Paul Wellstone's plane crashes [8 on board, no survivors, Wellstone, wife, daughter deceased]

CNN | 25 October 2002 | CNN

[aomagrat]

CNN reporting Senator Wellstone's plane has crashed in Minnesota. Not known if he is on board.

[mafree]

I pray that all on board survived and if not, may God rest their souls.

[RCW2001]

8 people on plane...

[BunnySlippers]

I just noticed the headline on my newsfeed ... eight people on board.

[SamAdams76]

Apparently there has been a plane crash involving Wellstone's plane.

[Vol2727]

Yes, I was about to post this too. They have been frantically trying to reach the Senator for the last half hour to no avail. He was supposed to have been on this plane.

Gosh, so much going on these days.

[smiley]

This is unbelieveable! Hope and pray..........

[Oldeconomybuyer]

"Are probably fatalies" on the flight - ABC news radio

Leased by the Wellstone campaign, no word if he's on board. Area officials 8 on board.

[Mo1]

That was Wellstone's plane ??

Fox News didn't mention that

[mdittmar]

Fox reports 8 people on board,no mention of it being Senator Wellstone's plane.

Hmmm?

[finnman69]

Carnahan II?

[dittomom]

It's feared both the Senator and his wife were on board...

[blam]

No survivors.

[Dog]

CNN reports based on the tail number it is Wellstone's plane....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Autorities - Does not appear there are any survivors

ABC radio news

[smith288]

I am happy to see that people are showing their good side in this thread... I hope all are ok in this accident.

[finnman69]

I cant imagine his campaign plane would be used by any one other than himself.

[aeronca]

FOX is not listing ANY names

[wideawake]

I hope he's OK.

Prayer bump.

[billbears]

Prayers for all those aboard

[Oldeconomybuyer]

My second thought...

[NeoCaveman]

Carnahan II?

Ventura is the governor, not a D...this time.

[wimpycat]

Good Heavens! I second what you said.

[Dog]

Come on no jokes .....people died.....show some respect.

[borkrules]

Wellstone is the ideological opposite of everything conservatives stand for, but I hope and pray for his physical safety and well-being.

[Spyder]

Carnahan II?

Count on it. Sarcasm aside, though, whoever's plane it is I hope there are as many survivors as possible.

[PetroniDE]

Hate to say it, but that was the first thing that came to mind.

Pray for the departed.

[Sloth]

Prayers for control of the Senate.

[William McKinley]

I hope all on board are ok.

And I hope we are not facing running against Mel Carnahan again.

[NeoCaveman]

I pray that all on board survived and if not, may God rest their souls.

I'll pray for them too.

[ReaganIsRight]

The plane was leased. You had this up before it hit the radio breaking in on Rush, good job.

[mdittmar]

Sad,may they rest in peace.

[John Jorsett]

According to Fox, AP is reporting that this plane was chartered to the Wellstone campaign.

[DWPittelli]

Does anyone know Wellstone's schedule today?

Given that the news says "we don't know" if he's on board, that probably means he is. (It's a lot quicker and easier to prove/say that he's alive, whereas if he's missing or known dead you have to confirm more, and even wait for next-of-kin notification before you talk.)

[lasereye]

Of course on a personal level it's tragic if he's dead. Politically speaking, would this be good or bad news for the GOP if he's dead? I could see him winning now like Carnahan in 2000 so that Gov. Jesse could appoint his successor. I'm thinking this is probably not good news.

[Alissa]

Wow - I'm not sure if we both have sick minds, but I was wondering if he had a senator-to-be wife!

[Tall_Texan]

My thoughts too, but Wellstone wasn't expected to be in that much danger of losing. Nonetheless, if Wellstone dies, Coleman's campaign is dead.

[w_over_w]

Prayers for all those aboard

Amen brother . . .

[Reagan Man]

>>>I pray that all on board survived and if not, may God rest their souls.

Ditto and amen.

[Inspectorette]

I don't agree with his ideology, but I would never wish this on him. Prayers are going out now.

[Mo1]

Fox is reporting that there are no reports that Wellstone was on the plane

But that there are NO survivors

[montag813]

I pray that Wellstone and all of his aides survive, and live to see themselves defeated handily on Nov 5th...unless this is yet another of Tom "Caligula" Daschle's election schemes.

[inkling]

If there are gone, may they rest in peace. God bless the friends and families of the victims.

[Redcloak]

Not meaning to sound morbid (and hoping that CNN's "crashed" means "drove off the end of a taxiway"), but how does Minnesota law handle appointments to the US Senate? Does the legislature make the pick? Or would a replacement be named by Gov. Ventura?

[Shermy]

Carnahan II?

Not unreasonable to think that.

Amazing.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

CNN reporting Senator Wellstone's plane has crashed in Minnesota. Not known if he is on board.

Maybe it was shot down by a right wing militia. We've got to ban handguns.

[Paleo Conservative]

Carnahan II?

Ventura is the governor, not a D...this time.

Ventura could appoint himself to fill the rest of Wellstone's term.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sorry, but somebody has to say it:

Any bets on how quickly the Democrats will have his wife take his place on the ballot?