Zell Miller: The secret weapon to woo Bubba

Charlotte Observer ^ | 09/04/04 | KATHLEEN PARKER

[Pikamax]

Zell Miller: The secret weapon to woo Bubba

Testosterone-drenched speech rallied faithful, excited undecideds

KATHLEEN PARKER

Tribune Media Services

NEW YORK - Note to Howard Dean: About that Bubba vote? Two words. Zell Miller.

Wonder no more what gets the good ol' boys' juices flowing, and don't pay no never mind to them talking heads on this question. The answer is this: real men taking charge, talking straight, telling truth, and leaving the girlie men to fuss about the nuances of terrorist sensitivity.

Miller's fiery, brimstone-studded speech on the penultimate night of the Republican convention was a quintessential testosterone moment that got professional harrumphers flustered and swing voters inspired. While pundits wondered whether Zell was over the top, too hot or too tough, heartland Americans were high-fiving and arm-pumping yessssssssss.

Out beyond the Beltway and other bluster zones, Americans have been waiting for someone to articulate the unvarnished truth. To them, the crossover senator from Georgia was a burning bush. Sure, he spoke Republican and was hyperbolic in condemning John Kerry. Hawkish and hawk-faced, his blunt speech wasn't just red meat; it was steak tartare.

[G.Mason]

" ... I suspect Miller's passionate recitation of Kerry's Senate voting record against military spending measures, as well as his own voluntary exile from a party he claims puts partisanship above national security, produced a new wave of closet Republicans -- that is, voters who may register Democrat but who know in their hearts that life is fragile in unfamiliar ways and who prefer the devil they know."

That's a fairly good indication that the "arrow" shot by Democrat Senator Zell Miller hit the Kerry campaign and the Democrat Party directly in the heart.

Okay ... okay ... the Dimocrat's have no heart, but they are bleeding to death.

[freddiedavis]

bump... http://swift3.he.net/~swift3/medals.mov

[pop-aye]

BUBBA BOUNCE!!!!

Straight talk plays anywhere people choose to listen to truth.

Zell was so very "on target." It doesn't matter the accent, it doesn't matter the party... what matters is the truth!

The straight-truth "hurts" when you have built your reputation as JFnK has.

[GaltMeister]

Miller's fiery, brimstone-studded speech on the penultimate night of the Republican convention was a quintessential testosterone moment that got professional harrumphers flustered and swing voters inspired. They are mad because Zell dosen't have any 'nuance'.

[Republican Wildcat]

More information to confirm the speech was well received. So now if McCain keeps repeating his attacks on the speech and speculation now known to be false, he can be credibily called a liar.

[webheart]

Others from the left: that was an angry week, no one likes anger like that.

It's a shame when the media reports wishful thinking as news.

[rodguy911]

What really got my attention on the Zell thing is how quickly demon/rats had the MSM doing their bidding. It only took them hours to demonzie Zell and claim that everything he accomplished would backfire on "us" cause we were "mean" to their metro boy 'f'ing .Kind of scary they can react that fast and use the MSM to do their bidding in a moments notice. We should keep that in mind.

[Aetius]

Wouldn't it have been great to see Miller face down Chris Matthews in person?

[Cicero]

Excellent article.

[sonofatpatcher2]

The Media Left is already on this...

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[rodguy911]

Would a mini-cam show chris hiding under his desk?

[uvular]

From this Bubbette for Miller to Kathleen Parker-Niener, Niener, Niener!

Zell told it like it is and there has to be some common sense dems out there that will realize if they too, love their family more than their party, must vote for George W. Bush.

[el_texicano]

God I love listening to that speech by Sen. Zell Miller, it brings tears to my eyes. God bless Senator Zell Miller. The man absolutely NAILS IT!!!!

[Lady GOP]

God I love listening to that speech by Sen. Zell Miller, it brings tears to my eyes.

Same here....the man brought down the house..!!

[WileyC]

The breaking news here is that the blatantly liberal Charlotte Observer printed it.

You've got THAT right! (I live in Raleigh, NC but I know well the leftishness of Charlotte.)

[don-o]

It stands proudly beside the best speeches ever delivered.

There is no doubt.

Hope Zell is on the stump often this campaign.

[don-o]

The stupid talking heads, saying he was an "angry old man"

Like that's a bad thing!!

When I hear F'n talking about playing footsie with the enemies of civilization I get as mad as hell!

[demkicker]

The stupid talking heads, saying he was an "angry old man" well, DUH, he is a democrat, talking at the republican convention! Zell showed class while showing how angry he was at his own party. He will go down in history for it, and I am also glad I saw it live.

Same here! And since when did it become taboo to be angry anyway? This is more leftist politically correct nonsense! It's another emotion liberals find necessary to squelch in order to run over conservatives who have HAD ENOUGH!!!!! Thank you, Zell, for giving us strength by example and may legions follow in your footsteps!

[JoJo Gunn]

...."leaving the girlie men to fuss about the nuances of terrorist sensitivity."