U.S. conservative icon Helms dies
                   
cnn.com: Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, R-North Carolina, was hailed as a leader of the conservative movement. cnn.com
cnn.com     04-Jul-2008            

NEW: White House spokesman: "America lost a great public servant and true patriot" North Carolina Republican a conservative icon Political career marked by accusations of racism Helms known for opposition to liberal causes but helped fight AIDS in Africa WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at age 86, the Jesse Helms Center said. Helms once said his job was to derail the freight train of liberalism. Conservatives admired him for his opposition to abortion and what he called "indecent art," while liberals accused him of using race as a wedge issue to defeat black opponents. Helms opposed civil rights and a holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He was one of a small number of senators who opposed extending the Voting Rights Act... [read full story]                    


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(anonymous) - 12-Jul-2008 05:20:17
Our site takes a somewhat unbalanced view of the good Senator, and the coincidence of of the 4th of July passing. Yours is decidedly more charitable. Thanks for adding your comment to the blogging universe.
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(anonymous) - 05-Jul-2008 23:16:05
The only thing Helms stood for was race-baiting and a segregated America. Billy Graham's is understandable since it comes from someone who called the Jews responsible for all the evils of America. Two worse Christians have never enjoyed more prominence than these old bigots.
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