institutionalized hatred
grrlscientist | July 4, 2008tags: Jesse Helms, politics, rethuglicans
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This morning, I learned that America is celebrating its independence from one of the politicians whose goal was to ensure that this country was a colder, meaner-spirited place for millions of its citizens to live; a former senator of North Carolina, Jesse Helms. A lot of people called him "Senator No", although I (and no doubt others) thought of him as "Senator Hate."
How should we remember a right-wing religious control freak who has caused so much…