Jesse Helms. Still Dead.
Written on July 4, 2008
With Love.
Conservapedia has this remembrance:
Mr. Helms, throughout his tenure as United States Senator was known for his conservative viewpoints, support for a strong defense, individual rights, the oppressed, and support for freedom. Like most conservative politicians who escew
[sic] political correctness, Helms was frequently the target of mainstream media bias, despite his former career in the media. Helms was a staunch advocate for equality under law, but due to his Southern background and incorrect party affiliation, his positions were misrepresrented [sic] through typically biased reporting. While Helms can be called an Internationalist, his support can be understood more in terms of Western military alliances that strengthened US Security such as NATO as opposed to organizations such as the UN.
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I never shall forget the indulgence with which he treated Hodge, his cat: for whom he himself used to go out and buy oysters, lest the servants having that trouble should take a dislike to the poor creature. . . . I recollect [Hodge] one day scrambling up Dr. Johnson's breast, apparently with much satisfaction, while my friend smiling and half-whistling, rubbed down his back, and pulled him by the tail; and when I observed he was a fine cat, saying 'why yes, Sir, but I have had cats whom I liked better than this;' and then as if perceiving Hodge to be out of countenance, adding, 'but he is a very fine cat, a very fine cat indeed.'