Maher on Falwell: ‘Death Isn’t Always Sad’

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2007 Bill Maher celebrates the passing of an intolerant icon: "Now I know you're not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but I think we can make an exception, because speaking ill of the dead was kind of Jerry Falwell's hobby." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Memoriam

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Hitchens’ Fiery Send-Off for Falwell

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2007 Based on his comments to CNN's Anderson Cooper on the day of the Rev. Jerry Falwell's death, it looks like author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens (pictured) will have to wait a while to be invited back into President Bush's inner circle. Hitchens channeled his disdain for religion and for Falwell into one scathing send-off on Cooper's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Falwell Dies at 73

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2007 The Rev. Jerry Falwell -- televangelist, Moral Majority founder and head of Liberty University -- was found unresponsive in his office on campus Tuesday morning and pronounced dead shortly thereafter of heart failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Slim Pickings for Christian Right

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2007 The Rev. Jerry Falwell held a hush-hush summit earlier this month with other conservative Republicans from the Council for National Policy to discuss the 2008 presidential race. The exclusive group is facing a status downgrade when the Bush years end and can't find anyone in the lineup of candidates who clearly fits the council's bill. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2007 This week our selection of Truthdig-flavored videos contains a hysterical satire of Bush's State of the Union speech and two revealing then-and-now comparisons: one of John McCain's hypocrisies and one of Bush's rhetorical parallels between Iraq and Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robertson and Falwell Get Left Behind

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 This cute, quick clip from "The Family Guy" envisions your favorite "agents of intolerance," Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, as the only two humans left on Earth after the Rapture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John McCain, Former Maverick

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Now the Arizona senator says it's "an honor" to speak at the college of Jerry Falwell's, the same man he once called an "agent of intolerance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain the Captive

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Russert Grills McCain on his Hard-Right Stances

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2006 The Arizona senator tries (and fails) to explain why he's voting for tax cuts for the wealthy that he once opposed. He also lamely tries to explain his newfound embrace of Jerry Falwell, the man he once called "an agent of intolerance." (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Norman Lear: ‘Bring Them to Their Knees’

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 The legendary TV producer discusses our threatened Constitution, the hypocrisy of the Christian right, the strange ethics of "The Sopranos," and why he still sees himself as an "unaffiliated groper." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )