[randita]

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said, "It would have been out of character to have a traditional, emotionless event. . . .

"This was the only way you could say goodbye to Paul Wellstone, in the style and manner in which he lived his life, with passion, with emotion, with enthusiasm."

Then you should have called it what it was--a political rally--not a memorial service.

You duped attendees and the media into believing this would be a somber event and it was a raucus partisan party. There would have been little hubbub if you'd just labeled it correctly from the start.

[Destructor]

I'm going to be real disappointed, if the Republicans use Wellstone's corpse as a prop like the Dimocrats did! I mean sooner, or later we need to bury the man and move on.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Everyone is running away from this-- Roger Moe, Geraldine Ferraro (on FNC), Jon Corzine (last night on CNBC), the senior campaign aide, etc.

They know they screwed up big.

[The Mayor]

"It certainly was not an orchestrated or scripted event as some have suggested."

Lies, lies this whole thing is nothing but Lies...

This is WAR! no other way to say it!

[MsLady]

I saw the picture of bill clintoon laughing and carrying on as if it was just another demo pep rally. It was the most disgusting display I'd ever seen. That was no memorial service.

[friendly]

Any comments from that sleezy lawyer woose, Trent Lott, "Mr. Minority." I wish for once he would denounce the vile booing he got by the demothugs. I thought it was interesting that the democrats in planning this debacle at least dis-invited Cheney to spare him, but did not dis-invite moron Trent Lott.

I guess they thought he is used to being spit upon. What a pathetic excuse for a Senator Lott is. He is also closely linked to every vermin millionaire trial lawyer in the South, like a bad character in a John Grishem novel.

[NittanyLion]

Daschle said Lott had a flight to catch, which was confirmed by a Lott aide Wednesday.

For a day, I thought Lott may have actually developed a spine.

My mistake. He remains the gutless wonder he's always been.

[evad]

..taken by surprise by some of the content of one of the addresses last night,"

Surprised??
Why would anyone be surprised at RATs acting like RATs?

I will say one thing..the Welstone kids were an embarrassment and that was a bit unsettling. But then, they're kids and RATs will use anything, do anything to gain an unfair advantage.

[Non-Sequitur]

"It certainly was not an orchestrated or scripted event as some have suggested."

Yeah, right.

[GailA]

IF it hadn't been planned then why was cueball carville closeted with Wellstone's kids the day after the crash?

[conservativemusician]

Jesse Ventura's embarrassment speaks volumes.

[steve-b]

It certainly was not an orchestrated or scripted event as some have suggested.

In other words, exploiting the dead just came naturally and spontaneously to them.

[Fudd]

In organizing the event, family members of those being honored were asked to put forward speakers who would "come up and speak from the heart," Blodgett said.

Evidently, they only wanted democrats to speak, as Cheney was asked not to come.

Republicans need to milk this. Walter Mondale is a retread, whose so-called "glory" days in the '70's gave us the oil crisis, hyperinflation, hostages, and malaise.

[scan58]

As the uproar intensified Wednesday over a pointedly partisan speech at Sen. Paul Wellstone's memorial service the previous night, the late senator's campaign manager apologized and said it hadn't been planned.

It wasn't just "the speech" that was partisan...the whole damn thing was partisan from start to finish. Not planned??? And so it was "not planned" to uninvite Cheney, too???
An apology is in order, yes, but it makes little difference. The damage has been done. Luckily, much of the damage has been done to their own side...stupid rats.

[SirFishalot]

Wellstone would not have approved of the booing of others that went on there no matter what the Dems say.

The onlything missing was the ballon, confetti, and streamer drops.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

The wave of criticism also flowed to the University of Minnesota. "The political overtones were surprising to me and everyone else," said Sandra Gardebring, vice president of university relations. "I thought it was inappropriate; that's the mildest word I can use."

She said university offices had logged about two dozen phone calls from people who complained about the event.

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OK so here goes. Let's call or e-mail Ms. Gardebring or the University Relations dept. Seems she could hear from a few more of us. This was the first thing I thought of, quite frankly, as to why the University was being "used" (and in the worst sense of the word) for a blatantly political event of any kind.

PHONE: 612.624.2855
E-MAIL: Ms. Gardebring, Univ. Relations Dept.

The best thing to do at this point is not to RANT at these people but let them know that you KNOW they wouldn't have allowed this if they'd not been duped about the event in the first place.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

The wave of criticism also flowed to the University of Minnesota. "The political overtones were surprising to me and everyone else," said Sandra Gardebring, vice president of university relations. "I thought it was inappropriate; that's the mildest word I can use."

She said university offices had logged about two dozen phone calls from people who complained about the event.

Only two dozen? Shouldn't there be MORE?????? (hint hint -- what's the number????)

[Salvation]

GOP demands equal time; Wellstone aide apologizes; Ventura upset; Republicans win

My editing! LOL!

[Sloth]

Daschle dismissed reports that Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., left because the memorial turned political. "It had nothing to do with it," said Daschle. "He made a point of emphasizing that to me before he left." Daschle said Lott had a flight to catch, which was confirmed by a Lott aide Wednesday.

As I suspected... Lott hasn't got any balls.

[Zack Nguyen]

Several Freepers made very astute comments after this memorial service/Huzzahs for Wellstone rally. Many said the same thing - the larger point to be taken from this is that for the radical left, nothing is too sacred for use in support of the party and agenda. The tragic death of a Senator, his family and campaign workers is to be immediately utilized for a temporary bump in the polls to possibly win one election. After that it is to be forgotten and they will look for somewhere else to sink in their claws.

Quite simply, politics is God to the leftist.

[Pagey]

"I deeply regret if anyone took offense or was taken by surprise by some of the content of one of the addresses last night," Wellstone campaign manager Jeff Blodgett said. "It certainly was not an orchestrated or scripted event as some have suggested."

In true #42, and Leftist Manipulative fashion,Minnesota DemoncRATS knew they could say and do anything they want, because there is always room for a false 'Apology' after whatever action a Leftward Leaning Socialist commits.