Former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86

Saturday 05th July, 03:33 AM JST

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kinniku at 12:31 PM JST - 7th July

yabits,

As others have noted, you do have many valid points. However, you seem to be selective in favor of painting all of one party with the same brush. I stand by my comments that both sides have their negative history (in the 20th century as well) and they both have their undesirables.
JoeBigs at 12:37 PM JST - 7th July

Why are non-American posters obsessed with a thread like this?

If I were negatively obsessed with another nation's political obituaries, my fellow countrymen would cross the street when they saw me comin'.

And rightly so.

USAR

Actually I am American and I am an Independent voter who believes that the Southern Republicans today would have been Southern Democrats if this were the 60`s......

Very few Republicans believe in civil rights any more. They are ready to hang anyone that does not wear a flag on their lapel.

Many of these folks that claim to bleed red white and blue are the same folks selling us out to the Chinese. That in my book is a sad state of affairs.

Ole Jesse was a staunch anti equal right GOP flag wearer. But given the chance he would have sold us out to the highest bidder. Many of those flag wearers are doing just that.

Those folks in my book are traitors to the US and should be dragged out and given the boot out of the States.

The boot kicking should have started with WJC for allowing the Chinese to get a foot hold. Then followed by booting GWB and his dick for selling out our nation.

But with me I am not married to a party and am willing to look beyond the party that they belong to.

That is why I can say that Jesse was worth sewer water and I am glad that one more piece of a horrible past has died out!
USARonin at 12:44 PM JST - 7th July

"Actually I am American and I am an Independent voter who believes that the Southern Republicans today would have been Southern Democrats if this were the 60`s..."

JayBee, and I'm an independent who is largely conservative and who believes that if John Fitzgerald Kennedy were alive today, you and other leftists would label him a "right wing fanatic".

USAR
JoeBigs at 02:14 PM JST - 7th July

JayBee, and I'm an independent who is largely conservative and who believes that if John Fitzgerald Kennedy were alive today, you and other leftists would label him a "right wing fanatic".

Todays Conservatives are not conservatives, if they were they would not be selling out America to the highest bidder. They would control government spending, hold off on all the pork being wasted in Washington.

Not even old Mc is immune from the pork spending. He may claim to be but he is not.

BTW, Jesse was not a true Conservative......I have seen very few Republicans be Conservative when it came to the government.

Hell I hate to say this but ole Bubba was a better Conservative than most of the so called Republican Conservatives today.

BTW for those that dont know Budda was Bill Clinton`s nickname.....

JFK was far from resembling todays Conservitives.
wilbur at 04:45 PM JST - 7th July

the end of an era, and not a particularly good one...have a nice trip jesse, see ya at the resurrection
yabits at 10:07 PM JST - 7th July

Yabits, you have some vaild points but if the south (never been) is as monolithic and as racist as you paint it how to explain the election in post-Katrina Louisiana of a Republican governor? - and one who is not white.

The south used to be pretty monolithic for decades thanks to the suppression of African-American voting. Louisiana is quite a unique state, then as now, and Mr. Jindahl is not the first Republican governor of recent past. Buddy Roemer switched parties while in office and Mike Foster was elected outright.

I actually like the new governor and wish him well in the positive changes he wants to bring. I have nothing against ethical people who look upon all citizens as having truly equal rights and opportunities.
SezWho2 at 10:20 PM JST - 7th July

RedMeatKoolAid,

In what country? In the US. In Jesse Helm's state? Probably there like any other state.

You don't know this?
Blue_Tiger at 07:50 PM JST - 11th July

Senator Jesse Helms was an awesome Senator, and his like will be missed. Like him or not, one has to admire the man for sticking to his guns, even when he was outnumbered 99:1 in the Senate. He stood for what was right, spoke out against things he disagreed with, and spoke out for things he did agree with, and despite the media tearing him to shreds, and people painting him as a hick from the Sputh, Senator Helms was a true Southern Gentleman in every regard. The USA is worse off today because he is gone....
lipscombe at 12:22 AM JST - 12th July

Senator Jesse Helms was an awesome Senator, and his like will be missed

hahahahahahahahahaha

one has to admire the man for sticking to his guns

hahaha like hitler did? yeah, always an admirable trait that. he wasnt a gentleman, he was a bully and a small minded evil little bigot.
Blue_Tiger at 12:32 AM JST - 12th July

Sure, that sticks....even though Senator Helms hired a black man as one of his top aides when he was in office as Senator back in the `70s....would a bigot do that?
lipscombe at 12:41 AM JST - 12th July

anyone can be nice once
ANOTSUSAGAMI at 01:15 AM JST - 12th July

A bigot sure would! In the same vein as racists saying "I have black friends." Remember slave owners used to have black "employees" that were even allowed in the Master's house and spoke for the master to the other slaves. I see no difference.
Blue_Tiger at 01:29 AM JST - 12th July

Hmmmm...

All these comments about Senator Helms beign an alleged bigot and racist of some sort make me wonder what everyone has to say about the distinguished Senior Senator from West Virginia, Democrat Robert Byrd? After all, if Senator Helsm is an alleged or accused bigot and racist, what does that make Senator Byrd who was (and still is, to my knowledge) a high-ranking member of the KKK at one time....
lipscombe at 09:05 PM JST - 13th July

I'd like to tell you what I think about Byrd but the moderator deems it worthy of deletion so you'll have to imagine. I'll give you a hint:its not a pretty picture
Blue_Tiger at 11:01 PM JST - 15th July

Sure, libscombe: it is people who take the same attitude such as the one you have that keep glossing over Senator Byrd's legitimate record, but bash men like Senator Helms unnecessarily....