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09/01/2004: "Act Three"

Overture
How did AIDS protestors get into the convention center to heckle Andy Card? The Secret Service has to have their livers in a quiver right now. They better get a tighter grip on security and plug some holes before tomorrow night when the Star of the Show makes his debut.

On a brighter note, USA Today has told Michael Moore his services are no longer needed. Back to la la land for him.

Act Three
Michael Reagan, who was adopted by Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, started out by thanking his father, mother, birth mother, and birth father for being pro life. Lucky for him that they were. He introduced a loving tribute to his dad.

The Ronald Regan Tribute highlighted only Republicans speaking fondly of him. Surely they could have found a Democrat who had something nice to say at his funeral to show that he was respected and loved by more than just Republicans. I think they missed an opportunity they shouldn’t have.

Mitt Romney, the Governor of Massachusetts, did a lot of John Kerry and John Edwards bashing. The crowd seems subdued tonight like they have been partying too hard too long. Mitt would do the applause pause and there wasn’t much to be heard. I’m tired tonight also but I’m not part of the infomercial props so straighten up you people. You have a job to do!

Zell Miller got the crowd going with just his introduction. He filleted the Democratic Party from the inside out for the lack of bi-partisanship during wartime and the constant tearing down of the Commander in Chief. He eviscerated Kerry and Kennedy with a single swipe. He recounted all the “against” votes for military armament that Kerry has cast and then said “And this is the man who wants to be the Commander of our Armed Forces. Armed with what? Spitballs?” It was classic Zell. You gotta love him for saying what he thinks in no uncertain terms.

Lynne Cheney gave the humanizing introduction for her husband. You mean he doesn’t have a satanic “H” tattooed on his chest? Halliburton is the root of all evil you know.

Dick Cheney said he was glad that Zell was on our side and accepted the nomination of Vice President. He recounted the accomplishments of this Administration. Then he turned his attention to the opponents. With each example of how Mr. Kerry has been on the wrong side of history, the crowd booed as if they were at an old fashioned melodrama and the villain had just come on stage. With every mention of George Bush’s name, they cheered. Too bad Laura wasn’t there for the Ahhhhh the heroine should get. It would have been perfect. A new cheer of flip-flop was unveiled with arms swinging like a metronome. This could be the latest hot dance under development, the Twist, the Hustle, and now the Flip-Flop! Strangely, he never picked on John Edwards as if he wasn’t even worth talking about.

The purpose of a convention is to define the differences between the candidates and to showcase the attributes of the party’s candidate. So far, the Republicans are doing a good job at answering the accusations that have been hurled at them dealing in today’s realities not thirty years ago. John Kerry was wrong then and he’s still wrong today.

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I'm no Republican, but Zell Miller did an excellent job. He just might have me eventually convinced to leave Peroutka for Bush, really.

I'm no Republican but... said @ 09/02/2004 12:30 AM MST