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What Was She Thinking?

Filed under: Icky Icky Poo > Wacky, Tacky & True > Politik

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North Carolina's Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole introduced an amendment to name an HIV/AIDS relief bill after her predecessor, the recently deceased Jesse Helms.

Say what???? Is this bitch hopped up on meds and totally cuhrazeee?????

Helms was a foe of HIV/AIDS prevention, research and treatment. And that's putting it mildly!

Here are some highlights from Helms' notable moments in AIDS relief:

Jesse Helms, the man who in 1987 described AIDS prevention literature as "so obscene, so revolting, I may throw up."

Jesse Helms, the man who in 1988 vigorously opposed the Kennedy-Hatch AIDS research bill, saying, "There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy."

Jesse Helms, the man who in 1995 said (in opposition to refunding the Ryan White Act) that the government should spend less on people with AIDS because they got sick due to their "deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct."

Jesse Helms, the man who in 2002 announced that he'd changed his mind about AIDS funding for Africa, but not for American gays, because homosexuality "is the primary cause of the doubling and redoubling of AIDS cases in the United States."

Is Senator Dole going out of her way to insult the honorable work of AIDS researchers and activists?

If we were a citizen of North Carolina, we'd be concerned/embarrassed that Lizzie Dole was our rep.

Smells like someone with bad judgement to us!

Posted: July 16, 2008 at 4:45 pm

223 comments to “What Was She Thinking?”

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  1. 1

    First?



  2. 2

    YES I AM!



  3. 3

    What a Douche!…I think…well I couldnt be bothered reading the hole thing lol. Love you Perez!

  4. amand says – reply to this


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    first!



  5. 5

    ugh good things hes dead… probz getting it in the butt from the devil.
    sodomy..

  6. j says – reply to this


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    actually its seems more like she's pissing on that idiots grave to me. I say brilliant move on her part.

  7. Matt says – reply to this


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    Cunt!



  8. 8

    nt first

  9. mary says – reply to this


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    first!!

  10. vic says – reply to this


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    hey

  11. amber says – reply to this


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    !!!!

  12. Jeff says – reply to this


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    I wouldn't name a dung heap after that man.



  13. 13

    The Republican party and their "conservative/hateful" ways are diminishing because today's youth is so open minded and much more accepting to one's differences.

  14. Missy says – reply to this


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    Perez, maybe that is the point of her naming it after him! Maybe it is in direct acknowledgement of his ignorant legacy. Kind of like naming a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage after Larry Craig! Get it???? Although we ARE talking about Elizabeth Dole….

  15. May says – reply to this


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  16. VOXIE says – reply to this


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    THAT'S FUCKED MAN. NO MORE SAID. PERIOD!

    REPUGNANT "REPUGLICANS" ARE FUCKED!

  17. casej says – reply to this


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    Being from North Carolina, I have to say that Jessie Helms was a very, very OLD man, and he was raised with those beliefs, lots of the old people here in the south were. Not saying its right in current times, but back then, that's just how things were. Mrs. Dole just wants to honor the guy who was a senator for a hundred years, she's a good woman, and a good senator.

  18. youra says – reply to this


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    well, we can all sleep a bit more soundly. jesse helms is finally with his maker…and i don't mean god.

  19. Is It says – reply to this


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    … perhaps she was being ironic…
    Such a thing would set the silly old man to spinning in his grave for eternity, which perhaps is fitting.

  20. Britt says – reply to this


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    i think the fact she named it after him was kind of like an un-spoken "F-you"

  21. youra says – reply to this


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    Re: casej – thats like saying the Hitler meant well

  22. K. says – reply to this


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    Maybe she is doing the opposite, she is purposely naming the bill after him because he was such a douche bag…

  23. wai says – reply to this


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    maybe she's trying to be ironic. if that's the case.. then good for her.

  24. north says – reply to this


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    glad i never voted for her. never voted for helms either.

  25. Sunni says – reply to this


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    I'm from N.C. and I'm not embarrassed a bit :)



  26. 26

    She's being ironic. I love it.

  27. Lulu says – reply to this


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    Yep, sounds like she's just taking the piss outta ol' Homophobe Helms' corpse.

    Suddenly, I like a Dole.



  28. 28

    Re: j – Exactly what I was thinking, kind of like, "Okay old dude, you were so anti AIDS research, take THIS!"

  29. Sam says – reply to this


    29

    Just another reason for North Carolinians to vote for Kay Hagan in November!

