Posted on 06/09/2009 6:52:33 PM PDT by NCjim
RALEIGH, N.C. — One of the most polarizing political figures in North Carolina history remains that way for some almost a year after his death.
The state's General Assembly honored the late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms on Tuesday, with a joint resolution and speeches praising the conservative Republican's integrity, honesty and patriotism.
But in a rare move for such occasions, more than two dozen lawmakers boycotted the vote to honor Helms. Most were black Democrats like Sen. Floyd McKissick of Durham County, who said Helms opposed civil rights for blacks too long and too hard for him to forget.
The only lawmaker voting against the Helms resolution was Sen. Julia Boseman. The New Hanover County Democrat is the Legislature's first openly gay member.
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And yet, these black democrat legislators have no problem with a former Klansman being the senior democrat U.S. senator from West Virginia.
They also have no problem belonging to the party which enabled slavery and Jim Crow and separate but equal.
May God bless Jesse Helms and welcome him into His heavenly Kingdom!
Well said.
We could use 51 Jesse Helms in the Senate right now.
I hope that they don’t honor Senator Helms; he was much better than all of them combined! Being “honored” by that group is no honor.
And that former Klansman is FROM North Carolina.
hope those that boycotted are just as “honest” when robert bird pops up.
Jesse Helms was a great southern gentleman...I loved him..
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