Post by pavel on Jan 9, 2016 2:35:33 GMT -6
Louie Gohmert Lifetime Achievement Award
Texas Monthly readers have long basked in the glow of Congressman Louie Gohmert’s contributions to the Bum Steers. Last year, we honored him when he raised concerns about gays serving in the military, saying, “If you’re sitting around getting massages all day, ready to go in the big, planned battle, then you’re not going to last very long.” The year before that, he blew a gasket over receiving a $25 ticket for parking improperly at the Lincoln Memorial. Strangely, this was a quiet year for the Tyler politician, so to continue his tradition of excellence, we are bestowing the Louie Gohmert Lifetime Achievement Award on our newly elected agriculture commissioner, Sid Miller, who carried the torch for politicians everywhere. Congrats Commissioner Miller, we expect more great things from you in the future!
- As one of his first official acts, Miller held a press conference in front of a Hey Cupcake food truck in Austin to remind all Texans that cupcakes were permitted in the public schools.
- Turning to foreign policy, Miller posted a meme on his Facebook page suggesting that the United States nuke the Muslim world.
- Not willing to leave our children alone, later in the year he rolled back restrictions on deep fryers and soda vending machines in schools.
- And before signing off on a long, hard year, he compared Syrian refugees to rattlesnakes.
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