http://www.wral.com/ellmers-wants-historic-nc-building-named-for-helms/11823127/

I can't stand when people say "You may not have liked his views, but you knew where he stood", like it somehow makes him a better man because he was proud of some of his backward thinking.

11/29/2012 3:25:52 PM

This is good for democrats in the long run.

The more the right clings to their crazy, the more it hurts them nationally.

11/29/2012 3:33:30 PM

Ellmers is a joke

11/29/2012 4:05:58 PM

Ellmers is a nutjob. She is right there with Virginia Foxx. Remember her ground zero mosque "victory shrine" campaign?

11/29/2012 6:58:23 PM

I for one would prefer a Jesse Ventura Federal Building and US Courthouse.

[Edited on November 29, 2012 at 10:34 PM. Reason : I mean he's Minnesotan but whatev

11/29/2012 10:33:48 PM

Who would have thought Predetor would produce two governors.

11/30/2012 7:28:19 AM

I'd sooner vote for a Jesse Spano Courthouse

11/30/2012 9:36:34 AM

http://www.wral.com/helms-legacy-debated-amid-push-to-name-raleigh-building-for-him/11852469/

Quote :

"No vote has been set on either bill, but Burr said that Helms' service to the state should be recognized. “Jesse Helms was a transformative figure in our state’s history who placed service to his constituents above all other priorities in his public life," he said in a statement. "Whether they agreed with him on political issues or not, North Carolinians had a dedicated advocate in Washington in Jesse Helms, and this bill will help to commemorate his legacy and his service to our state.”"

12/6/2012 7:39:58 PM

Build a statue of him down on MLK and be done with it.

12/6/2012 8:47:39 PM

He was the last stand for stopping lumbees from getting recognition. People should be building a monument on every street corner.

12/6/2012 9:46:08 PM

He was a racist with 19th century thinking. He was a true regressive and deserves to be forgotten.

12/6/2012 10:27:05 PM

This is a stupid idea. Dammit Ellmers

12/7/2012 8:50:12 AM

Quote :

"Whether they agreed with him on political issues or not, North Carolinians had a dedicated advocate in Washington in Jesse Helms,"

I don't get this. If you strongly disagreed with almost all of his politics, how was he a dedicated advocate for you? Doesn't make no sense.

12/7/2012 9:04:19 AM

http://www.indyweek.com/pdf/helms/helmsquotes.pdf

12/7/2012 9:57:17 AM

I'll say the same thing about Jesse Helms as I will about Emperor Palpatine. He sure fought for what he believed in.

12/7/2012 10:30:52 AM

I'd like a Jesse Pinkman Courthouse. Make it happen, Saul.

12/9/2012 11:10:23 PM

"Tremendous piece of shit who was also one-dimensional enough to be entirely predictable."

12/10/2012 10:42:10 AM

Quote :

"I don't get this. If you strongly disagreed with almost all of his politics, how was he a dedicated advocate for you? Doesn't make no sense."

Helms was amazing at both constituent services and bringing home the pork. For the apolitical, he got stuff done. Shame his politics were extreme to the point of looking like caricature.

12/10/2012 5:36:54 PM

12/10/2012 8:23:51 PM