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Jesse Helms (1921-2008)

Posted By bbbeard On Friday, 4 July 2008 @ 00:38 In Politics & Society | 1 Comment

[1] Jesse Helms has gone to meet his maker.

I don’t have a lot to add to the stream of [2] encomia and [3] obloquy that accompanies the passing of Senator Helms. In many senses he defined conservatism for a generation, for better or for worse, even more so than Ronald Reagan. I admired his strength and his frank immunity to the opinions of the self-appointed guardians of political correctness. I didn’t always agree with his views or his methods, but he was a great man and a great leader. I wish we had such leaders today.

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[1] Jesse Helms has gone to meet his maker. : http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/biography.asp
[2] encomia : http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hi2F_uXg0RmzI5iXluFZecv0kMIgD91NAGVO0
[3] obloquy: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=
389&topic_id=3564669&mesg_id=3564669

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