edge of a knife

[troublemaker]

Thank God above that Miller did a hybrid McCarthy/Queeg on CNN and challenged Chris Matthews to a duel (and was serious)

Miller's speech was the lowest thing a politician has done in public in a generation. Like all such excesses it's a dangerous point in history. If it somehow isn't a disaster for Bush then it expands the range of acceptable subsequent discourse and puts us on the threshold of fascism. And it may not be a disaster for Bush... This moment is a test of national character.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. I agree

I watched it and felt he was a rather compelling knuckledragger to the right audience...even on CNN...he was a dolt in my eyes but I could see him appealing to some...this is indeed scary...not in the sense of the election...but in the sense of gauging the people I share this little slice of the planet with.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. He was shown to be goldwater nuts moments after

on both cnn and msnbc interviews. It made it appear that moments before, the convention mob was applauding a completely crazy man, like they had just been played for fools.

[Sugarbleus]

3. Good point. They were caught up in the moment...enraptured in

their own dogma and didn't realize they were being held spell bound by a LUNATIC!! I laughed my butt off tonight when this poor old fart let rip with tweety. That was the icing for the whole event, IMO

How embarrassing for the RNC. :evilgrin:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. But it's seriously creepy

how people can be mesmerized by a raving demagogue. Look at those old newsreels of Hitler, ranting insanely as huge crowds cheer. It's been said it couldn't happen here. Yeah, right.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. I have never seen something like this happen so quickly

It was an immediate historical perspective on it, a total reversal of context.

[Sugarbleus]

6. Oh, absolutely on that point...

I hear that loud and clear also. I was arguing the fascist issue with a moderate one day. They shook their head and refused to believe it could happen here.

????? I told them they were being obtuse. ANYTHING can happen. Geez, who would have believed we'd even have a president like we have today or who would have believed we'd be attacked like we were on 9/11...ANYTHING can happen. Fascism didn't happen over night either...

Good call...Zelly(along with all of Bushco) was/is indicative of just how close we can come to such a scenario.