Posted on 09/03/2004 4:52:04 AM PDT by kattracks
Zell was right on the money. He hit a home run with his speech and people LOVED it.
Plus, the idea that Buchanan's speech hurt Bush is just a canard of the leftwing press and the log cabin republicans.
Perot, and the recovering economy cost Bush the elder his reelection bid.
A focus group of 17 Ohioans went 11 out of 17 for Bush after Zell's speech. I saw an interview of this group on MSNBC. By no means is this a definite indicator of a trend, but I still think it says a lot. McPain doesn't know what he's talking about.
The angry McCain is afraid of negative adds about him.
There are a lot of questions about his behavior during his 'Nam prison stint.
Even though I disagree with McCain's observation on Zell's speech (which I thought was GREAT) it does present a very interesting opportunity for the Bush campaign.
They can organize a kind of "good cop-bad cop" program, where in some places Zell can deliver his fire-and-brimstone sermon against Kerry to one group of receptive audiences (the red-blooded Americans, I'll call them) and then the GOP can have McCain deliver the "calm it down, cant we all get along" speech to other audiences (the kinder-gentler Americans).
See, you can have it both ways. Bash the smithereens out of Coward Kerry AND go tsk-tsk, lets stop all the mudslinging AT THE VERY SAME TIME.
Good cop - bad cop. Take your pick and then vote Bush.
And his wishful thinking.
McCain would do well to repeat the line from Sen Miller's speech that deals with putting partisan politics before family!!!!
Voters, as they consider McCain's remarks, need to remember that he (John McCain) was the odds on favorite to be Kerry's running mate until the good senator from Arizona refused to cross the imaginary line that exists in his mind that separates republicans from democrats......
McCain has every right to his opinion, but you cannot help but wonder if he is not getting these comments out there about Zell because this media savvy senator LOVES the media attention his comments on Zell offer-hungers for this soundbite attention-and knows full well that Zell is the hot topic of the day.
Shame on McCain. He could have easily said that Zell Miller has good reason to be outraged by the voting record of Kerry and praise his willingness to lose his friendships and party backing (even if he is retiring) in order to express this to the American people.
Zell Miller wants us to be safe as a nation...and KNOWS that his party wants to destroy our military strength!
Onc cannot help but wonder-
If the Republican party suddenly turned into a girlie man society of socialist appeasers, dependent upon poll dependent politicians who lack character and are not proud of our military strength, would HE, JOHN MCCAIN, come forward against his party's path the way Miller has done?
I applaud Zell Miller. He cares about our nation's national security and expresses this concern passionately.
McCain apparently cares about how 'nicely' this concern is presented. Either that, or McCain's hunger for a cozy seat at the mainstream press table, rules over his own belief in our republican passion for military strength.
I know for many republicans like myself, hearing a democrat, hearing Zell Miller express his outrage at what his party has become truly lifted that spooky feeling that the democrats are all blinded by their dedicated drive to gain power. That at least one good democrat politician understands where we sit at this time in history, and is willing to sacrifice in order to get that message out.
Zell Miller loves his country.
McCain owes Zell Miller an apology for saying "I do not agree with his statement that the Democrats are unpatriotic". Sen. Miller made no such statement whatsoever.
Correct me if I am wrong, but neither McCain nor Kerry, have held jobs in the private sector. Ever. They have always been on the government, Federal/state payroll, including US military service.
I have 7 years USMC active duty, and about 13 USMC Reserve. I have been a civilian contractor on numerous government projects so I speak with some knowledge and experience. Government employees, especialy career govt. employees, have an entirely different perspective of "real life". No fear of lay-offs, out sourcing, cut-backs, showing a profit, being productive, etc. And they typically will defend one another if 'attacked' by anyone out side govt. service. Just my 0.2 cents....
Someone in the RNC forgot to put that muzzle back on McMainiac.
Karl Rove is calling in the dog catchers right now. ;)
Well, I guess that explains why McCain was shown laughing like hell during Zell's speech!
Was McCain still a POW when Kerry met with the enemy in Paris?
You make some interesting points. mclame disgusts me nevertheless.
Yeah, I suppose there are some who would disagree with me. But I saw it, and I was turned off by it right away. And at the time I said that it would cost the Republicans a lot of votes.
Quit recycling Democrat talking points from 1992.
Oh, give me a break...
Whatever... I know two I thought die hards for Kerry. After Wednesday night they switched to Bush.
I suppose.
But McBane
is starting to sound and feel very slimy and untrustworthy.
I keep feeling like he has some big puppet master with his fist up his rear manipulating his every move.
I still cannot logically understand how McBane could go through the POW prison
and come out wanting to give someone like SKERRY anything but a gallows.
Something or someone brainwashed him or bought him off or threatened him or deluded him wholesale. I can't figure it.
But I sure don't trust him even in some good-cop/bad-cop strategy.
I see some sense in your postulation. I just don't trust him.
Refresh your memory then... http://www.buchanan.org/pa-92-0817-rnc.html
The MSM pundits lie because they reserve a special hatred and fear for anyone who is on the right side of the cultural war.
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