North Carolina lab chief quits rather than lower flag for Jesse Helms Posted: 4 months ago by tigertony
Got to admire standing on principals but even his wife didn't agree with him.
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Posted: 4 months ago by DoggySpew:
I, for one, applaud this mans decision. Not that I wanted his job lost, but why honor a total douchebag ?
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Posted: 4 months ago by fentwin:
« DoggySpew : I, for one, applaud this mans decision. Not that I wanted his job lost, but why honor a total douchebag ? Man, I live in NC. Its been a Helms love fest for a week. Ugh.
Nothing like a good old fashioned bigot who supported the Contras killing innocent men, women and children in Nicaragua. When this was brought to his attention his reply was "Well, they're just Communists—they deserve to die".
As Mark Twain said (I think it was Twain) "I will wish no man dead, but I will write letters in support of their funeral" or something to that effect.
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Posted: 4 months ago by heymrp:
I think that his superiors drew too hard of a line. A short administrative leave possibly, but forced into early retirement! Thats overdoing it.
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Posted: 4 months ago by ieldanth:
« tigertony :
Got to admire standing on principals but even his wife didn't agree with him. Doesn't that automatically make him wrong?
*duck and cover
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Posted: 4 months ago by fentwin:
« ieldanth : Doesn't that automatically make him wrong?
*duck and cover
I've heard this quite often over the past week; "I may have disagreed with him but I respect the fact that he stood by his princilpes".
Hell, Genghis Kahn stood by his principles, Pol Pot stood by his.
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