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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (46392)	9/2/2004 2:23:19 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

yeah....but BUSH is USING NYC for his 911 bullsh*t campaign he's as usual USING people and events....LIKE THE OLYMPICS for his own benefit....he'll do anything to win CC

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (46392)	9/2/2004 2:28:55 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 81568

THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Novelty Act Times Headlines Guantanamo Farce The Evidence, Please Novelty Act Remember Afghanistan? Schwarzenegger's Close-Up more > Georgia's Zell Miller is a former governor filling out the U.S. Senate term of the late Paul Coverdell, who died in 2000. As far as power goes in the Senate, especially for a minority Democrat, that is the equivalent of being a fraternity pledge. Or a summer intern. And Miller, at 72, isn't planning to run again. But by deciding he's a Republican at heart, and putting that heart at the service of President Bush, Miller got to be a national star for a night. As the Democratic convention had Ron Reagan, the Republicans have Miller. Of course, the younger son of Ronald Reagan never ran for office and wasn't delivering the convention's keynote speech. But so what. Both sides were after shock value. Miller, having given a keynote speech for Bill Clinton in 1992, delivered handsomely on that score. As a speaker, though, he's no Barack Obama. Or John McCain. Or Arnold Schwarzenegger. His speech dived right into a betrayal theme, likening the Iraq war to World War II and accusing Democrats (himself excepted, obviously) of weakening the republic with a "manic obsession" to defeat the president. His retro rhetorical flourishes included: "John Kerry wants to re-fight yesterday's war. George Bush believes we have to fight today's war and be ready for tomorrow's challenges." He drew cheers, but was an easy act for the phlegmatic Vice President Dick Cheney to follow. Miller also called Kerry "one of this nation's authentic heroes … and greatest leaders — and a good friend." He said Kerry "worked to strengthen our military, reform public education, boost the economy and protect the environment." Oops, no. That was from earlier speeches by Miller, conveniently excerpted on the Web by the Kerry campaign. As Democratic governor of Georgia for most of the 1990s, Miller made a lasting mark with innovative public scholarships and the institution of voluntary universal preschool. On Wednesday night, though, he played a standard vaudeville role. CC