Hell just froze over. Jerry Falwell Has Gay Epiphany

[William769]

Lynchburg, Virginia) The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who once blamed gays and feminists for 9-11, now says he supports basic civil rights for gays and lesbians - but with conditions.

In an MSNBC interview Falwell was asked by conservative host Tucker Carlson about complaints from the religious right that gays are always asking for special rights.

''Falwell responded, “Well, housing and employment are not special rights. I think - I think the right to live somewhere and to live where you please or to work where you please, as long as you’re not bothering anybody else, is a basic right, not a - not a special right.”

He repeated the remarks Thursday in an interview with the Lynchburg, Virginia News & Advance.

“I have always believed that all Americans should have basic human rights,” Falwell told the paper. “I’ve made it clear that I don’t consider the right to fair housing or employment a conservative or liberal value. Those are American values.”

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/082605falwell.htm

I never thought I would see this day.

[stepnw1f]

1. I Don't Buy It (nt)

[bluestateguy]

2. Good for him

But that's all the praise he should get, and that's all that he deserves.

[Sanity Claws]

3. Hell has frozen over

Makes you wonder what is going on. Do you think the Repugs realize how much trouble they're in and are trying to get some more support? They know their of base of religious fundies won't go democratic.

[Jara sang]

4. Ummmm... isn't he basically saying...

"Hey, a least we're not rounding them up and putting them in concentration camps, at least we aren't doing that." That is my take on what he was saying.

[damntexdem]

6. Oh, I don't know:

maybe that was what he meant by 'housing.' ;-)

[damntexdem]

5. Oh, darn, it's "just" about housing and employment.

I wanted to hear about the gay orgies he would henceforth be holding in Lynchburg. ;-)

Well, actually, I suppose we're all better off not imagining any type of orgy involving Jerry. Ew, yech, as they say!

[Old and In the Way]

7. He's gottem pretty much all the mileage he can from the issue.

Time to help defuse the issue with the religious right to make it easier for the Republicans in 2006. I'd be very skeptical about the politics behind this epiphany.

[Inspired]

8. A ploy to take heat off of fundies

due to Robertson's ignorance.

[Deja Q]

9. Impressive. I hope corporate CEOs are listening. Especially Carly Fiorina.

[TaleWgnDg]

10. Why Carly Fiorina? n/t

[Brian_Expat]

14. Ms. Fiorina hasn't been a CEO for months. n/t

[bumblebee1]

11. look out your window

You may see some flying pigs.

[kweerwolf]

12. If Falwell's epiphany is gay ...

... should we 'out' him? :evilgrin:

[Siyahamba]

13. Getting married is "not bothering anybody else" either.

[WhollyHeretic]

15. Very odd. With him there has to be another angle, he's just too steeped

in ignorance. Maybe he sees himself losing ground and wants to use this to strengthen his anti-marriage argument and say look I don't hate gays I just want to protect marriage. Like the old republican line of "I've got lots of black friends." Many bigots always try to pretend they have a different more benign motivation for their hateful actions.

Maybe he was visited by three ghosts last night but until I see him bringing some Christmas presents down to a gay pride parade I don't think I'll believe Scrooge's transformation.