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Old Jesse is gonna burn forever and he richly deserves every moment of it!
I curse him and his posterity forever.
Who knew? Isn't that wonderful . . . and to think I thought that those wondrous world-historical events were the result of the combined efforts of Lady Thatcher and Pope John Paul VI. Silly me!
Reagan, Thatcher, the Pope whomever had very little if anything to do with it.
duh!
Say hi to Falwell for us.
I long for the day when time wipes out our current cast of idiots.
Then I found this website on a search and it tells a good deal about him. Near the bottom of the page on the right hand side is a long list of actions Helms took while in the Senate.
http://www.govote.com/Domestic/Jesse_Helms_Civi...
Could it be that the miserable old bastard died of advanced syphillis.
Keep notes on who says anything positive about hateful old Jesse. My only regret is that he didn't die soon enough!
A Nigra president, maybe...
I rarely suggest corrections but your comment should properly read: DEAD PIG.
A lot of crackers have their burning crosses at half-mast today in his honor.
Burn In Hell, jesse!
And does anyone remember Condoleeza Rice praising him several years ago? She needs to join him now.
Good freakin riddance you pompous a**hole....
I say we should have an AmericaBlog field trip to his grave site, exhume the body, and defecate on his dead corpse.
Then Jesse Helms.
Pat Robertson must be worried.
Glad to see one less hate-monger thug bringing shame to our country.
Of the dead you should say no ill; you should say only good. Jesse Helms is dead? GOOD!
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=5309543&page=2
Talk about dancing around the race issue: "Helms appealed to conservative, mostly white, rural North Carolinians." I suppose David Duke appealed to a "mostly white" base, too.
The only thing they mention about his role in the civil right movement is the way to objected to its coverage in the media: "In the 1960s, he developed a reputation as an outspoken critic of what he believed was unfair coverage of the South, particularly concerning the struggle for civil rights."
Oh, and there is this, too: "Helms ran a television ad nicknamed "White hands," which some derided as racist and others attributed to his victory in the race." (side note: it really is funny when hack hournalists try to show balance -- there is absolutely no reason to use a some / others construction here, since it sets up a binary opposition that few could calm really exists).
Though, in fairness to ABC, Helms is so old they've probably had most of that article written since before "racism is bad" was an accepted position in the country.
As long as they have Stephanopoulos and Charlie 'The Whimp" Gibson on the payroll ABC has NO credibility.
Charles Black, a native of Wilmington NC, helped run the 1972 campaign of Helms as a first-time candidate against Democratic opponent Nick Galifanakis. That campaign used the slogan, "Jesse Helms: He's One of Us!," which some critics saw as a slur against Galifanakis' Greek name.
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole has written a letter to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh defending the conservative credentials of Arizona Sen. John McCain. He even compares McCain with former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms.
Dole, who was Senate Republican leader from 1985 to 1996, said he could not recall "a single instance" when McCain failed to support the GOP on a critical vote.
Dole said McCain was consistently pro-life, a strong advocate for strict constructionist judges, supported voluntary school prayer and backed a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget.
Dole's letter included a chart showing that McCain supported Reagan and the first President Bush as strongly as if not more strongly than Helms.
Jesse Helms is dead. Good.
He always looked and sounded to me to be the epitome of uppity white trailer trash. I mean he looked like he belonged in one of those rural general stores with a pot belly stove, whittlin' sticks, and talking about how big the fish was on his last fishin' trip. Certainly not in the Senate of the United States.
Jesse Helms is dead. Good.
Yes he was a racist, dumb, bigot, homophobe and he should be cremated so no monument can exist to show where his remains are.
Oh, by the way, speaking of biased media. The media was forced to cover the screaming protests of people yelling, "Fascist!" and "Get him off the stage!" during Bush's orchestrated speech to 76 new citizens at T. Jefferson's home. I mean Bush was almost screamed off the stage and turned a very BEET RED in anger and embarassment. The media reported the protesters during the event. Now, when the media refers to the speech it seems to have been whitewashed and there is no mention of the screaming protesters. They just happily report Bush gave a speech at Montecello welcoming the 76 new citizens. Our corporate media are such shills for Republicans.
