May 17, 2007

The Pagans, the Abortionists, and the Feminists and the Gays and Lesbians Rejoice

I was going to write my next column as an anti-obit of Jerry Falwell. But honestly, I don't know that I can top Christopher Hitchens:

The discovery of the carcass of Jerry Falwell on the floor of an obscure office in Virginia has almost zero significance, except perhaps for two categories of the species labeled "credulous idiot." The first such category consists of those who expected Falwell (and themselves) to be bodily raptured out of the biosphere and assumed into the heavens, leaving pilotless planes and driverless trucks and taxis to crash with their innocent victims as collateral damage... The second such category is of slightly more importance, because it consists of the editors, producers, publicists, and a host of other media riffraff who allowed Falwell to prove, almost every week, that there is no vileness that cannot be freely uttered by a man whose name is prefaced with the word Reverend. Try this: Call a TV station and tell them that you know the Antichrist is already on earth and is an adult Jewish male. See how far you get. Then try the same thing and add that you are the Rev. Jim-Bob Vermin. "Why, Reverend, come right on the show!" What a fool Don Imus was. If he had paid the paltry few bucks to make himself a certified clergyman, he could be jeering and sneering to the present hour.
No, Falwell won't be missed.

UPDATE: Hitch vs. Hannity, and Ralph Reed:

Nothing better than Hitch mentioning Jack Abramoff every time Reed tried to speak.

Posted by Stephen Silver at May 17, 2007 04:03 PM
Comments

I'm considering converting my Dawkins shrine into a Hitchens shrine.

Posted by: Tainted Bill at May 17, 2007 06:49 PM

Yes, the words "carcass" ever so perfectly sums it up. Tip of the Hat to Christopher Hitchens.

Posted by: Brian at May 21, 2007 10:47 PM
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