Christopher Hitchens on Falwell's Demise

[rufusblabla]

look at all these religious fanboys acting big behind their computers. Religion is bullshit rest in piece hitchens

[ReturnOfTheJam]

Hitchens was an imbecile. He brought no good to the world. He advanced no new or profound arguments. He simply shouted angrily, hurling insult after insult. The world is much better now that he's ate shit and died.

If there is an afterlife, I sincerely hope Christopher Hitchens is burning in hell. Considering how alcohol-soaked his body must be from years of being a worthless alcoholic, I'm sure he'll burn quite nicely.

[GrandpappyLuke]

The dislike bar is as big as Falwell's brain was.

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[ThePregnancySlaves]

===✈ Religion/Spiritualism/philosop­­hy are of the human condition. People must reject, or at least quell, their animalistic/cannibalistic/athe­­istic/Darwinian leanings. Until we divorce ourselves from the fatalism, and ergo: barbarity, of the animal kingdom, perversions like atheism, and its situational ethics, will gain in popular support among the unread/unwashed masses of indelibly-tattooed -20-something nincompoops.

[zimtran007]

I like Hitch. He doesn't discriminate, he hates everybody, at least a little bit.

[Asparagusville]

With historical revisionist Hitchens: Perversity = Compassion. His desire for a planetary government founded & run by Luciferians & eugenicists won't be a family-friendly paradise.

[FlaviaR]

I am confused. If he hates Judaism so much (like he does any other religion - I am NOT claiming he's an antisemite!), why is he trying to get Israel to surrender to the ISLAMIC fanatics???

[pillowbugg]

Can't wait for Christopher's eulogy of Patty Robertson!

[prolefeedprocessor]

I love hitchens. I do. He tells it like it is. But the man has a real problem letting others finish sentences. Good thing AC is such a patient little cutie. He seems to actually understand that journalism is about the subject not the reporter.

[dee1974raz]

I love the way christopher hitchens minces his words. So good to hear someone so frank and honest.

[publicanimal9]

"I would doubt that he could read any long book"

Hitchens is a 24-carat gold legend!

[happychon]

"No, and I think it's a pity that there isn't a hell for him to go to." LOL. LOVES IT.

[bewarethelizards42]

I love, love, love this man. Love it.

Chaucerian fraud!

[iurak6868]

awesome

[njiancak]

Ahh, two of my favorite people: Anderson Cooper and Christopher Hitchens.

Good interview.

[nag73]

Little Toad, LOL

[Wulfrig]

pick pockets and fr :>

[lucidatheist]

Religion Poisons EVERYTHING.

Silly Xians, myths are for kids.

Great interview, selling pencils from a cup LOL

[cadermd]

When the ENGLISH language "talks" of RELIGION- my default "assumption" is the Religion called CHRIDTIANITY b/c Buddism is not a religion but a philosophy of life & Islam is not a religion in the "english" sense but a "Way Of Life" & Hinduism is an "ancient way of life" & NOT a religion in the "english" sense.

There is ONLY one "religion" & it is in the BIBLE & it is named "christianity". So KEEP AWAY from other "cultures" like Buddism, Hinduism, & Islam. Thank you.

[3SirCrimson3]

Chris Hitchens is my new hero. Thank you for publicly decrying this monster on public television. Just because he's dead now doesn't mean we should forget his horrible crimes against mankind.

[shockraid1]

Have fun sucking dead dick, Jerry!

[ILoveGoodFellas]

He was a horrible person.

[tigerdraft]

What a great interview!

[bfayer]

burn haha

[coszz]

Falwell is a grotesque animal, im glad he's burning in hell.

[Dumbell99]

If there is a Hell he is there.

[diogeron]

No, there isn't, but it's the thought that counts.

