...Let's get right to it. Rev. Jerry Falwell cashed in his chips earlier today and his demise inspired me to say a few words about the guy who just couldn't keep his mouth shut about anything. Kind of like his photo negative Jesse Jackson.
While the devil and God flip a quarter to see who will take the guy, let's take a look at some of his hijinks, bloopers and blunders that often times resulted in him going on CNN or FOX news to say a heartfelt, "I'm so sorry". Remember 9/11? While the buildings were still red hot and smoking, he went on television to say that Al-Quida shouldn't be held responsible. According to him, this was a longtime coming because God is angry at us for ruining everything in the Universe. He then went on a rant saying everything has become tainted due to gays and lesbians and rambled on to the point where when he was done, he managed to pick out just about everybody no matter of race, religion, or ethnicity. The next day, he was on again saying "I'm so sorry!" Next, when the Teletubbies became a hit in America, Rev. Falwell went on MSNBC to slam PBS for bringing homosexual characters into living rooms and programming children to be gay. Next day he was television again saying he's sorry about what he said (By the way, there was never any mention of what Teletubbies were however, his remarks didn't exactly help with long term success of the show). Going back to the 1980's when religion was more of a corporation rather than a church, Falwell warmed up to the infamous Jim and Tammy Fae Bakker. Kind of like a wolf in sheep's clothing, he managed to get chummy with the two and even gave his approval to the rising success of Bakkers' "Empire". Most noteworthy here is that Falwell promised the Bakkers that if their religious based theme park "Heritage USA" ever got done, he would be there at the opening. True to his word, Falwell was the first to plunge down the log flume. As a sidenote, when the Bakkers fell on hard times and were trying to hang on to the little bit that was left, Falwell turned on them and went on television again to say Jim Bakker is a homosexual. He was even said to have been behind the Bakker's troubles as a way to move in and take everything they had. Again, he later gave another heartfelt apology on television. In the end, the biggest story of them all was his battle against pornography which was a major part of the Woody Harrelson movie The People vs. Larry Flynt. Over the recent years, Falwell was still putting his foot in his mouth, and saying he's sorry the next day. Only one "sorry" and all was forgiven. A month later and Don Imus is still apologizing. What's wrong with this picture?
