Ah, the Fourth of July. Our nation's birthday, the day we declared our independence from England. The day we celebrate all that this country stands for, most importantly the belief that all people are created equal.
How fitting that one of our nation's most virulent bigots, Jesse Helms, should die today.
This from the AP: "It's just incredible that he would die on July 4, the same day of the Declaration of Independence and the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and he certainly is a patriot in the mold of those great men," said former North Carolina GOP Rep. Bill Cobey, the chairman of The Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, N.C.
A patriot? A PATRIOT?
This man personified hatred. His hatred for us LGBT folks and those living with HIV/AIDS is legendary. It's fitting that he should die today. In these dark days in our nation's history, his death is a bright light, brighter than tonight's fireworks, a symbol that perhaps better days are ahead.
Good riddance!
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