Did you admire Paul Wellstone?

[mzmolly]

Then honor him now by supporting an issue near and dear to him.

It takes 2 seconds to sign the petition.

Contributed by Wellstone Action

End Insurance Discrimination!

Pass the Wellstone Mental Health Parity Bill

Although bipartisan support for the Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act (S. 486) is strong and growing, Senate leaders have reneged on their commitment and are blocking the bill from a vote on the floor of the Senate. We must speak louder, and with greater determination, than the insurance industry! Tell our representatives to honor the promises made last year.

The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act would close loopholes in federal law by requiring group health plans to stop using arbitrary limits on mental health parity benefits different from those used with medical and surgical benefits. With 69 co-sponsors, this legislation is sure to pass if brought to a vote.

It's up to us to keep the pressure on those key senators that have the power to allow a vote. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist (R-TN) need to hear from us, and they need to hear from their fellow senators.

Call to action

Ask your senators to contact Senators Gregg and Frist and tell them to bring the Wellstone legislation to a vote. Mental illness affects millions of American families, untreated mental illness can be fatal, mental health parity is very affordable and discrimination in mental health care is unacceptable and must end!

Deadline: Ongoing

www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?ItemId=16748

Please sign the petition here and keep this kicked. Senator Wellstone cared a great deal about equality in health care for the mentally ill.

Thanks!

[Supormom]

1. A great way to honor

Senator Paul and Sheila Wellstone. Thanks

[mzmolly]

3. Thank YOU. Pauls brother was mentally ill... lots of people are not aware

of that. This issue was near and dear to him...

[Supormom]

6. Yes, I was aware of that fact.

Hello from a fellow Minnesotan. I live in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. :hi:

[Mel]

10. your right about his brother

I sent my thoughts to I personalized mine. I figure as many times as I cheered Paul when he stood up for us on that Senate floor this is the least I can do for Senator Paul Wellstone.
Damn, I miss Paul it isn't fair (pounding fists) it just isn't fair!!!:cry:

[mzmolly]

12. I miss him too. So very much. Minnesota is not the same without him.

The world is not the same with out him. *sigh* :(

[Mel]

14. I live in NC

and he meant so much to me I will never forget Never! I know it may sound silly but darn it, it seemed like he was the only one in the Senate that understood. I appreciate other Senators don't get me wrong but Paul was 'The Man' he got it! He did not get on that floor and fight for the Corporation he fought for people like me when he got up there and I knew he was on my side! I come from a family of teachers (not me I'm the artsy fartsy one) which may be another reason that I hold a dear spot in my heart for him and if any one was 'Mr. Smith' it was Senator Paul Wellstone! :)

[mzmolly]

18. He was an original... that's for sure.

Have you read "Conscience Of A Liberal." It's a great book that explains his political thought process and gives some interesting personal history.

If you haven't read it, I'd recommend checking it out from the local library or buying a copy...

:hi:

[mzmolly]

2. Kick! Asking EVERYONE who admired the Late Senator to sign the petition!

Thanks ;)

[mzmolly]

4. Hello????

C'mon folks. *sheesh* :hi:

[AlFrankenFan]

5. I did, I do, and I have!

I signed the petition a couple days ago. Thank you for spreading the word!!!!! :)

[mzmolly]

8. Thank YOU!!!!

:toast:

[AlFrankenFan]

16. You're very welcome!!!

As I did it not only for Wellstone, but for my sister, who is also mentally ill. I will continue to help spread the word! :) :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Done

[mzmolly]

9. Tanky!!!

:*

[Van Helsing]

11. I'm a member of Wellstone Action.

And, for Sen. Wellstone, I'll sign it.

I really miss Sen. Wellstone. :cry:

[mzmolly]

13. Thank you. n/t

*

[riverwalker]

15. done!

I miss him so very much. I feel so lucky to have been able to have voted for him as my Senator. An honor.

[AlFrankenFan]

17. Kick!!!

:kick: :)

[buddhamama]

19. Done

i miss Him still.

:kick:

[0007]

20. Done

[bearfartinthewoods]

21. this may seem really trivial but

i admired the hell outta him for, among other things but almost top of the list, his acceptance of his baldness.

how in the hell can you trust a politician's judgment when they are duping themselves with some pathetic comb over or aren't able to see their rug is a joke.

and what kind of personality does it take to arrange your life that there is no one in your inner circle that a) cares enough about you to tell you how foolish you look or b) feels they can be honest with you and tell you the same thing.

self deluding fool who surrounds himself with 'yes men' is what i see when i look at man trying to hide his baldness.

