Thu Sep 2, 8:33 AM ET
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer
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Kid Rock was the hot act Wednesday night, performing at the Avalon a dozen blocks away in a concert honoring the House speaker, Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, in one of the convention's most improbable pairings.
At Madison Square Garden, the convention was hearing at the same time from keynoter Sen. Zell Miller (news, bio, voting record), a Georgia Democrat who supports President Bush (news - web sites) and recently attacked the "ignoramus" rocker for a Super Bowl performance in which he wore a poncho that looked like a U.S. flag with a hole cut in it for his head.
He suggested Kid Rock "be tarred and feathered and ridden out of this country on a rail." Instead, Kid Rock performed at an event sponsored by corporate and interest groups, including the National Rifle Association.
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