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  Listening to a report on CNN last night I heard a reporter make a reference
  to the president's claim that Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons.  The
  the reporter said "of course, no such weapons have been
  found."  Is this reporter stupid, uninformed or intentionally
  lying?  Sorry ... chemical weapons have been found ... enough to kill a
  half-million people.  What threshold has the left applied to the amount
  of chemical and biological weapons that must be found?  Enough to kill
  one million?  Two?  It seems that a half-million isn't enough.

• I was following a gaggle of media types out of Madison Square Garden last night.  (Yes, it was a long day.)  They passed a man wearing a t-shirt that said "Teamsters for Kerry."  Almost every single person I saw with a press credential pass this man gave him some form of positive acknowledgement.  Thumbs up, "nice shirt", "go get 'em" ... you get the picture.

DAY THREE: ZELL GIVES 'EM HELL

Last night's prime-time speech by Democratic Georgia Senator Zell Miller was a masterpiece, the best speech of the convention so far.  It's interesting to note that such a good speech at the Republican National Convention was given by a Democrat.  Miller offered a scathing indictment of the modern Democratic party over their appeasement in the war on terror.

Declaring right off the bat that his family were his "most precious possessions," Zell said "my family is more important than my party."  He talked about leaders of the past who supported the president, no matter what the political affiliation.  " Where is the bipartisanship in this country when we need it most?," thundered the senior Senator from Georgia.  Then he hit on one of the biggest differences between the left and the Bush administration: " Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator."  That's exactly right.  The liberals see the American military as occupiers...a lot of the modern Democratic party sees our troops as some sort of evil occupying force, and Zell called 'em out, saying "And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators."

He took The Souffle to task for opposing  the weapons systems that won the Cold War, including everything from the B-1 and the B-2 to the F-14 and the Apache.  This is the record that John Kerry doesn't want anybody to know about.  Why else has he been running on his four months of Vietnam service?  He mentioned being a prosecutor decades ago in Massachusetts...but leap-frogged his twenty years in the Senate.  What won't The Poodle tells us about his votes in the Senate?  Why not run on your record?  Perhaps voters needed a little reminding of The Poodle's Senate antics...and Zell was all too happy to oblige last night.

"As a Senator, he voted to weaken our military. And nothing shows that more sadly and more clearly than his vote this year to deny protective armor for our troops in harms way, far away."  Miller also took The Poodle to task for "fighting yesterday's war" (referring to his Vietnam fetish.)  Then he had some nice things to say about George Bush, and took a suttle shot at Bill Clinton.  "I can identify with someone who has lived that line in "Amazing Grace," "Was blind, but now I see," and I like the fact that he's the same man on Saturday night that he is on Sunday morning."  And there was another great line...." I have knocked on the door of this man's soul and found someone home, a God-fearing man with a good heart and a spine of tempered steel."  It doesn't get any better than that.

Basically, what you had was a man who realizes that putting John Kerry in the Oval Office as commander in chief would be an unmitigated disaster.  Having The Poodle in charge of our national security and armed forces would be so disastrous, we really would lose the war on terror.  Like Zell said...George Bush is the man he trusts to protect his most precious possession: his family.

Line of the night: when he was talking about The Poodle voting against weapons systems and troop funding, Miller had this to say: "This is the man who wants to be the Commander in Chief of our U.S. Armed Forces? U.S. forces armed with what? Spitballs?"  Priceless.

WAS ZELL BEING MEAN?

A quick media read this morning shows that the general Democratic spin on Zell Miller is that he was mean.  What a mean man.  Well, they have that wrong.  Zell wasn't being mean, he was angry.

Remember ... Zell didn't want to be in the Senate in the first place.  He had retired from politics and was quite happy, thank you very much, to retire to his home in the North Georgia mountains, teach a bit at Young Harris College, and spend time with his wife Shirley.  When Senator Paul Coverdell suddenly died Georgia's governor called on Zell Miller to serve out the term.  It was a sense of duty, not a desire for power that sent Zell to Washington, and he was clearly distressed with what he found.  This was not the Democratic Party that Zell had known for 35+ years of public service. 

People ask why Zell didn't change parties.  Why should he?  He had already announced that he wasn't going to run for reelection.  He was going to serve the interests of the people in Georgia for the remainder of the Coverdell term, then return to his North Georgia home.  Zell felt that it was his vote that would count in the Senate, not his affiliation.

Zell Miller may be the most honest politician I have ever known.  He's a stern, focused Marine.  Years of working for him and many more years of interviewing him as a guest on the show have taught me that you will always get a very clear and direct answer from Zell Miller.  He also won't hesitate to let you know if you have angered him.  Trust me on this.