[1L0V3C1IT]

"such a little toad"

words of an intellectual oratory mastermind, drunken tit

go(while they're alive) pick up this arguement with the westboro baptists, Hitchens, Falwell can;t argue back

[singularization]

I too was glad that Jerry's dead, bloated carcass was found very uncerimoniously in the obscurity of his back office.. at least we didn't have to watch him bloviate over some long, sympathetic illness.. I do believe in the perpetuation of conciousness tho and hope he has discovered his homemade hell by now

[demliars]

Wow, how compassionate. We can see the love in your heart...

[singularization]

I align myself with no party.. just say it like it is. so does Chris Hitchens.. we need more people who have the audacity to say that. Falwell blamed the 911 horror on fellow citizens. His apology was as empty as it was calculated. You're much too smart for this.

[beerasaurus]

"Falwell should be treated as someone holding up a cardboard sign on the street shouting and selling pencils from a cup" ROFL

[juhd69]

Just look at how nervous Cooper is, this is more evidence of the unwelcome effect Dogmatism has, he says we like to welcome all different points of veiw here as if to say 'I'm sorry' for allowing a rational anti-religous veiwpoint on the air

[bluevaines]

hitchens simply thinks falwell was a crook but he realy has no idea listen to hitchens say "I think" every time he talks about falwell.atheists discredit falwell simply because he believed in God right?. Why can hitchens get rich by talking to people and writing books about his lies?what did falwell do that was so bad "besides your opinion"I want like physical evidence.

[GetMeThere1]

I re-watched this in order to listen to Hitchens say "I think" every time he talks about falwell. He didn't. I heard the phrase 3 times, and only one of those was vaguely related to an opinion about falwell's character or motives. In fact Hitchens clearly AVOIDS, or has no use for, "I think" as a crutch--as many less disciplined speakers use it.

You're a dissembler, bluevaines. You're full of crap!

[TCPHumanist]

bluevaines, for a start go to the Wikipedia page for Jerry Falwell, and go to the controversies section. <i>That's</i> the bad things that he did - and the evidence is right there in the citation footnotes.

[StephenHeaton]

He said homosexuality was wrong. That alone makes someone an idiot and hate worthy.

[Mondayn]

True stupidity at it's finest. What are you going to tell all those gay men and women out there that get sexually stimulated only by their same sex and not the opposite? Or what are you going to do with those dolphins, primates, and other animals that engage in homosexual activity? Another dissillusioned belief shot down by science.

[Mondayn]

I don't need to tear down your religion, it does it for you.

[bohemianwriter1]

@demliars

I'll tell you what: The Christian dogma is an abomination.

The mere existence of this xenophobic, homophobic foulmouth Jerry Falwell is an abomination.

His followers are the true evidence of evolution: they're the missing link between the Cro Magnon brain and mankind...

[Dumbell99]

Falwell is a disgusting charlatan. Its easy to help people claim to be good and cause so much damage in the process. This guy divided and demonized people for years. The divisions in America are in Large part because of men like him. If there is a hell I hope he is there because he gets no pity or remorse from me.

[tha2hander]

the truth shall set you free!!!

[ckad79]

He is 100% right about faith in America. It's ashame that people of faith support people of faith so blindly. It is truly what has ruin this country. People should be judged on who they are and not the t-shirt they wear.

[JGL53]

No, he makes Richard Dawkins look like a pussy cat. Hitchens speaks truth to christians, a.k.a., assholes. Kudos to him.

[Hez1337]

hahaha! Its so true, poor Dawkins is too nice

[Matt482942]

jesus christ! christopher hitchens makes richard dawkins look like a Saint

[manwithoutgod101]

I'm surprised that they let Hitchens talk that long. Anyway, good bye Falwell...YOU WON'T BE MISSED.

[bluevaines]

I dont get it, these churches and falwell dedicated time and effort to people who wanted to get help, drugs, alcahol,depresion,single moms,suicide,marraiges,homeles­s,what ever people wanted they tried to help and this piece of horse shit has nothing good to say?hitchens has no point in this video all hes saying is spite in dying christins faces even though they would help you if you were dying.

