8-years ago today Paul Wellstone died...

[WI_DEM]

He was a great progressive and a great American.



Let's also remember his wife and daughter and all others who perished with him.

[Aristus]

1. Salute to a great American and his family!

:patriot:

RIP, sir...

[Cleita]

2. That was such a sad day on DU as well.

We had such an enthusiastic following of Paul Wellstone DUers and it was like they had all been dumped overboard all at once when they heard the news.

[Awsi Dooger]

17. Extremely sad day and embarrassing threads

Hundreds of comments insisting it had to be a conspiracy, not an accident. Republicans were blamed for bringing down the plane.

I was new to DU, and shocked. I always thought Democrats were less gullible to conspiracy nonsense.

[abq e streeter]

20. Excellent point--it's important to always unquestioningly believe the official government version

of any and all events, especially when yet another inconvenient person is conveniently gotten out of their way.

[dflprincess]

27. At the time I ran into people who weren't especially fond of Wellstone

but wondered if it had really been an accident. One of my neighbors told me that she had been planning to vote for Coleman until she heard Wellstone was killed and the first thing she did was suspect Bush. She said she realized then she couldn't vote for anyone who was Bush's choice for any office.

The interesting thing is, once upon a time, hardly anyone's first thought would have been anything but this was an awful accident. Eight years ago an awful lot of people's first thought was that it was no accident. Even if they have since changed their minds, rather than worrying about Democrats being "gullible" - ask yourself what has gone so wrong that so many of us are ready to believe the worst of our government.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Some days it seems even longer than that.

[bigwillq]

4. RIP, Senator (nt)

[deutsey]

5. An awful day that was, too. n/t

[grasswire]

6. Stand up. Keep fighting.

The legacy of Paul Wellstone, for me.

[glinda]

10. Stand up and fight!

[Arctic Dave]

7. K&R

:dem: :patriot:

[progressoid]

8. ...

:thumbsup:

[undeterred]

9. Great people.

They would want us to keep their work alive.

[JNelson6563]

11. Never forget!

I still can't believe those bastards whacked him. It's stuff like that that makes me wish there really was a hell.

Julie

[zulchzulu]

12. Honestly, I smoked a joint to this MP3 on a stormy Midwest night by a lake tonight

http://www.radiodujour.com/mp3/20100504-kevin-barrett-four-arrows.mp3

Wow...

[unkachuck]

13. that was a very sad day, indeed....n/t

[nmbluesky]

14. We miss him

He was best senator ever!!! No one will place like him..

[Upton]

15. Paul Wellstone was the defintion

of what a true progressive is all about. I remember he used to appear on Larry King a lot back then. For me, he was the face of the progressive wing of the party. I don't know that I agreed with him on everything, but I would have voted for him for President in a second. He is sorely missed..

I accidentally unrecommended this thread. Actually feel bad about it. Sometimes I think the two buttons are too close together....

[dionysus]

16. recced for you.

:patriot:

[kgnu_fan]

18. I cover it for you

[The Uncola]

19. One of the finest Americans to have ever lived.

To the Wellstones, thanks for all you've sacrificed. I still have my green Wellstone campaign sign I put out during every election season.

[Rebubula]

21. If only...

...we had more Wellstones and less Gingriches.

[DirkGently]

22. KNR

[femrap]

23. I miss him....

What a great loss. And so sad for his sons to lose their parents and sister. How cruel.

'Don't fly in small planes' is good advice and should be heeded if you have pissed off TPTB.

[Blue Owl]

24. a somber K&R

Paul was about PEOPLE, not greedy corporate profit.

[budkin]

25. Oh you mean in the "accident?"

[bluesmail]

26. Don't mourn. Organize. I'm sure that's what he woud have us doing.

Not many progressives left. :cry:

[polichick]

29. Very true - on all counts. nt

[polichick]

28. Did he die, or was he murdered? nt