Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Hitchens slamms Fallwell's life

Hitchens slams Falwell’s life
christopherhitchens.jpg Hitchens joined Anderson Cooper last night on a shortened version of "AC360" to discuss the life of Jerry Falwell. Former Director of the Christian Coalition Ralph Reed was first up and as expected, praised Falwell…then came old Chris and he offered up an alternate perspective. Steve Benen documents some interesting moments of his life…
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HITCHENS: The empty life of this ugly little charlatan proves only one thing: that you can get away with the most extraordinary offenses to morality and to truth in this country if you will just get yourself called Reverend.

Who would, even at your network, have invited on such a little toad to tell us that the attacks of September the 11th were the result of our sinfulness and were God's punishment if they hadn't got some kind of clerical qualification?
People like that should be out in the street, shouting and hollering with a cardboard sign and
selling pencils from a cup.

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