Jesse Helms, Conservative Force in the Senate, Dies at 86

[joannatsf]

Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina Senator whose courtly manner and mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early Friday. He was 86.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/us/politics/00helms.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

In a 52-year political career that ended with his retirement from the Senate in 2002, Mr. Helms became a beacon for the right wing of American politics, a lightning rod for the left, and, often, a mighty pain for Presidents whatever their political leaning.

Upon reading the news alert of his death, I was overwhelmed by sense of schadenfreude

[Purple Pimp]

'Bout time.  Further proof that the good die young.

Lia

[Lisbeth]

'Bout time.  Further proof that the good die young.

Lia

Then I clearly have many years ahead of me.

[Laura91]

Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina Senator whose courtly manner and mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early Friday. He was 86.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[NicholeW.]

Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina Senator whose courtly manner and mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early Friday. He was 86.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/us/politics/00helms.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

In a 52-year political career that ended with his retirement from the Senate in 2002, Mr. Helms became a beacon for the right wing of American politics, a lightning rod for the left, and, often, a mighty pain for Presidents whatever their political leaning.

Upon reading the news alert of his death, I was overwhelmed by sense of schadenfreude

Such a wonderful devil you are, Claire!!  >

I sincerely hope that in your being overwhelmed that you pulled no muscles leaping and dancing!! 

Finally, something worthy to celebrate on the 4th!!

Nichole

[Sandy]

I will not take joy in the misfortune (or death) of others.  However he must have enjoyed being a PITA to the left since he did it for so long.

But the absence of his moral support on such topics as DOMA, DODT, the Hate Crimes Bill, (G)-ENDA, and Gay Marriage will be gleefully missed!

I did have to look schadenfreude up, I never took German

-Sandy