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From Radical Boot Camp to Congress: Tim Walz’s Progressive Origins Revealed
Breitbart ^ | 09/13/2024 | Joshua Klein

Posted on 09/13/2024 2:55:56 PM PDT by DFG

Democrat vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz’s political journey is rooted in his involvement with a progressive training camp inspired by the radical vision of Paul Wellstone, a professor-turned-politician with close ties to the Democratic Socialists of America and strong influences from Marxist figures and extreme far-left ideologies.

Before entering politics, Tim Walz was known as a high school teacher and football coach in Mankato, Minnesota — an outsider who embraced a humble, folksy image. However, his true political foundation began in January 2005 when he attended Camp Wellstone, a training ground for grassroots progressives founded and named in honor of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone to carry on his legacy and train people in his methods.

The boot camp was designed to teach community organizing, large-scale grassroots campaigning, as well as progressive leadership and electoral tactics. Under the guidance of radical socialist activists, Walz would polish his political skills and master the fundamentals of running effective campaigns, culminating in his 2006 upset victory in Minnesota’s staunchly conservative 1st Congressional District. The win followed an insurgent campaign aided by fellow Camp Wellstone alumni, including future Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

Paul Wellstone: From Radical Professor to Political Icon

Prior to his political career, Paul Wellstone, the inspiration for the camp, was a political science professor at Carleton College who earned his Ph.D. with a dissertation on black militants. He was an ardent advocate of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals and the belief in confrontation and acts of civil disobedience as a means of achieving political power.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: china; flanagan; marxist; marxistwalf; progressivewalz; timwalz; walz; wellstone

1 posted on 09/13/2024 2:55:56 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Bkmrk


2 posted on 09/13/2024 3:11:56 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Nessun Dorma.)
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To: DFG

“he attended Camp Wellstone, a training ground for grassroots progressives founded and named in honor of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone to carry on his legacy and train people in his methods.”

Wasn’t Wellstone the lefty whose funeral the Dims turned into a pep rally?


3 posted on 09/13/2024 3:20:37 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: DFG

Walz referred to Kamala as a prostitute today.

‘Close enough to “prosecutor”, I guess.


4 posted on 09/13/2024 3:33:10 PM PDT by Does so (Why is our PRINT-media being crafted by foreigners? 🇺🇦.....)
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To: DFG

Wow, Walz is even harder left than Kamala

Trained with Cloward, Piven and Alinsky


5 posted on 09/13/2024 3:36:58 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: DFG

Who taught him to be a pedo?


6 posted on 09/13/2024 3:45:32 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: DFG

Every major Democrat figure in politics has direct ties to Marxist and Communists figures. Many times they are sons and daughters of radical leftists. Unfortunatley the left has succeeded in NEVER even raising these questions much less report on them.


7 posted on 09/13/2024 3:47:15 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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Wellstone was a slimy Marxist, before it became today’s fashion. He was also very creepy, if you know what I mean.
Walz is a closeted homo, with Marxist training. He’s as creepy as they get. Those stage mannerisms aren’t those of a normal, heterosexual male.
I’m betting there’s more coming out about our boy Tampon Tim.


8 posted on 09/13/2024 3:52:56 PM PDT by Fireone ("and dumb & silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter." G. Washington 1783)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Sexual deviancy and leftist politics are two sides of the same coin.


9 posted on 09/13/2024 5:48:52 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: SharpRightTurn

They put the fun in funeral.


10 posted on 09/14/2024 6:25:40 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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Know the enemy. Definitely worth a read.

In reading through, I wonder what the conservative right has as an equivalent to mirror the progressive left, as detailed in this article. In less than 20 years, Tim Waltz has risen from a nobody, to running for congress, then Governor, and now potentially vice president of the United States. Scary stuff, scary indeed.


11 posted on 09/14/2024 6:49:26 AM PDT by nfldgirl ( )
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