kentguy2007's Blog

Well, Jesse Helms a former Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina has died. Those close to Helms think it is really neat that he went out on July 4th...just like Thomas Jefferson! The problem with this July 4th tribute to Helms is that Jefferson actually showed a real commitment to individual and human rights. Jesse Helms did not. He was a self-proclaimed bigot. He worked against extending help to minorities and supported discrimination against gays even as America approached the 21st Century. Helm's death on July 4th is perhaps a divine intervention to remind all of us to think about many of the ideals contained in our founding documents and how Helms worked against those ideals.
And how does our beloved President honor this bigot?
"Laura and I are deeply saddened by the passing of our good friend and a great American," President George W. Bush said in a statement. "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called 'the Miracle of America.'" Kind? Decent? The guy who openly discriminated aganist fellow Americans?
Republican leader Bob did point out that Helms was really nice to the Senate pages and bought them ice cream...gee, I guess that does make up for years of opposing civil rights legislation...does anyone Bye, Bye in Washington, D.C. have a brain?
Helm's bigoted, hate-filled, hysterical ideas will not be missed...and neither will we miss the end of the brain-dead administration we currently have....1/20/09- The End of an Error!!!