tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post7112643883554672180..comments2023-08-15T05:58:12.859-05:00Comments on Wannabe Anglican: Jesse Helms, R.I.P.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-65242459485509349932008-07-04T15:53:00.000-05:002008-07-04T15:53:00.000-05:00Mark,We have lost a great american.Sen. Helms was ...Mark,<BR/><BR/>We have lost a great american.<BR/><BR/>Sen. Helms was a great leader. I worked in North Carolina Politics in the 1988-1992 time frame but had known him during my years in Tennessee Politics. Also, I was very good friends with James (Jimmy) Broughton who was his Chief of Staff late in his career. (We worked together at Wake Forest College Republicans.)<BR/><BR/>Senator Helms was a true southern Gentleman. He was a man of the people and, contrary to what many folks assume, he was NOT A RACIST AT ALL!!!REC CHIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348721566950000991noreply@blogger.com