EMILY's List Keeps it Classy, Boos Late Jesse Helms

Kay Hagan, the new Democratic senator from North Carolina, signaled the dawning age of bipartisanship Sunday as she spoke to the pro-choice women’s political group, EMILY’s List at an Inaugural Luncheon. The group was gathered to celebrate the wins of Democratic women in the Senate, House and governorships, but the group couldn’t help but indulge in a mean-spirited outburst for one of the nation’s most famous conservative leaders- Jesse Helms, the five-term Republican senator from North Carolina, who died this past summer after a long struggle with health complications such as cancer to heart problems. Hagan threw a juicy T-bone to the pack of pro-choice activists with her remarks:

Speaking at an abortion-rights women’s luncheon in Washington on Sunday, the Greensboro Democrat noted that she was taking the seat of former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, drawing boos from the audience.