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"George Washington Hayduke" |
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02 Sep 2004 10:47:30 PM |
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Pink Nazi wants to challenge Chris Matthews to a duel |
From Salon, 9/1/04:
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room//index.html#miller
Zell goes wild
By Eric Boehlert
Maybe Zell Miller was just strung too tight following his wild-eyed
attack on John Kerry Wednesday night.
But following his primetime convention address he made the rounds on
the cable TV circuit and stole the show -- and not in a good way.
Miller's speech was so over-the-top (he essentially questioned Kerry's
loyalty to America), it prompted mild-mannered talking head David
Gergen to compare Miller to racist demagogue Lester Maddox, while
Time's Joe Klein had to pick his jaw up off the ground before he could
analyze it.
But Miller's post-speech cable performance was even more jaw-dropping,
as he first badly fumbled questions from CNN anchors, then lost it
with "Hardball's" Chris Matthews, repeatedly challenging the MSNBC
host to a duel and telling him to "shut up."
On CNN and came under respectful but close questioning from Wolf
Blitzer, Judy Woodruff and Jeff Greenfield, who pressed the wayward
Democrat about why he mocked Kerry for using the phrase "occupiers"
when describing U.S. troops in Iraq (Miller prefers "liberators"),
when President Bush has himself used the same phrase for the same U.S.
troops.
Miller clearly had no idea that was the case and passed on giving a
response.
He was also asked why just three years ago he had introduced Kerry in
Georgia as an American hero who had worked hard for our nation's
security (the speech is still up on Miller's Web site.)
Miller suggested he was new to the Senate at the time and basically
didn't know what he was talking about.
And about those weapons system votes that Miller criticized Kerry for
making over a decade ago, wasn't it true while as Secretary of Defense
***** Cheney raised similar doubts about those very same systems?
Miller said he'd let Cheney answer that himself.
Finally, Blitzer asked Miller why he looked so angry during his
speech, and couldn't that hurt the cause he was pushing?
Miller, who in fact looked like he was suffering from flashback
Atlanta road rage at the podium periodically, said he was sorry if he
came across as angry because he didn't mean to.
But that was just the warm up.
Next it was over to Chris Matthews' "Hardball" on MSNBC where Miller,
perhaps still bruised by his wobbly CNN showing, just plain lost it.
Actually, Miller appeared from Madison Square Garden, while
"Hardball's" set was over in Herald Square.
And when Miller was announced he was greeted with a chorus of "boos"
by the crowd of local Democrats assembled behind the "Hardball" taping
area.
Things went downhill for Miller from there.
Matthews asked Miller to defend his speech, and particularly his
allegations that John Kerry voted "against" various defense
appropriations.
(As both Matthews and Miller know, voting against a large
appropriations bill doesn't necessarily mean that you disapprove of
every part of the bill).
Miller got progressively angrier as Matthews persisted in holding him
to his statement, telling Matthews several times that he wished he was
in the studio so he could "get up in your face."
As Miller steamed, Matthews asked him if he thought that he was
helping the political discourse in the country, and then, whether he
even thought he was helping the Republicans by what he was saying.
At that point Miller's melt down peaked.
He started waving his arms around, demanding Matthews "shut up" and
let him answer the question.
Miller then lapsed into a dialogue with himself wondering, "I don't
know why I even came on this program," before returning to Matthews
and announcing he wished they lived in a previous era because he would
have "challenged you to a duel."
Thursday morning Miller may deny he was serious when he said all of
that, but the semi-deranged expression on his face at that moment
suggested he'd truly lost control.
Matthews, slightly embarrassed by the whole thing, laughed off
Miller's left field explosion, and invited him back tonight in person
for a "more civil discussion."
More importantly, Matthews insisted the show would get great ratings
because everybody would be waiting to see if Miller was going to "beat
me up."
Later country star Larry Gatlin told MSNBC's Ron Reagan that Matthews
was "out of line" and "rude."
When the live audience booed Gatlin told them "shut up or we'll have
another duel."
Another example of how Republicans are making good on George Bush's
2000 promise to "change the tone" of American politics -- apparently
substituting dueling for debate.
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| Title: Re: Pink Nazi wants to challenge Chris Matthews to a duel |
03 Sep 2004 12:19:20 PM |
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(George Washington Hayduke) wrote in message news:<10jfqdqth1pmi64@corp.supernews.com>...
From Salon, 9/1/04:
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room//index.html#miller
Zell goes wild
By Eric Boehlert
Maybe Zell Miller was just strung too tight following his wild-eyed
attack on John Kerry Wednesday night.
But following his primetime convention address he made the rounds on
the cable TV circuit and stole the show -- and not in a good way.
Miller's speech was so over-the-top (he essentially questioned Kerry's
loyalty to America), it prompted mild-mannered talking head David
Gergen to compare Miller to racist demagogue Lester Maddox, while
Time's Joe Klein had to pick his jaw up off the ground before he could
analyze it.
...............
At that point Miller's melt down peaked.
He started waving his arms around, demanding Matthews "shut up" and
let him answer the question.
Miller then lapsed into a dialogue with himself wondering, "I don't
know why I even came on this program," before returning to Matthews
and announcing he wished they lived in a previous era because he would
have "challenged you to a duel."
Thursday morning Miller may deny he was serious when he said all of
that, but the semi-deranged expression on his face at that moment
suggested he'd truly lost control.
ZELL MILLER FOR REPUBLICAN PRESS SECRETARY!! I hope that ***** gave
Kerry's campaign a boost. He'd be foolish not to milk the footage of
that idiot foaming at the mouth and having it spun as 'A real
republican at work.' "The Daily Show" will be milking that guy like a
15-foot-tall cow for weeks to come. GO, ZELL, GOOOOOO!!!
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HellPope Huey
Bush thinks that Cheerios are donut seeds
"You should tell the truth;
its the way you stand up and say STOP."
- 'The West Wing"
Dogs feel very strongly
that they should always go with you in the car,
in case the need should arise
for them to bark violently
at nothing right in your ear.
- Dave Barry
http://www.wketchup.com/
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| Title: Re: Pink Nazi wants to challenge Chris Matthews to a duel |
03 Sep 2004 07:38:09 PM |
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(HellPopeHuey) wrote:
Hayduke@AWOLBush.com (George Washington Hayduke) wrote in message news:<10jfqdqth1pmi64@corp.supernews.com>...
From Salon, 9/1/04:
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room//index.html#miller
ZELL MILLER FOR REPUBLICAN PRESS SECRETARY!! I hope that ***** gave
Kerry's campaign a boost. He'd be foolish not to milk the footage of
that idiot foaming at the mouth and having it spun as 'A real
republican at work.' "The Daily Show" will be milking that guy like a
15-foot-tall cow for weeks to come. GO, ZELL, GOOOOOO!!!
Maybe the stupid Republican is really a Democrat infiltrator who
installed himself at the RNC to ***** over Bush some more. Enough
Republicans cringed at this idiot Republican to suggest that this
is the last time he'll be called upon to lie for these fascists.
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|George W. Bush is a deserter: http://www.glcq.com/bush_at_arpc1.htm
|Fascist War Criminal to stand trial: http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org
|Hezbollah endorses George W. Bush: http://www.hezbollah.ws/
|"Do you want a president who will duck? Vote Bush." -- Michael Moore
|Some information the Bush fascists want to hide: http://rncdelegates.com
|"KING GEORGE - OFF WITH HIS HEAD." -- Bumper Sticker
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