[alanshvetz]

1) Falwell did much more to help himself, than he ever did for others.

2) The bad things he said/did/supported more than eclipse the relatively minor good things he did. It's called good marketing. And you bought it.

[BolboxBane]

Hooray Hitchens!

[remyy1]

This guy is amazing!

[BanishedChildOfEve]

Hitchens has no class.

[LabRat3K]

I don't agree with a lot of what Hitchens says, but he is right about Falwell.

[BanishedChildOfEve]

What an unloving buffon Hitchens is!

[vonrking]

LOL. As opposed to the loving nature of the anti-semitic homophobe Falwell?

[icetitan17]

It's so refreshing to see someone not letting somebody else off the hook just because they are dead.

[fluteman999]

I'm so happy Falwell is finally dead.

[Dumbell99]

Pat Robertson needs to be next.

[pandaboy1010]

Hitchens is hilarious...love him.

[craposo]

Hitchens nails Falwell for what he was...a rich charlatan. I'm glad Falwell died. It made my friggin day.

[corneliusdean]

Hitchens nails this issue....dead on!!

[SaramagoNoChie]

britnicLUchic, I hope you understand that an objective outsider would have more rational opinions on Falwell than you--although I guess I don't know his personal life or exactly how we walked or his mannerisms. Falwell was a man who used his religious experiences for the sole purpose of building political support. He wanted theocracy, not unlike the terrorists that have shaken up America. And I do not believe I owe him any more respect than I do the aforementioned terrorists. Anyone with me?

[Groomachine]

It's official, Christopher Hitchens is god.

[Jdcrackers]

Falwell was a monster who was prejudice against many many people...He and Pat Robertson are Monsters!! GO HITCHENS!!

[idotvads]

Christopher Hitchens is a treasure. His comments about that slimy hateful charlatan, Jerry Falwell are spot on.

My mother told me, "Never speal ill of the dead." Jerry Falwell's dead... GOOD!!

[LITTLEDRUMMERBOY30]

A liberal network, a queer news host and an atheist rejoicing over a christian's death? Need I say more America?

[bocphet]

"A liberal network, a queer news host and an atheist rejoicing over a christian's death? Need I say more America?"

I am so glad I don't live in America. With opinions like this, it is no wonder I left! Americans are the stupidest people on the planet and they don't even realize it!

[LITTLEDRUMMERBOY30]

So people in Botswana or wherever the hell you defected to don't have similar opinions?

[bocphet]

Sadly, America is being duped by charlatan fascists and the majority of people seem to be too stupid or apathetic to fight it, which should concern anyone in the world due to America's hegemonic ambitions to control the world.

Sadly, what America does ultimately effects the world and its people are also being victimized by charlatan fascists like Falwell, O'Reilly, Bush, etc.

For the record, I am living in Australia now and I have lived in South Korea, Vietnam, Japan and Thailand.

[Sammeroo]

Farewell to a reckless man whose irresponsible public rants bred hatred and ill will in our country and the world. We're all better off without him.

[BetalTV]

Excellent!

[britnicLUchic]

i do know his family..have met them and spent time with him.. he actually cared about us and spent time w/us. He care alot about us students at liberty. and it is a REAL univeristy. im gettin my bachelor degree in PreMed. i wouldnt rather go anywhere else. We kno the truth here ya'l dont..so continue on w/ur foolishness! its all false and lies so in the end it dont matter. hes in Heaven being rewarded for standing up for God's Word.

[Brennboy]

Finally someone speaks out and tells America to wake up to the truth! Funny how no American had the guts to get on TV and do this! Although that's a bit unfair because I still believe the majority of Maericans aren't complete morons. Hitchens - I don't agree with a lot of what you write - but after this you are my hero!!

