For the record, the Mother Jones quote referenced in the Family Research Council tribute comes from a section in an article about Jesse Helms discussing his segregationist politics and mobilizing angry white men. “Unrelenting dedication to principle,” indeed!

Wow.  I’m on the Family Research Council mailing list, and even though I relish the crazy that they send my inbox, nothing prepared me for this.
A tribute to Jesse Helms (reprinted in full):
Perhaps one of the most profound tributes to the life of Senator Jesse Helms comes from an unlikely source, the ultra-left magazine Mother …

Granted I’m a sucker for Wonkette anything, but Ken Layne’s eulogy for Jesse Helms is also pretty fantastic.

Jesse Helms died today. If you need a primer on what a piece of work he was, Dan Savage provides an excellent eulogy.
And if you have any doubts as to what exactly the modern Republican Party stands for, check out the National Review desperately (and selectively) try to resurrect his reputation. They defend …