Not a Eulogy of Praise and Respect

"Opinion"

07/05/2008

Paul Munnis


Jesse Helms is dead and the GOP is trying to lionize him. In fact he was one politically sick puppy.

This is a man famous for his bigotry, for his denial of civil rights to blacks and others, and for his advocacy of denying fairly funded public education to blacks.

The man is about as far as one could get from being a civilized and fair American representative in government – one who supports the U.S. Constitution and the American Bill of Rights – thus the political scene will not miss him one bit. Helms will be buried Tuesday and be best remembered for being one who denied the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, to others.

Bob Dole, is busy praising the man for his popularity with Senate Pages whom he said Helms used to talk with and buy ice cream for. Dole himself is in support of Republican ideals that are way, way, off base.

Buying Senate Pages ice cream is hardly a good reason to sanctify the memory of a bigoted man with a warped civil rights agenda.

Few in politics will miss Jesse Helms.