Unrepentant racist and enemy to the entire LGBT community Jesse Helms has finally left the building. The former Republican Senator from North Carolina died today.
I am sure the GOP will start with their lofty praise for this mean old fart, but as for me, I can't celebrate the life of anyone so downright nasty. Here is a sample of Helm's quotes:
In a response to a fictional character in one of his newspaper clumns Helms wrote, "To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing."
As far as AIDS was concerned, " "There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy."
I could go on but I would lose my appetite for the 4th of July hot dogs I am about to cook. Americablog.com has many more.
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