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CULTURE WATCH: The Funeral-Rally.(Paul Wellstone's funeral)
Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone, who died in the homestretch of his re-election campaign in a plane crash that also killed his wife, his daughter, three aides, and two pilots, was a conviction politician. He called himself a "proud progressive." He voted against letting a Bush move against Saddam Hussein twice, in 1991 and 2002. His consistency was allied with a geniality, that made even his opposite numbers, such as Jesse Helms, consider themselves his friends.
Wellstone's supporters pushed his partisanship over the line at the senator's televised memorial service, turning it into a partisan pep rally. Non-Democratic mourners, such as Sen. Trent Lott and Gov. Jesse Ventura, were booed (Lott and Ventura ultimately walked out); liberal Democrats, such as Jesse Jackson, Ted Kennedy, and the Clintons, were lustily cheered. One eulogist, Richard Kahn, abused the privilege of the lectern by trying to bully Republicans into winning the election for Wellstone's replacement (Fritz Mondale). It was as couth as a political convention, as gross as a rock concert. Even the Minneapolis Star Tribune, one of the most liberal newspapers in ...
- Paul Wellstone's not an outsider anymore.(NEWS)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Sturdevant, Lori September 12, 2002 700+ words
...even more unstable?" Today, Paul Wellstone is not saying "I told you so...itch to go to war again with Saddam Hussein. It's not that Wellstone...Senate have had their effect on Paul Wellstone. He's not an outsider anymore...
- Sen. Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002; A YEAR AFTER THE CRASH; `Nobody like Paul';...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Hotakainen, Rob October 19, 2003 700+ words
...letters keep coming for the late Sen. Paul Wellstone. Jeffrey Levensaler, Wellstone...first recipient of the AFL-CIO's Paul Wellstone Award for his efforts to organize nurses...military force, to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "He could be one of those who say...
- Senator's beliefs may imperil his career. (World Notes).(Senator Paul Wellstone...
- Magazine article from: Catholic New Times October 20, 2002 700+ words
...According to the Los Angeles Times, the consequences of Paul Wellstone's convictions stand to cost him more than a presidential...authority for a pre-emptive strike against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein did not come without some agonizing. With two terms behind...
- Paul Wellstone: democracy's mentor.
- Magazine article from: National Voter Graeve, Cheryl January 1, 2003 700+ words
When I think of my friend Paul Wellstone, two things stand out. First...income women and children. Enter Paul Wellstone. I remember him bounding into...Minnesota Act--and the hand of Paul Wellstone, this time as a U.S. Senator...
- Remembering a man of conviction. (Viewpoint).(Paul Wellstone)(Obituary)
- Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter McCarthy, Colman November 8, 2002 700+ words
...I interviewed or listened to Sen. Paul Wellstone, a question always hovered in the...and father devoted to his family, Paul Wellstone taught one rarely learned lesson...on issues that mattered. Think of Paul Wellstone as among the most humane of them...
- UAW Mourns the Loss of Senator Paul Wellstone.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 25, 2002 700+ words
...at the death of our great friend, Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, his daughter Marcia...in today's tragic plane crash. "Paul Wellstone was a true friend to our union...of our nation and of the world. "Paul Wellstone was a man of principle who stood by...
- Democratic National Committee Chairman McAuliffe Statement on the Death of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 25, 2002 700+ words
...of today's plane crash -- Senator Paul Wellstone, Sheila Wellstone, Marcia Wellstone...passion and courage than Senator Paul Wellstone. None was more faithful to his conscience...his legendary grassroots campaigns, Paul Wellstone moved thousands of people in Minnesota...
- U.S. Senate; Return Paul Wellstone for second term.(NEWS)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) October 27, 1996 700+ words
...it can be no surprise to anyone: Paul Wellstone is liberal. He makes no apologies...fact about the Democratic senator: Paul Wellstone has become quite effective in representing...for his service in the 1980s. But Paul Wellstone deserves Minnesota's affirmation...