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September 01, 2004
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Zel Miller came out to thunderous applause; he was introduced as “the conscience of his party.”

Money quote so far (on Bush fighting terrorism): “My family is more important than my party.”

He’s now making a point about lefties referring to our soldiers as occupiers and he’s scoring big points with the crowd by laying into protesters.

He has the right tone of indignation down, that’s for sure. And he just zinged Kennedy and Kerry.

He’s now talking about the funding that Kerry opposed and relating it to how the defense Kerry wanted to cut is keeping our nation safe. He has the crowd totally worked up …oh wow…

Spitballs. He asked if Kerry was going to defend this country with spitballs.

I have to say, no matter how scripted this speech is, Miller’s emotions are the real deal and the delegates and the rest of the crowd know it. A Democrat is rocking the house at the Republican convention.

I have to say that after the DNC, I wondered how the the Republicans would live up to all the glitter and glamour of the Dem convention, which was replete with A List celebrities and firey speeches. But the Republicans have really come through with this lineup of speakers. They scored big with Rudy, McCain and Arnold, but they are hitting a huge home run with Zel Miller.



Posted by Michele at September 1, 2004 10:03 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I think “indignation” is an understatement.

Posted by: Joe R. [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 1, 2004 11:07 PM

I tell ya. In the year 2024, the speeches of John McCain and Zel Miller will be the history lesson that will define our time in the War on Terror.

God Bless ‘em.

Posted by: TexasGal [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 1, 2004 11:25 PM

Ohmygosh! Zell miller has indeed captured some serious style points in my book. I count him among the “statesmen” that he beckoned for… and I noticed his emphasis on Priniciples over Party (“My family is more important than my party.”) This is the same message George Washington gave in his Farewell Address in 1796 when he admonished the country to beware of the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party, saying that it was a fire that could not be quenched.

Well, it is 208 years later and I think the Democratic party, as a whole, is definitely blazing out of control.

Posted by: dewaun [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 2, 2004 01:29 AM

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