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MUST READ FROM CHECKS & BALANCES: “CLAIMING WELLSTONE’S LEGACY”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | December 24, 2007
"It is clear that in the field of Democratic candidates set to challenge U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) the spirit of Paul Wellstone remains. Each candidate in their own way invokes the remembrances of the late Senator and his tragic demise along with those of his wife Shelia, daughter Marcia, and the others who died that day.
In the race to replace Wellstone we thought it would be interesting to see who had stepped forward and in effect put their money where there mouth is toward this end. Candidate Al Franken seems to be closely embracing the Wellstone legacy. He has shown support from many of Wellstone’s past supporters and a significant largess of financial and political backers.
His rhetoric is tightly focused on what the state and the nation lost without Wellstone in the U.S. Senate and we were surprised to see no reflection of Franken’s appreciation of Wellstone in the form of past campaign contributions. Now we acknowledge the information available online may not totally reveal the whole story, since the information on the Federal Elections Commission website only dates back to 1998, but the only contribution shown by Franken in the 2002 cycle was to Walter Mondale on November 5th, the day of the election." Source: Checks & Balances, December 21, 2007
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Tags: 2008 U.S. Senate, Al Franken, Checks and Balances, Mike Ciresi, Norm Coleman
Topics: 2008 U.S. Senate, Al Franken, Checks and Balances, Mike Ciresi, Norm Coleman | 8 Comments »
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December 25th, 2007 at 2:52 AM
Here is another must read claiming the Wellstone legacy, “Paul Wellstone spoke to me from the grave,” by Eric Black
December 25th, 2007 at 4:57 AM
That the FERC database only goes back to is not totally true. The old FERC was “clunky”, to be sure but I recall a far earlier search after the arrest of Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Kathleen Ann Soliah/Sara Jane Olson. It seemed her husband Dr. Fred Peterson’s had one FERC database entry for $100 to Paul Wellstone’s first campaign.Obviously a single $100 campaign contribution is “petty” but it showed a pattern you see on the those “polical activists” on the left. They don’t put their money where their mouth is.
December 25th, 2007 at 2:56 PM
3. “Paul Wellstone spoke to me from the grave,” was on-line under EricBlackInk on October 25, 2007, the fifth (5th) anniversary of of the death of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.
I think that it does a comprehensive job of claiming Wellstone’s Legacy. [I would think that it was done probably using small(er) amounts of money.]
December 26th, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Paul Wellstone was one of THE most polarizing political figures in Minnesota history. He had no legacy. He did nothing for Minnesota. He never had over 50% of the electorate actually vote for him.
Politically speaking, Minnesota is a better place without him.
December 27th, 2007 at 1:39 PM
D,
The fact we are talking about Wellstone recognizes there was quite a legacy. I love to see GOPers still get pissed at him from beyond the grave, because they still can’t field a candidate for any statewide race that matches up to him.
Certainly not everyone agreed with Paul, but the majority of Minnesotans respected him, you can’t say that about Norm Coleman.
December 27th, 2007 at 4:50 PM
No, Jacob, he doesn’t have a legacy to speak of…other than being a poor senator. We are better, as a state, without him. Period.
December 27th, 2007 at 6:42 PM
D, you ignored the fact that here we are talking about Wellstone again. Why is he brought up so much in Minnesota politics if he was a worthless Senator? He made his mark, has a legacy and you are just pissed that we have another DFL’er with our list of noteworthy MN politicians, while I really can’t think of any GOP’ers. Oh the GOP bitterness in Minnesota
December 28th, 2007 at 8:26 AM
Um, we end up talking about Wellstone because the liberal leftist moonbats made him their idol. He had a great way of getting a bunch of young mush minds excited and pumped up. In that regard he was very good at what he did. He was however a very ineffective senator who accomplished little of what he promised and in the end he became exactly what he said he was against which was career politicians. Wellstone was on his way to a lose after he broke his promise and had proven over two terms to accomplish little. The best thing for his legacy was the accident because I believe he would have faded away after losing to Coleman. His legacy would have been forgotton now by all but a few had he just lost the election and not been killed in an accident just before losing.