Category Archives: Jesse Helms

Jesse Helms (October 18, 1921-July 4, 2008)

Posted on July 4, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

The AP has reported that Senator Jesse Helms has died. It’s ironic that he passed away on July 4, for he was definitely a patriot. I have written about him a little more extensively in my post, Righteous Warrior, by … Continue reading →

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Obama on Reagan’s Foreign Policy, WMDs, and Democracy

Posted on May 16, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I just finished Obama’s chapter on foreign policy in Audacity of Hope (“The World Beyond Our Borders”). There are many things that I can say about several of Obama’s points. But, today, I want to focus on four of his … Continue reading →

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Billy James Hargis on Segregation

Posted on May 2, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I had a slightly hard time sleeping this morning, so I read a few chapters of Billy James Hargis‘ 1960 book, Communist America…Must It Be? Hargis was a right-wing evangelist whose popularity was at its heyday during the 1960’s. One … Continue reading →

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Righteous Warrior, by William A. Link

Posted on April 30, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I recently finished William Link’s Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2008). I’ll be taking it back to the library tomorrow, so I want to write about it while I still … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

Every now and then, I will write a post about what is going on in my life. I’ll entitle it “What’s Going On?” If I can’t use the same title for more than one post, I’ll have “What’s Going On?” … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden

Posted on October 28, 2007 by jamesbradfordpate

Our featured Presidential candidate for today is Democratic Senator Joe Biden. I first heard of Joe Biden in 1989, when I was thumbing through the World Almanac. There was a section that narrated the events of the 1988 Presidential election, … Continue reading →

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