The GOP officially backs away from their keynote speaker, Zell Miller

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5897622

Yes this is on LBN, too.

Is this what happens when you shit where you eat?

[Tatiana]

1. From the article... (ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Late Thursday, Miller’s name was removed from the list of dignitaries who would be sitting in the first family’s box during the president’s acceptance speech later in the evening. No explanation was immediately offered, but the change was made only a few hours after Laura Bush, asked about Miller’s deeply personal denunciation of his own party’s nominee, said in an interview with NBC News that “I don’t know that we share that point of view.”

[ItsMyParty]

6. Jesus--they have to send the broad out who hasn't spoken 5 words

as First Bitch to undo damage----real men, aren't they???

[sundancekid]

10. they must be GIRLIE-MEN themselves after all -- whooda thunk it

[MaineDem]

18. Ouch!

As much as I dislike Laura I think that may be a bit harsh.

[Poiuyt]

14. I wonder if Chalabi will be sitting in the first families box?

[Rose Siding]

23. The Bush Freeze Out. You know what this means...

No Christmas present.

[Calm Like A Bomb]

27. They'll send him an old bottle of Southern Comfort...

that was given to * by Vladimir Putin. ;-)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

29. Somebody wanna explain what was so 'deeply personal' about it? nt

[bossfish]

2. C'mon it is your freakin' Keynote address...

...these guys can't accept responsibility for anything. Hopefully, the bullshit meters are off the scale.

A senior White House official, speaking to reporters before Bush’s address Thursday night, said, “Senator Miller was speaking on behalf of himself and obviously on behalf of himself.”

[Julien Sorel]

3. WTF? He was the KEYNOTE SPEAKER at their NATIONAl CONVENTION.

How can he have been "speaking for himself?" Whatever happened to the Republicans and their love of accepting responsibility? What a bunch of wimps.

[mbali]

19. Yeah - but he's not sitting with Laura, and that's all that matters

[mellowinman]

26. Yeah, well I've got a picture of Chalabi with her!

Everybody remember THAT ONE?

[Wapsie B]

4. This convention

is the best advertisement for the Democratic Party that you could hope for. It showcases some of the biggest nuts in the gop. You just can't buy publicity like this.

[Endangered Specie]

5. You KNOW its bad when the RNC thinks a Democrat slimes his

own side too much.

[sundancekid]

7. since Zell didn't sell ... they try to disclaim their dirty merchandise ..

I say: sorry, no returns allowed ... he's YOURS

[madmax]

8. dupe n/t

[cheshire]

9. Me thinkith he shit on what he ate prior to speaking.

[AspenRose]

11. You bought him; BED, MADE, LIE.

He sure as hell ain't comin' back over heah.

[Kadie]

12. They wanted him. They approved his speech. They dump him.

hmmmmmmm

do you think it had anything to do with the duel remark?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

30. Saletan says they WROTE IT for him

read him today. He's pretty sure he didn't write it himself.

[Julien Sorel]

13. The loyal, steadfast conservatives, strike again!

Steady leadership! Accountability! Accepting responsibility! It's all on display right here.

[Imalittleteapot]

15. See - those Democrats are mean and angry, just

like we've been telling you.

Zell's speech was vetted. They loved it. Now that the public understands what the GOP thinks is a great Key Note address, the GOP wants to take it back. Too f*ing late.

[Tatiana]

16. Remember, his speech was "vetted."

They knew what Zell was going to say. They approved the message. Now that they see the rest of America finds their hate repulsive, they are trying to distance themselves from him.

[mbali]

17. They think if he doesn't sit with Laura tonight everyone will forget that

he was their keynote speaker 24 hours ago?

LOL!

[JerseygirlCT]

20. Been doing a lot of backpedalling lately...

this is the guy who means what he says?

Not that it couldn't happen to a better jerk, but you have to wonder why anyone would trust them even an inch...

[kwolf68]

21. LMAO

The only problem is the idiots in the Garden loved the speech by Zell. Back away from it all you want assholes...we got your goons on tape yukking it up.

What complete arrogance. They believe they can simply re-write history. I have never seen a more dispicable display of politics in my life.

I remember when I was a Conservative apologist...I didn't like what the Dems were saying, but I never felt like they were being hateful.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. Didn't Rove read and approve Zell Miller's entire speech? Every word?

How can we let them back away from this?

[Inland]

28. Of course he did. That speech was vetted like every other speech

if not actually written by pubbie speechwriters. My question is whether Rove gets it both ways--gets a dem to spout propaganda and lies, then to keep it from backfiring, disavow him because he is a democrat.

[Inland]

33. AS U THOUGHT

"Everyone read the speech in advance and approved it," said one prominent GOP lobbyist working closely with the Bush-Cheney campaign on the staging and message for the convention. "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57566-20...

[They_LIHOP]

24. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I JUST F***ING LOVE IT!!!

What, like, the GOP didn't have about 50 people VET the damn speech?

What, like, the conventioneers didn't go practically APESHIT for ZigZag and his backstabbin?

Good luck disowning this piece of garbage, 'pukes. He's all YOURS.

And as for YOU Zell you turd blossom?

Congratulations, you have just experienced the END of your political career. How WAS lying with the dogs, anyway? Did you think they'd respect you in the morning?

No offense to real prostitutes, but Zell, you are NOTHING but a sellout, Benedict-Fuc*ing WHORE, buddy.

Now you are gonna see just how much the world respects a backstabbing little sellout whore traitor. Neither side wants you!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Don't let the door hit ya...asswipe!

[incapsulated]

25. Some crazy-ass Democrat burst in and took the stage..

To try to fuck up our convention!!!

:)

[librechik]

31. Please, Senator Kerry! Don't hurt me!

meanwhile the nasty f ers are sneaking around to shiv him in the back!

[West Coast Democrat]

32. And the only problem we had at our convention was the balloons!!!

Yeah...that Karl Rove sure is a genius!