What Was She Thinking?
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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!
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What a Douche!…I think…well I couldnt be bothered reading the hole thing lol. Love you Perez!
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ugh good things hes dead… probz getting it in the butt from the devil.
sodomy..
actually its seems more like she's pissing on that idiots grave to me. I say brilliant move on her part.
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I wouldn't name a dung heap after that man.
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.
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….
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THAT'S FUCKED MAN. NO MORE SAID. PERIOD!
REPUGNANT "REPUGLICANS" ARE FUCKED!
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.
well, we can all sleep a bit more soundly. jesse helms is finally with his maker…and i don't mean god.
… 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.
i think the fact she named it after him was kind of like an un-spoken "F-you"
Re: casej – thats like saying the Hitler meant well
Maybe she is doing the opposite, she is purposely naming the bill after him because he was such a douche bag…
maybe she's trying to be ironic. if that's the case.. then good for her.
glad i never voted for her. never voted for helms either.
I'm from N.C. and I'm not embarrassed a bit
She's being ironic. I love it.
Yep, sounds like she's just taking the piss outta ol' Homophobe Helms' corpse.
Suddenly, I like a Dole.
Re: j – Exactly what I was thinking, kind of like, "Okay old dude, you were so anti AIDS research, take THIS!"
Just another reason for North Carolinians to vote for Kay Hagan in November!
Hey Perez, her nickname is Liddy. Look it up…
Peace
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.
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
perez i dont get it. isnt she making a bill that would help funding?!
Ass - ever hear of Irony - Helms is rolling over in his grave.
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.
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.
Re: Pinguinooo – That's what I'm thinking.
We are ashamed of both of them!
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.
Re: j – I totally agree!
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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.
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!
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
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.
Pretty typical Republican mentality, no reason, no responsibility. Just another one of them with their head up their ass.
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!
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.
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.
She's a cunt! Nuff said.
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?
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.
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.
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.
What is wrong with this woman? Is she deaf, dumb and blind, or just an asshole?
JUST ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IN DENIAL! WHAT A FUCKING BITCH
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…
I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. IM SO DAMM EMBAREASED
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.
CUNT!
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.
always have to be putting down the Republicans…shame on you.
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….
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!!
STUPID…LOUDMOUTH…KUNT!
This woman has a bacan greased frying pan as a brain.
She's a conservative twit.
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.
By the way, Jesse Helms worked with Bono on the issue of AIDS funding for years.
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.
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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.