  30. TLW says – reply to this


    30

    Hey Perez, her nickname is Liddy. Look it up…

    Peace

  31. pensi says – reply to this


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    Mrs. is KNown for Not liking Jesse Helms one bit. I somehow think that thisissome sort of dig at him. Whats better than naming pro gay/HIV/AID bill after a known homo hater…………..i think its damn funny.

  32. gone says – reply to this


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    I guess right after someone dies from the senate, the senate names a bill after them. Maybe she hated him. He was the type that would think that an aids bill named after him would give him the disease. he is probably is turning in his grave with the thought. I say name it after him, as a reminder how small minded some people think

  33. poopi says – reply to this


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    perez i dont get it. isnt she making a bill that would help funding?!

  34. Long says – reply to this


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    Ass - ever hear of Irony - Helms is rolling over in his grave.

  35. Gigi says – reply to this


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    I bet she's doing it as a joke. Like when the KKK adopted a highway so the state the highway was in named it the Rosa Parks Highway. :)

  36. geniu says – reply to this


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    i have to agree that the woman is giving the old fucker a piece of her mind; naming a bill after the pig would make him turn in his grave.

    & until people stop hating people different from themselves, this place is a stalemate…pointing the finger from one to the other.

  37. lol says – reply to this


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    Re: Pinguinooo – That's what I'm thinking.

  38. Susan says – reply to this


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    We are ashamed of both of them!

  39. Perez says – reply to this


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    Case, I wouldn't try to explain it to the intellectuals who visit this site. You're right, she's paying homage to a guy who was a public servant in the state for decades. This is just another example of an extreme reaction to a situation that doesn't deserve one. These readers don't understand the idea that someone can be inculcated with a certain belief system. Elizabeth Dole is one of the finest public servants this country has ever seen.

  40. Kirby says – reply to this


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    Re: j – I totally agree! :o )

  41. alyss says – reply to this


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    although highly unlikely, it is possible that dole was attempting to get back at helms for all of his negative remarks by attaching his name to something positive. he was obviously wrong for being so anti-aids/hiv prevention and he was obviously just stupid.

  42. Ick! says – reply to this


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    Helms is burning in hell as I type. He was a nasty, divisive human being who always appealed to the lowest common denominator and the worst in his constitiuents. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say!

  43. nycmg says – reply to this


    43

    Think of it as a jab at that dead bastard, imagine how much he would hate being associated with anything to help combat AIDS/HIV

  44. Reefe says – reply to this


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    Re: j – I totally agree. I think it's great. It shows the other haters out there that spending all of your energy on hating people isn't going to get you ANYWHERE in this life, or after you're dead. Maybe they should start legalizing gay marriage everywhere and call it the Fred Phelps Equality Law or something. Look it up, people.

  45. Georg says – reply to this


    45

    Pretty typical Republican mentality, no reason, no responsibility. Just another one of them with their head up their ass.

  46. MANDY says – reply to this


    46

    I HAPPEN TO BE FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND SENATOR JESSE HELMS SPOKE HIS MIND AND LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW HE FELT. UNLIKE THE LYING BACKSTABBING PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR POLITICS TODAY.

    WAY TO TALK BAD ABOUT SOMEONE WHO'S RECENTLY PASSED .

    I'M SURE YOU WOULD NEVER SAY SUCH THINGS ABOUT OTHERS THAT HAVE DIED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, EXPECIALLY THOSE WHO MOST OF YOU LOOK UP TO. HAVE SOME RESPECT.

    BE PROUD OF YOUR PAST B/C I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR ELDERS WOULD SAY THE SAME THINGS HE DID.

    AND THINGS WERE A LOT BETTER BACK THEN!

  47. north says – reply to this


    47

    Elizabeth Dole is a respected senator. Just because she's republican doesn't mean she's the devil. She's thumbing her nose at him and his ignorant stances. It's just like the satire that went over your head with the New Yorker front page. Read the whole story, not just the part that lets you get on your soap box to preach. Stay out of politics.

  48. Thoma says – reply to this


    48

    I am also from North Carolina- Helms was from my home town and loved there. Never the less- he was a hateful bigot! Dole is about a half a step behind him! We are fighting hard to get all hateful politicians out of NC- hard work though.

  49. LEZDO says – reply to this


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    She's a cunt! Nuff said.

