Jerry Falwell

Just because Jerry Falwell is dead doesn't mean I'm obligated to weigh in, does it? I hope not — I'm not sure I can muster the energy, except to say that the only good thing about him I can think of is that he, like Pat Robertson, had lost much of his influence over the years. (Not that James Dobson and Tony Perkins are an improvement.)

Timothy Noah has a great roundup on Slate of the worst things Falwell ever said. Jon Keller shares some thoughts about what it was like to be David Brudnoy's producer at the peak of Falwell's influence.