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Zell Bryan Miller
79th Governor of Georgia
In office January 13, 1991 – January 11, 1999
Lieutenant(s)	Pierre Howard
Preceded by	Joe Frank Harris
Succeeded by	Roy Barnes
United States Senator from Georgia
In office July 27, 2000 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Paul D. Coverdell
Succeeded by	John H. Isakson
Born	February 24 1932 ( 1932-02-24) (age 75) Young Harris, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Shirley Carver Miller
Profession	Lobbyist
Religion	Methodist

Zell Bryan Miller (born February 24, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Elected as a Democrat, Miller served as Mayor of Young Harris, Georgia, state representative, Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1990, Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... From http://bioguide. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 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Although a member of the Democratic Party, Miller backed Republican President George W. Bush over Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and since 2003 has frequently criticized the Democratic Party, and has publicly supported several Republican candidates. In 2006, Miller did voice-overs (narrations) for Republican candidate commercials in Georgia state elections (George "Sonny" Purdue and Ralph Reed). GOP redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ...

After not seeking re-election in 2004, he joined the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge,^[1] in the firm's national Government Affairs practice. Miller is also a frequent Fox News Channel contributor. Fox News redirects here. ...

Early life

Miller was born in the small mountain town of Young Harris, Georgia. His father died when Miller was an infant, and the future politician was raised by his widowed mother. As a child, Miller lived both in Young Harris and Atlanta. Today, Miller lives in the old Young Harris home. Miller spent his first two years of college at Young Harris College in his home town. Miller holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in history from the University of Georgia. Young Harris is a city located in Towns County, Georgia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Young Harris College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts junior college located in northeast Georgia. ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...

Less than a month after the Korean War ended, Miller wound up in a drunk tank in the North Georgia Mountains. Miller claimed later that this incident was the lowest point of his life. Upon his release, Miller enlisted in the Marines. During his three years in the United States Marine Corps, Miller attained the rank of sergeant. He often refers to the value of his experience in the Marine Corps in his writing and stump speeches; he wrote a book on the subject, entitled Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned in the Marines. "In the twelve weeks of hell and transformation that were Marine Corps boot camp, I learned the values of achieving a successful life that have guided and sustained me on the course which, although sometimes checkered and detoured, I have followed ever since," he wrote. Public intoxication, also known as drunk and disorderly conduct (sometimes, incorrectly, as drunken disorderly), is a summary offence in many countries. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ...

In addition to his political offices, Miller has taught political science and history at Young Harris College, the University of Georgia, and Emory University. The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... Young Harris College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts junior college located in northeast Georgia. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ...

Political career

Miller's father and mother were both involved in local politics in the North Georgia mountains. Miller, a Democrat, was Mayor of Young Harris from 1959 to 1960, and was elected to two terms as a Georgia state senator during the 1960s. In 1964 and 1966, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. He endorsed segregation in both races, a move he later publicly regretted. He later served in several positions in state government and in the Georgia Democratic Party. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Seal of the Georgia Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature of Georgia). ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Segregation means separation. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Miller's first experience in the executive branch of government was as Chief of Staff for Georgia governor Lester Maddox. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1974, serving four terms from 1975 to 1991, through the terms of Governors George Busbee and Joe Frank Harris, making him the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Georgia history. In 1980, Miller unsuccessfully challenged Herman Talmadge in the Democratic primary for his seat in the United States Senate. Lester Garfield Maddox Lester Garfield Maddox (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who was governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the state, elected to a 4-year term by popular vote. ... George Dekle Busbee (August 7, 1927–July 16, 2004) was an American politician who served as the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983. ... Joe Frank Harris (born February 16, 1936) is an American politician who served as the Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991. ... Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955, and as a U.S. Senator from 1957 until 1981. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

Governor

Miller was elected governor of Georgia in 1990, defeating Republican Johnny Isakson (who later became his successor as U.S. Senator) after defeating Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and future Governor Roy Barnes in the primary. James Carville was Miller's campaign manager. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... John Hardy Johnny Isakson (born December 28, 1944), American politician, has been a Republican United States Senator from Georgia since 2005. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ... Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948) was the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. ... James Carville James Carville (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, commentator, media personality and pundit. ...

In 1991, Miller endorsed Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas for President of the United States. He became close to Clinton, and some political commentators described Miller's support as critical in helping Clinton hold the South and secure the nomination after a rocky start in the Democratic primaries. Miller gave the keynote speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In two oft-recalled lines, Miller said that President George H. W. Bush "just doesn't get it," and remarked of Vice President Dan Quayle, "Not all of us can be born rich, handsome, and lucky, and that's why we have a Democratic Party." William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Keynote (disambiguation). ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... James Danforth Dan Quayle (born February 4, 1947) was the forty-fourth Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). ...

