Martial vices: Zell Miller's un-American view of the armed forces.
| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Published | 2004-12-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | Analysis | John F. Kerry |
| Person | Political aspects | John F. Kerry |
| Person | Beliefs, opinions and attitudes | Zell Miller |
| Person | Speeches, lectures and essays | Zell Miller |
| Author | n/a | Cathy Young |
THE FIERY KEYNOTE speech by Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.) was one of the defining moments of the 2004 Republican National Convention. Besides being the week's most vehement attack on John Kerry, it was a ringing affirmation of military virtues. Reactions to the speech were sharply divided, generally along predictable partisan lines: Where most liberals saw frightening anger and vitriol, most conservatives saw inspiring passion and righteous outrage.
Afterward, there was some pointed criticism of the ways Miller distorted Kerry's Senate record but relatively little attention to...
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