Another one down!

[sabotabby]

Jesse Helms died.

Happy Fourth of July, Americans.


Swiped from omg_too_soon, even though it's more like OMG_not_soon_enough, amirite?

Speaking of, check Wikipedia now! before they change it.

Comments

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

Now that's what I call timing!

[sabotabby]

Maybe they'll blow him up tonight to celebrate. That would be awesome.

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

too little, too late.

[sabotabby]

Ain't that always the case.

Fidel outlived him, though. That amuses me.

[laughingimp.livejournal.com]

The Village Voice has fun things to say.

Also, I love your icon.

[sabotabby]

Much love for the Village Voice. It's nice to see one newspaper that won't talk about "the senator's controversial career" or "moderation in later years."

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

Best 4th of July EVAR

[sabotabby]

Yays!

[captainmushroom.livejournal.com]

Jesse Helms was still alive?!?

[sabotabby]

Admittedly, that was my first reaction.

[torontoteacher.livejournal.com]

Cheering at a death seems somehow tasteless....

Hang on a moment while I get my pompoms.

Give me a D! Give me an E! Give me an A! Give me a D! What does that spell?!

DEAD white dude!

Although I have to say, I like this coverage better...
http://www.americablog.com/2008/07/racist-homophobe-jesse-helms-is-dead.html

[sabotabby]

Nice. I'm excited to see the rush of media coverage seeking to rehabilitate his legacy.

"Another ad featured photographs Helms himself had doctored to illustrate the allegation that Graham's wife had danced with a black man."

He was a forerunner of the "my hed iz pastede on yay" Photoshop tradition!

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

This is the best independence day gift ever!

[sabotabby]

Seriously. I hope people celebrate with extra fireworks and interracial gay sex.

[homewardangel.livejournal.com]

so glad you linked the wikipedia!

awesome yes!

[sabotabby]

The person who did it wins today's internets.

[5-miles.livejournal.com]

oh, I love wikipedia.

[sabotabby]

It's still up!

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

I thought that godless motherfucker would never die. Bill Hicks will meet him at the gate, right before Petey pulls the lever and sends him right into the same flaming pit falwell's in!

[sabotabby]

They are probably having sex right now.

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Man, usually I get squicked when people are all "HA HA ZOMG SO-AND-SO DIED."

NOT TODAY.

[sabotabby]

The only thing that makes this not worth celebrating is that it didn't happen sooner.

Awe. Some.

[cheshirecat25.livejournal.com]

For posterity, should it ever be stricken from the record.

Re: Awe. Some.

[sabotabby]

It's a cheap shot, but a cheap shot that's kept a smile on my face all day.

[constintina.livejournal.com]

So mnbfbw and I watched three episodes of Buffy last night, "Surprise", "Innocence" and "Phases". And then I had a nightmare that we were both werewolves (though we looked human, no transformation) but were handling it and then he 1-cheated on me 2-killed the person he cheated on me with 3-decided this was all a barrel of laughs and I woke up very upset as he came in and reassured me that it was just a dream, he neither cheated on me nor killed anyone nor were either of us werewolves and actually he came bearing wonderful news from the real world of JESSE HELMS IS DEAD.

and then my glorious day began.

I screen grabbed that wikipedia update THANK YOU for sharing!

I think I will go to that party after work tonight...this is the first 4th I've felt like celebrating...

[sabotabby]

Yes. Make today perfect.

re: wikipedia

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

It's still up. Who would dare remove it?

Re: wikipedia

[sabotabby]

If it gets removed, the terrorists win.

[hopita.livejournal.com]

Re: the article you linked:

I enjoyed their use of the euphemism "firebrand" for "bigot."

[sabotabby]

Right, you know how it is. His opinions were "divisive" but never "flat-out evil."

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the man was freely elected, then re-elected, for FIVE CONSECUTIVE TERMS by his constituents. What a country!

[sabotabby]

I don't understand how Rob Ford keeps getting elected here either, in Scarborough, no less.

[misfratz.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, I'd never heard of that fuckhead. Wikipedia is made of lol, though (it's still up! yay!).

Happy America Day indeed!

[sabotabby]

Every time I go to check it and it's still up, I get a happy.

[queerasmoi.livejournal.com]

http://mcmillan.livejournal.com/308493.html

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I have a crush.

[maukatt.livejournal.com]

My first thought, upon hearing the news on the radio, was that now he and Jerry Falwell can have Hawt Gay Secks down in Hell together.

[sabotabby]

It's really tragic that they had to wait so long. They should have both just come out and done it already and spared the rest of us the misery.

[seanmonster.livejournal.com]

Where is his grave, so that I might dance upon it?

Also, it's still up at Wiki.

[sabotabby]

I don't know if they've buried him yet. They still may be in the process of staking and beheading.

[ironed_orchid]

Nice.

[sabotabby]

Indeed, yes.

[qraccoon.livejournal.com]

The Wikipedia thing is still there. It makes me very happy.

[sabotabby]

It's TRUFAX so why would anyone change it?

[herkyjerkydance.livejournal.com]

The only thing I'm sad about is that I no longer live in North Carolina, and thus can't feasibly find his grave and piss on it.

[99catsaway.livejournal.com]

[Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] is not disappointing on this news.

[peterbilt-47.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I can't decide if that one or Jerry Falwell made me happier. I did a little happy dance for both of 'em.