Bigot or patriot?

Parting words from racist, gay-hater Jesse Helms

"White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and your daughters, in your mills and factories?" (1950)

"The Negro cannot count forever on the kind of restraint that's thus far left him free to clog the streets, disrupt traffic, and interfere with other men's rights." (1963)

"Crime rates and irresponsibility among Negroes are a fact of life which must be faced." (1981)

"The University of North Carolina (UNC)... the University of Negroes and Communists..." (1995)

"Blacks, gays and lesbians are responsible for the proliferation of AIDS"

"There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy." (1988)

"All Latins are volatile people." (1986)

"The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian."

From President Bush:

"Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called 'the Miracle of America.' So it is fitting that this great patriot left us on the Fourth of July…"a stalwart defender of limited government and free enterprise, a fearless defender of a culture of life, and an unwavering champion of those struggling for liberty."

From John McCain:

"Let us remember a life dedicated to serving this nation."