OK, Zell Miller's speech was great. Best speech of the convention, so far. Somehow, i find myself saying that after every speech. (except for the bush girls' embarassing escapade.) Anyone note the second primetime reference to the UN? (somethin's a-brewing....)

McCain is on nbc news now saying "I just don't agree with Zell Miller that the Democrats are unpatriotic. They may have different views, but they're not unpatriotic."

Umm, John, did you watch his speech at all? Miller didn't say that dems are unpatriotic - in fact he said the exact opposite, something to the effect of "it isn't that they're not patriotic, it's that they have a fundamental difference of ideas."

I'll update here when I find the text of the speech.

UPDATE:
Thanks to Kris for sending me this link to the text of the speech.

But don't waste your breath telling that to the leaders of my party today. In their warped way of thinking America is the problem, not the solution.

They don't believe there is any real danger in the world except that which America brings upon itself through our clumsy and misguided foreign policy.

It is not their patriotism - it is their judgment that has been so sorely lacking. They claimed Carter's pacifism would lead to peace.

They were wrong.

They claimed Reagan's defense buildup would lead to war.

They were wrong.

And, no pair has been more wrong, more loudly, more often than the two Senators from Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy and John Kerry.
(emphasis added)

The bolded line from Miller's speech clearly states that patriotism is not lacking, but, rather, judgment is lacking. But McCain charges that Zell Miller insinuated that the Dems were "unpatriotic," and he took issue with that. What speech was McCain listening to?

Comeon, McCain, lets try to actually *listen* to the speeches before you opine. You're a media darling for sure, but with this blatant lie you end up looking like a two dollar whore. The only question is, who's paying your fee?