Hitchens on Falwell, via CNN

Christopher Hitchens tears into the hypocrisy of the late Jerry Falwell with Anderson Cooper.

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In all the recounting of Jerry Falwell's life, almost all of the focus has been on Falwell's 'religiously' motivated positions. But this ignores Falwell's first political activity: to defend the system of American apartheid known as segregation.

I had to replay the Hannity and Colmes interview a few times to catch what he said at the end but I think he summed Falwell up perfectly with one statement:

"If you gave Falwell an enema he would be buried in a matchbox"

Priceless. Hitchens should get tanked and go on Fox News every day.