Was shocked to tune into Crossfire this evening and find

[trayfoot]

that the "guest host" was the King of the Christian Taliban himself, Jerry Falwell. I have written the following letter to CNN and would ask that others flood their mailbox with reaction against the choice of Falwell:


Well, today was it for us, as regards viewing Crossfire. When Crossfire (CNN) puts a representative of the Christian Taliban on as a host (Jerry Falwell), then it is time to relegate Crossfire to the trash bin. And, how Carville could sit across from this false christian is beyond our ability to understand. What once was a quality show has sunk to a rank low that is not understandable. So, goodbye Crossfire - it was nice while it lasted.

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Guest HOST?!?

[karlrschneider]

7. Argh! That was MY reaction too! I assumed the phat phuck was a "guest"

(again)...we cancelled cable on 11/3 so I don't see this crap any more, and this shit confirms it. Jerry Foulball is the most disgusting piece of human feces in the USA. Or in the top 10 for sure. :grr:

[Scrooge]

2. I couldnt watch it

As soon as I saw that, I turned it off. Buh-bye tv for tonite. I dont even waste my energy on getting worked up over it anymore. Its just par for the course.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. PUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[liberalhistorian]

4. Do you have a link to

the email address? This is one Christian who is sick and damn tired of RW nutcases like Falwell and Robertson hijacking Christianity.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. CNN, Crossfire, [e-mail]

[trayfoot]

9. Here is the form

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?7

[classof56]

17. Glad to hear you say that!

True evangelicals need to take back their faith. I keep telling anyone who'll listen that I, as a Christian, do NOT want Robertson, Falwell, Dobson, D. James Kennedy and their crowd running my country or my life. Bush is bad enough!

[liberalhistorian]

22. About Dobson: I

saw a GREAT bumpersticker once, it said Focus on Your Own Damn Family! That's the way I feel with these smug, self-righteous holier-than-thou hateful fanatics!

[classof56]

33. Amen to that!

I wonder if these fanatics have a clue how they're turning people off to Christ's gospel. They really should be ashamed! Not to mention read their Bibles now and then!

Let us fight on!

[tbuddha]

5. This show is trash

I was so glad when Jon stewart dissed them. Tucker Carlson in a twerp too. Did anyone see how he talked to that lady from Canada?

[Somawas]

8. I watched it.

Falwell was a guest host. He said fairly little, actually. The guests debated more. I don't think much of CNN. They are not doing much these days that is not Admin approved. Kind of whoring for the access.

It was a worse shouting match than usual. Nothing of substance.

[ElectroPrincess]

10. Oh that's just SICK!!! I'm not going to watch that trash anymore :(

[Pacifist Patriot]

23. I never could tolerate it even with the regular hosts.

[WilliamPitt]

11. Egads. I'm awed that there are people who still think Crossfire

has been worth watching at all. As long as I can remember, that show and its network have been a festering ball of mung. Welcome to the light. Now shoot your television.

[tavalon]

32. Blessedly television free since I was 24

and that wasn't even close to yesterday. I do wish I could watch the daily show but it just isn't enough justification.

[Pirate Smile]

12. Falwell and Lynn Cheney have jumped in front of more cameras

since election day than anyone else. There are few people that elicit as strong a feeling of disgust as these two do.

:puke:

[buff2]

13. I won't watch those trashy shows anymore

Who wants to watch those lowlifes spewing their bigotry and hatred everyday? I've had enough of it...and refuse to watch it. I feel a lot cleaner and a lot better for it too.

[eleny]

14. Dr Wallis is the one they should have had

He was the one who was on MTP Sunday with Falwell, Sharpton and Land. Wallis was the only one who had a reasonable position. But Crossfire isn't a place for any meaningful discussion these days. It's degenerated to a shouting match or fast talkers forum. I miss it's original format.

[DireStrike]

15. Simple solution:

stop watching crossfire.

[trayfoot]

16. You're right

but I do think people should "ring their email chimes" about WHY we aren't watching anymore! To just stop and make no statement doesn't send a message.

[DireStrike]

21. Oh, absolutely.

Too late for me though.

[Mojambo]

18. Somewhere Jon Stewart is giggling uncontrollably n/t

[robcon]

19. I don't watch Crossfire often.

But I just don't understand those who won't watch because Fallwell was on. Watch or don't watch. Don't be afraid of watching because the devil was on the show.

[Kingshakabobo]

20. When is this f---ing big fat porker going to explode?

For Jesus sake, his skin has got to be screaming UNCLE.
Isn't gluttony a sin?

[Poiuyt]

31. Remember Mr. Creosote?

"Just a wafer thin mint?"

[AntiCoup2K4]

24. Crossfire hasn't been worth a shit since Pat Buchanan quit.

Say what you want about Pat's leanings, but at least he was a fair, intelligent host on that show. None of the clones - from the "new" Crossfire,to Hannity & Colmes or whatever - have figured that part out.

[Sparkly]

25. It says a lot about networks when they treat people like Falwell seriously

Same with Ann Coulter and too many others. Anybody who gives these people microphones is complicit in hatemongering.

[zulchzulu]

26. Hey, as long as Flawell represents the Right, I'm all for it

Flawell was such an embarrassment on MTP last Sunday that I think it's putting the Religious Reich playing right into our hands.

They will overreach and alienate more people than do damage. Let Flawell or the goofy ass Bauer get on these shows and represent the Right. It will piss off the moderate Repugs too.

[jimshoes]

27. Pictured here is a

con artist and a guy who played one in the movies.

[Ducks In A Row]

28. crossfire is a useless show on a useless network

avoid it at all costs

[RebelOne]

29. Bravo, Bravo!!! Great letter!! n/t

[w4rma]

30. *shrug* He's no worse than Novak. At least this show actually has a Dem

on it, unlike every single one of the rest on CNN. Imho, it's better to ignore Crossfire alltogether and go after the nutballs on the other shows on CNN that are worthless.

[Generator]

34. Note to DU: CNN is scum

When vill you listen to me?

[talk hard]

35. Too late. I stopped watching when Novak outed Plame.

I was outraged when Bob Novak vis-a-vis Karl Rove outed Valerie Plame and then had the audacity to defend himself on Crossfire.

The show is unswatchable.