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The racist, bigoted, homophobic and ill-fitting-panty-wearing former Senator Jesse Helms [D-SF] died today. He was 86.
Our big bad bear daddy bloggers, and even some of our friends are thinking we should celebrate, we should be happy that this hateful man has finally left our consciousness. What kind of wimps are we?
There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that
cannot be traced in origin to sodomy.—States News Service
May 17, 1988
I’m embarrassed that we, as Americans, let this asshole not only stay in office for over 20 years, but allowed his “moral majority” bullshit to shape the American political landscape for such a long time.
Those people [gay people] are intellectually dishonest in just about everything they do or say. They start by pretending it is just another form of love. It’s sickening.
—Congressional Quarterly
June 26, 1998
How dare we celebrate that this useless, wretched old bag of bones is dead now, when we were so unsuccessful in stopping in his tracks when he was actually threatening our [and by "our" I mean basically any personal-freedoms-loving American] way of life.
I’ve been portrayed as a caveman by some. That’s not true. I’m a conservative progressive, and that means I think all men are equal, be they slants, beaners or niggers.
—Democratic Alliance
February 6, 1985
From hating gay people [staunchly opposing gay rights & HIV research] to hating minorities [often using racial slurs, opposing MLK Day], he was one of America’s biggest bigots, and for years we were unable to stop him as he continually stoked the fire of the so-called Moral Majority and picked on us year after year.
If God had wanted us to use the metric system,
Jesus would have had 10 apostles.
Young gay men need to step to the plate, even in 2008, and organize ourselves to fight idiots like this. Register to vote. Become aware of the issues. Donate money to causes like The HRC which can mobilze efforts to put a stop to idiots like Helms who are working underhandedly to take away our rights.
