The Party of Helms
Posted on July 9, 2008
Filed Under Gay News Blog
Fred Barnes knows just how to revive John McCain’s listless presidential campaign — gay-bashing his way to victory by more strongly emphasizing his desire to frustrate the goals of gay and lesbian Americans who want to serve their country in uniform or get married to people they love. There’s perhaps no better time to recall that McCain guru/lobbyist Charlie Black used to be a Jesse Helms guy and liked his race-baiting campaign tactics.
As Ed Kilgore observed reviewing a book on Helms:
The Party of Helms
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