As governor, Miller was a staunch promoter of public education. During this time, he helped found the HOPE Scholarship, which paid for the college tuition (paid by funds collected from the lottery and from state income taxes) of students who both established a GPA of 3.0 in high school and maintained the same while in college. In December 1995, his office announced a proposal for $1 billion more in spending on education. HOPE won praise from national Democratic leaders. The HOPE Scholarship, created in 1993 by the state of Georgia legislature, is a university scholarship program that has been adopted by several other states. ... A grade in education can mean either a teachers evaluation of a students work or a students level of educational progress, usually one grade per year (often denoted by an ordinal number, such as the 3rd Grade or the 12th Grade). This article is about evaluation of...

Miller's biggest election battle came in 1994. In 1992, he became the first Georgia governor to openly proclaim a desire to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Flag of Georgia. He sponsored legislation to change the flag at the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly, but the legislature, perhaps influenced by polls showing support for retaining the flag, enacted no changes. Miller dropped the issue, but in the election that followed, his Republican rival, Guy Millner used the flag issue against him, arguing it proved he was out of touch with Georgians. Miller won re-election, but narrowly. The following are the flags used by the short-lived Confederate States of America. ... The current flag of Georgia was adopted on May 8, 2003 after years of controversy. ... Guy W. Millner is a multi-millionaire businessman who ran as a Republican for Governor of Georgia in 1994, United States Senator from Georgia in 1996 and Governor of Georgia in 1998. ...

Some have said that the 1994 election was a turning point in Miller's career, arguing it gave him a desire to prove himself a cultural conservative. One cited piece of evidence is that in the late 1990s through the early 2000s, he gradually shifted from being pro-choice to pro-life. Social conservatism generally refers to a political ideology or personal belief system that advocates the conservation or resurrection of what one, or ones community, considers to be traditional morality and social structure. ... Issues of discussion Pro-choice describes the political and ethical view that a woman should have complete control over her fertility and pregnancy. ... This article is about the social movement. ...

While governor, he established a special office to promote the use of Facilitated Communications in the schools of Georgia. The rise of sexual abuse cases arising from his controversial efforts eventually brought an end to the program. Facilitated communication (FC) is an augmentative communication strategy, that is, a communication strategy used by people without functional speech. ... Bad Touch redirects here. ...

Upon leaving the Governor's office in January of 1999, Miller accepted teaching positions at Young Harris College, Emory University, and The University of Georgia. He was a visiting professor at all three institutions when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

Senate

Miller's successor as governor, Roy Barnes, appointed Miller to a U.S. Senate seat following the death of Republican Sen. Paul Coverdell in July 2000. While the Democratic Party's historic control of Georgia politics had waned for years, Miller remained popular. He easily won a special election to keep the seat in November 2000. During the campaign to keep the seat, Miller spoke warmly of his late friend Coverdell, praised Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush, and promised to work for bipartisanship in the Senate. Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948) was the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 19, 2000) was a United States Senator from Georgia and was also the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. ... Republican hold in light red, Republican pickup in dark red, Democratic hold in light blue, Democratic pickup in dark blue. ...

As Coverdell had last been elected in 1998, Miller had four years remaining in the Senate term before his retirement from politics in January 2005, following the conclusion of the 108th United States Congress. Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue The U.S. Senate election, 1998 was a roughly even contest between the Republican and Democratic parties. ... United States Capitol (2002) // The One Hundred Eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...

Through out Zell Miller's career as a U.S. Senator he showed increasing support for Republicans and increaseing critisism of Democrats, leading some to question whether his fellow Democrats in the senate had given him a lukewarm reception. However, gageing by his beginings as a moderate-turned-conservative southern Democrat, it is likely he found his views drastically different from the more Liberal ideology of the national party

During 2001 and 2002, when liberal Republican senators from New England like James Jeffords and Lincoln Chafee threatened to (and in Jeffords' case, did) leave their party over ideological disputes, rumors abounded that Miller would become a Republican in order to return control of the Senate to that party. These rumors were dispelled with Miller's declaration that he was "born a Democrat and will die one." This article discusses the history and development of various notions of liberalism in the United States. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... James Merrill Jim Jeffords (born May 11, 1934) is currently the junior U.S. Senator from Vermont and the only Independent in the United States Senate. ... Lincoln Davenport Chafee (IPA pronunciation: , [CHAY-fee]) (born March 26, 1953) is a former United States Senator from Rhode Island. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

In 2002, Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) was involved in a contentious re-election campaign against Republican Congressman Saxby Chambliss. The race galvanized Democrats across the nation, who said Chambliss had questioned the patriotism of Cleland, a disabled Vietnam veteran. (Chambliss denied that.) Miller remained true to the Democrats in this case, campaigning hard for Cleland despite their ideological differences. But after Chambliss won, Miller formed a close working relationship with him. Joseph Maxwell Cleland (born August 24, 1942) is an American politician from Georgia. ... Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Georgia. ...

