In response to the passing of Senator Jesse Helms, liberals have taken it upon themselves to focus on his past segregationist views. This was not enough for liberals, so they have moved a “talking point” around the web to dirty up the past of Senator Helms.

Here is the first version. I saw it on The Huffington Post and 10,000 other liberal blogs. I cannot find one source to substantiate it and Snopes is too busy explaining away Obama’s many problems these days.

• Soon after the Senate vote on the Confederate flag insignia, Sen. Jesse Helms (R.-N.C.) ran into [African-American Illinois Senator Carol] Moseley-Braun in a Capitol elevator. Helms turned to his friend, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah), and said, “Watch me make her cry. I’m going to make her cry. I’m going to sing ‘Dixie’ until she cries.” He then proceeded to sing the song about “the good life” during slavery to Moseley-Braun.

Here is a second version, just as implausible if you ask me. I challenge anyone to find a credible source for these bits.

• …it was later discovered that Helms’ whistling of Dixie was in response to Moseley-Braun’s “Black Power” clenched fist salute to him upon entering the elevator. Moseley-Braun filed a complaint on behalf of the incident that was thrown out upon the discovery of this detail. Following the incident, Helms hired Claude Allen, who is black, as his press secretary. James Meredith, who earned fame as the first African American student admitted to the University of Mississippi, also served on Helms’ staff.

Both of these sound a bit off. Perhaps after a contentious debate, Braun and Helms merely were teasing each other. The report about a complaint filed by Braun should be available however, It should be public record. It would be a most interesting read.

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