Current communications director for the Calvert County Republican Central Committee, Ron Miller is a politician and businessman from Huntingtown, Maryland. He served in the United States Air Force from 1983-1992, attaining the rank of Captain. Miller worked for the Bush administration from 2001 to 2004, initially as Chief Information Officer (CIO) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and later as a Program Executive Officer for the Small Business Administration (SBA). He also has worked for Science Applications International Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In 2006, Miller ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland, but later dropped out of that race. He then announced his bid for state Senate instead. He ended up losing to Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr., but on April 9, 2009, he announced he will be running for the seat again in 2010.
Did you have any important role models growing up? Or do you have any currently?
Growing up, I admired Billy Graham, who is a mighty man of God, and my grandfather, Melvin Lubin from whom I get my love of politics and faith. When I was young, I was sure my calling was either going to be in politics or the ministry. A role model of mine later in life, the great British statesman William Wilberforce, lived a life that proved to me I didn't have to choose between one or the other, that politics could be a ministry if I glorified God with my words and deeds.
Have there been any moments in your political or business career which have impacted you above all others?
Being appointed to serve the President of the United States is still the highlight of my professional life. I had long since given up on being politically active when an associate of mine from my U.S. Air Force days serving on the President's transition team invited me to interview for a political appointment. Things happened so quickly after that, I knew God was pointing me in a new direction. That appointment is what brought me here to Maryland and I await the next chapter he has for me with great anticipation.
If you were given one year to live, what is the overriding task you would want to accomplish before death?
I'd fight to persuade the black community of the genocidal nature of abortion. Far too many black babies are murdered in abortuaries, 80% of which are deliberately placed in minority neighborhoods. The history of Planned Parenthood is saturated with the stench of eugenics, and we are willing participants in our own diminution as a race. Moreover, we betray our Christian faith when we minimize abortion to give a higher priority to more worldly issues of political power and influence. The sanctity and dignity of every human life ought to be a cause near and dear to our hearts because our worth as human beings was questioned for hundreds of years. Abortion is spawned from the same cesspool as slavery and we ought to be its biggest opponents.
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1 - Ruvy
JJ,
You probably remember me, and not too kindly.
So, let's start with the positives. All in all, you did a good job. You did get the interviewer to answer some serious questions and reveal his views in important ways that go beyond the standard sound bytes. That's good.
Even though this impressed me as a "puff piece", I'm not a mean person and realize that you're a kid, without a whole lot of experience.
A suggestion for you, a friendly one. Next time rry to interview someone whose views you find less aligned with you own. You will find that you naturally make the questions sharper and tougher and you will push the interviewee more....
Don't be discouraged! Keep writing! Nice job!
2 - J.J. Biddinger
Ruvy,
Thanks for the tip! I understand what you mean, but the reason I chose to interview Ron Miller was because I had worked with him in the past. In the future, I may interview people with other stand points. This was a starting point. :)
I appreciate the encouraging words!
God bless,
J.J. Biddinger
3 - Ruvy
JJ,
You're welcome. There are others here who are far more experienced at doing interviews than I - Mark Schannon and Dave Nalle (nawl) come to mind immediately. Look at their work with respoect to politics. Also, you can look over the arhives for interviews that other writers have done here and maybe get in touch with them for some tips on the rougher interviews when you choose to do them. There is a woman who reviews Christian books (find her in the book section) - hopefully she will be happy to give you help and encouragement.
Just because I disagree with your ideas (and I do) doesn't mean I will discourage you from expressing them. On the contrary. Tough debate will help you hone your own thoughts clearly, so you yourself understand what you think, and you yourself can reach insights because you actually understand what you believe and the roots of those beliefs.
I've learned things from other writers here, and changed my mind on a number of issues because they made sense - and I realized they were making more sense than I was.
I've learned soething living in Jerusalem that I never forgot. You never know who you will meet, and you never know whom you can learn from. Irene Wagner - whose shit list I am on because of my remarks on your previous article - is one such individual. Silas Kain is another; Glenn Contrarion is yet another; Stan Denham, an Australian jurnalist who goes under the name STM or Silver Surfer, is yet another.
4 - Ruvy
Just a last word, JJ. I hit the "post comment button" a drop too fast.
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Blessings from Samaria,
Ruvy
5 - J.J. Biddinger
Ruvy,
Thank you very much for the tips (again)! It's very much appreciated. I have aspired to be a writer, so your encouraging words are welcomed. :D
God bless you,
J.J. Biddinger