"If more people watched the convention and saw that speech the election would be over"

Kevin Drum has a round-up of reaction to Zell Miller's hate speech.

For the first time CNN immediately noted the falsehoods in Zell Miller's speech.

Dana Milbank gets to deconstruct Miller and Cheney's "be afraid" speechs as reaching back over thirty years to twist Kerry's votes and positions. Washington Post editors bury it on page 25.

When you can't run on your record you use lies, smears, fear and hate.

As Zell Miller tore into John Kerry look what Miller still had on his website, a speech introducing John Kerry:

My job tonight is an easy one: to present to you one of this nation's authentic heroes, one of this party's best-known and greatest leaders – and a good friend...

John has worked to strengthen our military, reform public education, boost the economy and protect the environment.