This Sunday night... 7:00... it’s Blogapalooza 2004!!! Bloggers from around the country will come together to eat, drink and mud wrestle. Can’t wait!
Zell Miller is a raving, ranting lunatic. It’s no secret that I disagree with most all of the speakers at the Republican Convention. But at least you can watch people like John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Arnold Schwarzengger and Laura Bush without feeling completely revolted. Zell Miller’s diatribe against Kerry was full of venom and delivered with such a mean countenance that it was almost frightening to behold. Even worse was his appearances on CNN and MSNBC after the speech. On CNN, he was challenged for bashing Kerry for voting against the same military spending plans that even then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney opposed. Miller became flustered saying that he didn’t care what Cheney’s position was, he was only interested in Kerry’s position. Then on MSNBC, Chris Matthews asked him if he really thought Kerry would arm our military with "spitballs" (Miller’s rhetoric). Miller started yelling at Matthews that he should shut up and let him answer the questions. And then he challenged the anchor to a duel!!! Is this guy unhinged or what?
Miller’s words might fire up the conservative base but will it swing others? Combined with Dick Cheney’s pessimistic vision of the post-9/11 world, it’s very clear what the G.O.P. campaign strategy is... you will be safe with George W. Bush and you will not be safe with John Kerry. That’s all they have to offer the American people. No words of hope, no words on the economy, no words on domestic issues. Kerry needs to hit back hard on this point. And he needs to start today. (I think he can start with four words that will undermine Bush’s claim to keeping the U.S. safe from terrorism : "Where is Bin Laden?")
U.S. Open results from Arthur Ashe Stadium : Daniela Hantuchova defeated Olympic bronze medallist Alicia Molik, then Lleyton Hewitt, Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Roger Federer all advanced. Tomorrow I will be at the Open myself!
