Maybe they should take some acting lessons from the Maestro:
Posted on 10/29/2002 11:42:30 PM PST by M. Thatcher
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:37:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Though it was billed as a memorial service, many irate viewers and Republican leaders said the gathering for U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and five others degenerated at times into a blatant political rally.
"What a complete, total, absolute sham," said Vin Weber, a former U.S. representative from Minnesota. "The DFL clearly intends to exploit Wellstone's memory totally, completely and shamelessly for political gain. To them, Wellstone's death, apparently, was just another campaign event."
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Not so at all. The ruling class elite like to keep power in the political families -- Kennedy's & Clintons. The Wellstone kids will both be running for office in the future and playing on their name to get elected.
Richard W.
No truer words could be spoken. That is exactly my same feeling!
For them to criticize the Republicans for mentioning "debates" as political and then run a 3-ring circus in a convention atmosphere goes even lower than I thought possible from the DemocRATs. There is absolutely no depth to how low the Clinton DemocRAT Party will go -- the clintons have managed to demonize the entire Party into believing win at any cost matters most! A person's life means squat to these folks!
Don't ever forget what we witnessed last night! And anyone that says the two parties are alike just needed to witness that Convention style campaign event guised as a Memorial Service versus the solemn ceremony for Senator Paul Coverdale of Georgia to understand the basic and most important difference between the two parties -- Republicans honor those that have served and DemocRATs use such an event for another campaign rally! The clinton democRATs are shameless and disgusting with no moral values!
Well they did it to Lenin when he died.
The communists are just following the traditions passed down by their founding fathers.
Just like our IR "Independant-Republican" party.
We like to be different up here.
Amen to that. Republicans slobber all over the rats, and then the rats grin back and kick them in the crotch. When the rats hold the House or the Senate, the Republicans get treated like DOGS. When the Republicans hold either house, they often want to "share".
What's wrong with this picture?
Evidently that was a one-sided agreement, applying only to Republicans, a fact that should be noted by MN voters after last night. The death of a senator, for whatever reason, isn't a carte blanc invitation for the member of one party to assume the post as dems are suggesting.
I don't believe I know anyone who lives in Minnesota, but there must be plenty of FReepers who do. Thanks in advance to those who get out the word of this outrage to family and peers in that state.
"The DFL clearly intends to exploit Wellstone's memory totally, completely and shamelessly for political gain.
To them, Wellstone's death, apparently, was just another campaign event."
I was sickened by their so called Memorial service.
I suppose when you have no God to pray to, this is what you do.
Will Trent offer the excuse "I had to catch a plane"?
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Maybe they should take some acting lessons from the Maestro:
This tastefully dressed Jesse Ventura would have fit right in last night.
Maybe the DNC can start airing some TV ads showing an ethereal, halo-crowned, bewinged Paul Wellstone, saying something like "I gave my all for progressive causes. The least you can do next Tuesday is cast a vote to continue my legacy. Those of us above are counting on you!"...
Fade to eery white.
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