# Jerry Falwell near death! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198 "2007-05-15T16:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/41 "2007-05-15T17:53:00Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Is that _the_ Godwin??? [/QUOTE] No. The Godwin quoted in the article’s name is Ron Godwin, _the_ Godwin is Mike Godwin, [who is currently a research fellow at Yale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Godwin). ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/42 "2007-05-15T17:55:09Z")
I’ll try to be heartbroken. I doubt I actually will be though. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/43 "2007-05-15T17:55:22Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Is that _the_ Godwin??? [/QUOTE] Missed it by that –\> \<– much; well, that much and 9 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/44 "2007-05-15T18:05:10Z")
I’m going to stick to the adage that if you can’t say something nice about the guy in the coffin… ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/45 "2007-05-15T18:10:13Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I’m going to stick to the adage that if you can’t say something nice about the guy in the coffin… [/QUOTE] …let **middleman** say it for you! I hope he died sucking coke off the hard cock of his tranny manwhore! ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/46 "2007-05-15T18:10:46Z")
Good riddance to bad rubbish. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/47 "2007-05-15T18:11:04Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I’m going to stick to the adage that if you can’t say something nice about the guy in the coffin… [/QUOTE] …Then go sit next to any number of people who were demeaned or fleeced by him and listen to what they have to say. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/48 "2007-05-15T18:12:16Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] …Then go sit next to any number of people who were demeaned or fleeced by him and listen to what they have to say. [/QUOTE] Not to worry. Phelps will shortly be posting a burning in hell watch. He’s often called Falwell a “fag enabler”. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/49 "2007-05-15T18:14:11Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I’m going to stick to the adage that if you can’t say something nice about the guy in the coffin… [/QUOTE] …fart loudly and apologize profusely… ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/50 "2007-05-15T18:17:32Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Not to worry. Phelps will shortly be posting a burning in hell watch. He’s often called Falwell a “fag enabler”. [/QUOTE] We can always hope the Phelps clan will picket Falwell’s funeral, where they will all be struck down by, I don’t know, something creatively painful. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/51 "2007-05-15T18:20:01Z")
[QUOTE=melondeca] We can always hope the Phelps clan will picket Falwell’s funeral, where they will all be struck down by, I don’t know, something creatively painful. [/QUOTE] Now _that_ would be funny! 😃 I’m sure he’ll picket the funeral. If it weren’t for the kids, I’d wish for a lightning strike or something. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/52 "2007-05-15T18:21:08Z")
I’m looking forward to _Countdown_ tonight. Olbermann will no doubt have something elegant and appropriate to say about it. ---
**Author:** ![Li\_l\_Pluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/53 "2007-05-15T18:21:56Z")
[QUOTE=middleman] …let **middleman** say it for you! I hope he died sucking coke off the hard cock of his tranny manwhore! [/QUOTE] Hey! You leave me out of this! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/54 "2007-05-15T18:22:20Z")
The [first public response](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQC22wZJzaw) from the entertainment community. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/55 "2007-05-15T18:26:33Z")
In his honor, I propose we retire the adjective “oleaginous”. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/56 "2007-05-15T18:27:43Z")
[QUOTE=middleman] …let **middleman** say it for you! I hope he died sucking coke off the hard cock of his tranny manwhore! [/QUOTE] We can only wish we all go like this. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/57 "2007-05-15T18:34:59Z")
If death comes in threes, I can only…wonder…who’s next. ---
**Author:** ![Li\_l\_Pluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/58 "2007-05-15T18:38:29Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] …Then go sit next to any number of people who were demeaned or fleeced by him and listen to what they have to say. [/QUOTE] Indeed. WTA (wanted to add): While I don’t rejoice at the passing of human beings, Jerry Falwell was a despicable human being, so, while I won’t be rejoicing, I shant be shedding any tears, either. What a shame to live one’s life in such a way that, when you die, decent people can’t bring themselves to say, “Damn, what a loss.” Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/59 "2007-05-15T18:39:21Z")
from the CNN story: > [@](#): > > “I had breakfast with him, and he was fine at breakfast,” Godwin said. “He went to his office, I went to mine and they found him unresponsive.” (emphasis mine) and this differed from his usual self, how? ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-falwell-near-death/404198/60 "2007-05-15T18:42:52Z")
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