[scoreyourlife]

Is it proper to rejoice over a person's death? Absolutely, if the world is a better place because of their passing. Falwell was a vile man, who peddled fear and lies under the guise of christianity. A Tartuffe passing the plate for hate. I was always curious about his obsession over homosexuality. It seemed he never passed up an opportunity to discuss it. The straight men I know, who are truly comfortable with their sexuality, don't obsess over gays the way Falwell did.

[britnicLUchic]

He was not a vile man. Obviously like ive said..ya'l just kno the guy the media portrayed. Didnt kno who he truely was at heart. Us here at Liberty Saw the real him. He didnt obsess w/homosexuallity...he just stood up for what he believed and well that would be Gods word and the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. Yeah he sinned. no one is perfect. but as christians we recognize our sins and try to change.

[fatmeteor]

yeah, carte blanche to do whatever you want then ask a fictional character for forgiveness... Grow up, go to a real university and take responsibility for what you do, be it demonize homosexuals, feminists or people of different faith.

[2kull]

If you gave Falwell an enema you could bury him in a matchbox. Hitchens said this on Fox, LOL.

[archer1949]

I don't like Hitchens on most things, but he's right on about this grubby little theocratic nutjob.

[muscleboundhomo]

"NRAFOUREVER" sure does a good job representing his inbred brethren. The spelling and lack of basic education from that fucktard is HILARIOUS...yet tragic. I think he sums up his own people pretty accurately though.

[NRAFourever]

YOUR RONG! Plus you have to cuss to make your point, which shows STUPIDETY! Smarte people dont have to CUSS! Jesis was aginst it! Wayne LaPerrie does not cuss either! YOU LIB! Jesis gave us our rites to have guns, arm our familey against crimenales, protect our parking space, keep wife in line. Its in the CONSTIEITUION. GO NRA GO!

[LEATSLAN]

Thank you NRAForeskin, I have copied your home page so I can put your name on every blog and site I visit... yours is the best example of assbusting comedy I have seen in years.

A Christo-Fascist who can't spell "Jesus"... I couldn't have written it funnier myself.

lol

[demliars]

Yeah, since he's no doubt a lib trying to be funny. Very poor actor though

[theatheistlord]

Excellent! We need more people like Hitchens on prime time TV. Keep telling the truth man!

[demliars]

Truth? An atheist knows no truth.

[theatheistlord]

keep deluding yourself.

[demliars]

Will do!  Enjoy your life!

[ksim43]

Really? You know, atheists know that 2+2=4, Washington was the first president and a whole host of facts. Plus, atheists also believe that it is morally wrong to murder, lie, steal. In fact, religious hypocrites like Swaggart, Baker, and Haggard so many other frauds speak against "sin" and then commit the acts for which they condemn others. So the religious have no monopoly on truth.

[britnicLUchic]

How dare they talk to children like this? oh what u'd rather people tell em to DENY GOD? to believe there is no hell? to believe there is not heaven? to believe there are here just to live how they want! YEA OK SURE THING CHRIS! Life w/o God is pointless! and its a shame there IS A HELL! at least Jerry is up in Heaven..hopefully you relieze the truth b4 your time is up!

[WigTheSlick]

Instructing children to believe in hell (an aphysical plane of existence where you are posthumously tortured forever) is a form of mental abuse. If you think abusing children is a proper and moral way to conduct oneself then go ahead, it only makes it easier to argue with you theist nutcases.

[NRAFourever]

Only siners go to hell, so its okay to tell kids about it.  If they is good Christean gun owner , then no problem. Only if they are niger or Jew is there a problem. GO NRA GO!

[rpsmith1989]

Hahahaha! Hilarious.

[demliars]

What do you instruct them? Moral relativism? If you ever went to Church you'd realize Hell is hardly mentioned let alone dwelt on. It's usually the guilt ridden who dwell on it.

[rpsmith1989]

Heheheh. The religious nutjobs are showing up. Not surprising. I hope "britnicLUchic" enjoys the celestial totalitarian dictatorship she so desires, while the rest of us reasonable people are burning in hell.