In 2003, Miller announced that he would not seek re-election after completing his term in the Senate. He also announced that he would support President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election rather than any of the nine candidates then competing for his own party's nomination. He maintained this position after fellow Senator John Kerry became the Democratic nominee, and Miller, who had been a keynote speaker at the 1992 Democratic National Convention, was subsequently announced to be a keynote speaker at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Presidential election results map. ... The 2004 U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination process was a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the Democratic National Convention that decided which pair of candidates would represent the Democrats in the 2004 election for President and Vice President of the United States. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... The 1992 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for President and Senator Al Gore of Tennessee for Vice President; Clinton announced Gore as his running-mate on July 9, 1992. ... 2004 Republican National Convention Logo President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney accepted their partys nomination to run for second terms. ...

In 2004, he cosponsored a proposed Constitutional amendment^[2] that, if ratified, would have prohibited government, at any level, from recognizing any homosexual domestic partnerships. On March 11 of that year, he introduced legislation^[3] that would have created a board of "shapers of opinions" (as he called it in his introductory speech) to advise broadcasters on content the government deemed acceptable or unacceptable, and to make automatic re-appropriations of some of the revenue generated from media-"indecency" fines to pay for federal services directed through religious establishments. Later that year, he proposed a Constitutional amendment to repeal the 17th Amendment (this would transfer the right to elect U.S. Senators from the people back to the state legislatures, as the Constitution originally provided for). Amendment XVII in the National Archives Amendment XVII (the Seventeenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution was passed by the Senate on June 12, 1911 and by the House on May 13, 1912. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the...

Miller established himself as a conservative on virtually all economic issues. He was the first Democrat in the Senate to publicly declare his support for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which cut taxes all across the board. Miller was the only Democrat to vote against an amendment to that same bill submitted by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) to scale back portions of that tax cut in order to spend more on education and debt reduction. He strongly opposed the estate tax and voted a number of times for its repeal. He also advocated drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Thomas Richard Tom Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is a liberal Democratic Senator from Iowa, serving in his fourth senate term. ... The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. ...

Miller argued in his book A National Party No More (authored and published in 2003) that the Democratic Party lost its majority because it does not stand for the same ideals that it did in the era of John F. Kennedy. He argued that the Democratic Party, as it now stands, is a far-left-wing party that is out of touch with the America of today and that the Republican Party now embraces the conservative Democratic ideals that he has held for so long. A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat (ISBN 0974537616) is a book by Georgia politician Zell Miller, speaking out against what he sees as the increased liberalism of his own Democratic Party. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...

Despite Miller's frequent disagreements with his own party, he did occasionally support some of their positions. For example, he was a strong supporter of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. In Miller's view the provisions of the bill, limiting donations to candidates for political office, should have gone even further. Miller voted every single Democratic Senator for the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act, and later he voted with virtually all fellow Democrats to allow American consumers to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. This bill was strongly opposed by American pharmaceutical companies. Miller also, in October 2003, voted with most of his party to prohibit the enforcement of the ban on travel to Cuba. And despite his support of a Federal Marriage Amendment, on June 15, 2004, Miller voted with every single member of his party to include sexual orientation in hate crime laws. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) is U.S. Congressional legislation which regulates the financing of political campaigns. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The United States Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. ...

Speech at 2004 Republican National Convention

In his keynote convention speech, delivered on September 1, 2004, Miller criticized the current state of the Democratic party. He said, "No pair has been more wrong, more loudly, more often than the two senators from Massachusetts — Ted Kennedy and John Kerry." He also criticized John Kerry's Senate voting record, claiming that Kerry's votes against bills for defense and weapon systems indicated support for weakening U.S. military strength. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Ted Kennedy, see Ted Kennedy (disambiguation). ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ...

The speech was well received by the convention attendees, especially the Georgia delegates. It also got a few favorable reviews from the press. A commentator for US News and World Report compared the speech to the views and ideology of Andrew Jackson.^[5] For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ...

