Happy Birthday in heaven to Jesse A. Helms

[Polishprince]

The tremendous North Carolina senator and Foreign Relations Chair would have been 101 today.

Helms got a lot of people interested in politics, beating the odds back and schlonging the Democrats 5 times for reelection.

IMHO, Helms reached the crescendo of his tremendous career on 20 January 2000. On that date in history, he traveled to New York City's East Side to rip a new one for the United Nations in his ultra-polite Southern Gentleman way.

I remember seeing this on TV that evening, and hollering "Run, Jesse,Run" as the 2000 candidates hadn't been determined yet.

Along with Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down this Wall" speech, Limbaugh's Address to the World in 2009 advising the people it wasn't time to panic yet, and Donald J. Trump's speech beside the Golden Escalator, this ranks among the greatest orations in my time. Well worth the listen if you've never heard it.

U.S.-U.N. Relations

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) spoke to the Security Council about the relationship between the U.S. and the United Nations. He said that the U.N. must implement reforms before it received $926 million in back dues and should cease trying to override nations' sovereignty in areas of law...

www.c-span.org

 

[WinterBorn]

Heaven? I doubt that is where he is.

 

[José]

The Cuban Act was a naked, shameless act of american imperialism.

The United States punishing FOREIGN companies for doing business with Cuba?

What the fuck was that?

 

[Polishprince]

The Cuban Act was a naked, shameless act of american imperialism.

The United States punishing FOREIGN companies for doing business with Cuba?

What the fuck was that?

The Helms Burton Act was a tremendous piece of Bipartisan Legislation signed by President Clinton.

Showed that Senator Helms was willing to reach across the aisle to make an effort to eliminate tyranny in Cuba.

And as part of the strategy, Helms sought to enlist the help of other nations who also believe in Freedom, as part of his effort to get an international consensus that Evil is wrong.

 

[José]

Originally posted by polishprince
The Helms Burton Act was a tremendous piece of Bipartisan Legislation signed by President Clinton.

Showed that Senator Helms was willing to reach across the aisle to make an effort to eliminate tyranny in Cuba.

And as part of the strategy, Helms sought to enlist the help of other nations who also believe in Freedom, as part of his effort to get an international consensus that Evil is wrong.

Whatever, prince...

 

[DudleySmith]

He also almost single-handedly forced Bill Clinton to refuse to allow the sick faggots at ILGA and their NAMBLA gang NGO status at the UN. Clinton had to do something else for his base, like rescue a lot of Muslim terrorists in southern Europe from their victims.