1.0 link 111002 <![CDATA[Sorry Mr. President, but Jesse Helms was NOT a "Kind, Decent, and Humble Man," nor a "Great Patriot."]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harold-pollack/sorry-mr-president-but-je_b_111002.html Jesse Helms has passed, and what should we say? We can extend our condolences to the Helms family, who are not responsible for his misdeeds and odious views.

What else can you say? Here is one approach, according to my morning Tribune:

"Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called 'the Miracle of America.' So it is fitting that this great patriot left us on the 4th of July," President George...
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