It serves the interest of the Democrats (and the media) to portray Miller to the American voter as a mean man.  To whatever degree you succeed in portraying him as being mean, you discredit him.  If, on the other hand, the people believe that his words stem from genuine anger they will be more willing to listen in order to understand.

It was a great night for Zell Miller.  I can't tell you how proud I am to have him as a friend.

OH, AND DICK CHENEY SPOKE TOO

The Republican Party probably should have put Cheney first because it seemed like a bit of letdown after the fire and brimstone of Zell Miller's speech when Lynne Cheney walked out on the stage to introduce her husband.  Be that as it may, it came time to re-nominate the Vice-President of the United States, Dick Cheney.

Once the biographical stuff got out of the way, Cheney defended the war on terror and the war in Iraq by noting some successes. "In Afghanistan, the camps where terrorists trained to kill Americans have been shut down, and the Taliban driven from power. In Iraq, we dealt with a gathering threat, and removed the regime of Saddam Hussein. Seventeen months ago, he controlled the lives and fortunes of 25 million people. Tonight he sits in jail."  It's  interesting how many Democrats actually seem sympathetic toward Saddam...apparently they are longing for the good 'ole days of the torture chambers and the rape rooms.

Then, Cheney hit on the central issue in the war on terror: "The biggest threat we face today is having nuclear weapons fall into the hands of terrorists."  Even though the left dismisses this threat, the fact of the matter is that if one Islamic terrorist got a hold of one small nuclear bomb and detonated it in a major city, it would make September 11th look like a dry run.  Is this what it is going to take for people to wake up and realize we are engaged in the very struggle for our way of life?  Maybe so, because odds are, it will happen.

One other note...Cheney mentioned how many U.S. soldiers have died in the war on terror, more than 1100.  The media would have everyone believe that somehow the Bush administration is trying to hide that figure and run from it, not so.  There it was, right in the Vice President's acceptance speech.

Then it came time to talk about The Poodle.  First up, much to the media's dismay, Cheney praised his service in Vietnam, saying "He speaks often of his service in Vietnam, and we honor him for it," which even had the audience clapping.  But wait...I thought the Bush campaign was attacking The Poodle's Vietnam service! Doesn't sound like it.

Then came the talk about sKerry's flip-flopping.  Said the Vice President: "His back-and-forth reflects a habit of indecision, and sends a message of confusion. And it is all part of a pattern. He has, in the last several years, been for the No Child Left Behind Act - and against it. He has spoken in favor of the North American Free Trade Agreement - and against it. He is for the Patriot Act - and against it. Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys."   The delegates got into the act, and started chanting "flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop," in reference to Cheney's noting The Poodle's being on both sides of many issues.

The speech was typical Cheney, but good (even thought he was interrupted by some malcontent waste of oxygen being hustled out of the audience.  Cheney just took a drink of water and smiled.)  Tonight New York Governor George Pataki introduces President Bush for his acceptance speech.

BACK TO ZELL FOR A MINUTE

Anybody noticing how the media can't stop trying to discredit Zell Miller for supporting President Bush this year?  From columns and articles calling him "Zig-Zag-Zell" to the media actually calling him a "turncoat," the left cannot stand that any Democrat would actually dare support George Bush.  The media, at the behest of their masters at the Democratic National Committee, are raking Zell over the coals.

But really as Ronald Reagan used to say, Zell Miller didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left him.  No longer is there any room in their party for Democrats like Zell..southern, conservative Democrats that are for a strong national security and personal responsibility.  The extreme left has taken over the modern Democratic party, which is now the party of Michael Moore, Tom Daschle, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.  Conservative Democrats need not apply.

And so what if Zell spoke to the 1992 Democratic National Convention?  That was 12 years ago!  If you actually think this charge sticks somehow, ask yourself this: how many times have you changed your mind about something over the last 12 years?  Too many times to count, I am sure.  The media also loves to trot out Zell's introduction of John Kerry at some event in 2001 where he called him an authentic war hero.  Senator Miller hasn't  changed his position on that...he's not attacking The Poodle personally.  He just realizes what hopefully most people will realize: John Kerry's positions make him unacceptable as a commander in chief.

The Democrats expected Zell to fall in line when he came to Washington.  They were wrong, and now they're paying dearly for it.

ISLAMIC TERRORISTS MURDER MORE INNOCENTS

The standoff continues in Russia in an area bordering on Chechnya between Russian security forces and the bloodthirsty Islamic terrorists that are holding school children hostage.  Keep in mind that nowhere in the coverage of this story will  you find a single mention that these bastards are terrorists or Muslims.  We're told they are "armed militants, insurgents and gunmen," along with other terms of endearment the leftist media in this country has for terrorists.

