Posted on October 16, 2002 by Scott Johnson

I am struck this morning

I am struck this morning by the contrast between Tony Blankley and Jay Nordlinger on the most recent Jerry Falwell flap. In an interview aired on 60 Minutes, Falwell described the prophet Mohammed as a terrorist.
In his weekly Washington Times column, Tony Blankley condemns Falwell’s statement as “idiotic and repulsive,” and blames Falwell for the death of five individuals who perished during a Hindu/Muslim riot protesting Falwell’s statement. Blankley particularly condemns Falwell’s imprudence. The column is headlined “Falwell’s fatal words.”
On the other hand, in his Impromptus column in National Review Online this morning, Nordlinger notes the Iranian response to Falwell’s interview: “The Iranian government

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