Breaking: Zell Miller to be KEYNOTE SPEAKER at RNC

[Maddy McCall]

Just heard it on Fox. Unbelievable.

[JI7]

1. HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

[The Hair in my Nose]

52. Don't Underestimate

the appeal of Zig-Zag Zell to the middle voters. His gentle demeanor and homespun humor is pretty effective. Having him in prime time is not good for Kerry in the purple states.

Being a former Georgia boy... I have seen Zell connect as a populist. I have read his book and I predict he will be well received by the swing voters.

Just a thought.

[fishface]

2. Nothing new about this...

Windgbag's been on the program for a while now..

[Maddy McCall]

3. Not as the KEYNOTE, though.

[fishface]

6. It goes without saying...

They sure as hell won't have Tom 'Cockroach DeLay' as a keynote. Who better than that turncoat cocksucker?

[Maddy McCall]

9. I knew he would speak, but I had no idea that he would nominate Bush.

Sorry I am so behind the curve. :eyes:

[fishface]

14. Nothing to apologise about...

we all forget sometimes the depth of the sewage these clowns inhabit.

[xchrom]

19. cocksucker?!?!?!

nothing that nice thank you very much.

[NYCGirl]

4. Zell Miller, the young, rising star of the GOP...

:evilgrin:

[yellowcanine]

5. They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel if this is true. Can it

be true? Zell? If true I guess we don't have to wonder what the "theme" is going to be. Anti-Kerry all the way. That oughta make the undecideds vote for Bush. Heh.

[Inland]

29. Cementing the traitorous over 70 and dumb vote

[Leilani]

49. Exactly!

Anybody who would be impressed by Zell, is voting for Bush anyway!!!

What a jerk....like this will make a difference to undecideds.

[GiovanniC]

7. And So, To Contrast

Democratic Convention Keynote Speaker: Barack Obama, Rising Star of the Democratic Party

Republican Convention Keynote Speaker: Zell Miller, Batshit Crazy Reject from the Democratic Party

[incapsulated]

15. Exactly

It will look stupid.

[GiovanniC]

25. And Also

Let me get this straight...

The keynote speech, a great honor in a political convention -- they searched high and low for a Republican worthy of the honor. But, failing to find even ONE, they turn to Zell Miller.

[Killarney]

50. that was the funniest post I've read in a long time

I nearly spit Diet Coke on my keyboard! lol!

[Frodo]

56. Actually, the spin will be:

Democratic Convention Keynote Speaker: Barack Obama, Rising Star of the Democratic Party


Republican Convention Keynote Speaker: Democratic Convention Keynote Speaker (1992) Zell Miller, "Rising Star of the Democratic Party (also 1992)".

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

8. Well...

I d think they are planning a little party for Zell. The dems I mean. If he announces a party change in the middle of his announcement, that will be, in effect, a "tree falling in the woods, no one around to hear it" moment. It has no real politik effect.

On the other hand, that could open him up to all sorts of things, like a court action from the Georgia Dem Party. I hope it does.

Having him sucking up dem congressional budgets, while being a repuke in all but name *should* come with consequences.

[WI_DEM]

10. I think it makes a great contrast

We have a young and articulate up and comer as our keynoter and they have a broken down flip flopper who will be retiring next January as theres.

[klook]

11. Perfect chocie

Remember Zell's idiotic speech on the floor of the Senate after 9/11? "I say we bomb the hay-ell out of 'em!" What an absolute moron, and therefore the perfect RNC keynote speaker.

[DrFunkenstein]

12. I Really Thought It Would Be Trent Lott

Oh yeah, I forgot about the whole, you know, racist thing...

[Maddy McCall]

16. LOL!

[hedda_foil]

13. What an incredible insult to longtime Repubs and real up and comers.

This could really come back to bite Rove bigtime in terms of aggravating the already pretty major intraparty war going on among repub leaders.

[kentuck]

17. What about those great comments about John Kerry on record...?

that Zell made as recently as 2000 or 2001? They were glowing remarks about John Kerry. Is he going to flip-flop on those? We have 'em on tape, Zell... :)

[Old and In the Way]

44. I smell a great MoveOn ad

They should put together audio/video clips of Zell with those comments Zell made about Kerry. Play them on the night ha speaks at the convention. End it with something like "Zell Miller, you can take him on his word?"

[theboss]

18. This has been known for months.

Nothing breaking about. Disgusting, but not breaking.

[incapsulated]

20. No...

I knew he would be speaking but not as the KEYNOTE speaker.

[GiovanniC]

21. I Knew He'd Be There

I didn't know he'd be keynote.

[Maddy McCall]

24. Exactly.

There's a difference in being one of many speakers on the slate and being the KEYNOTE. A HUGE difference.

[theboss]

27. I always thought he was speaking in prime-time

What's the point in having a Democrat betray his party unless you feature it.

[GiovanniC]

28. True, But I Figured They'd Do a Ron Reagan Thing

But still have, you know, an actual Republican as the keynote speaker of the Republican Convention.

[theboss]

31. I'm not even sure what "keynote" means at these things anymore

I guess from a labeling standpoint, he being the "keynote" speaker is odd. But I don't even think the networks cover keynote addresses now.

[GiovanniC]

33. They Didn't Cover Obama

He was on Tuesday night, and none of the networks covered Tuesday. Even if they had, his speech was before the magical 10 to 11 time slot.

[Maddy McCall]

32. Yes. As far as I can recall, this is a precedent.

Ron Reagan isn't a Republican anyway, so I don't think anyone was shocked that he spoke at the DNC.

