Loudon Wainwright performing "Jesse Don't Like It" in 1989 (videotaped off a TV). Jesse Helms, former North Carolina senator, and all-around prick, died on July 4. Racist, pro-censorship, anti-NEA, etc., etc.
He had that unbearable, high-pitched southern creak of a voice, like an unoiled gate. he's being remembered fondly, somehow. Fuck him. He fought against progress, evolution, and minding yr own fucking business. Farewell, croaker!
I think i heard this song on Stern years ago, i feel. I have a cassette of it somewhere, I taped off the radio.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
God Don't Like It
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that's even better than 'dead skunk'! seriously, tho', it's great. and you did have that on tape somewhere cuz i remember listening to you. i hope jesse helms flesh is being eating by badgers right now.
I hope the badgers are gay!
Funny, I was down in NC last weekend when he died. Even in his home turf they couldn't seem to muster a unapologetic obituary.
The News & Observer, which has since swallowed up a smaller newspaper Jesse used to write for, ran a multi-page spread detailing his rise from local cracker to national embarrassment. There was a page of quotes about Helms from politicians and other public figures. And they all started the same way: "Love him or hate him..." Or, "Though he could be divisive..."
Interestingly, the kindest words came from Bono, who wrote: "Because Jesse signed a bill, millions of African children are alive today." He was referring to the $800 million he managed to get out of Helms to help address the damage caused by AIDS in Africa.
Of course, this just points to Bono's brilliance as a politician. He got that cash out of Helms by casually mentioning that AIDS in Africa is primarily a heterosexual problem. So Bible-thumping Jesse never had to wrestle with the pain of offering Christian charity to gays.
Helms later publicly announced he was ashamed for having not done these types of humanitarian efforts before -- so I like to think Bono applied some good old fashioned Irish guilt to the old bald boob during his pitch.
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