Hitchens on Falwell, via CNN

By jfiore on May 16, 2007.

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

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You should see the video of him on Hannity and Colmes with Ralph "Abramov Faction" Reed.

It's hilarious.

Fred Phelps and crew are going to protest at the funeral.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273313,00.html

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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.

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