Fascist Thug Jesse Helms

From the last paragraph of this article that is a history lesson and a writing lesson:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/aug2001/helm-a31.shtml
It is an indictment of American capitalist society that this son of a racist policeman, bigot and defender of mass murderers became a powerful figure in American politics. Like scum on a stagnant pond, the rottenest elements in American society rose to the top of the political system during the last quarter of the twentieth century.