  50. FIBBR says – reply to this


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    Wouldn't it be more appropriate to name it the Edward Kennedy bill, since he's been a huge advocate of AIDS research his entire career? Hmmmmm?

  51. bunse says – reply to this


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    Perhaps she's using irony, naming a bill to reduce AIDS/HIV after that old redneck. Or maybe, just maybe, she's serious about this shit.

  52. jenny says – reply to this


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    Re: j – I totally agree. It would be better if he was alive, he would be piiiiissssed. I love it. They did this same thing on er, dr ramano. They named some gay and lesbian ward thing or something after him when he died.

  53. Nomar says – reply to this


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    Perez…just more evidence that you have NO business commenting on politics. You don't even no how to spell. It's judgment - not judgement. You are a raging lib that has no idea what he is talking about and can't even spell simple words.

  54. Steve says – reply to this


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    What is wrong with this woman? Is she deaf, dumb and blind, or just an asshole?

  55. GOD says – reply to this


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    JUST ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IN DENIAL! WHAT A FUCKING BITCH

  56. NCNat says – reply to this


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    I AM from NC and I AM mortified by her and Jesse Helms. It may sound terrible, but I wasn't one bit sorry when he died 2 weeks ago. May God have mercy on his soul…

  57. ASIA says – reply to this


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    I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. IM SO DAMM EMBAREASED

  58. UMMMM says – reply to this


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    Actually, it's how you choose to look at this situation. I choose to see it like this: This bill's benefits are two-fold. First it helps people with HIV/AIDS by funding research for the disease and 2nd, it is named after him which gives a high-pitched FUCK YOU! to Jesse Helms and is piece-O-shit memory. Terrific. Terrific. Exactly what he deserves.

  59. EWWW says – reply to this


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    CUNT!

  60. HCK says – reply to this


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    Once again, Perez is reading liberal gay news sites and not getting or giving the whole story. In 2000, Helms co-authored legislation that put $600 million towards fighting AIDS in Africa. At the time, he said he was embarassed that he had fought against AIDS funding prior to that and promised to spend his remaining time in the Senate working for the cause, which he did. My guess is that Dole's work on the AIDS funding bill is the keeping of a promise she made to him to continue that work.

  61. gaga says – reply to this


    61

    always have to be putting down the Republicans…shame on you.

  62. Dawn says – reply to this


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    This is typical of republicans….When the traffic controllers went on strike, regan fired them all and then his friends changed the name of Washington's airport from National Airport to ronald reagan airport….

  63. dmd says – reply to this


    63

    Hey FAT BODY…instead of posting this shit along with all the other political mumbo jumbo you put on your site, why don't you actually fucking get off your fat ass and do something about it! You really shouldn't complain or bitch and moan when all you do is stick and article on a web page and have a bunch of people bash each other in comentary…it's fucking stupid! Why don't you put the money you make from this site and your ridiculous clothing line to use and actually fight against the shit you act like you care about!!

  64. Myron says – reply to this


    64

    STUPID…LOUDMOUTH…KUNT!

  65. Super says – reply to this


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    This woman has a bacan greased frying pan as a brain.
    She's a conservative twit.

  66. Bob says – reply to this


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    I think it's funny that this man that disrespected AIDS research so much will be remembered for that now, it'll be his legacy and someday people will think he was a big supported of AIDS research, not that he hated it, haha. Good stab I say.

  67. HCK says – reply to this


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    By the way, Jesse Helms worked with Bono on the issue of AIDS funding for years.

  68. Hilla says – reply to this


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    Hey, do your research next time. Towards the end of his life Sen. Helms realized the error of his ways and became a strong proponent of AIDs research and relief. He worked several times with Bono to raise awareness in the past ten years. Stop using everything as an excuse to jump on Republicans. Your ignorance is astounding.

  69. HORNY says – reply to this


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    WHO GIVES A FUCK?? IM HORNY AND WANT TO FUCK!!!

  70. Anne says – reply to this


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    I am not a bit surprised. Jesse Helms was always a huge embarrassment to NC and so is Elizabeth Dole. They are both very racist, hypocritical bigots. I am from NC and even though Jesse Helms came from a generation that believed in racial division he went overboard with his views and thoughts. I would cringe everytime he was mentioned in the news and was thoroughly disgusted to have him represent this beautiful state as our senator. Elizabeth Dole has done absolutely NOTHING for this state either. I hope she loses her senate seat in the upcoming election because she certainly doesn't deserve to maintain it.

