tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post370768986661314765..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Dead On The Fourth Of July: Jesse Helms (1921-2008)Manifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-52318274188620277172008-07-11T02:38:00.000-05:002008-07-11T02:38:00.000-05:00Beautifully put, Cranky.Beautifully put, Cranky.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-39934091072696501972008-07-11T00:54:00.000-05:002008-07-11T00:54:00.000-05:00I wouldn't worry too much about being called to ac...I wouldn't worry too much about being called to account by God for disapproving of a narrow-minded bigot, Joe. People seem to always seem to feel an obligation to find something nice to say about the dead, even when they've been awful in life. There's something about the death of another person that makes us feel uneasy.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I remember best that was said about that televangelist who died a couple of years ago...can't keep those fellows straight...Falwell? Swaggart?...whomever...but it was said by a blogger, who opined: "Well, at least he's biodegradable." And so is Jesse Helms.Cranky Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433232531868316286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-30746137185602779732008-07-05T12:24:00.000-05:002008-07-05T12:24:00.000-05:00I recall a comment made by Helms in 1994:"Mr. Clin...I recall a comment made by Helms in 1994:<BR/>"Mr. Clinton better watch out if he comes down here. He'd better have a bodyguard."<BR/><BR/>Making violent threats against the President of the United States is supposed to be a crime---it damn sure would be if it were you or me.<BR/><BR/>(And no, I don't think the claim that "it was a joke" would make much impression on the Secret Service---an organization not known for its sense of humor).Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-48951703876592030202008-07-05T01:02:00.000-05:002008-07-05T01:02:00.000-05:00Well, you know, I did say perhaps. I think I'll be...Well, you know, I did say perhaps. I think I'll be more worried about some of the shit I did as a younger man than about any ugly thoughts I've had about Helms.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-55389997006894097332008-07-04T22:52:00.000-05:002008-07-04T22:52:00.000-05:00"Perhaps it's a sin in itself to reflect poorly up...<I>"Perhaps it's a sin in itself to reflect poorly upon the dead."</I><BR/><BR/>If the reflection is truth, how can it be sinful?Brother Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603553502416272941noreply@blogger.com