JON HENKE rounds up reactions to Zell Miller’s speech from around the blogosphere. Meanwhile reader Allen Baruch emails:

Did not see it live, but saw the video. I’m way too young to know, but I’d guess that once upon a time a speech like that at the *Democratic* Convention could have given us a better candidate…

Indeed. But personally, I’m just sad that the Republican Convention became such a hatefest:

A featured performer at a National Organization for Women rally accused President Bush of having “savagely raped ” women “over and over” by allegedly stealing the 2000 presidential election.

Poet Molly Birnbaum read aloud to a crowd of feminists gathered in New York’s Central Park on Wednesday night, as part of a NOW event dubbed “Code Red: Stop the Bush Agenda Rally.”

“Imagine a way to erase that night four years ago when you (President Bush) savagely raped every pandemic woman over and over with each vote you got, a thrust with each state you stole,” Birnbaum said from the podium.

No doubt Chris Matthews will be interviewing her shortly.

MORE: Another roundup of reactions here.