Brave NC Employee refuses to fly flag in honor of Jesse Helms!

[LiberalinNC]

RALEIGH, NC -- A longtime state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to half-staff to honor former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms.

Gov. Mike Easley had ordered all U.S. and state flags lowered after Helms died July 4. But L.F. Eason III told his staff to ignore the directive at the state Standards Laboratory in Raleigh.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Eason said he didn't think it was appropriate to lower the flags because of Helms' "doctrine of negativity, hate, and prejudice." Eason said Helms "voted against or blocked every civil right issue" that came before Congress.

Link: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6254098

As a state employee myself....BRAVO MR. EASON!!! I am so proud of him.

[tekisui]

1. Moutaineers settled this land down South

because they sought freedom and couldn't be told what to do. That spirit is alive in Mr. Eason!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. I am proud to be a North Carolinian today, Mr. Eason III.

:patriot: It's because of people like Mr. Helms who occupied our senate seat for so many years that we're thought of as anything less than the wonderfully changing state that North Carolina is.

[blossomstar]

3. Bravo Mr. Eason!

Now that's a man NC can be proud of!

[Triana]

4. GOOD for Mr. Eason! I'm very proud of him. n/t