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Brickbat

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29. I understand what you are saying. To look only at the DOMA vote is to not see the whole picture.

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:18 AM

Oct 2012

Wellstone voted to extend family health benefits to the partners of federal workers who were gay, to allow gay people to serve openly in the military, and to add homosexuality to the list of protected classes when it comes to firing. He was the only senator to speak at the gay rights marches in DC in 1993 and 2000. He fucked up on DOMA, no doubt about it. But in many other cases, he didn't.

It's a goddamn shame he died before his work was done.

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Ten Years Ago Today, Senator Paul Wellstone Died [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2012 OP

k&r... spanone Oct 2012 #1

Champion of mental health parity WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #2

He is dearly missed. progressoid Oct 2012 #3

Just imagine... sadbear Oct 2012 #4

He would not have even been a spokesman for the Democratic Party. Bonobo Oct 2012 #5

I agree. sadbear Oct 2012 #6

Perhaps he may have diverted the rush to the right. I do not know. Bonobo Oct 2012 #7

+1 SomethingFishy Oct 2012 #35

I remember that - you guys called us to break the news. LynneSin Oct 2012 #8

We had just moved to Minnesota and were so excited to cast a vote for Paul in the election.... a kennedy Oct 2012 #9

Lurking 10 years today jenlucu Oct 2012 #10

Such a loss. MinneapolisMatt Oct 2012 #11

I will never, ever forget that day. Brickbat Oct 2012 #12

I always assume that he was more than his bigoted vote for DOMA indicated.... Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #13

You're "sure he did other things"??? jsmirman Oct 2012 #15

Let me put it this way. Nothing he did could balance the wrong he did with DOMA Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #20

I am SO jealous that you can be so doctrinaire jsmirman Oct 2012 #64

Nobody glosses over his DOMA support. In fact, many people remember that he was evolving in his Brickbat Oct 2012 #18

He died saying he'd gone to Matthew Shepard's memorial and STILL thought he'd Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #27

I understand what you are saying. To look only at the DOMA vote is to not see the whole picture. Brickbat Oct 2012 #29

Biden voted for DOMA, too. sadbear Oct 2012 #30

maybe Kerry should goto an Iraq Memorial Service hfojvt Oct 2012 #49

He regretted that vote, mzmolly Oct 2012 #52

K&R jsmirman Oct 2012 #14

One of those nightmares you never wake from..... Rowdyboy Oct 2012 #16

And DU is still in denial. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #17

About it being murder? roody Oct 2012 #60

Yes. About even considering a self-evident possibility... JackRiddler Oct 2012 #65

Missed in so many ways. n/t 99Forever Oct 2012 #19

Senator Paul Wellstone was up for re-election and early voting had already begun. Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2012 #21

.... glinda Oct 2012 #22

He is missed now more than ever evilhime Oct 2012 #23

Missed and loved more than ever riverwalker Oct 2012 #24

I found that out here on DU Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2012 #25

It really was WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #38

yep heaven05 Oct 2012 #26

No they weren't.... Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2012 #33

yeah heaven05 Oct 2012 #44

You are so right. nt rainy Oct 2012 #36

Same with femrap Oct 2012 #37

Found three books that to me illustrate the magnitude of denial in this country (and a question)... rwsanders Oct 2012 #43

Thanks for the femrap Oct 2012 #46

seemed fishy to me too neversaydie Oct 2012 #63

He was the first political hero of my adult life. hifiguy Oct 2012 #28

Damn, that was such a tragedy. BlueDemKev Oct 2012 #31

(imo) 10 years ago, Wellstone was murdered. PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #32

+ Infinity! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #34

I was looking for this liberalmike27 Oct 2012 #48

Will, I didn't know until I arrived at the DU gathering Oilwellian Oct 2012 #39

I remember that horrible day like it was yesterday. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #40

I remember that day. geardaddy Oct 2012 #41

I nearly lost my job that day. Hong Kong Cavalier Oct 2012 #50

Yep, I remember thinking how pissed I was. geardaddy Oct 2012 #53

What a great man kwolf68 Oct 2012 #42

I was fourteen years old IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #45

RIP Paul, Sheila, and Marcia geardaddy Oct 2012 #47

We were volunteering for the Wellstone campaign when we heard. mzmolly Oct 2012 #51

I was a volunteer for his re-election campaign. Owl Oct 2012 #54

,; reusrename Oct 2012 #55

Oh my god. . . BigDemVoter Oct 2012 #56

A lot of us were doing the same thing that day PlanetBev Oct 2012 #57

You mean was killed. deaniac21 Oct 2012 #58

That was a horrible day and I remember it well jimlup Oct 2012 #59

Miss him something awful Lifelong Protester Oct 2012 #61

I was just waking up in NM burrowowl Oct 2012 #62