While I was Camping and You Were Watching Fireworks: Jesse Helms Died, Nadal Wins Wimbledon

Mon07Jul2008

While I was Camping and You Were Watching Fireworks: Jesse Helms Died, Nadal Wins Wimbledon

I need a vacation from my vacation, but la Mala is back and as she was roasting marshmallows controversial political figure Jesse Helms died and Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon.

Former North Carolina Republican Senator Jesse Helms died on July 4th, of natural causes. Other natural causes Helms was for include opposing abortion, gay rights, racial equality, arts funding, and aid to what he calls "foreign rat holes."

His agenda is driven by a lifelong opposition to democracy and diversity. In his first months as Foreign Relations chair, Helms called for tougher sanctions against Cuba, accused Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide of unleashing "vigilance committees," and moved to gut support for developing nations. On the home front, he introduced a bill to eliminate all affirmative action programs, which he denounced as "reverse discrimination at the hands of ruthless bureaucrats."

Meanwhile back at the tennis courts:

That sexy picture is Spain's Rafael Nadal, savoring his Wimbledon win, the first Spaniard since Manolo Santana in 1966 to lift the golden Challenge Cup and beating the numero uno guy in tennis Roger Federer.