8 Great Jesse Helms Quotes

[Screaming Lord Byron]

Flogging a dead horse of course, but I needed a laugh.

"It is a feather in North Carolina's cap for us to be No. 50 (in return of federal tax dollars). We use less of the taxpayers' money for welfare and that sort of thing."
-- Charlotte Observer, 4/21/1991

"There have been 248 different U.S. senators in the 18 years and 5 months I have been there. None-none-have been more capable than Dan Quayle."
-- The News & Observer, 6/4/1991

"I'm so old-fashioned I believe in horsewhipping."
-- The News & Observer, 7/19/1991

"He (Russian leader Vladimir Putin) absolutely doesn't give a tinker's damn. He's going to corner those people, he's going to push them back, he's going to murder them - and then go have a glass of vodka."
-- The News & Observer, 7/4/2000

"No, I do not. And neither do the people in the armed forces. Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard."

"Your tax dollars are being used to pay for grade-school classes that teach our children that CANNIBALISM, WIFE-SWAPPING and MURDER of infants and the elderly are acceptable behavior."

"All Latins are volatile people. Hence, I was not surprised at the volatile reaction."

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

And, as a bonus, would that be No-facts defending Jesse?

Robert Novak: "In truth, anybody who really knows Jesse Helms should acknowledge him as an amiable Southern gentleman totally uninterested in racial politics. What has driven him throughout more than 28 years as a senator has been national security during and after the Cold War. He has so often defeated the liberal conventional wisdom in shaping international policy that enemies have been reduced to ad hominem assaults and playing the race card.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. Not to be rude but when Jesse Helms announced

that he was running for office again , my mom and I baked a cake in celebration . He is like the devil to many of us in NC .

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Why would I think you were being rude?

I think we both agree on Helms' being a complete nasty bigot, right?

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

5. Okay not being rude ...

but some people would think that baking a cake in celebration is extreme , but its Jesse Helms here . I never thought that man would step down from office . If there was one thing I knew as a kid growing up in NC is that Helms is " evil " .

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. On second thoughts, maybe I shouldn't have posted this stuff

I think I'm bringing up stuff that should probably have stayed buried. You never know until you post, I guess.

[supernova]

3. What's your point

by bringing him up?

I'm glad he's finally out of our hair. And even Jesse thinks Bush is getting bad information.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. Fair enough, I just find his bigotry hilarious.

Sorry if I'm bringing up something I shouldn't. Feel free to ignore the post. I spent all of five minutes on it anyway.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

9. No , post what you want

reminds us what nuts were once in power .

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. I think my only real point was about Novak defending him

I'm on a crusade against Novak right now, but perhaps I'll find a better approach. Again, genuinely sorry for any offence caused.

[terrya]

7. The most homophobic man in the United States Senate

This man was a despicable bigot. Referred to Roberta Achtenburg, President Clinton's nominee to be Assistant Housing Department Secretary, as a "damn lesbian". A nasty, vicious man. There was a terrific movie a few years back, "Dear Jesse", about Helms and his homophobia.

The current chief homophobe in the US Senate...Helms' successor...has to be Santorum.