Miller's combative reaction to post-speech media interviews received almost as much attention as the speech itself. First, in an interview with CNN, Miller had a dispute with Judy Woodruff, Wolf Blitzer, and Jeff Greenfield when they questioned him on his speech, particularly on whether he had misinterpreted the context and full content of Kerry's votes.^[6] The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Judy Woodruff (born in Tulsa, OK, November 20, 1946) is an American television news anchor and journalist. ... Wolf Blitzer (born March 22, 1948 in Buffalo, New York) is an American journalist and author. ... Jeff Greenfield (born June 10, 1943 in New York, NY) has been a senior analyst at CNN since 1998 and contributor to Judy Woodruffs Inside Politics. ...

Shortly thereafter, Miller appeared in an interview with Chris Matthews on the MSNBC show Hardball. Here, Miller became visibly angry. Matthews attacked the premise of Miller's assertion that Kerry had actually voted against such defense programs by noting that in voting on appropriations bills, senators often vote against a version of a bill without wishing to oppose every item in that bill. Matthews also asked Miller to compare his assertion that a military under Kerry would be armed with only "spitballs" with rhetoric from Democrats that Republicans "want to starve little kids, they want to get rid of education, they want to kill the old people" and whether such level of rhetoric was constructive. When Miller expressed irritation at this line of questioning, Matthews pressed Miller with the question "Do you believe now — do you believe, Senator, truthfully, that John Kerry wants to defend the country with spitballs?" Miller at first said that he wished the interview had been face-to-face so that he could "get a little closer up into your face." As Matthews continued to speak over Miller as he tried to answer, Miller angrily ordered Matthews to "get out of my face," and declared: "I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel." At the conclusion of the interview, Matthews asked "Let's be friends," which Miller ignored.^[7] The interview was later parodied on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and by Darrell Hammond and Will Forte on Saturday Night Live.) This article is about the journalist. ... For the news website, see msnbc. ... Hardball is a sports term used to distinguish baseball from its variant softball. ... A duel is a formalized type of combat. ... Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. ... Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 1995. ... Orville Willis Will Forte IV (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and comedian best known for appearing on the television show Saturday Night Live, where he has been a cast member since 2002. ... This article is about the American television series. ...

Delivering this keynote speech made Miller the only man of the modern era to keynote the conventions of both major parties (as he had previously delivered the 1992 Democratic National Convention keynote address). Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...

Criticism

Years before becoming a U.S. Senator, Miller was called by critics "Zigzag Zell" for his tendency to switch from liberal to conservative. ^[8]

Remarks on Bush re-election

After President Bush was re-elected, Miller referred to the Republican victories in that election (including a sweep of five open Senate seats in the South) as a sign that Democrats didn't relate to most Americans. Calling for Democrats to change their message, he authored an editorial, which appeared in the Washington Times on November 4 2004, in which he wrote: is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Life after politics

In August 2005, President Bush appointed Miller to the American Battle Monuments Commission. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States federal government. ...

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association. This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group for the promotion of marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and personal protection firearm rights...

Justice Sunday II

Miller was a speaker at "Justice Sunday II," an event organized by conservative Christian evangelicals to combat perceived liberal bias in the Federal Judiciary of the United States. The event was organized by Tony Perkins and James Dobson, and held in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14, 2005. Justice Sunday: April 24, 2005 Justice Sunday, subtitled Stopping the Filibuster Against People of Faith, was an event organized by American Christian conservatives on April 24, 2005, primarily to protest a perceived liberal bias on the part of the Federal Judiciary of the United States. ... Tony Perkins is weatherman on ABCS Good Morning America. ... For other people with the surname Dobson, see Dobson (surname). ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Miller criticized the United States Supreme Court, saying, that it had "removed prayer from our public schools … legalized the barbaric killing of unborn babies and it is ready to discard like an outdated hula hoop the universal institution of marriage between a man and a woman."^[10] The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

Quotations

"I wish we lived back in the days when we could challenge men to a duel." — To Chris Matthews on Hardball after his speech at the 2004 RNC. This article is about the journalist. ...

"I've never seen a poor man who gave a rich man a job but I've seen plenty of rich men that gave poor men jobs." — October 5, 2006 in Salt Lake City on tax cuts for the rich being beneficial. For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...

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"How could this great land of plenty produce too few people in the last 30 years?” Miller asked in March 2007 during a fund-raiser in Macon, Georgia, for Sav-A-Life Care Center, a crisis pregnancy center.^[11] "Here is the brutal truth that no one dares to mention: We’re too few because too many of our babies have been killed. Over 45 million since Roe v. Wade in 1973.” "If those 45 million children had lived, today they would be defending our country, they would be filling our jobs, they would be paying into Social Security. Still, we watch as 3,700 babies are killed every single day in America. It is unbelievable that a nation under God would allow this.”^[12] Holding Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights. ...

