# Whoo Hoo!  Senator Helms will NOT be seeking re-election!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 21, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-senator-helms-will-not-be-seeking-re-election/77423 "2001-08-21T21:13:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-senator-helms-will-not-be-seeking-re-election/77423/21 "2001-08-22T14:49:20Z")

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> And who says moderators aren’t above left-baiting?

Ease up. At least I’m not wishing someone ill. That’s downright crude.

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-senator-helms-will-not-be-seeking-re-election/77423/22 "2001-08-22T15:29:37Z")

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Good riddance of bad rubbish!

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**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-senator-helms-will-not-be-seeking-re-election/77423/23 "2001-08-22T16:22:06Z")

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_ahem_

I quote today’s New York Times, with my own emphasis:

“On Capitol Hill, he became known as Senator No, for his unflinching willingness to stall movement on legislation and appointments _until he won his way, **often on completely unrelated issues** _.”  
He sounds terribly mature. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-senator-helms-will-not-be-seeking-re-election/77423/24 "2001-08-29T19:56:02Z")

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_MAD_ writer-artist Al Jaffee has no love for Helms. In one of his paperbacks of new material he showed a TV screen with “The Jesse Helms Show”; the senator appeared, scowling, of course, in the first panel. By the third panel, he had crossed his eyes and stuck his tongue out, and the top of his head opened like a hinged lid and a cuckoo came out. (What a mean thing to say about cuckoos!) 😃 😛  
In another issue, the back cover depicted nine “Garbage-Pail Adults,” including KhoMANIAC, GEORGE [Steinbrenner} Slave-Owner, and Hot-air HELMS, as a balloon wafting over tobacco plants intermingleld with one-dollar bills. The balloon’s blowhole is in a very obvious place–and I _don’t_ mean the mouth!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

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