Indecision 2008 -
Some of the notable accomplishments of Senator Helms...
"* Said of Civil Rights protests: "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."
* Forged personal alliances with Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Salvadoran death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson.
* Tried repeatedly to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.
* Attempted to make African-American Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL) cry by singing "Dixie" repeatedly while in an elevator with her.
* Led a failed filibuster against the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
* Announced in 1994 that if then-President Bill Clinton were to visit North Carolina, "He better have a bodyguard."
Quite a few news outlets seem to avoid the plain truth of who Jesse Helms really was by constantly reiterating that he was a staunch supporter of his principles and never wavered in the face of opposition. Here's the thing...on the surface it may seem like those are good qualities to have...but not when you're fucking Satan (and certainly not when you're Bush).
Jesse Helms was a tyrannical racist asshole :)
PS. The Wall Street Journal may as well be Fox News for those not in the know.