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Jesse Helms dies on July 4th Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86.
  • You can thank him for modern day gay bashing in politics

    He basically started the practice in 1984. Look, I'm not going to revel in the mans death, but anybody who takes money from the tobacco lobby while condemning the "evils" of homosexuality speaks for themselves in the hypocrite department. If any right wingers try and honor him as some kind of "patriot", I will kindly point this out. I think that's really all anyone needs to do.

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