Jesse Helms
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Jesse Helms was the utterly batshit loony U.S. Senator from North Carolina for far too many years. Due to his stand on racial issues, he was often referred to as "the Senator from South Africa". In general, he was racist, homophobic and ultra-conservative on every issue imaginable. Inevitably, Conservapedia's entry for Jesse Helms glosses over the fact that he was an out-and-out racist, and portrays him instead as a freedom fighter crusading against affirmative action and political correctness.
