aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Sunday, September 24, 2006

My sympathy’s for the devil

The good reverend says his off-the-cuff remarks were not intended to demonize the Democratic senator from New York:

The Rev. Jerry Falwell says a White House run by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would energize his base of religious conservatives even more than if the devil were the Democratic nominee.

“I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate,’’ Falwell told a private prayer breakfast. “Because nothing will energize my (constituency) like Hillary Clinton.’’

“If Lucifer ran, he wouldn’t,’’ Falwell added, drawing a roomful of laughs and cheers.

They should just keep on making her out to be the devil and when people see her in action and find out she’s not, the Falwell crowd won’t know what hit them.

LATER: Falwell’s not sorry, “No, I’ll be saying it over and over again.” Video.