The Reverend Jerry Falwell says that an earlier comparison he made between Senator Hillary Clinton and "Lucifer" was a "joke." During the Value Voters Conference, Reverend Falwell had said, "I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate... I hope that she's the candidate, because nothing will energize my (constituency) like Hillary Clinton. If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't."
In a phone interview with the Associated Press, Falwell played down his inflammatory comment. Fallwell said, "The statement about, 'she would be a better candidate than Lucifer' was totally tongue-in-cheek and totally meant as a joke and everybody knew in the building and laughed accordingly."
Senator Clinton may doubt the sincerity of Falwell claim that his comments were a 'joke.' Clinton's press secretary says, "a new low has been reached in demonizing political opponents."
The Reverend Jerry Falwell says that an earlier comparison he made between Senator Hillary Clinton and "Lucifer" was a "joke." During the Value Voters Conference, Reverend Falwell had said, "I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate... I hope that she's the candidate, because nothing will energize my (constituency) like Hillary Clinton. If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't."