From Wikipedia, via the blog Bitch, Ph.D.:
"Helms once deeply offended a black colleague, Democratic Senator Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois, by singing part of "Dixie" on a Capitol elevator.
Soon after the Senate vote on the Confederate flag insignia, Sen. Jesse Helms (R.-N.C.) ran into Mosely-Braun in a Capitol elevator. Helms turned to his friend, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah), and said, "Watch me make her cry. I'm going to make her cry. I'm going to sing 'Dixie' until she cries." He then proceeded to sing the song about "the good life" during slavery to Mosely-Braun (Gannett News Service, 1993-09-02; Time, 1993-08-16).[17]"
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3 comments:
Wow, that's woefully uncool. I'm no fan of CM-B, but not because of race. He should have been kicked in the trunk for that and many other stupidities. The local news had his soft-focus portrait splashed all over the place, and everyone was a tribute artist for a day.
Never paid attention to him, he was a bit too far away and I was too casual an observer at the time.
Hi db,
Well, I saw my share of JH over the years, and I can say he will not be missed.
Hi Mike,
Sorry it took so long to respond...I checked out your link, and I like the casket! I imagine you'ver created something in a nice urn, as well...
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