But Zell is technically a Democrat. I wonder if this is supposed to be some kind of "gotcha" on behalf of the Republicans. In other words, since we used Ronald Reagan's son in our convention, they'll use a Democratic senator in theirs. If so, it will backfire.

Republicans don't like Zell because he is a Democrat. Democrats don't like Zell because he is philosophically a Republican.

I see nothing to gain by having Zell be the keynote.

[GiovanniC]

37. The Fact That He Even Calls Himself a Democrat

While basically having his lips permanently suction-cupped to Bush's ass on every single major vote is laughable to anyone who knows politics, anyway.

For those who will be watching the convention who have never heard of Zell Miller, they're going to be in for a treat. The man is like a schitzophrenic rodent on speed and hallucinogens, except not as lucid. I think there's literally something medically and mentally wrong with him. If that's who the RNC wants as a spokesman for them, I say go for it.

[Maddy McCall]

39. Again, I agree...

This could really hurt them with undecided voters.

[NightOwwl]

42. "having his lips permanently suction-cupped to Bush's ass"

Bwahaha! Thanks for the morning laugh.:7

[Strawman]

48. Why would they have such a "flip-flopper" giving the keynote address?

There must be a story here. This is just way too fishy even though he has been a conservative Democrat.

I found this link with the Kerry campaign's repsonse to him being named head of Democrats for Bush interesting. Shows what a flip-flopper Miller is.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=134-03242004

[Frodo]

57. One correction. Republicans LOVE Miller.

Every bit as much as Democrats loved Jeffords when HE flipped.

Spend some time lurking the other boards and you'll see them rooting for Zell as VP or Sec. State.

[Cocoa]

22. yee hah!

[returnable]

23. I can't believe they skipped over Alan Keyes...

:hi:

[incapsulated]

26. Criminal..

ain't it? What a lost opportunity! :)

[trogdor]

41. Alan Keyes is a lightning rod.

He's right there with all the other nutcases the GOP would rather hide.

Tell you what, though. I don't see Zell gaining the Bushies very much. What would really be a hoot is if Bush started calling himself a national unity candidate because one somewhat high-profile Democrat(?) endorsed him. I mean, they used to put the "bipartisan" label on bills that passed with as few as three Democrats (including Zell Miller) voting in favor, so I wouldn't put it past him.

[RubyDuby in GA]

30. Here's what I'd like to see

I'd like to see their keynote speaker go up against our keynote speaker.

God, I can't wait until he's gone. I don't think any of you not from Georgia can understand our embarrassment/shame/utter disappointment in ourselves for putting him there and in him for his despicable behavior. Sometimes saying I'm sorry just isn't good enough......

[Maddy McCall]

34. I can understand your shame.

Trent Lott is one of my state's senators. I fully understand your shame. :-)

[RubyDuby in GA]

43. Thanks

Every time he opens his mouth now, you can literally hear all Democrats in this state gasp, with a sharp intake of air that is held for a few seconds, then followed by a slow exhaling sigh.

[RubyDuby in GA]

54. You raise a good point, but

I'm pretty sure that you didn't vote for Trent Lott.

We were all duped.

[quaoar]

35. This just demonstrates

That the Republican Party has no one who is capable of speaking to the American people on behalf of the party, so they turn to a Democratic elected official. How pathetic is that?

How's this for a fantasy: Zell Miller is actually a deep-cover mole set in by the DNC to infiltrate the GOP. When he addresses the Republican convention he denounces Bush as a coward and a liar. LOL

[Old and In the Way]

46. I was just thinking the same thing....wouldn't that be a hoot?

I could hear it now: "I was asked to say a few words about your candidate for President, George W. Bush. So, here are my thoughts...."

Can you imagine how that would go over? He'd be lucky to escape with his life from MSG....but it would be the political gotcha of a lifetime.

[faithnotgreed]

59. 2 incredibly fine points.. thanks

[spooky3]

36. I hope the Kerry campaign will make BIG hay over this, such as...

"could the Republicans find no competent Republican congresspeople to speak"?

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[NightOwwl]

40. There are maybe 1 or 2 Republican senators I respect,

but that doesn't mean I would want one as a keynote speaker at the DNC for crisakes!

[John_H]

45. What response will the Dem message shop devise?

Obama everywhere, 'natch, but will they do something more dramatic?

[otohara]

47. Republican Miller Speaks - Big Deal

his reasons for not offically calling himself a repubican are stupid!

I was born a democrat, raised a democrat - my ma and pa were democrats, can't possible say I'm really a republican.

[BillZBubb]

51. Breaking wind?

That's all this amounts to.

[zulchzulu]

53. I'm sure the speech will get a look-see from Karl Rove

Zell needs to leave the Democratic Party. What a traitor.

[opihimoimoi]

55. Girlie 2 shoes, how Unmanly of Zell to switch than fight.

[WI_DEM]

58. I wonder if the Mayor of St. Paul will second W's nomination?

he is another so called democrat who has broke ranks and endorsed Bush.

[faithnotgreed]

60. dnc please say these 2 things: were not surprised, the repubs dont have

anyone that they would want speaking in the keynote slot and also that zell has been a republican for a long time.

or something to that effect...

[no name no slogan]

61. Repubs love dead Democrats

First Norm Coleman chairs the RNC, now Zell makes the keynote speech.

Reminds me of a line Mike Dukakis trotted out in 1988. He said that the only Democrats the Republicans ever love are the dead ones (he said this in response to BushDaddy invoking FDR and HST on the stump).

Seems to me his words apply in this situation, too.

[NEDem]

62. Smacks of Desperation.

It goes to show how shallow the moderate pool is in the GOP.

[BlueLogic]

63. Too funny

The RNC reinvention convention: they are really democrats!