So Falwell stands by his incredibly offensive comments blaming gays and other liberals for September 11, he's getting a VIP pass to the GOP Convention, and he appears to talk a lot with the president. Why does this man continue to be embraced by the Bush White House?
SF Chronicle:
Falwell, the founder of the Moral Majority and a veteran in conservative evangelical politics, will be at the convention.
"I'm in New York right now," he said in a phone interview with The Chronicle on Thursday afternoon. "I have V.I.P. credentials, and I will be there.'' ....
Falwell said God was especially upset with pagans, abortionists, feminists, homosexuals, the American Civil Liberties Union and the People for the American Way, a liberal watchdog group.
In his interview Thursday, Falwell said he still stands by that statement, but wishes he had added "the sleeping church" to the list of responsible parties....
[Falwell] insists that he remains close to President Bush.
"We've talked many times,'' Falwell said. "I've had many photo ops with the president.''
"Listen,'' he added, "I've been doing this for 50 years, and I don't know of any president who is more beloved by conservative evangelicals than President Bush.''
