tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408185959146294592.post1530645141722066440..comments2023-10-19T07:33:10.019-05:00Comments on Intelligent Ignorance: Ding Dong, Jesse's DeadBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824521615648602792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408185959146294592.post-1791357790548147812008-07-10T01:02:00.000-05:002008-07-10T01:02:00.000-05:00yeah there is no love loss here. he really set th...yeah there is no love loss here. he really set the nation and nc back for many years. he embodied much of that old school redneck rhetoric blanketed by supposed conservativism and religion. with his archaic ways his "legacy" should not be celebrated in any way. but it still exists. he preyed upon those suppressed racist and bigotted ideals which people still hold ontom yet many times are afraid to express. those same people will cross party lines to vote for mccain. they will disregard our current peril, just to keep a black man out of the highest office.Few Redeeming Qualities....https://www.blogger.com/profile/06255344385495414117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408185959146294592.post-88685897843322290202008-07-09T06:02:00.000-05:002008-07-09T06:02:00.000-05:00I know what you mean. I was in Durham for the 4th ...I know what you mean. I was in Durham for the 4th of July weekend, and you would've thought someone equivalent to MLK, JFK, or Nelson Mandela died. I understand he was fixture in NC politics for years, but this guy counts as one of the few reasons to be ashamed of being from NC. My aunt who lives in Maryland would call my mom everytime he got re-elected and say, "Why did yall vote him back in office again?" Of course, she my mom had nothing to do with it, but it demonstrates the frustration of those outside of NC had for the contempt we had for him in NC at the time. Students from schools all over the state should have been rallying against this guy every chance they had, but instead they missed the boat. It's one thing to be conservative, but this guy was clearly an old school southern racist. The type who didn't want to see desegreation and civil rights. In his eyes blacks and other minorities were second class citizens. To me his death should've been a blip on the radar, and I believe outside of NC it was. I haven't heard anything about it since I've been back in Maryland.Jermelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013701540188062346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408185959146294592.post-48058043474122830622008-07-08T14:34:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:34:00.000-05:00Good piece. I thought I was the only one who felt ...Good piece. I thought I was the only one who felt this way! As the coverage of Jesse's death splashed across the headlines on Independence Day (the irony...), I felt as though I was in the "Twilight Zone" because of all the praise he was receiving, as though he wasn't a racist, a bigot and -- to put it in Layman's terms -- a hot ass mess.<BR/><BR/>Is it just me, or are you kinda sorta waiting for the news to come out that he has a long lost Black daughter out here, like his boy and fellow former Senator, Strom Thurmond.<BR/><BR/>I guess that's why so many people were quick to quip, "America's not ready for a Black president" when Obama first threw his hat in the ring. Living in a nation where fellas like Jesse, Strom, Ronald Reagan and even George W. REPEATEDLY get voted into public office makes you wonder what and how Americans TRULY think behind closed doors; behind the curtain of political correctness. Either the divisive, ludicrous, hateful opinions of Don Imus and the entire FOX [non-]News staff are more widespread than we think, or perhaps these guys are pros at affiliating themselves with genius PR/marketing gurus and political strategists who know how to play up hot button issues (e.g. abortion, gay marriage, illegal immigration. Case in point: Karl Rove/ 2004 presidential election). Though these issues are noteworthy, they unfairly overshadow the more important issues time and time again. Another shining example of this is the "White Hands" ad that you pointed out. <BR/><BR/>I, too, was taught not to speak ill of the dead. But I'm sincere when I say I'm glad Jesse Helms is dead. Good riddance.Carah H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12213007812413592567noreply@blogger.com