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By newdealfarmgrrrlll on Jul 4, 2008 11:54 am | Quote
I just heard an update from the Mediums News Network (all updates received psychically) that Helm’s Soul imploded and fled into a black hole rather than continue to exist in any sense when confronted with the fact that both heaven and hell are integrated. God was somewhat disappointed as She was looking forward to his reaction when She confronted him.
The Witch is dead!
Which ol' witch?
The Wicked Witch!
Well, at least one of 'em is dead. What good did he do for America over all? Really, I want to know. I suppose you could do some kind of "silver lining" thing about him; but in real terms, what good did he do?
To para-phrase Bette Davis upon Joan Crawford's death, she what asked if she had anything to say. Bette said her mother always told her that if she didn't have anything good to say about someone, don't say anything, so Joan Crawford died; good! ;-)
*spit spit spit* on his grave.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/former-sen-jesse-h...
there are no words.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376389,00.html
So sorry dittoheads - finding another man so full of hate and ignorance won't be easy - best of luck to you, you ignorant rat bastards!
ok IMO they are both worse that Jesse Helms in terms of hate. but Jesse Helms was worse in terms of implementation, since he served in the government.
So, that being said, here's what I think of Jesse Helms.
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here's to you Jesse:
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:-)
I feel grief and sorrow for his family. Yet I feel a burden lifted from our nation. I am unable to express these emotions, since I I had family that was of the same ideology. They are not right, but they are not bad either. They, like all of us are just human.
Life is getting better every day.
"In 1993, when then-President Clinton sought confirmation for an openly homosexual assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Helms registered his disgust. "I'm not going to put a lesbian in a position like that," he said in a newspaper interview at the time. "If you want to call me a bigot, fine.""
His death makes me happy and the Earth is a better place without him.
It's not "nice" to cover when people are glad at anyone's demise, but get real - how will the media ever deal with the national day of celebration and parties and joy when G.W. Bush goes to his Final Reward?
A proper obituary or coverage of tomorrow's news from hell would be like what the Onion did for the 9-11 hijackers, here - http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38673
I think of Russel Stokes in "Oh Brother Where art Thou" as he stands there with his fellow Klansmen and says "We're gonna hang us a Negro".
Enjoy Hell Jesse.
I don't wish Jesse Helms were in hell. I think that, whatever your personal take on the afterlife is like, he has the opportunity to learn from the mistakes he made in this life, and can apply them, in whatever fashion, in what comes after. But, having said that, I also don't mourn his passing. His angry rhetoric and hate-filled legislative style did nothing to improve the world, and as such, he deserves no more nor less than a "Oh... okay" from me.
"Whatever you neglected to do unto one of these least of these, you neglected to do unto Me!" Sound vaguely familiar? Jesus said that. The one you say you worship. I pity you, sir. I pity you because you haven't realized just how far your actions differ from those of Jesus. I pity you for not realizing just how much you could learn and grow from paying attention to those who differ most from you.
Finally, I pity you because it's obvious that you are so filled with hatred and anger, and that you can't see the joy and wonder of having a world filled with so many different people. Fortunately, there is one way that you can start following back down the path of Jesus, sir. Learn to forgive. Whatever it is in your heart that keeps you angry, learn to forgive its source and heal yourself. Find those parts of yourself that scare you, and that you externalize through condemnation and "fire and brimstone", and heal them. Forgive others for their transgressions, just as Jesus did.
This world is a wonderful place, Sir, and its wonder manifests in the people in it. Embrace the differences, not condemn them.
Without him in it the world IS better ind it IS OK to be happy about that. He got a chance to change and atone like Robert Byrd but didn't. His loss. OUR loss. Too late, life moves on. The absence of evil people in the world makes the world a better place, whether they reform or die. He had 86 years.
Without hate I can say both 'Blessed Be' AND be very happy that the motherfucker is dead.
I think we should schedule a moment of chuckle for his, way too late, demise. Save your dog turds to drop on his grave.
Fuck BONO for sucking up to this asshole. If Bono still hasn't found what he is looking for, perhaps he should turn around and look behind the drum kit.