Racist piece of shit Jesse Helms is Dead

[Dock Ellis]

Yes, obstructionist slumlord racist Jessuh Helms has finally bitten the dust. I heard the news from Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) as she addressed Raleigh's 4th of July celebration- I was working the event, so I had to suppress a whoop of joy.

A typical Helms move was the time he whistled "Dixie" in a senate elevator with Carol Moseley-Braun (the only black woman ever elected to the senate)- the man was a class act all the way. Helms represented everything I hate about North Carolina, and the US in general. Fuck you, Jesse Helms.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1131456.html
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1995/05/bates.html
 

[Ping the Purrfect]

First Falwell and now Helms. Mortality is a beautiful thing. Even the most evil of us must someday kick the bucket. Yes, even Dick Cheney will die someday.

Ding dong, the witch is dead.

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm tempted to move this topic to Entertainment.  It seems like Jesse Helms should be filed with Jerry Falwell.

[Shark the Shagger]

I once wrote a letter to Jesse Helms thanking him for derailing liberals and keeping the conservative agenda on track.  I got a generic letter back thanking me for being a true, patriotic American.  I wish I could have sent him a picture of me LOL. 

[Ming the Merciless]

I once wrote a letter to Jesse Helms thanking him for derailing liberals and keeping the conservative agenda on track.  I got a generic letter back thanking me for being a true, patriotic American.  I wish I could have sent him a picture of me LOL. 

You need a television show or something.  That's hysterical.   

Also I love the Google tags:  "Slumlord Helms"

[Dock Ellis]

I read something interesting yesterday in the local freebie newspapers' parting shot at Helms. When I moved to the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area 10+ years ago, I couldn't help noticing the very visible and organized gay community. It surprised me to see such an "out" gay scene in the south. One of the people in the story explained that it originated in political organizations opposed to Helms' senate campaign in 1990.

After Helms won, the gay community realized that in spite of the loss they'd built a powerful political machine, and decided to keep it going (it eventually became the Equality NC PAC). With a political voice, gays and lesbians started feeling empowered to be "out". So really, the gay community in this area is part of Helms' legacy, too. You probably won't read about that in "Time", though.

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A260762