July 19, 2008
“Bob and I are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our longtime friend Senator Jesse Helms. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to his precious wife Dot and their family. “In succeeding Jesse to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate, I knew I could never replace him, but I continue to strive [...]
July 9, 2008
From the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Independent Weekly. My favorite line is from Hodding Carter III: “He was an extraordinary success, and his success represents the failure of the American political system. His authentic positions represented the worst side of America’s past.”
July 8, 2008
On September 5, 1991 James Serafini, Peter Staley, Mark Allen, Jason Childers, Garance Franke-Ruta, Derek Link and Sean Strub put a condom on Jesse Helms’ house in Arlington, VA. Rex Wockner filed this story two days later. Here’s Mark Allen remembering in 2006, and here’s Peter Staley, writing yesterday. (Thanks to WFMU’s Beware of the [...]
July 5, 2008
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. Clarence Darrow. (via Sadly, No! via Relevant History) buffalo void bill in exile Lavender Lounge boy culture Eitel Thoughts
The nation’s most respected evangelist has added his name to the list of those praising the accomplishments of former Republican Senator, Jesse Helms, who passed away yesterday at the age of 86. Calling him “my friend and long-time senator from my home state of North Carolina,” Billy Graham described Jesse Helms yesterday as “a man [...]
July 4, 2008
One reason that men abuse their wives is because women rebel against their husband’s God-given authority, a Southern Baptist scholar said Sunday in a Texas church. Bruce Ware, professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., said women desire to have their own way instead of submitting to their husbands because [...]
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 [...]
“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.” (1996) “The University of Negroes and Communists” (1950; referring to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) “Homosexuals are weak, morally sick wretches.” “All I know is that [...]
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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.'