Whoopi Goldberg wearing a t-shirt depicting Donald Trump shooting himself in the head.<\/p>\n

Except that the picture was doctored. Goldberg wasn’t wearing such a shirt. That didn’t stop Miller from committing this idiotic act.<\/p>\n

So he took the post down? Too late, dude. The damage gets done immediately on social media. You can’t unhonk a horn, as an old friend used to say. You put something out there on Facebook, or Twitter or any social media platform and it becomes part of the public domain … boom! Just like that!<\/em><\/p>\n

The Texas Tribune<\/a> reported: Todd Smith, Miller\u2019s campaign spokesman, told the Austin American-Statesman<\/a> that neither he nor Miller knew if the doctored photo was real before it was posted to Facebook.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe post hundreds of things a week. We put stuff out there. We\u2019re like Fox News. We report, we let people decide,\u201d Smith told the Statesman.<\/em><\/p>\n

They “report”? Did he really say that? No, you foment idiocy, which bears no resemblance to reporting<\/em> events accurately.<\/p>\n

This guy is no stranger to public buffoonery. He once went to Amarillo and ate a meal at a trendy downtown restaurant, OHMS. He didn’t like the steak he ordered and made a big show of his displeasure. Then, as with the Goldberg t-shirt episode, revealed a penchant for acting stupidly that Miller is all too capable of exhibiting.<\/p>\n

Oh, how I hope Miller — who’s running against Democrat Kim Olson of Weatherford — gets thumped this fall when he stands for re-election. The guy embarrasses me.<\/p>\n\n

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