Books

A Deficit of Decency, 2005

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• 1975: Mountains Within Me
• 1983: Great Georgians
• 1985: They Heard Georgia Singing
• 1997: Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned In the Marines
• 1999: The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day-By-Day History from Personal Accounts and Official Reports, With Complete Muster Rolls, also by Robert E. Allen
• 2003: A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat ISBN 0-9745376-1-6
• 2003: foreword to What'll Ya Have: A History of the Varsity by Dick Parker
• 2005: A Deficit Of Decency ISBN 0-9745376-3-2

About Zell Miller: Robert Eugene Allen (born 1935) was a U.S. telecommunications businessman. ... A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat (ISBN 0974537616) is a book by Georgia politician Zell Miller, speaking out against what he sees as the increased liberalism of his own Democratic Party. ... Dick Parker is an Author. ...

• 1998: "Listen to this Voice" Selected Speeches of Governor Zell Miller
• 1999: Zell, The Governor Who Gave Georgia HOPE by Richard Hyatt
• 1999: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Miller Record

References

• 2001 1 March, Miller's introductory speech for Kerry in Atlanta, transcript. http://web.archive.org/web/20010714233408/http://miller.senate.gov/speeches/030101jjdinner.htm
• 2004 7 April, Bart Acocella (McAuliffe's speechwriter), The Gadflyer, "Zellhole", http://gadflyer.com/articles/?ArticleID=65. Terry McAuliffe's speechwriter discusses Miller's then-recent speeches and A National Party No More.
• 2004 31 July Sat., Zell Miller, Wall Street Journal, "See Y'All in New York".
• 2004 27 August Fri. 8 :59 a.m. PT, Michael Crowley, Slate, "Zell Miller: Why the Democratic Senator Loathes Democrats", http://slate.msn.com/id/2105700/.
• 2004 30 August Mon., David de Sola, C.N.N., "The politics of music", ¶21–23, http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/29/gop.music/index.html. Includes quotes from the "Deficit of Decency" speech.
• 2004 1 September; Wolf Blitzer's, Judy Woodruff's and Jeff Greenfield's interview with Zell Miller]; C.N.N.; transcript at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0409/01/se.03.html.
• 2004 1 September, Hardball with Chris Matthews, interview with Zell Miller, transcript at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5892840/, MSNBC News.
• 2004 2 September Tue., Scott Henry and Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), "Follow the Bouncing Zell".
• 2004 2 September Wed., Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish, post for 12:21 :48 a.m., http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_08_29_dish_archive.html#109409893313020605.
• 2004 2 September Wed., Jim Galloway, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Fellow Georgians far from lukewarm".
• 2004 2 September Wed., New Donkey, "Dogs of War", http://www.newdonkey.com/2004/09/dogs-of-war.html.
• 2004 2 September Wed., Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic, "Zellotry", http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=cohn090204.
• 2004 2 September Wed. 12:38 p.m., Kevin Drum, Political Animal, "Zell Miller Roundup", http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_09/004615.php, Washington Monthly.
• 2004 2 September Wed., Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, post for 01:52 p.m. EDT, http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_08_29.php#003412.
• 2004 2 September Wed., Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report, "The Jacksonian Persuasion", http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneweb/mb_040902.htm. Positive review of Miller's speech at RNC04.
• 2004 3 September Wed., Glenn Kessler and Dan Morgan, Washington Post, "GOP Prism Distorts Some Kerry Positions".
• 2004 3 September Wed.; Andrew Sullivan; The Daily Dish; posts for 1:50:57 p.m. (http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_08_29_dish_archive.html#109423381998967517), 3:11:13 p.m. (http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_08_29_dish_archive.html#109423867326644544), 4:31:06 p.m. (http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_08_29_dish_archive.html#109424352602424565), and 8:33:40 p.m. (http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_08_29_dish_archive.html#109425802086713760).
• Ex-Pres. Jimmy Carter's letter to Zell Miller, sent the weekend after the RNC04, http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_09_05.php#003438.
• 2004 Sep., Washingtonian, "Best & Worst of Congress". "Inside the Beltway" poll of what Capitol Hill insiders think of various Congresspersons, incl. Zell Miller.
• 2004 4 November, Stephen Dinan, Washington Times, "Stoic losers disdain change", ¶21–22.
• 2004 2 November, Eleanor Clift, Newsweek online, "'We Need to Heal'", http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6392183/site/newsweek/. Interview with Jimmy Carter; includes an opinionated description of Miller's governorship.
• SpeakOut.org, On the Issues, lists of votes and statements by Miller, http://ontheissues.org/Senate/Zell_Miller.htm.

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