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'''Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr.''' (b October 18, 1921, d. July 4, 2008) is a former five-time [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator|senator]] from Monroe, [[North Carolina]]. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000463</ref>  Helms' parents were Jesse Helms Sr., the local chief of police, and his wife Ethel Mae Helms. <ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/jesse-helms</ref>  Mr. Helms, throughout his tenure as United States Senator was known for his conservative viewpoints, support for a strong defense, individual rights, the oppressed, and support for freedom. Like most conservative politicians who escew political correctness, Helms was frequently the target of mainstream [[media bias]], despite his former career in the media <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/biography.asp</ref>.  Helms was a staunch advocate for equality under law, but due to his Southern background and incorrect party affiliation, his positions were misrepresrented through typically biased reporting. <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#handsad</ref>.  While Helms can be called an Internationalist, his support can be understood more in terms of Western military alliances that strengthened US Security such as [[NATO]] as opposed to organizations such as the UN <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic1</ref>.

'''Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr.''' (b October 18, 1921, d. July 4, 2008) is a former five-time [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator|senator]] from Monroe, [[North Carolina]]. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000463</ref>  Helms' parents were Jesse Helms Sr., the local chief of police, and his wife Ethel Mae Helms. <ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/jesse-helms</ref>  Mr. Helms, throughout his tenure as United States Senator was known for his conservative viewpoints, support for a strong defense, individual rights, the oppressed, and support for freedom. Like most conservative politicians who escew political correctness, Helms was frequently the target of mainstream [[media bias]], despite his former career in the media <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/biography.asp</ref>.  Helms was a staunch advocate for equality under law, but due to his Southern background and incorrect party affiliation, his positions were misrepresrented through typically biased reporting. <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#handsad</ref>.  While Helms can be called an Internationalist, his support can be understood more in terms of Western military alliances that strengthened US Security such as [[NATO]] as opposed to organizations such as the UN <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic1</ref>.

He died of natural causes at 1:15 a.m on the Fourth of July, 2008, in Raleigh.

He died of natural causes at 1:15 a.m on the Fourth of July, 2008, in Raleigh.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_re_us/obit_helms</ref>

== Early Life ==

== Early Life ==