Zell Miller, miffed at alma mater, won't teach there

[PfcHammer]

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=81612

Zell Miller, miffed at alma mater, won't teach there

ATLANTA - Retiring U.S. Sen. Zell Miller says he'd love to return to teaching when he leaves office next year.

But a letter from a professor at his alma mater, Young Harris College, angered Miller so much he said Friday he won't work there.

In a letter exchange obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miller told Young Harris trustees he wouldn't return to his teaching post because of a letter that criticized his stance on the prison scandal in Iraq.

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"You, Zell Miller, are a disgrace to your city, your county, your state and your country," Franklin wrote. "Your attack upon the U.S. Senate that you sit in now was so unpatriotic it boggles the imagination."

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[atreides1]

1. Zell

Can always go to teach at BJU, he would fit right in.

[MO_Dem]

5. Wow! Same thoughts

at the exact same time! What is that old saying about great minds?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

28. BJU?

Isn't that where Monica Lewinsky got her degree?

[atreides1]

37. BJU

Bob Jones University

[Lou_C]

45. LOL

Funny!

[MO_Dem]

2. Poor, poor Zell

Perhaps he should apply at Bob Jones? (Three cheers for Franklin!!)

[Ernesto]

3. What would he teach?

Intro to being an asshole 1a?

[NNN0LHI]

4. That is telling it like it is. Thank you Mr. Franklin. Great post KK

"You, Zell Miller, are a disgrace to your city, your county, your state and your country"

[PfcHammer]

9. Yep. Franklin hit the nail on the head. Zell is a bonehead.

"You, insert favorite Republican, are a disgrace to your city, your county, your state and your country,"

This is a very apt statement for most of today's 'thugs.

[Moloch]

39. Yeah but I can't help but hate ol' Zell just a bit more than

the average repug...

[jobycom]

6. Nice that he tries an in-you-face power play

rather than going the honorably route of humbly disagreeing with the man.

[BayCityProgressive]

10. thank christ

I cant wait for that POS to retire!

[Tummler]

7. That's pathetic for so many reasons

First of all, who would turn down a job for the sole reason that a potential co-worker has differing political views? That's a level of thin-skinned-ness that we normally see only from Busheviks. (I know, I know ... Zell is one of them now.)

Second of all, what the hell is Zell qualified to teach, anyway? "Cronyism 101: Zelling Out For Fun And Profit"?

[aquart]

8. He WON'T return? Or they wouldn't have him if he begged?

[leesa]

11. Well, thank you Zell for sparing some young impressionable minds

Excellent letter!

[kodi]

12. so that peckerhead miller can't take criticism, what else is new?

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[earthside]

13. Frustrated, Bitter Old Man

Zell Miller signed-up with the Bush campaign when it was riding high and it looked like it was unbeatable.

Now, he surely realizes that he has endorsed perhaps the most subversive administration in US history. Everyday brings new revelations of just how un-American Bush and the radical Republicans are.

Zell has become a frustrated, bitter old man with nowhere to go. He is, in some ways, a good example of what the Bush regime has come to symbolize: cynicism, manipulation, deceit, vengefulness, and decadence.

Just like George W. Bush, Zell is going to end up being just another little piece of garbage on the trash heap of history.

[sal]

19. He can go to hell.

The foppish disgraceful traitor.

[checks-n-balances]

20. You make an excellent point - he tried to ride the crest of a wave

The "Southern Strategy" of Nixon began in the late 60's with Strom and some other old Southern Democrats - white males - began jumping ship for ideological reasons. Lately the dormant remnants, like Norm Coleman (not a southerner, but still a flip-flopper), have switched over to joint what they thought were going to be the "winners". Now I hope every last one of them gets left out in the cold.

I'm still baffled as to why he didn't officially join the rethugs. Surely even he isn't stupid enough to wait it out & see what happens, then think he can be accepted into the Democratic Party! I'm still trying to figure it out. Either the Dems must've dissed him in some way, not treated him like he was expecting, or else 9/11 scared him into being so mean. Maybe both. It's another case for the psychiatrists.

Being from GA, I honestly didn't see it coming. He seemed OK before he went to DC, but maybe I wasn't paying attention.

Anyway, kudos to you for having the cajones, Young-Harris!

[Judi Lynn]

14. Gee, how can we go on without the Zellster?

So long, Zell. There'll never be another you, we hope.

[alcuno]

15. So Zell reads his mail?

Good to know.

[charlyvi]

36. Zell Can Read?

Who knew?

[Cocoa]

16. Zell Miller teaching at a college?

that's almost as absurd as him writing books.

[Jacobin]

17. Good. They need to protect the students from this idiot

Let him go teach at Bob Jones U.

He'll fit in there just fine

[daa]

18. If he won't go where he isn't wanted

I sure hope he considers staying up there in DC becuase we sure as hell don't want him back in Georgia.

