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Obama Visits the Lion's Den

Politics – Candidate Obama is trying to reach out to Evangelicals by visiting Colorado Springs, Home to Focus on the Family and many other Evangelical Organizations.

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The Jesse I Knew

News – Jesse Helms was a believer, and fundamentally, what he believed is the quintessence of America. The American constitution is the word of the land, trumping the fashionable vagaries of international law. Freedom is the heart's blood of civilization.

View Story Discuss (3) (nysun.com) 12 days ago by JamesMarcus

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The Stain of Helms

Politics – Turns out that those of us on the left who remember Helms remember him correctly. He was the last holdout of the old segregationist south; an unrepentant racist, a demagogue, the father of the politics of Karl Rove and Lee Atwater.

View Story Discuss (0) (griperblade.blogspot.com) 12 days ago by Wiscoman

Voted for on July 19, 2008 03:34pm

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Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies

News – Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at the age of 86, the Jesse Helms Center announced.

View Story Discuss (3) (cnn.com) 15 days ago by david_nwpa

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Debating Helms' legacy: racist reactionary or conservative beacon?

Politics – Jesse Helms will be remembered as one of the leading figures in the rise of the Republican Party in the South - a person who helped move conservative Democrats to the GOP. But was Helms a throwback to the Dixiecrats who used race to divide people? Or was he a visionary who helped create a conservative renaissance in the country?

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Billy Graham on the death of Jesse Helms

Religion – "Jesse Helms, my friend and long-time senator from my home state of North Carolina, was a man of consistent conviction to conservative ideals and courage to faithfully serve God and country based on principle, not popularity or politics.

View Story Discuss (3) (religionblog.dallasnews.com) 12 days ago by Jayson

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:12pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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OpEd - Don't Sanitize Helms' Racist Past

Do No Evil – Death has a way of sanitizing the most virulent and despicable aspects of prominent lives, especially those who trafficked in racial bigotry.

View Story Discuss (1) (cnn.com) 10 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:11pm (retracted) Commented on 1 time: 1

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State Employee Refuses to Lower Flags for Jesse Helms

Politics – A longtime North Carolina state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to honor former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms.

View Story Discuss (2) (ap.google.com) 10 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:11pm

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He quit rather than lower flag for Helms

Do No Evil – Eason III gave up the only job he'd ever had rather than lower a flag to honor former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms.

View Story Discuss (3) (newsobserver.com) 10 days ago by MyWayOnNow

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:05pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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Go to Helms, Regressives

Politics – Regardless of how those on the regressive right want to sanitize the life of Jesse Helms, the truth is he was one racist SOB who stood as an obstacle for everything decent, and everything the right has proved to be wrong about.

View Story Discuss (0) (regressiveantidote.net) 8 days ago by TrueProgressive

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:04pm

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It Is The Other Place, Jesse ...

Politics – Jesse Helms' visit ... to The Twilight Zone!

View Story Discuss (0) (puregarlic.blogspot.com) 2 days ago by JTDGARLIC

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:04pm

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Elizabeth Dole Wants Aids Bill Named After Jesse Helms

Politics – Helms, you may recall, opposed funding for AIDS research -- even the Ryan White AIDS Act.

View Story Discuss (4) (blogs.abcnews.com) 3 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 19, 2008 02:03pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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Washington Times - D.C. on verge of new gun law

Do No Evil – Yet another good reason to vote out Officials and Politicians who don't follow the law or the wishes of the people.

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University Apologizes to Janitor for Racial Discipline

Do No Evil – A white janitor was found to be reading "Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan" on his break. This book is anti-KKK. The janitor was brought up on racial discrimination charges for reading the book where blacks may see him.

View Story Discuss (14) (msnbc.msn.com) 4 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 16, 2008 02:58pm

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Would You Hire a President Who Padded His Resume?

Do No Evil – Barack Obama has a solution to his lack of accomplishment and experience: pad his resume. If resume fraud were a crime, Obama would be looking at fifteen to life. And it is not just an isolated incident or two. He is a repeat offender.

View Story Discuss (58) (pajamasmedia.com) 4 days ago by pc25

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