westernwake1"

Sorry, but they are "renaming" the bridge for Larry Wilson. Key word there "renaming" and Wilson was never charged with anything. He was a fundraiser...I think that's a little different than a seated Senator for 30 years that was openly verbal with his opinions on inequality for women, African-American, and homosexuals. Besides Wilson was never indicted it was Poole that was convicted for tax evasion. So you want to fault Wilson by association? Helms openly and consistently insulted women, black people and gay people with no shame. I heard the things he said openly, there are television and radio recording of his vile opinions. I am not accusing Helms of these things they are facts. Not so much for Wilson.

"Yeah... the state is too busy naming bridges for people who were part of a fund raising conspiracy that led to multiple indictments. westernwake1"

'Yes, but that "conspiracy" didn't come out until after that fact.' - workinghuman33

Huh... Bev Purdue is naming the bridge for a fund raising conspirator in the Easley scandal THIS WEEK. The conspiracy has been known for years. Larry Wilson was a major fundraiser for Gov. Mike Easley. 'He resigned in 2010 as federal prosecutors were about to release a 51-count indictment against Ruffin Poole, a former aide to Easley. Poole served a one year federal sentence for tax evasion.'

It is not like the bridge was named for Larry Wilson years ago... and the conspiracy only came out this week.

that jesse helms was anti black is a lie that racist blacks have spread to the weak minded people to believe. it's very obvivous very few readers here have a clue who jesse was...... wildpig777"

If you aren't a tobacco cropper, or unless you have been living under a rock for 40 years, or ya'll aint from around here then you don't know anything about Jesse Helms with your statement. Helms was openly against women's equality, he was openly against African-Americans having equality, and he was most certainly a homophobic...he openly stated that he felt HIV/AIDS was Gods punishment for the homosexuals. "Anti-Black" how quaint...it's called racism.

"No, that is not what they said. They said a "large segment" of the population, not most of the population. That is a BIG difference. Yes, there are still a LOT of people that still feel that way unfortunately."

A large segment could mean a majority, and enough to overturn a law. I would hope a very small segment, if zero, of NC's population would favor repeal of Civil Rights laws. We are talking about equality of the races here.

Either way I feel that above statement was quite ridiculous.

"Not that I like Byrd either, but at least he left the Klan and denounced his former membership. He was a product of his times, who changed and denounced his former views. Jesse Helms never denounced his racist past." - issymayake

Yet so many of Byrd's votes were in lock-step with Helms. I guess the moral of the story is if you are a Democrat then the liberals with forgive all and plaster your name across every possible building and highway. However if you are a Republican with the exact same views then you will be treated as a pariah and not have your name on a single building. I get it now. westernwake1

#1 It really doesn't have to be a eye for an eye thing. Democrats/Republican I don't give a care, Jesse Helms was a divisive man and shouldn't have his name on a federal building.

#2 I don't live in West Virginia, so I don't care what they do. I was born in and live in North Carolina.

Jessie Helms was good to his white constituents because it was self serving behavior that helped get him re-elected every six years. The man was not someone I would want in my family tree.

that jesse helms was anti black is a lie that racist blacks have spread to the weak minded people to believe. it's very obvivous very few readers here have a clue who jesse was......

I saw a comment about Senator Bryd from WV. He may have been a KKK member, but as he aged, he was good to the Arts, something Mr.Helms never was. Terry Sanford was the Senator from NC that helped my dad when Helms would not. Why not name after him...Terry Sanford

One person on this threat even went so far as to say that most North Carolinians are still against Civil Rights.

...No, that is not what they said. They said a "large segment" of the population, not most of the population. That is a BIG difference. Yes, there are still a LOT of people that still feel that way unfortunately.

I remember reading when I was in high school "The evil that men do lives after them and the good is enterred in their bones" So be it with Helms--the evil that he did is still fresh in our minds and remembered.

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