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JI7

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11. It wasn't the funeral but a memorial open to the public

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:02 PM

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and it was not good. Booing Republican senators that came to show respect. We ended up losing the Senate seat as a result.

The 2 just aren't comparable. Wellstone was a respected Senator and had a good working relationship with the other side.

Charlie Kirk was mostly a grifting troll.

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Do U remember the Paul Wellstone funeral [View all] gopiscrap Sunday OP

Great post malaise Sunday #1

He was a democrat senator so it makes Tree Lady Sunday #2

"Democratic senator" LearnedHand Sunday #3

lol I was going to write that Tree Lady Sunday #6

It's just another stupid way republicans are poisoning language LearnedHand Sunday #7

It lost Democrats the Senate seat. Nt iemanja Sunday #15

One of Franken's books had a chapter on the memorial service and the dishonest coverage of it dsc Sunday #4

"Republicans should hang their head in shame." Qutzupalotl Sunday #5

Shame requires a conscience. BattleRow Sunday #14

I remember Chris Matthews wouldn't STFU about it AStern Sunday #8

Chris Matthews, a.k.a. "Tweety", RazorbackExpat Yesterday #19

Yes, naive activist that I was.. Cha Sunday #9

Sorry it posted twice. Cha Sunday #10

It wasn't the funeral but a memorial open to the public JI7 Sunday #11

Thank Goodness MN has 2 Dem Senators Now. Cha Sunday #12

The local media falling all over itself to tell people how awful it was didn't help dflprincess Sunday #13

100% a troll. joshcryer Sunday #17

MAGAs are RINOs Mblaze Sunday #16

I was there Randomthought Yesterday #18