September 02, 2004
Zell's Speech The Talk Of The Town
Posted by The Editors | 11:58 AM
The Hotline has reactions to Zell Miller's keynote address from a number of political figures and print and TV reporters. Among the responses:
NPR's Mara Liasson: "Who would have thought that the harshest face, the angriest face of the Republican convention would belong to a Democrat?"
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT): "That's the most vicious speech I've ever heard at any convention. I half expected him to wield an ax. It was over the top."
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): "Miller is a very experienced politician and I'm sure he knows exactly what he is talking about. I just don't agree ... with the assentation that Democrats are unpatriotic. I don't think they are."
New Republic's Jonathan Cohn: "In an address originally billed as a critique of John Kerry's national security credentials, Miller essentially branded the Democrats as traitors because they haven't fallen in line with President Bush on all matters of national security. It was one of the most vile political speeches in recent American history, every bit as offensive as Pat Buchanan's infamous call in 1992 for 'religious war' and, perhaps, a little more disturbing. Buchanan's speech, after all, was an assault on decency. Last night Miller declared war on democracy."
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