Miller Emerges as New Voice for Bush Re-Election

[Guest MrRant]

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - A new voice has emerged in the re-election campaign of President Bush (news - web sites), that of Dennis Miller (news), who is gaining a reputation as a conservative comic by attacking Democrats with biting humor.

 

Miller flew on Air Force One from San Francisco to Los Angeles with the president on Friday, and later gave a stand-up routine at a Bush fund-raiser in Los Angeles.

 

"I spent an amazing couple of hours with Dennis Miller," Bush said during his Los Angeles speech after Miller's routine. "He keeps you on your toes."

 

He added: "I was also honored to meet his wife, Carolyn. Like me, he married above himself. It may not be all that hard, in his case. But I'm proud to have his help."

 

Miller, who was an analyst on ABC's "Monday Night Football, had an HBO comedy show and does commentary for Fox News, adds a celebrity touch to Bush's re-election campaign, much like actor Bruce Willis (news) did in 1992 when Bush's father ran for re-election.

 

Bush remained offstage until after Miller's often caustic comic performance during the fund-raiser that drew in $3.5 million, most of it in $2,000 checks from 1,600 people.

 

For instance, he took aim at West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, a Democratic elder statesmen who has questioned the Iraq (news - web sites) war and its chaotic aftermath.

 

Even some in the crowd of Republican loyalists booed when Miller said of Byrd: "I think he must be burning the cross at both ends."

 

Responding to the boos, Miller said: "Well, he was in the (Ku Klux) Klan. Boo me, but he was in the Klan."

 

He likened the nine Democratic presidential candidates running to unseat Bush in 2004 to the 1962 New York Mets, perennial losers, and called them an "empty-headed scrum."

 

He had a special barb for one candidate, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who has questioned the Iraq war, comparing him to Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who followed a policy of appeasement of Nazi Germany in the years before World War II.

 

"He can roll up his sleeves all he wants at public events, but as long as we see that heart tattoo with Neville Chamberlain's name on his right forearms, he's never going anywhere," Miller said.

[Guest JMA]

and does commentary for Fox News

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

I saw his bit on Hannity and Colmes Friday -- Did some pod person take over the Dennis Miller that I grew up watching on HBO?! Granted, he was never really as liberal as other people in his field, but damn he sure sounds different now...

[Guest MrRant]

Perhaps he has arisen from the fog of liberalism.

[Guest Vyce]

Ah, I wait for the liberals to now turn on him like a pack of wolves.

 

My take: glad to see he's on Bush's side, but his comedy can still be about 8 levels too cerebral for the majority of America.

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

I would have never thought in a million years that Miller would be face-to-face with the President.

 

And yes, I am waiting for Hollywood to turn on him if it hasn't done so already...

[Guest JMA]

Ah, I wait for the liberals to now turn on him like a pack of wolves.

They have a right to. I would expect conservatives to do the same thing if it was the other way around. It's human nature.

[Guest JMA]

Perhaps he has arisen from the fog of liberalism.

Isn't that just a blanket statement?

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Dennis Miller was never a liberal by any stretch of the imagination. He's been registered as a republican for quite awhile now.

[Guest JMA]

Dennis Miller was never a liberal by any stretch of the imagination. He's been registered as a republican for quite awhile now.

Just a side-note: there ARE liberal Republicans, y'know?

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Quite true, but Miller isn't one of them.

[Guest JMA]

Quite, but Miller isn't one of them.

I agree.

[Guest Choken One]

Shit Bush sure is paying alot for this one isnt he...

 

Betcha The Demofucks elect Carrot Top to combate Miller...

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Elect?

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

Dennis Miller lost all relevance to me after his embarassing stint on MNF. I used to like him before that, but I couldn't care less about what he's doing after that debacle.

[Guest Dave Dymond]

Miller actually used to be a Perot supporter. He thought that Perot was nuts, but felt that a total outsider was needed to shake up the status quo in Washington, and piss off the special interest lobbies who hold so much sway.

 

That's something I'm sure most liberals and conservatives agree should happen, but I doubt Perot was the man to do it.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

 

In related news, Howard Dean is expected to set the pace in Democratic Q2 fundraising with a total currently approaching $7 million. Bush's $2000 a plate dinners cause his totals to dwarf that, but it's still a start.

[Guest MrRant]

I keep thinking Jimmy Dean and sausage whenever I hear that name.

[Guest DrTom]

Meh. Bob Evans > Jimmy Dean

[Guest Hogan Made Wrestling]

I always confuse Howard Dean with John "I swear, this time my new book really will expose Deep Throat" Dean.

 

EDIT: That's who I meant Vyce, I typed Deep twice for some reason.

Edited July 1, 2003 by Hogan Made Wrestling

[Guest Vyce]

I think you mean John Deen, who personally nauseates me.

 

And yes, Bob Evans > Jimmy Dean.

 

In fact, Bob Evans > Howard Dean. Not only does he make a damn tasty sausage, but he gave a much less embarassing interview with Tim Russert.

[Guest NoCalMike]

I always thought Dennis Miller was a middle-of-the-road type of guy, and I don't think his new found love for the president really changed that. Miller who agreed with the pre-emptive strike on Iraq, obviously feels this is the biggest issue that needs to be emphasized for Bush's re-election, so that is what he is going to go out and talk about. There is nothing wrong with that, but if Dennis Miller looks beyond the two or three issues on the surface, I am sure he will find himself just as disgusted with Bush as he is with any Democrat.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

In fact, Bob Evans > Howard Dean. Not only does he make a damn tasty sausage, but he gave a much less embarassing interview with Tim Russert.

 

You seem to be forgetting that Bush had an even worse interview on MTP when he was a candidate.

[Guest NoCalMike]

Just to add to my previous post. I don't mind if Miller agrees with Bush on the war, but I don't like his latest attempts to pretend that he agrees wholeheartedly with the entire republican agenda. I saw him on a few call-in/talk news shows where he defended probably every issue, and the chance that he just "saw the light" on every single political issue is very obsolete.

[Guest Vyce]

In fact, Bob Evans > Howard Dean. Not only does he make a damn tasty sausage, but he gave a much less embarassing interview with Tim Russert.

 

You seem to be forgetting that Bush had an even worse interview on MTP when he was a candidate.

*sigh*

 

Why did you have to step on a perfectly good Bob Evans joke?

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Because I can, I suppose.

[Guest JMA]

I will say this, Karl Rove knows what he's doing. Bush is seen as low-brow and stupid by some Americans. But by associating Bush with Dennis Miller, who is seen as high-brow and smart, people might start thinking differently. It's a good plan.

[Guest hardyz1]

Or it will make him look even stupider by comparison.

[Guest JMA]

Or it will make him look even stupider by comparison.

Good point. It could very well backfire on him.

[Guest Cancer Marney]

Shut up. All of you.

 

 

 

At least for three more days.