[britnicLUchic]

Whatever...not a religious nutjob. I just kno who jerry was...if this hitchens guy were to die....i wouldnt critisize him and say hope hes enjoyin hell..i dont want anyone to go there.

[rpsmith1989]

It appears that britnicLUchic doesn't have the wit to even understand my comment, let alone respond to it. Not too surprising since she is a student at Falwell's Liberty University.

Is it true, incidentally, that the Liberty University museum has a dinosaur fossil that is labeled as being 3000 years old? I suppose the homeschoolers who attend this "university" really believe that. The same people who, as Lewis Black says, "watch the Flintstones as if it was a documentary."

[anticonsumer]

hitchens is right on the money on this one.

[JiveDadson]

You tell'em, Chris!

[pd204]

fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TCall2004]

I do not exult in Falwell's death but I will shed no tears at his passing. He was not a nice person.

I'm one of these feminists that he says caused 9-11-01.

[reggaeirie1234]

Exactly.. it is a pity there is not a hell for him to go to.

[TCall2004]

Do you mean none for Hitchens?

You don't think Falwell went to heaven, do you? Modern Day Pharisee that he was?

[reggaeirie1234]

Well there is no hell or heaven. But I meant for Falwell. It is indeed a pity there is no hell for him to rot in.

[britnicLUchic]

Its a pity there is a hell you people will go to if you keep thinkin like this...God gives you chances and obviously makes it obvious what the truth is...no one wants to face it tho. just wana live their own life.

[demliars]

And what disgusting lives they must be. What kind of person enjoys the bashing of a deadman? hitchens himself doesn't even seem to be enjoying it.

[NRAFourever]

YEA YOUR RITE! Athiests are HORIBLE! Christeans would never make fun of them after theier dead! We only make fun of them while were killing them, then prey for there soul ! GO NR A GO!

[demliars]

Government schools strike again...

[LEATSLAN]

It would be grossly ignorant and dangerous not to tell the truth about Falwell's real "legacy".... i.e. American Christo-Fascism. He has done more harm to the US than anyone I can think of in the last century

[britnicLUchic]

yea thats FALSE! nice try tho. have u met him? have u been to Liberty University? do u kno the things hes done BESIDES the dumb political comments hes made? have u met his family? do u REALLY Know anything bout him...HM GUESS NOT!...which is sad cuz he was a great, Godly, loving Guy and no one who never TRUELY new him..not than portrayed through the media will never know...unless u make it to heaven

[dgumbrecht]

You don't get it. Hitchens' take on this has nothing to do with enjoying anyone's death. His point is that this man was no saint and the absurd outpouring of grief for this bible-thumping crook, simply because he was thumping a bible. People of made of much better stuff than Jerry Falwell die every day.

[demliars]

I must have missed the state funeral. Very few people as good as Falwell die ever. He made Christians stand up for what they believe and quit taking this secular shit we wade through everyday.

He never said he was a saint. You non-believers somehow think all Christians have to be Christ himself else the religion is a lie.

You just don't won't anyone pointing out your perversions.

[archgin74]

Yes, we must stand up for our religious beliefs but not to the point of arrogance and bigotry. It simply defeats that very message that Christ wants us to do.

[demliars]

Absolutely. It begs the question though, "why do non believers apologize when caught in adultry etc."?

I mean, do they even think about it? If you have no basis in Christ, no recognition of moral standards, what makes you feel "bad" or like you need to apologize?

[archgin74]

Simple. All of us believe in something. Even when they say "I believe in nothing" it's the same thing. That belief creates laws and morals which sometimes we can identify with even they are from different source.

[demliars]

True, but why would a Christian be houded by the press for the same offense an agnostic gets away with? Take the mayor of San Fran for example. He was contrite. The press felt sorry for him.

