Jesse Helms died.
I've read a lot of obituaries for him online, and not a single one mentions anything he actually did. Apparently he was just a cranky, mean-spirited old man who mocked and denigrated anyone who disagreed with him; nothing more. Conservatives admired him for his angry tirades and ham-fisted insults.
Considering that he served five terms in the Senate, that really isn't much of a legacy.
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Lets see, my most vivid memories of what Jesse did for us during his long career are:
Gave Ronald Rayguns the political boost he needed to win the Republican presidential nomination.
Opposed Federal funding of AIDS research and treatment programs. (He believed that that “those people”—gays—were being punished by his god).
Opposed the Martin Luther King holiday. (According to Jesse, the Rev. Dr. King was a Communist).
Enough said?
Perhaps the weirdest thing about Jesse Helms is that he had to die to be ousted from office. He was amazing. (And I do not mean in a good way.)
Conservatives admired him for his angry tirades and ham-fisted insults.
Even the most mean-spirited racist can get a post-mortem shine when the historical revisionists are done with him. So it is with Jesse.
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