Falwell's Thanksgiving message: "I thank God" for Hannity, Limbaugh, FOX,

[MatrixEscape]

Anybody catch this one:

From Falwell's November 21 televised sermon, broadcast from his Thomas Road Baptist Church:

Let me talk to you about five good things of late ... for which this week I hope you and your family around your Thanksgiving table will praise the Lord. ... No. 5: America has alternative news media and is no longer held hostage by the major print and broadcast media. I remember a day when ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and the major print media controlled all the news flow to the American people and we found ourselves getting warped and distorted news. I thank God now in the 21st century for talk radio, that three hours a day people like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and hundreds of others are telling the truth of what really is going on. I thank God for FOX News Channel . I thank God for the Internet bloggers and the news producers like NewsMax.com, WorldNetDaily.com, even The Drudge Report.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200411240002

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Some of us keep saying ITS THE MEDIA.

I mean, as a core issue in the problem that Democrats keep trying to blame themselves for, (this failure, that mistake). I am sure the Party could improve and strengthen its message, but without an honest soapbox, it is a lesson in futility.

I think Rev. Falwell has underscored the problem and I would consider him a litmus test. If he is thankful for the sources mentioned, they become questionable.

Call it a media crisis, if you will. You cannot have a Democracy if your news and information is biased propaganda.

[King Coal]

1. Jerry Falwell had better hope there is not a God.

[breadandwine]

14. We must march against Fox and the rigged election.

Not talk. Action. STREET action. Action in the STREETS. Huge public protest. A joint protest against the rigged election and Fox right in front of Fox World Headquarters in New York with the chant, “Rupert Murdoch, tell the truth! Fascists rigged the voting booth!” Fox is headquartered in mid-Manhattan on the SECOND floor. We’re going to be right outside their windows by the thousands screaming our guts out where they can hear us. Bad vibrations? Too bad studio soundproofing isn’t perfect. We must deny them legitimacy at all costs. Bush didn’t win. His election is a fake. Vast numbers of Americans still don’t know this because Bush shills like Fox cover it up. Fox must be targeted. Their headquarters are in New York. The other papers and media in New York will cover this protest because they all hate Fox’s living guts in New York. See this blog:

A Call To March On Fox
For refusing to tell the truth about the rigged election! —

http://acalltomarchonfox.blogspot.com/

Read it. Read it all. Contact the blogger there to get involved.

Go to this thread and participate in the discussion — A call to march against the rigged election — includes extensive discussion about the planned march on Fox/rigged election:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2688242

Add your comments there, keep that thread kicked. There’s going to be a huge march in New York combining protest against the rigged election and the Bush shills like Fox who cover it up, a double whammy. After that, the cat will be out of the bag and Bush will have lost legitimacy.

Why is that important? Because legitimacy is essential for de facto power. Official or “de jure” power is not enough for a leader to maintain control. He has to also have the INTANGIBLES of legitimacy — de facto authority. That’s why presidents can become lame ducks in their second term. Bush must be denied LEGITIMACY. His whole presidency must be publicly DELEGITIMIZED. People in other countries will hear about the march too. This will add to his difficulties diplomatically overseas. To deny legitimacy we must march against the rigged election.

Where? At the number one shill covering it up — Fox. Fox Headquarters in New York. Fox may or may not admit we are in front of their New York offices but the other New York news organizations will because they hate Fox. See the above blog for full details on that and the whole march plan. See and post on the above thread to get involved. Keep that thread kicked.

[ilife]

2. dang, he didn't mention GlobalFreePress.com

http://GlobalFreePress.com

thank GORE he 'invented' the INTERNETs :evilgrin:

[GOPFighter]

3. Ha

He's preaching to the choir! The only people who watch his TV program are his fundy freepers.

Falwell is to Christianity as pig latin is to language!

[MatrixEscape]

6. Ah, last I read ...

Those religious shows have rather large audiences. I think Robertson get's higher ratings, in numbers, than CNN, for instance.

Don't assume that they are all that inconsequential anymore.

[central scrutinizer]

16. they also like to watch the family programming on Fox

Those wholesome family programs like "Temptation Island" and "Wife Swap", "OC". I am sure Falwell really, really likes Murdoch's flagship newspaper, The Sun of London, especially page3.com (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

[Jack The Tab]

4. Oh man. Just another in a long list of reasons he is NO man of God..

Openly shilling for broadcast entertainers? This is like the lowest of the low. Does he ever actually preach the gospels of Jesus?

[asjr]

7. He is no Christian no matter what he says. He wants to be God, but

first he will have to tangle with Shrub who thinks he is God.

[Walt Starr]

5. Falwell is a Radical Cleric of the Christofascist movement

His ilk would make the Taliban regime seem moderate by comparison if they had their way.

[The Night Owl]

8. Remember: Falwell is to be addressed as Radical Cleric Falwell

We have to get that title out there.

[MatrixEscape]

10. Do you think ...

they will do the beards once they are officially installed?

[The Night Owl]

11. No, but expect radical clerics to don some kind of military garb.

Onward Christian Soldiers.

[BurtWorm]

9. God's message to Falwell: Shadddaap already!

[chicagiana]

12. I'll thank god ...

The day Falwell dies of a heart attack and is fricaseed in hell with his own fat!!!

[Killarney]

13. You're 100% right. It's a media crisis.

[journalist3072]

15. This Is What I Thank God For...

The scripture in St. Matthew, 7: 21-23 that says:

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work inequity."

I hope Rev. Falwells takes heed.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

17. i thank the lord for draft-dodging, ass-cysted, racist, dug-abusing felons

jerry really is a man of god, you know

[Quill Pen]

18. If Falwell likes to mix politics with his churchin'...

...sounds like it's about time he and his ministry paid taxes just like any other political org.

Getting political? Fine, you're no longer a tax-exempt religious group. Pay up.

[Bake]

19. I repeat: Falwell needs to "meet Jesus." Soon.

Face to face, so to speak.

Bake

[Guarionex]

20. I want to be there...

when God sentences Falwell to an eternity of him tossing the salad of all the people he condemned in life.

Would be fitting..."I prefer...syrrup..." - hahahahaha

That shit should be on Pay Per View.

[Tsiyu]

21. Falwell is going DOWN

If there is a god, that man is in deep doo-doo, as are the fools whose names he mentioned. I mean, giving thanks to God for an Oxycontin addict? HELLO?

[ourbluenation]

22. If he gets any more political, the IRS

better take away his churchy tax exempt status prrrrronto! Let's write our congress folks to urge the IRS to investigate his political connections. Waddya say?

JTT

[CatholicEdHead]

23. Not going to happen

The Republicans would rather get rid of the IRS first rather than crack down on Falwell. Karl Rove says so.