for how many decades has J. Helms been suffering from dementia?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

I suspect it has been for several decades BEFORE he left the bloatway.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. 6

at least

maybe 7

[alphafemale]

2. What year was he born? Subtract that from 2006. Divide by ten.

:D

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Jesse Helms born October 18, 1921 in Monroe, North Carolina

Answer: almost 8½ decades of neanderthal idiocy.

[AndyA]

4. When did he decide to be a Republican?

That would be the time it all started. Surely no one would CHOOSE to be that way! :rofl:

[pitohui]

5. he was always like that

according to an older relative who knew him in younger days

some are born to bigotry and some have bigotry thrust upon them i suppose

[alphafemale]

6. I think he was one of those worthless Dixiecrats before he was republican

He was NEVER a Democrat as we hold our ideals.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. When a Democratic President signed the Civil Rights of 1964

!!

[AndyA]

8. BINGO - By George, I think you've got it!

Can't be involved with those people that gave those black people rights now, can we?

Scary that people like Helms have formed our laws, and led the direction of our country. And we wonder why it's such a mess, now.

[lildreamer316]

9. MANY.

I'll never forget one day when I was 13 or so; riding with my mother in the car and expressing my wish that J Helms would die. Yes; it's extreme; and I probably shouldn't have said it-my mother reprimanded me sternly. However; I can't help thinking.......
I knew; even then; what that man was doing.