[CatWoman]

21. Can you say

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA?

[MGKrebs]

22. Good LTTE in today's AJC

"My first reaction to Sen. Zell Miller's antics was anger that a lifelong Democrat could throw his support to the other party, but then I considered his political history.

Miller achieved prominence in Georgia politics when the only way to be elected to a significant office was to claim affiliation with the Democratic Party. Its platform never was in agreement with the national platform on issues such as abortion and civil rights. I have come to realize that it is the Republican Party that should be mad over Miller's change of heart. They should ask him why it took him so long to admit that he's been one of them all along.

As a lifelong Democrat who will never change, I say good riddance -- he has raised the intelligence level of both parties.

DANNY BOWMAN

LOL!
:toast: Danny!

[yardwork]

23. "...raised the intelligence level of both parties." LOL!

That's a good one!

[1monster]

34. love your Complete Sentences Button!!!

Is there one on the market? Where do I find it????

[MGKrebs]

40. Thank you.

We're just making them here. I'm trying to talk them into making them available somehow.

PS- Bill Maher is in town tonite, and one of us was going to try to give him one. Hehe!

[Bluebear]

24. Teach WHAT, Whittling 101?

nt

[MsMagnificent]

32. Nah, he's got MUCH more experience in

Prevarication & Pandering on the (Enemy) Side of the Morally Challenged --and Personal Profits Too!

Graduate level

[flaminbats]

38. Backstabbing 101..

Lunatic Arts 9 (Backward studies)
Paper Mill Employment Appreciation (Special Internship)
Negative Accounting -201 (ABS degree)
War and Wimps 101 (Young Harris Eng/Lit.)
Rape or Surrender 102 (Homeland Security)
Duviding sume State 101 (Sociology)
Dummies fer Democracy 12? (History)

Ta have doc zell learn ya some more..click below!

http://miller.senate.gov/

[devinsgram]

25. Ah, there is some intelligence out there after all.

[jackstraw45]

26. Lucky Students at Young Harris College

Spared the rantings of Zell Miller, Closet Republican.

[Jawja]

27. As a GRADUATE of

Young Harris College, I am PROUD of Franklin for making his disgust known to Miller; and I am ELATED that Miller has decided not to stink up the campus with his presence.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Hi, CatWoman! :hi:

[dand]

29. Buzzflash agrees with Young Harris,

Miller is their GOP hypocryte of the week. How does a person sink so low.

[rumguy]

30. Zell is a bitter disgusting old man

He's old and he will die soon and he knows it. He's about to be washed away by history and he knows it.

His ideology has failed.

Fuck him!

[Rationality]

31. Does Zell think he'll get more respect from UGA?

If he finds someone like Franklin over in Young Harris, a large university like UGA will certainly have many more Franklins.

Zell, you can't escape your actions in congress. Unless you plan on being a hermit, quit whining about being criticized and live with it.

[Jawja]

33. As a grad of

UGA also, I don't want Miller stinking up THAT campus, either!

:scared:

[dawg]

48. He needs to keep his ass out of Athens ...

maybe Tech can have him.

[Jawja]

51. I wouldn't even wish

THAT on Tech!

:evilgrin:

[dusty64]

35. This is good for a chuckle.

zellie is such a putrid waste of human flesh.

[notbush]

41. Before you gag yourself laughing......

at this story, remind yourself where we're talking about.
Although Zell is much hated at DU, he is the most popular politician in GA.
I will take your bets today, that Bush will win GA. Dumping on these stupid southerners won't win us any votes......This attitude of "we are the smart one's, we know better than you", is a political loser.
Bring them along...don't alienate them.

[dawg]

50. We Georgians are liberal by deep south standards ....

Unless Kerry wins in a landslide, the state probably will go for Bush but we did go for Clinton in '92.

Zell is out of touch. Even republicans are seeing the light about this administration. The republicans who remain loyal are either uniformed racists or religious fanatics, wealthy people who benefit from their policies, or idiots scared shitless by terrorism. Most well-educated republicans are having to jump through contorted hoops of self-deception and cognitive disonance in order to maintain their support for the den of thieves in the white house.

[dixielib]

42. I live in Young Harris

He probably knows that Dr. Franklin isn't the only progressive minded person on campus. He no longer fits in there.

[Jawja]

46. Hi, dixielib!

So nice to know that about my alma mater's faculty! I envy you, living in one of the most beautiful places in the country!


:hi:

[minkyboodle]

43. take your medicine Zell

he deserves every bit of this

[President Jesus]

44. Zell's $2000 donation to Bush

what a schwanz...
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=GA&last=Miller&first=Zell

[CO Liberal]

47. Zell Could Always "Teach" At Liberty U. or Bob Jones U.

Those two "institutions of higher learning" are better suited for that asshole.

[Soopercali]

49. Or George Mason U. [EOM]

[0007]

52. This is absolutely beautiful