Chicago Tribune Gets It Wrong On Jesse Helms

Mike Bates
July 5th, 2008 12:26 PM
 

CNN's Lemon: Helms 'Champion of the Extreme Right

Mike Bates
July 5th, 2008 11:15 AM
On Independence Day, CNN anchor Don Lemon reported the death of former Senator Jesse Helms.LEMON: Conservatives are mourning the death of an icon. Former Senator Jesse Helms has died at the age of 86. The North Carolina Republican was known for his unyielding stands on some controversial issues.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)LEMON (voice-over): Ever since he came to the Senate in 1972, Jesse Helms had been the…
 

NBC: Metzenbaum a 'Populist,' But Jesse Helms an 'Ultra-Rightist

Brent Baker
July 5th, 2008 6:13 AM
When far-left former Democratic Senator Howard Metzenbaum passed away in March, the NBC Nightly News didn't identify his party or apply any ideological label as fill-in anchor Ann Curry hailed his life as “the classic American success story” of a man who “always fought for the little guy, taking on the oil and insurance industries” while he “stuck to his populist principles.” But on Friday…
 

Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies at

NB Staff
July 4th, 2008 11:22 AM
As reported by CBS and the Associated Press moments ago:Jesse Helms, the five-term Republican Senator from North Carolina, has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 86.Helms died at 1:15 this morning, according to the Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, North Carolina.Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family and loved-ones.Update 11:46 | Matthew Sheffield. Jesse Helms was a tireless advocate…
 

Matthews: Will NC GOP Run 'Overtly Racist' Campaign vs. Obama

Brad Wilmouth
April 23rd, 2008 4:56 AM