[archgin74]

If you believe in the christian faith, these must not alarm you. instead look at it as a means to strengthen your faith. christianity is not a walk in a park. good day.

[archgin74]

There are people who are atheist but believe in the dignity of the humanity. Some don't. Many Buddhist don't believe in God but they have values that sometimes we "Christians" can be really ashamed of ourselves. And they don't even have Christ as their reference.

[ninjanerd8]

Just because you're not a christian doesn't mean you have no sense of morality. There has never, in the history of the planet, been a civilization in which theft, for example, was considered acceptable.

[demliars]

"Civilization" being the key word though ninjanerd8. Morals come from God. Man is from God. Animals respect nor expect any rights or behavior.

[ninjanerd8]

My point was that man is an inherently moral animal as every single civilization has proved. I was saying this in response to your implication that only Christians are capable of morality (hence your confusion about non-believers who feel bad about commiting adultery)

[archgin74]

Although my views and morals can be regarded as a conservative christian, I do not agree with the manner those values are taught and expressed.

[NRAFourever]

YOUR RITE! Those STUPIDE LIBS dont know NOTHING! JEsis will show them whats what! GO NRA GO!

[fatmeteor]

NRAforever--- wow, what a moron. Britnicwhatever, I infer from your implication that you have met him, know his family and know a lot about Falwell (why else would you venture to comment on him?) If he was as godly as you desire to be, then you would be stoking the fires of hell, if there was one.

[jeremyemilio]

Chris Hitchens and Jerry Falwell deserve one another; one a fundamentalist evangelical Christian, the other a fundamentalist evangelical atheist, they're two sides of the same coin: a pair of radical, fanatical, intolerant and, yes, "horrible little [people]."

[homertalk]

Islam is Evil

[TCall2004]

Christian fundies, Islamic fundies, Jewish fundies.

Same bullshit song, different orchestras. It's all crap!

[jeremyemilio]

Athiest fundies...

[LEATSLAN]

Sorry jerry, but there is no such thing as an atheist "fundie"... we have no "book" whose every word we must believe and accept as the word of a "God"... you'll probably say "Darwin's book" thus showing your ignorance of the fact that for 150 years, scientists have been trying to knock down the theory of Evolution without succeeding.

NEXT!

[jeremyemilio]

Funny, it seems I've heard similar arguments before. One might go so far as to say that this is FUNDEMENTAL atheist ideology. Face it, whether the prevailing episteme happens to be Christianity or Atheism, as Derrida's theory of logocentrism makes clear, there will always be a transcendental signified at work. By the way, I'm not a moron, but thanks for the lecture on Origen of Species.

[delaforgue]

You are clearly a moron if you bring up that fraud Derrida.

[jeremyemilio]

You are a poopy head.

[SigLNY]

God Bless (well, not really of course) Christopher Hitchens for using the phrase "Chaucerian Frauds" on national Amercian television! A perfect antidote to the self-serving chorus of sycophants and milque-toast apologists commenting on TV about Falwell's "legacy".

[dgumbrecht]

My favoreite line as well. I also liked "how dare they raise money from credulous on their huckster-like Elmer Gantry radio stations". Pure genius. Now I'll go back to the other 70% of the time where I disagree with Hitchens.

[baronmorris]

ditto. too often lately I am disappointed when he opens his mouth. but it sure is refreshing when he is on target. so wry. I dig.

[bmmcardle]

Thank you Mr. Hitchens!

[qwerty4197]

brett keane just got owned

[JudeBennett]

Falwell was a Christian terrorist and a failed human being, he deserved no respect or sympathy in life and certainly will get none from me in death. The only thing about his death that upsets me is that he wasn't mired in scandal and that he wasn't ripped apart by wild dogs.

[baronmorris]

shit yeah

[watchme1953]

as much as i would like to disagree with mr hitchens.i cant on this one he is right on the button

[homeopt]

I love Chris Hitchens

[midlantica]

Thank you Christopher.