Flag-waving sons of the south!

While I caught the last bit of Cheney's speech last night on the talk radio, I understand the money shot came from Zell Miller, retiring democrat Senator from Georgia. Apparently, he was about 1/millionth of an inch from coming THROUGH THE CAMERA, and getting in Chris Matthews' face on Hardball afterwards. Reading the transcript (I was studying last night - prepare ye, for the end of the world is surely nigh!), I think my favorite part was this...

MATTHEWS: OK. Do you believe now—do you believe, Senator, truthfully, that John Kerry wants to defend the country with spitballs? Do you believe that?

MILLER: That was a metaphor, wasn‘t it? Do you know what a metaphor is?

MATTHEWS: Well, what do you mean by a metaphor?

So, while Miller's Southern Honor was impugned by this Yankee rascal (where is Chris Matthews from, anyway?), the Yankee takes a page from another Southerner who pondered on the definition of "is". Later he made a reference to another Chris Matthews interview when he said...

MATTHEWS: Can you can come over? I need you, Senator. Please come over.

MILLER: Wait a minute. Don‘t pull that kind of stuff on me, like you did that young lady when you had her there, browbeating her to death. I am not her. I am not her.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Let me tell you, she was suggesting that John Kerry purposely shot himself to win a medal. And I was trying to correct the record.

MILLER: You get in my face, I am going to get back in your face.

(CROSSTALK)

MILLER: The only reason you are doing it is because you are standing way over there in Herald Square.

Seems to me that only a great fool would provoke a Marine unless he was standing way over there in Herald Square.

And I should point out that I can't be a flag-waving son of the South, because I'm an Idaho farm boy. Though in my heart, I do feel a soft spot for Texas...