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From: kurtzman@uscvax.UUCP (Stephen Kurtzman)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Jerry Falwell and Reagan
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 17:11:41 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 17:11:41 1985
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In article <1996@akgua.UUCP> rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob]) writes:
>
>While no particular fan of Mr Falwell, why is it that when his
>name appears in print it must be qualified by the adjectives
>"Right Wing, Fundamentalist Rev. Jerry Falwell" ?
>
>When we see Ted Kennedy's name printed it is "Senator Ted Kennedy."
>
>To be fair, why not "Left Wing, Liberal Senator Kennedy" ??

To be fair, I have never seen Falwell's name appear with the appelation
"Right Wing". But I don't doubt that it has since the phrase is equivalent
to "conservative".  I have seen him referred to as "conservative,
fundamentalist" -- both of which he is proud to be.  I have seen "Left Wing"
appear next to Kennedy's name. I have also seen "Liberal democrat". I have
even seen Kennedy referred to as a "socialist".

I don't think you are a very observant reader of the press.  Falwell is
usually referred to as Rev. Jerry Falwell. Kennedy is usually referred to as
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D. Mass.). Hey, to be fair, why don't they refer to
Falwell as Rev. Jerry Falwell (Baptist, Va.).