Joint Resolution 23 passed in the Senate by roll call vote The totals in the Senate were 98 Ayes 0 Nays 2 Present Not Voting Senators Larry Craig R and Jesse Helms nbsp nbsp well no need to advertise ur ignorance here mate nbsp Perhaps you can give us a date nbsp when you think President Bush asked for a declaration

Umm Jesse Helms was from North Carolina Lord knows South Cakalacky rivals Senator Helms state in legislative prudishness but you may rest assured the populace of the Southernmost Carolina Bob Jones University notwithstanding refutes all claims to him

Many comments in this Pit thread including some of mine assume the late Senator Jesse Helms lived long enough to see everything he believed and fought for in his public life defeated or discredited to the point that we re on the verge of electing an African American as POTUS However political pundit Michael Lind of the New America Foundation comments in

unless he saw the errors of his ways and accepted Jesus Christ as his savior One of the most hateful men in American politics is dead Former U S Sen Jesse Helms As an aide to the 1950 Senate campaign of North Carolina Republican candidate Willis Smith Helms reportedly helped create attack ads against Smith s opponent including one which read

Anyone upset that Jesse Helms is no longer with us

Quote Originally Posted by Jadefire LH The wikipedia article has tons of links both pro and con and neutral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms Finally

are good if Jesse is any example Here 39 s the one nice thing I will say about the man even Bono sought him out for a worthy cause From Wikipedia QUOTE In 2000 Bono sought out Jesse Helms to discuss increasing U S aid to Africa In Africa AIDS is a disease that is primarily transmitted heterosexually and Helms

movement Heritage Foundation president Ed Feulner said the defeat of Soviet communism and the rise of Ronald Reagan would not have happened without his intrepid leadership at decisive times Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms

LH The wikipedia article has tons of links both pro and con and neutral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms

For those who are not aware of exactly how wretched this man was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Helms