Republicans were booed at Wellstone's funeral, Do you think they didn't

[Bandit]

want the same thing to happen at Reagan's so that is why Democrats are not welcome? It would show them for what they are and they know that there is no way in hell that the mean-spirited Republicans would not boo Clinton. Damage control IMHO.

[Cleita]

1. I think some high level Dems like Clinton should show up anyway.

It would be really tacky for even the Repukes to turn away another ex-President, who wishes to pay his respects to a deceased ex-President.

[VolcanoJen]

2. Clinton, and Carter, will of course attend the funeral.

So will Ford. All ex-presidents will attend the funeral; they just aren't invited to speak.

Who cares? I'd rather see Dems save their praise for someone who was actually on our side, honestly.

[jdsmith]

3. Republicans were booed?

But at nowhere near the level that the Republican mythmakers would like everyone to believe.

[sparrowhawk]

5. Al Franken was there and he said he heard only scattered boos ...

the Republican pundits tried to claim the whole audience (of around 20,000) were booing.

[Logansquare]

4. Trent Lott was booed. John McCain wasn't...

Therefore it wasn't Republicans being booed, it was neocon crypto-segregationist s.o.b's that were booed.

[SlingBlade]

6. F * * K'em ,Republicans should always be booed

When they walk down the street , When they go to buy food or gas, When they are on vacation, Anytime is a good time to Boo a friggin Republican
They have brought more pain and suffering onto this world through there greed and lousy me first philosophy that they deserve NO respect from any of us.

Take a minute if you can stand it and go to any Right Wing blog , News source or other media outlet and tell me they deserve anything less.
They are a cancer on this nation and this world.:puke:

[scarletwoman]

7. Please get your facts straight. It was NOT Wellstone's "funeral", and

the ONLY Republican who got booed -- and the booing was scattered and lasted for only a few seconds -- was Trent Lott. Then-Minnesota governor, Jesse Ventura (and member of the Indepedence Party, NOT a Republican), also got a few boo's -- but he was the kind of gov that made it hard NOT to boo him.

I was there, in person. The event was billed as a memorial CELEBRATION of Senator Paul Wellstone's life, and was most certainly NOT a funeral!

The booing of Senator Lott was unfortunate, imho. But it was done by only a small segment of the 20,000 participants, and ended quickly. From where I was seated, I had a clear view of all the Washington dignitaries who attended. Sen. Lott appeared to take it in good graces and grinned, and the other Senators around him patted him on the back and joked with him about it. The entire incident was over and done with in just a few moments.

I also believe you are mistaken about Democrats not being welcome to Reagan's memorial. They simply will not be speaking. And why should they? Reagan stood for many things that any good Democrat worth the name ought to rightly oppose.

Let's not foment outrage where none is called for.

sw