So apparently Jesse Helms has a new book which will soon be releashed. A copy has be prereleased to the various media outlets. CNN.com has reported that apparently Helms is sorry for his early stance on the AIDS crisis but he not sorry for segregation nor does he think it was wrong. In fact he says and I quote "Sen. Jesse Helms acknowledges he was wrong about the AIDS epidemic but believes integration was forced before its time by "outside agitators who had their own agendas." ". Wow Outsiders... So those African Americans living in the south who fought for thier own rights were outsders.
Helms also goes on to say that the only reason why he changed his view on the AIDs epidemic is and I quote "it had been my feeling that AIDS was a disease largely spread by reckless and voluntary sexual and drug-abusing behavior, and that it would probably be confined to those in high risk populations. I was wrong." So essentially if AIDS had been a problem confined largely to the gay community Helms would still apparently not feel so bad about his stance.
I guess Helms is an anomoly in America he has less of an issue with the gay community than the black community.
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God, it's amazing what kind of a monster Helms is/was. To think that this man could get re-elected as recently as 1996 is disgusting and shocking. Well, maybe not shocking.
Sad comment on what the Republicans did to win the South.
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