what can you say about a state where 55% of the folks that vote elected a confirmed opponent to civil rights to congress 5 times? helms even fought against naming a national holiday for dr. martin luther king, despite the fact that he had an illegitimate black daughter, himself.
he was a bigot to the end, and we're not about to pretend otherwise (if you're in doubt about that, watch his infamous hands commercial), or say that we're sorry that he's dead. helms symbolized the caricature of the loud-mouthed southern bigot, and nc - and congress - is better off without him.
let's move on.
