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Former North Carolina senator Jesse Helms, a leader of the conservative movement, died on July 4, 2008.
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- Born: October 18, 1921
- Where: Monroe, North Carolina
- 1942: Married Dorothy Coble
- 1941 - 1945: Recruiter for U.S. NavyThe News & Observer: Jesse Helms
- 1972 - 2003: Republican Senator for North Carolina
- More time in office than any senator from North Carolina
- 33rd degree FreemasonThe News & Observer: Jesse Helms
- 2006: Revealed he had vascular dementiaThe Washington Post: Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies at 86 (July 4, 2008)
- Died: July 4, 2008
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Senator No
Helms' fans describe him as one of the last defenders of morality and family values and opponents of big government. His detractors describe him as a racist homophobe who used dirty tricks and mudslinging to stay in office. Helms was known by both for his skill in blocking legislation and nominations while he served in the Senate.The Washington Post: Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies at 86 (July 4, 2008)Categories
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Jesse Helms on Amazon
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Jesse Helms and Bono BFF Magnet - $4.00
This refrigerator magnet will re-assure you of the possibility of world peace or perhaps signify to you the beginning of the end of days when dogs and cats will begin intermating. Anyway liberal ultra puke do-gooder Bono somehow seemed to b...
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Dear Jesse [VHS] - $14.95
Tim Kirkman's plainspoken documentary Dear Jesse addresses the five-term "Senator No" from North Carolina repeatedly over the course of its 85 minutes. Although Helms never appears to respond, it's easy to anticipate his answers, esp...
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The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1956 Still Rockin' (Time Life Music) - $14.50
22 Tracks: 1)Please, Please, Please - James Brown with the Famous Flames; 2)When You Dance - The Turbans; 3)(You've Got) The Magic Touch - The Platters; 4)My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino; 5)Church Bells May Ring - The Willows; 6)My Special Ang...
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Dear Jesse (Col Dol) - $24.95
Equal parts road movie, political inquiry and person diary, Tim Kirkman's DEAR JESSE is the gay filmmaker's letter to notoriously anti-gay senator Jesse Helms (R-NC). Set against the backdrop of Helms' final senate campaign, the film fea...
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Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism - $39.95
In Righteous Warrior, William A. Link provides a magisterial portrait of Senator Jesse Helms, one of the most commanding American politicians of the late twentieth century, and of the conservative movement he forged. Born in ...
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