From our good friends at Rock & Rap Confidential:
"Jesse Helms died yesterday, the Fourth of July. The LA Times front page described Helms as 'the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who for half a century infuriated liberals with his race-baiting campaign tactics.' President Bush described Helms as 'a kind, decent, and humble man. So it is fitting that this great patriot left us on the Fourth of July.'
"Bono agrees with Bush. Bono called Helms a 'good friend' and took him out to dinner