Wellstone never did that and it almost instantly made me trust and respect him more!

[mzmolly]

24. I think that's interesting. I am not *unattracted to bald men* and find

many quite sexy personally.

Far more so than a rug. ;)

Paul was authentic in every way.

You feel the same way about baldness as I feel about small boobs in Hollywood. :P

[DemonFighterLives]

22. I'm onboard

I live in Mpls and am a member of Wellstone Action. The best thing about Paul was that he was a thorn in the side of the current administration and had independent thoughts. Rare concept nowadays!
One always has to wonder what the world would be like if he were still alive? Could he have become President? Maybe, maybe not, but what a fireball!

[Zero Division]

23. Signed and Sent!

:kick:

[mzmolly]

25. THANKS ALL!!!!

:hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

26. done

[wicket]

27. I cried when I heard about the plane crash

I really admired him, and was very upset to hear about the loss of him and his family. I'll definitely do this!

[mzmolly]

30. Much appreciation. My husband and I were contributing/working for the

campaign... grass roots type stuff. I still can't believe he's gone really. He and his wife and daughter were such amazing people according to all that were touched by their lives...

[wicket]

34. his voice is greatly missed

We could use more like him in times like these...

[tom_paine]

44. So did I, and I'm not ashamed to admit it

My VERY FIRST thought upon hearing the news:

The fuckers killed him!

And hey did...or they LIHOPped or sent his security/itinerary info to the Colombian "contractors".

Whatever. We'll never know. But we'll KNOW.

Wellstone was a great man. He could have been pResident (which is why he was murdered...he was the unacknowledged Leader of the Principled Democratic Opposition and honest enough to burn through the lies and Pravda).

I didn't always agree with his positions, but his integrity was perhaps the strongest in DC.

He will be as sorely missed as the other victims of the Imperial Family (Kennedy, Kennedy, King, among others).

[FreeSpeechCrusader]

28. A pleasure and an honor...n/t

[mzmolly]

29. Thank you.

:kick:

[tom_paine]

31. Your damned right I admire Wellstone

It's a good thing I don't live in Minnesota because God Help the first Freeper Fucker I see with a "He's Dead, Get Over It" sticker!

:grr: :grr: :mad:

[mzmolly]

35. I agree. I have not seen these disgusging stickers myself, but I can't

say I'd be above vandalizing such a vehicle myself :(

[JNelson6563]

32. Done

Thanks for posting this mzmolly. Wellstone was a great man and would be glad to see people working on this.

:toast:

Julie

[mzmolly]

36. Thank YOU Julie!

:hi:

[Mrs. Venation]

33. Oh, My Goodness, Yes

Paul Wellstone was one of the finest people to ever serve in the U.S. Senate. I admired him tremendously.

I suffer from PTSD, clinical depression and (possibly) bipolar disorder, so I understand the importance of this issue.

Please keep this message kicked.

[mzmolly]

37. Thank you... I will.

For you and Paul. My Mother is bi-polar among other things, so this issue is *near and dear* to many of us. :hug:

[Abaques]

38. A great man cut down in his prime...

...as a Minnesotan, I miss his leadership and vision greatly.

[northofdenali]

39. Done

and kick :kick:

[Deja Q]

40. Given how society causes many mental illnesses...

This bill should pass. Especially how American society (corporations) has created it with the amount of stress and worry and paranoia it causes...

Wellstone was for the DOMA though. That only added to the stress and worry of lots of GLBT folk who voted for him, don't ever forget that. It's a bit ironic, really...

That aside, I loved the guy.

[mzmolly]

42. I know he was, that was the one issue he said he struggled with

and regretted voting for according to his book "The Conscience Of A Liberal."

We all have opportunities for growth, even the late great Paul Wellstone.

[Ysabel]

41. signed - sent - kick...

thanks... :)

[mzmolly]

43. Thanks!

:)

[dflprincess]

45. Done

I miss him - sometimes I still can hardly believe he's gone. I'd love to hear what he'd have to say about what's going on.

[mzmolly]

49. Oh me too.

:(

[ulysses]

46. done n/t

[TimMooring]

47. Very much and thanks for the link - done (nt)

[mzmolly]

48. Thank you!

:kick:

[Bertha Venation]

50. BIG FAT KICK

[Arger68]

51. One of the best senators ever

very glad to have had the opportunity to vote for him twice. This country would be so much better off with a few more principled people like him & his family.