Zell Miller's Parting Quote

[Khephra]

* Zell Miller, D-Ga.: "I did not come to this Senate expecting events to unfold as they have. I guess I am living proof that politics is not an exact science. ... After all the words of caution that I hope fathers still give their sons, Polonius ended with these words: 'This above all: to thine ownself be true. And it must follow, as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man.' I have always believed that and I have tried to live that."


http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-parting-words,0,5074342.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

What a WONDERFUL man! What will we ever do without him?

[K-W]

1. Crazy is as crazy does.

Might have been more appropriate.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Great..now let's compare his 92 speech to his 04 speech and call him on it

[ibegurpard]

15. Right. Which self is he being true to?

eom

[shesemsmom]

3. I can think of several things. As I told the GDP.

Some democrat, we aren't even of the same planet. I wouldn't spit on him if he were on fire......among a few other things

[KlatooBNikto]

4. To understand Zell's fervor to being true to his own self it helps to

remember he used to be Lester Maddox's right hand man during the segregationist era.He may have realized that what the Republicans want to do is to bring back that era and Zell suddenly found his roots! Way to go Zell.Be true to thine own dastardly self!Good riddance!

[ulysses]

5. adios, asshat. n/t

[Bluzmann57]

6. Hey Zell, here's some parting words for you!

AMF. Fans of Cheech and Chong should understand this.

[blueblitzkrieg]

7. Buh bye, Zell.

You won't be missed, fucker.

[ElectroPrincess]

8. Good riddance ya crazy old coot!

[NewHampshireDem]

9. Perfect quote for a perfect moron ...

The words he cites are from Hamlet and spoken by Polonius, a dottering old fool who speaks in assinine aphorisms that are nothing to him but , to quote Hamlet himself, "words, words, words."

The irony is delicious.

[pelagius]

10. Polonius!? His role model?!

As nearly any undergraduate reader of _Hamlet_ knows, Shakespeare sketched Polonius as a blustery buffoon full of nonsensical commonplaces.

Let me spell it out, Zell: Shakespeare put those words in Polonius' mouth to make him look like a self-centered fool whose soon-to-follow death was almost comical.

Live by those words, ya ninny.

[QC]

20. I was thinking the same thing.

Polonius is the last person one should look to for wisdom.

[porphyrian]

11. Fuck you, zell! Go join the traitor party where you belong. - n/t

[Lefty48197]

12. To thine own self be true? He has really lost his mind.

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[CatBoreal]

13. Uuummm.... ignorant Cannuck here, but...

...who is Zell Miller??

Cam

[pelagius]

16. "Democratic" Senator from Georgia...

...who declared that the Dems have "left him" and henceforth went to work to elect Bush. Opening speaker at the Republican Convention.

[bunkerbuster1]

18. "Democrat" Zell Miller endorsed George Bush in early 2004

while there were still nine Democratic candidates for the nomination. Two of these Dems supported the war in Iraq.

Zell's primary reason for backing Bush was... his support for the war in Iraq.

As a Senator, Zell made a name for himself by

1) Whining about a proposed reality TV series to be based on the old "Beverly Hillbillies;" and

2) seeking protection against more stringent fuel economy standards for pickup trucks. After 9/11.

I think that was pretty much it for his legislative record.

Zell also insulted the African American voters in South Carolina by saying, at one point, that he'd bet anyone a "steak dinner" that Al Sharpton would pick up a majority of black votes in the primaries in that state. Of course, Sharpton did very poorly, being that black voters (along with white voters) recognized that he was not qualified to be President. Of course Zell just assumed that black folks would blindly vote for a black man.

Zell is a liar, a traitor, a coward, and a bigot; what's sad is, for a few years as Gov. of GA, he actually managed to cast himself as a reasonably progressive politician. As another has pointed out, he's really just going back to his roots, as a hatchet man for the racist former gov. Lester Maddux.

Now that I've answered your question, here's one from me: Will you sponsor my Canuckian citizenship? pleeeze?

[Edgewater_Joe]

14. Clean Out Your Colostopy Bag, You Rat Bastard

You suck.

Enjoy your retirement - IN HELL!!!!

[Vickers]

17. From a fellow Georgian: FUCK YOU, YOU INBRED TRAITOR

Ahhhh, I feel much better.

[journalist3072]

19. Good Riddance to Zell!

I am so glad to see him go. It's scary to think that such a crackpot could actually win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Although he was good for comedic relief. I don't know which was funnier, him telling Chris Matthews he wishes he could challenge him to a duel, or Zell telling Judy Woodruff the reason he's still a Democrat is so that when he does to the "pearly gates," (his words) he can tell his mother and father he remained a Democrat all his life.