Tuesday
May152007
Falwell Dies, Tinky Winky and Gays Everywhere Rejoice
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May 15, 2007 at 3:00 PM
May 15, 2007 at 3:00 PM 
Death is never a time to celebrate, but I think we should memorialize this recent passing by having a huge orgy!
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73."Sorry if my enthusiasm offends you, but remember, this is a man who said feminists, gays, lesbians, and the ACLU were partly responsible for 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
His exact words...
"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way—all of them who have tried to secularize America—I point the finger in their face and say you helped this happen."Falwell also...
- Supported racial segregation during the Civil Rights movement, saying, "I do question the sincerity of people like the Reverend Martin Luther King..."
- Supported the South African apartheid and opposed Nelson Mandela's release from prison.
- Called Ellen DeGeneres "Ellen Degenerate" when she announced she was a lesbian, and demanded that sponsors yank their advertising from her sitcom.
- Said "AIDS is the wrath of a just God against homosexuals."
- Announced the long-awaited "anti-christ" will be a Jewish man.
Reader Comments (5)
Jerry Falwell and Tinky Winky
NewsBusters http://newsbusters.org/node/12767
Posted by Michael M. Bates on May 15, 2007 - 15:29.
The passing of the Reverend Jerry Falwell will give those who opposed him in life an opportunity to criticize him again. A glimpse of what might be expected appeared in the McClatchy Washington Bureau's obituary today.
Mr. Falwell, it says, "once criticized the children's show 'The Teletubbies' because he thought one of the four colorful, non-human characters - Tinky Winky, the purple one with the red bag - might be gay."
That is inaccurate. In 1999, that Tinky Winky story did appear in a publication that the minister published, but an editor submitted it, not Jerry Falwell. Moreover, it was certainly not the first time that the character's sexual orientation was the subject of media speculation:
From Time magazine: “In the past five years, several movies, plays, tabloid shows and famous cross-dressers like RuPaul have moved from the fringes of gay culture to prime time. Even Teletubbies, a show for toddlers, features Tinky Winky, a boy who carries a red patent-leather purse.”
From People magazine: “Gay men have made the purse-toting Tinky Winky a camp icon.”
From the Washington Post: “Tinky Winky, the gay ‘Telletubby. . .'”
As a leader of the Religious Right, Reverend Falwell will be widely excoriated over the next few days. Not much will be made of the fact his church operated a home for unwed mothers, a facility for alcoholics and drug addicts, and an AIDS hospice.
May he rest in peace.
Glad to hear you're out of your funk. Glad to read more posts. You're such a funny, witty person, you make other people laugh and make their day a little better. You deserve good things coming your way, for putting good things out there .. unlike Jerry Falwell.
:)
Democrats everywhere, rent Jesus Camp immediately and be very afraid.
Bravo, Karyn!! You said it SO WELL--you put in words what i was thinking yesterday even though I felt evil for thinking it! Keep writing--you rock!
Bye bye "Falwell" da da da da da da duh. Bye Bye "Falwell"
"So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good bye."
The Hills are alive with the Sounds of Tinkie-Winkie...
*gleeful clapping & giggling*