  71. truth says – reply to this


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    I completely agree that every single case of AIDS can be traced back to homosexuality. The gay community loves to parade the Ryan Whites of the world out to try and smokescreen the issue, claiming that "anyone can get AIDS". Well, yes, anyone can, including innocent young children which is why I support AIDS research BUT I will NOT pretend that the truth is something other than it is. No child would get AIDS if homosexuals did not spread it. AIDS originated and continues to thrive ONLY BECAUSE HOMOSEXUALS INTRODUCED IT INTO THE HUMAN RACE AND CONTINUE TO PRACTICE UNHEALTHY, WHORING LIFESTYLES. IF THERE WERE NO HOMOSEXUALS THERE WOULD BE NO AIDS AND THAT'S A FACT. EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY CASE INCLUDING THE FAMOUSE RYAN WHITE CASE TRACES BACK TO HOMOSEXUALITY. RYAN'S BLOOD WAS TAINTED WITH AIDS BECAUSE OF A SELFISH DONOR WHO GAVE BLOOD IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT HE OR SHE WAS INFECTED AND DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE HE OR SHE WERE PUTTING AT RISK. The gay community would get a lot more help and support if they would just accept the responsibility that is theirs and work to eliminate unprotected sex, bath houses, etc. If you're gay, then use a dam*ed condom and have enough respect for yourself not to be a whore. Straight OR gay, whoring is nasty and unhealthy for everyone.

  72. s says – reply to this


    72

    I think it's perfect– a slap in the face for that asshole Jesse. Arrogant.

  73. Joe says – reply to this


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    Re: Hilla –

    Hilla you need to do YOUR research since you're obviously a fucking republic*nt from your comment. He only supported AIDS research africa but not for American gays, because homosexuality "is the primary cause of the doubling and redoubling of AIDS cases in the United States."

  74. **LG* says – reply to this


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    LeonA'$ GHOST, yep, back and BETTER THAN EVER, biyatches!!! sez…
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    WHO DOES THIS GASH THINK SHE IS??
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    OH…AND THE REASON JOHN MCSTAIN MAKES HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS IS HE GOT WAY TOO "EXCITED" DURING HIS LAST "COLONIC WASH" AND IT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF HIM!
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  75. Henry says – reply to this


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    I believe everything Sen. Jesse Helms said is correct morally and factually. Homosexuals are the cause of AIDS in the U.S.. Sodomites are under the judgment of God and better get right! There are now new strains of V.D. that are rampant in Gays and are resistent to antibiotics. The judgement of God is upon you Sodomites! Repent



  76. 76

    They should name it the Freddie Mercury bill!!!! A true loss to the music world~~~

  77. Dingo says – reply to this


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    Re: truth – I SUPPORT EUTHANASIA–ESPECIALLY YOURS!

  78. Rache says – reply to this


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    Perez, you're an idiot! Jesse Helms' dedicated the latter part of his life to fighting AIDs/HIV in the U.S. and other areas around the world. In fact, he and Bono became close friends through their AIDs charity work. Do your research next time before you attack a the reputation of a dead man!

  79. NcYBy says – reply to this


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    Re: Dawn – Wow, that's a great point, honey, so fresh and original! This isn't the first time you've dropped a great zinger, either! Keep up the good work. Love, NonCYboY ;)

  80. DICK says – reply to this


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    Re: Henry – You were the hottest bottom I ever had!



  81. 81

    Re: MANDY – PEOPLE WERE BLIND BACK THEN THATS WHY AIDS IS AN EPIDEMIC NOW FUCKTARD! THEY ONLY WANTED TO BELIEVE IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE GAY COMMUNITY! NOW IT IS RAMPADE ALL OVER THE WORLD! YOU TALK ABOUT ELDERS, YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY LEARNED NOTHING FROM THEM! DUMBASS!

  82. damn says – reply to this


    82

    Damn Perez, you need to get educated before you go on rambling about things like politics. He co-sponsored legislation that gave $600 million in funds for AIDS treatment in poor countries. He even said he was ashamed he had done so little to help. He worked with Bono. I'm as far to the left as a person can be, but he's done more to help with AIDS than you ever could and / or would.
    Funny that you should complain about what he has to say about HIV and AIDS when you just called someone with Hepatitis C "diseased."



  83. 83

    Re: UMMMM – I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT! GOOD POINT!

