We Miss You.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the terribly tragic and untimely death of Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife, Sheila, and their daughter, Marcia. Wellstone was a relentless champion of social justice and while his death, as Katrina vanden Heuvel’s tribute makes clear, was an enormous loss, his rich legacy remains vibrant and vital.
Wellstone’s political career began by organizing college students and low-income women to fight for anti-poverty measures, and mobilizing farmers to resist the efforts of utility companies to install power lines on their land. In his first campaign, he challenged a sitting Republican senator, Rudy Boschwitz, who outspent him seven to one. Nonetheless, Wellstone stormed across the state in a green bus, engaging young people and showing that, sometimes, people power and true organizing really can trump money.
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I watched the entire Paul Wellstone memorial.
The way it was portrayed by some media and some disingenuous people was disgusting.
It was a beautiful and moving memorial that people lied about.
I remember.
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In many ways the Democratic party died with him
RIP.
I wish I could say Al Franken is making him proud, but he has turned into a disgrace.
me too.
He is about as useful as teats on a bull as we say around here.
Thank you, Glinda
Thanks for an appropriate remembrance. The issues and attitude Wellstone exhibited have been marginalized, and now his name is being co-opted. It's just like Obama co-opting MLK and Reps co-opting women's equality by letting two rich women join the Augusta golf club. Hard to bear, but some of us know and some of us don't forget.