Here is some interesting conservative-movement news, care of The Washington Times:
A conservative who’s who in Washington — David Keene, Becky Norton Dunlop, Morton Blackwell, Grover Norquist, Ron Robinson and Tony Perkins ? huddled this week with Sen. Richard M. Burr, North Carolina Republican, and the family and office alumni of Jesse Helms, to plan what one dubbed a “long-overdue Washington tribute” to the senator, who retired in 2002.
It was decided that the gala, benefiting the Jesse Helms Center Foundation, will take place Sept. 20 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway. Mr. Burr and North Carolina Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole will be co-chairmen for the event, which is timed to coincide with the release of Mr. Helms’ long-anticipated memoir, “Here’s Where I Stand.”
“This is going to be huge,” one attendee says. “I think a lot of folks ? and not just conservatives ? will really look forward to this opportunity to properly honor Senator Helms and his rich legacy here in Washington. The fact that we’re able to do it to coincide with the release of his memoir is just icing on the cake.”
