Enough with the comparisons of Stevens' speech to the nonsense that went on at the Wellstone rally.
There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that remotely approaches that level and it is a disgrace and insulting to say such.
Stevens had his say as he was entitled to and it might not have been everybody's cup of tea, but there was not one thing inappropriate or wrong with it.
Period.
If people are fearing an avalanche of others coming out of the woodwork to echo Stevens rather than Cheney, relax. The Stevens speech is being blown WAY out of proportion and it is ridiculous. But invoking the Wellstone event is sickening.
I agree - I started at the end of this thread and I will work backward but I thought Stevens came close to saying it exactly as Ronald Reagan would. It's time for straight talk to return to Washington.
I agree. I had no problem with his speech. It paid tribute to the accomplishments of a great man, and IMHO wasn't "partisan" at all.
It wasn't as bad as what was done at the Wellstone memorial but it was the same tacky attempt to politicize a funeral and it was inappropriate. Just because it wasn't at the same degree as what was done by the dems doesn't make it right. It's important that Republicans figure out how to play politics smart and right. Timing is everything. Stevens blew it.