If your niece has a "dipper", she might be your nephew... I'd get that looked at ;)

The man? Glad we won't be hearing any more crap from him. Not in a "Damn, crack open a bottle of wine" way... more like a "Cool, I don't have to do laundry this weekend" kinda way. Won't miss him. Didn't spend any time thinking about him anyway, except when forced. I wrote that guy off back in college when I believed.

Celebrations? Ick! What kind of society are we becoming?

Well, as ridiculous as the Ozians were portrayed in "Wicked" for their ding-dong celebrations ... I rather lean towards "The Wizard of Oz" where those who were harmed or oppressed by the Wicked Witch of the East were rightful (not to mention entertaining) in breaking out into song and dance to rejoice at her demise.


As a gay man, a liberal, a secularist and a feminist ... a hearty chorus of "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" is exactly the dance I'm going to do .... but I'll stop short of doing it on the man's grave, marring his funeral rights, or dancing in the face of grieving loved ones.

Here on the LoT, though, I don't imagine much love lost at the loss of Jerry Fallwell ... and he does not deserve to fall well, but far.





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No hatred here. While I didn't like his tactics, He had just as much right to speak his mind as we do here. Even Larry Flint and him had an admiration for one another. (they would often travel and debate at colleges).

"The Reverend Jerry Falwell and I were arch enemies for fifteen years. We became involved in a lawsuit concerning First Amendment rights and Hustler magazine. Without question, this was my most important battle – the l988 Hustler Magazine, Inc., v. Jerry Falwell case, where after millions of dollars and much deliberation, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in my favor.

My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics about them that you like. Jerry Falwell was a perfect example of that. I hated everything he stood for, but after meeting him in person, years after the trial, Jerry Falwell and I became good friends. He would visit me in

California and we would debate together on college campuses. I always appreciated his sincerity even though I knew what he was selling and he knew what I was selling.

The most important result of our relationship was the landmark decision from the Supreme Court that made parody protected speech, and the fact that much of what we see on television and hear on the radio today is a direct result of my having won that now famous case which Falwell played such an important role in."Source: accesshollywood.com

I like the quote in bold.

Honestly, I have not thought of Falwell in years, neither alive nor dead. While he did nothing for me, and even frustrated me with his views at times, he definitely touched many lives and enriched them.

R.I.P Jerry only you know if you were right.

I heard on the radio this morning the Phelps clan is planning on protesting at Falwell’s funeral… :rolleyes:

I hope the motorcycle guys sit this one out.

Christopher Hitchens talks Falwell with Hannity, Colmes and Reed


http://youtube.com/watch?v=doKkOSMaTk4

Is this thread still going?

Falwell's death is like, SO last Tuesday.

That would put Falwell in Hell for nearly 48 hours. I wonder if he is still going through orientation?