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Portrait of a Conservative: The contribution of Jesse Helms.(career, and public image, of Senator Jesse Helms)
In the 1940s musical Finian's Rainbow, one of the main characters is a racist southern senator who is given to making speeches along the following lines: "Forward, America! Forward to the principles of our ancestors! Forward to the sweet tranquillity of the status quo!" The twists and turns of the complicated plot have him turned into a black man by a leprechaun's wish, driven out by his former political allies, adopted by a black gospel quartet lacking a baritone, and transformed into a happier and better man as a result.
Many liberals view Jesse Helms as this type of figure, and wish that he would meet a similar fate. Beneath the general establishment ...
- If Jesse Helms were Black
- Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News Ronald Evans December 17, 1994 700+ words
...Amsterdam News 12-17-1994 If Jesse Helms were Black. Imagine for a moment if Jesse Helms (U.S. senator from North Carolina...across the nation for the Black Jesse Helms' head would be mind-boggling...
- Profile of Senator Jesse Helms and his Foreign Policy
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered November 16, 1994 700+ words
...Reporter: If you just look at Jesse Helms, you might conclude that fundamental...continue to draw his fire. Sen. JESSE HELMS, (R-NC): If there is one...the Foreign Relations Committee, Jesse Helms will find easier to deny appointments...
- 'Conservatives to Salute Senator Jesse Helms'.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 15, 2005 700+ words
...newly released memoirs of Senator Jesse Helms, HERE'S WHERE I STAND, at the...the man himself. In his memoir, Jesse Helms, considered by many to be the...John Dodd, President of The Jesse Helms Center, stated, "When Senator...
- A Reporter Recalls: 'Jesse Helms' Threats Are Nothing New'
- Newspaper article from: Los Angeles Sentinel Dennis Schatzman July 12, 1994 700+ words
...12-1994 A Reporter Recalls: `Jesse Helms' Threats Are Nothing New...which I shall not repeat." Sen. Jesse Helms Nov. 23, 1994 In North Carolina, when Jesse Helms, or any of his cohorts, say they...
- Hard right; the rise of Jesse Helms.
- Magazine article from: National Review Klingeman, Henry December 5, 1986 700+ words
Hard Right: The Rise of Jesse Helms by Ernest B. Furgurson (Norton...ERNEST B. FURGURSON introduces Jesse Helms as a man whose "greatest impact...The most unattractive thing about Jesse Helms is his unwillingness to get the...
- Profile of Two Dem Contenders to Challenge Jesse Helms
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered April 10, 1996 700+ words
...four-term North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. One ran against himsix years...in recent history. Republican Jesse Helms is seeking his fifth term in the...himself to another campaign against Jesse Helms. The 1990 race between the two...
- Jesse Helms's honeypot.(Senator Jesse Helms' nonprofit organization mainly...
- Magazine article from: The Nation Baker, Russ July 20, 1998 700+ words
In his early days Senator Jesse Helms railed against nonprofit organizations...Times certainly have changed. Today Helms has his own nonprofit organization...Senator's long career--a "Jesse Helms, Commander, Afghan Freedom Fighters...
- Jesse Helms on offense: the avatar of the American right cannot let his guard...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Baer, Donald May 14, 1990 700+ words
Jesse Helms on offense Have you had lunch yet...questioner is warning that his boss, Jesse Helms, is about to do something revolting...Dan Rather's ratings are down. But Jesse Helms isn't satisfied. He still believes...
