I was always thrilled that I could call him my Senator. The best N.C. has ever produced. Its only fitting he died on July 4th.
Rest in Peace, Jesse.
On the Fourth of July. How fitting for a such great statesman! Rest in Peace Senator Helms.
Thank you Senator Helms. You were a bright star in a sea of grey. Prayers for his family and friends.
Sorry to hear of this. Kudos to Helms for his actions in the Senate.
Senator Helms was a great Senator. He really advocated for the true best interests of the country and its people, and stood against leftism at every turn.
There aren’t many like him left in Washington, if there are any left...
Jesse was the best. I voted for him in the first election that I eligible, 1978. He never got caught up in the Washington social circuit and could care less what liberals thought He was totally independent because he never doubted his convictions.
He was also instrumental in Reagan’s 1976 presidential run. Reagan had lost every primary to date and pressure to drop out was mounting. Jesse opposed his own governor who supported Ford in heading up Reagan’s efforts in North Carolina. Reagan won North Carolina and went on to nearly win the nomination which set up the winning effort in 1980.
My wife and I also had the pleasure of meeting him once in 2003 at a fund raiser in Raleigh attended by the First Lady Laura Bush and his replacement Senator Elizabeth Dole.
He was quite the gentleman in every respect.RIP.
Prayers for his eternal rest, and for the comfort and consolation of his friends and family.
Jesse Helms was a great man and a great conservative. He protected American citizens’ rights and fought the traitorous liberals throughout his long and distinguished career. I hope he’s having a great reunion with Ronaldus Magnus. May God bless and comfort his grieving family.
Will miss him. His speech to the UN was the greatest.
RIP. Wasn’t as old as I expected.
RIP Jesse!
Thank you for dedicating your life to serving our Nation so well, Senator Jesse Helms. May you Rest in Peace now.
His death is a loss to all who benefitted from his service to the country. Still, it’s fitting that his last day on Earth was July 4. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d wanted it that way.
One of the greats has passed on.
I offer a slightly sarcastic tribute but one that comes from my heart and exemplifies those to whom Jesse was a thorn in their side.
“Run Jesse Run”
In 1978 I took part in my first election and had the privilege of voting for Sen. Helms. He had a long, distinguished and honorable life. I will mourn his passing but I will also celebrate his many accomplishments.
The LA Times has a front page story where they just SHRED him apart. There are 22 comments on the story and all but one support the story.
Typical LA Times garbage.
Helms was a gentleman. He Paul Wellstone disagreed on just about everything politically, but they ate lunch together and went to each other’s family picnics and became good friends.
Helms made a point of going to Wellstone’s funeral even though he knew the kind of reception he would get. The disgrace was shown on national TV.