05 July 2008

The Death of Jesse Helms

The man was pure evil, and I am among the many who don't mourn his death in any way, shape, or form.

Joe. My. God. reviews the vile life of the former Senator from North Carolina:
- On threatening the life of a sitting president: "Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard."

- On gays and AIDS: "It's their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease."

- On equality: "I've been portrayed as a caveman by some. That's not true. I think all men are equal, be they slants, beaners, or niggers."

- On civil rights: "The Negro cannot count forever on the kind of restraint that's thus far left him free to clog the streets, disrupt traffic, and interfere with other men's rights."

- On journalists: "The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian."

- On the Duke University students upset by Martin Luther King's assassination: "They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro."
Enough said.