Jesse Helms dead at 86

This is slightly off topic, but I don't think term limits are the answer to the problem of corruption. With term limits, all the politicians will do is work harder to squeeze the most amount of corruption into the shortest amount of time, and then not be held accountable at all. People will just say,"That one will be gone soon enough". The only defense against corruption is for the voters to pay continuous attention to what the scoundrels are doing, and respond appropriately. More public apathy = more political corruption.

I was once told by a Helms apologist that his policies were all dictated to him by his churlish, bigoted, hateful wife. But even while I heard this it seemed almost impossible to believe.

I have never heard a politician in my adulthood spew such toxic hate directed at so many, and I can only hope that he's being shown the (many) errors of this ways right now.

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No, I fear it was a bit closer to home. Senator Helms seemed to have learned his hatin' ways at the knee of his dear old dad, Jesse Sr, who was known to have been a very violent, bigoted man. Now his wife may also share his views but I believe he was probably speaking for himself. Unfortunately as we found out with the former speaker of the house he has and has had much company but many have chosen to stay quiet about their positions in lieu of a a political career.The fact that the senator was reelected so many times speaks volumes about his constituency as well.

His stand on AIDs also made my blood run cold.

Oh and I can speak about this. I pay taxes to the great state of NC.

I can't top that.

His ban against the HIV+ entering the US (under any circumstances, including in order to attend conferences) is still in place. But as soon as the Senate and House can reconcile their divergent bills, it's expected to be rescinded.

Even GWB knows how wrong the travel ban really is.

If he dictated his national policy views based on what his wife told him to do that makes me feel even LESS about this a-hole!!!

Okay I've been really polite lately so I'm allowed one little eencie weencie piece of trash-posting.

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

That's right you are from NC. So do tell as a NC person how you really feel...? LOL!

Well, born in Chicago, moved to NC (ugh!) in 04. Was he buried here in NC? I gotta take a leak.....

That ain't a fire you'll be putting out, marley.

The fire's already been put out, I'm just sealing a great irony. This man spent his shitting on gays and minorities, so in his death he's gonna get pissed on by a black fag. I consider it my contribution to justice.

Well, yeah, there is a tradition of dancing on someone's grave.

Hmm, maybe they could build a gay black leather disco on his grave and his grave can be centered just below the toilets.

And justice and mercy do their age-old dance.
(I'm a mercy guy, marls ... but I got time for justice, too.)

hmnnn ... mention of his race politics, his AIDs politics, nothing about being bought and paid for by the tobacco industry ... hmnnn