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Jerry Falwell, Unintentional Free Speech Hero
Let's take a short break from the Jerry Falwell posthumous pile-on to remember the one thing we can thank him for. As Hustler publisher and Falwell foe-turned-amicable sparring partner Larry Flynt pointed out yesterday:
The most important result of our relationship was the landmark decision from the Supreme Court that made parody protected speech, and the fact that much of what we see on television and hear on the radio today is a direct result of my having won that now famous case which Falwell played such an important role in.
Flynt's referring to the 1987 libel lawsuit the reverend filed after Hustler ran a spoof ad in which Falwell described having sex with his mother while "drunk off our God-fearing asses." The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of Flynt, upholding our First Amendment right to take the piss out of public figures. Amen to that! Now we return to the blowhard-bashing already in progress.
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Falwell was fat, the continuing sin of gluttony. See this what happens to fat people. They die early. See fat man die, learn to be vegetarian.
Lucy, you are such a pain! Who cares about your vegetarian convictions in a political blog? I mean, go write in the websites dedicated to anorexia and bullimia, maybe you will be better understood there! Here, the subject matter is a little different and if your brain programming doesn't allow a change of tune, then turn the radio in your head off!
Thank you!
Posted by: Marcela Wagner on 05/16/07 at 1:36 PM Respond
Uh, it's spelled "Flynt," not "Flint." You spelled it wrong three times. Now I remember why I don't read the "alternative media" more often--you guys have apparently found "alternatives" to basic editing and fact-checking.
Posted by: Keith on 05/16/07 at 8:36 PM Respond
wow, good one, keith! that's exactly what i look for in my news sources, too -- the correct spelling of pornographer's names. take that, motherjones!
Posted by: nmc on 05/16/07 at 9:04 PM Respond
Keith has a point; you should hire Ann Coulter to do fact-checking for you. Or maybe Bill O'Reilly is available.
Posted by: dAVEd on 05/17/07 at 4:17 AM Respond
Nice catch, Keith. Good thing I didn't have to try to spell "Guccione."
Posted by: Dave Gilson on 05/17/07 at 9:11 AM Respond
Y'all must not have the new "fact-checker" plug-in installed for your browsers. It works like spell-check, just press the button and it verifies the accuracy of your article. It's part of the Journalism Made EZ Suite of applications.
Posted by: Deacon on 05/17/07 at 10:23 AM Respond
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Posted by: Lucy Lu on 05/16/07 at 12:27 PM Respond