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CentralMass

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32. Regarding Senator Wellstone
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:10 PM
Feb 2016

Here are some quotes attributed to the late great Senator.

Paul Wellstone/Quotes:

"Never separate the life you live from the words you speak."

"Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives."

"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power."

"The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society."

"Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.
Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers."Wellstone was also a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States

A party who's idualism is Social Liberalism.

I would argue the the late Senator would probably align with the Senator from Vermont in this race.

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/27/this_was_bernie_before_bernie_remembering_the_heroic_late_senator_paul_wellstone_13_years_after_the_plane_crash/


Fantastic post, rivers~ Thank you, Senator Franken! Cha Feb 2016 #1
Thanks to all the Senators riversedge Feb 2016 #8
Yes! Cha Feb 2016 #9
K&R..... quickesst Feb 2016 #2
I added a pic of Al on stage to the OP riversedge Feb 2016 #3
:-) Alfresco Feb 2016 #4
K&R livetohike Feb 2016 #5
knr Lucinda Feb 2016 #6
Yay, just yay GusBob Feb 2016 #7
More important is Baldwin. Floridanow Feb 2016 #10
Tammy Baldwin is one of my heroes. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #13
Warren's behavior? TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #25
You might want to check your facts about BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #26
Please correct me then...here's a very recent link... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #27
Why don't you read this OP? BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #29
No, it is a weakness... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #30
Facts change, situations change, BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #31
I personally think that Elizabeth Warren BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #28
Great report, great photos mcar Feb 2016 #11
Thanks for the great pictures.....no doubt someone will call HIM an "establishment Democrat"! George II Feb 2016 #12
Good thing it's a small venue, chervilant Feb 2016 #14
I was just thinking that. That wide shot of the whole "packed room" looks like just the line Gene Debs Feb 2016 #18
You folks are beyond the silly season. riversedge Feb 2016 #19
DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #15
Such powerful and meaningful endorsements! PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #16
Exactly, Wellstone voted for DOMA and she's of that branch. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #17
Funny huh. Fearless Feb 2016 #24
Franken: Progressives in the Senate "know what it takes to get things done' bigtree Feb 2016 #20
So Franken bestows the Wellstone mantle dragonfly301 Feb 2016 #21
I know. What a joke. CentralMass Feb 2016 #34
Great post. Nice pics. Thank you!! K & R nt Persondem Feb 2016 #22
Wellstone democrat? Nope. Punkingal Feb 2016 #23
Regarding Senator Wellstone CentralMass Feb 2016 #32
K&R LW1977 Feb 2016 #33
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