  84. Monst says – reply to this


    84

    It's called IRONY !!! Go back to 7th grade English class and pay attention!

    It's just like on "ER" when that bastard Dr. Romano was killed off and they named the Gay/Lesbian clinic after him…cuz he hated gays…it's irony…

  85. yez says – reply to this


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    werent you just making fun of a woman with hep c perez?!



  86. 86

    Re: truth – YOU ARE AN IGNORANT FUCKING BASTARD! DO SOME RESEARCH, FUCKTARD!



  87. 87

    Re: Dingo – GOOD ONE!

  88. Helm says – reply to this


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    No, that's bad judgment you smell, fat-ass, it's the stench of your dildo coming out of your feces-filled ass….

    Do your homework bitch… Be glad they're still doing AIDS research since it mainly affects your homotestical pals

  89. Frida says – reply to this


    89

    Re: yez – Yes, he did. Hepatitis C isn't thought of as a "gay disease" so Perez makes fun of people with it. If someone were to do the same with someone having AIDS, Perez would throw a fit and whine about it, like he's whining about Jesse Helms.

  90. Lenna says – reply to this


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    as someone from north carolina…i think whats she's doing is disgustingly…and fabulously ironic. what a kick in the balls to the late hatemonger. go senator!

  91. Helm says – reply to this


    91

    QUIT DELETING POSTS YOU DON'T LIKE FAT-FUCK! PEREZ IS CENSORING HIS OWN BLOG…FAT PIECE OF HOMOTESTICAL SHIT

  92. Heely says – reply to this


    92

    I've been a North Carolinian all my life and I was ashamed to have Jessie Helms represent our State in the Senate…he kept our state far behind the times…Dole hasn't faired any better having not done anything our real value for our State…Ding Dong …. Jessie Helms is dead….lalala dadadada

  93. R2Dto says – reply to this


    93

    Damn, I always viewed Jesse Helms as one of the bad guys, but after reading his stance against homosexuality, I have a new appreciation for the guy. He's right ya know!! Ahh, all of you fags will come out and ride me for saying it, but you KNOW damn well it's true what he said.

  94. nore says – reply to this


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    As long as she's striving to rectify anomalies in legislature.. Just sad her predecessor felt the need to put his chest beating man of religion bravado routine before something much more important.. education and other peoples health.. :'(

  95. adani says – reply to this


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    DO YOUR RESEARCH! Jesse Helms retracted his segregationist approach in his later days, deeply apologizing for his previous racist ideology. And YES, HE DID collaborate on research policy for AIDS / HIV. Look up your facts, or at least get one of your interns to.

  96. Brdg says – reply to this


    96

    Jesse Helms was an overwhelmingly accurate representative of North My half-bro "Dan" is from my mom's previous marriage and is 16 yrs older than me. When he was 16 he molested my dad's daughter/my half-sister when she was 12. She told me about it a year ago privately and I have only told my husband in confidence. Since then I have quietly dissolved my relationship with Dan to protect my family.
    Now my full-blood little brother Dave says it's wrong for me to reject Dan out of my life. Dave refuses to continue a relationship with me unless I restore a relationship with Dan. I've never crossed Dan before and find his decision odd. There is no way I am going to break the trust our half-sister gave me by telling my little bro what happened.
    Any advice on how to pursue a relationship with my little bro - if it's worth it?

  97. Suki says – reply to this


    97

    Bitch must go to the same hairstylist as Judge Judy.

  98. GoHil says – reply to this


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    Re: Joe – Oh shut up Joe. Hilla is 100% correct in her statment. Helms supported and did a LOT for AIDS research internationally, which is what we should be concentrating on. People in other nations, especially the innocent children, are victims of a systematic devastation of generations who contracted this horrible virus as a result of it being introduced through homosexuality. I am so fucking sick of the gay community trying to make AIDS into this general epidemic. AIDS is gay people's fucking fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If they hadn't done the abhorring act of sleeping around with someone of their same gender, this filthy disease would have never manifested. Gays are nasty ass, filtyh, disease infested demons.

  99. john says – reply to this


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    Maybe she's doing it so he'll roll in his grave.

  100. Linds says – reply to this


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    Umm perez are you FUCKING stupid? he actually was convinced by a famous actor (damn his name for slipping my mind) to SUPPORT aids/hiv relief in africa. you sick stupid son of a bitch. damn i wish we could rid the world of dumb democrat fucks like you

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