So what have these terrorists done so far?  They have stormed a school with explosives strapped to their bodies and taken hundreds hostage, including children.  At least two people have been killed, including a parent.  There are conflicting reports of other casualties.  They have also sent out a list of demands,  saying that if police intervened, they would kill 50 children for every hostage-taker killed and 20 children for every hostage-taker injured. 

Aren't they big and bad...they can kill kids! Do we know of any other religion out there that kills children as a tribute to their God?  They must think Allah is smiling on them right about now.

FOX NEWS MAKES HISTORY

Now the broadcast media has to really be scratching their heads.  The ratings are out for Tuesday night's coverage of the Republican National Convention, and for the first time in cable history, the Fox News Channel has not only beaten its cable competition, but has actually surpassed all three broadcast networks.  That's right...more people were watching Fox News on cable and satellite than watched ABC, CBS or NBC.  Now keep in mind those channels are available for free with rabbit ears, yet more people choose Fox.

It sure is sounding more and more like the general public is making their choice when it comes to the mainstream media, and they're turning it off.  This is a wholesale rejection of the "big three" of the highest order.  If this is the right-wing media, then there's a lot of right-wingers out there.

THIS COMES AS NO SURPRISE

As predicted, the prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against Kobe Bryant.  The charges were dropped "with prejudice," meaning Kobe can never be tried criminally for this matter again.  The truth is this case died the minute "The Accuser" filed a civil lawsuit.  No surprise here.

Kobe actually apologized to The Accuser in court. He said "Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did."  Kobe also said "I also want to make it clear that I do not question the motives of this young woman.  No money has been paid to this woman."  Sounds like Kobe is being awfully nice to a woman who was in the process of destroying his life.  I wonder why?  Maybe Kobe is upset because she went to another lover soon after his performance.  Pretty low ratings, I'd say.

They've probably been in negotiations...she is refusing to testify (the excuse the prosecutors gave for dropping the charges.)  Expect this civil suit to get settled out of court before the NBA season begins.  You can count on it.

That encounter on June 30, 2003 at a Colorado resort is about to become the most expensive sex Kobe Bryant has ever had.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

A little reading on your lunch break, perhaps:  here's the full transcript of Senator Zell Miller's speech, and the transcript of Vice President Dick Cheney's address to the convention.

It's Thursday, so it's time for your weekly Ann Coulter fix.  This week: John Kerry's inconsistent statements on his war record in Vietnam.  Feed your habit here.

There is one thing Democrats and Republicans do agree on.  Whoever wins two of the following three states will win all the marbles in November:  Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.  Charlie Cook explains.

Think political conventions have just become boring infomercials?  Think again, says Hugh Hewitt who tells us that Arnold's speech reminds us again why they are a good thing.

First Lady Laura Bush's speech was just what President Bush needed....it helps him in all the right areas.  Dick Morris explains.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech was right on target with economic issues, and Larry Kudlow says the Governator nailed it.

"The Democratic tent has shrunk to the size of a dunce cap."  National Review Online has an interview with Zell Miller, and it's a good one.  Check it out.

People shouldn't be focusing on John Kerry's service in Vietnam, but rather his statements after it, says Adam Wolfson.  Click here for more.

The ambulance-chaser, pretending to be some sort of foreign policy expert, is going around disrespecting our allies.  Gary Schmitt says America isn't acting alone.

The lawyer who advised both the Swift Vets and the Bush campaign is wondering why the media isn't scrutinizing the Democrats for doing the same thing.  Benjamin Ginsberg himself has more.

If Bush plans on unveiling any major policy initiatives in his speech tonight, Dick Morris says that would be a big mistake.  He should stay focused on the war on terror.

This is no surprise: the networks are being harder on the Republican ticket than the Democratic one.  The Media Research Center reports.

One of the many weird things Alan Keyes has said is speaking out in support of reparations for slavery.  Larry Elder wonders what that is all about.

This year's Republican National Convention shows that Barry Goldwater is back.  Once again the party is unapologetically conservative and pro-America.  George Will has more.

Professor Mike Adams continues to take a look at the goings-on at various universities...today's recipient of his analysis is Wesleyan University.  [Warning: contains language which may be offensive to some readers and might not be safe for work.]

Is displaying all of the police and guns in New York during the convention really a good idea?  Gary Aldrich says maybe not, and explains why.

Most people probably know there is no such thing as a $200 bill.  But that didn't stop a Philadelphia store clerk from accepting it - and even making change.

14% of Americans admit to having sex on the job.

Here's the video of Zell Miller on with Chris Matthews.

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