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TheBlackAdder

(28,205 posts)
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:25 PM Aug 2020

Jerry Falwell Jr. Posted -- Then Deleted -- a Bizarre 'Vacation Photo' From Instagram

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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. posted — and then apparently deleted — a bizarre Instagram post in which he appeared with his shirt hiked up and his pants unzipped, standing next to a woman identified as a “friend.” In the caption, Falwell wrote the drink he was holding was “just black water” and a “prop only.”

The post was captured by Houston Chronicle reporter Robert Downen before it was deleted. The caption says that “Lots of good friends visited us on the yacht.”
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In the hours after the screenshot of the photo was posted, Falkirk Center fellow Malachi O’Brien tweeted that the photo was “not President Falwell.” The Falkirk Center is the conservative thinktank Falwell started in partnership with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. O’Brien deleted that tweet and posted an update, confirming “it was Jerry.”

O’Brien also said that the photo in question was “taken out of context of the other photos w/ it.”

“What it was was being used to imply is ungodly & seems to have been posted out of context for that reason,” O’Brien tweeted.

Give Me Liberty-Post Grad
@People_Of_LU
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Imagine posting this while living on the dorms.

This would have been at least one required meeting with the office of student leadership or Resident Director

I’m not for legalism, but I do think we should keep figureheads accountable for how they represent their community





More at the jump:
https://relevantmagazine.com/current/jerry-falwell-jr-posted-then-deleted-a-bizarre-vacation-photo-from-instagram



Rum can really fuck someone up.

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Jerry Falwell Jr. Posted -- Then Deleted -- a Bizarre 'Vacation Photo' From Instagram (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 OP
Guarantee Falwell is a swinger Loki Liesmith Aug 2020 #1
Yep. It's why he paid off the Miami pool boy. Goodheart Aug 2020 #7
I'm cool with swingers... Loki Liesmith Aug 2020 #35
WWJD StClone Aug 2020 #61
Definitely not cool with hypocrites. Greg K Aug 2020 #79
Well if their hypocrisy is harmless I don't care much Loki Liesmith Aug 2020 #93
With Roger Stone's club. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #41
It also looks like he tucks it, because the lady seems to have a bigger package than he does. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #47
Must...RESIST... Volaris Aug 2020 #85
Could be liable. Might want to check with DU admins on this post. zaj Aug 2020 #82
It kind of looks like they are in the ship's bedroom, with a white duvet on the bed. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #97
Eww. That photo should come with a warning. yellowcanine Aug 2020 #2
I know! JF Jr. is living rent-free in our heads. Ewwww! He so NASTY. slumcamper Aug 2020 #60
Agreed - my eyes! My braaaain. Ow. nt crickets Aug 2020 #72
Con man forgot who he was conning for a minute Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #3
Love the "taken out of context "part. Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #4
Yes - exactly what context... 3catwoman3 Aug 2020 #67
It's not how it looks! I swear! FRIENDS! mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #5
Ewww... daddy/daughter vibes (maybe even grandfather/granddaughter vibes). demmiblue Aug 2020 #14
Personally I don't give a shit what two consenting adults do with each other ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #26
Lol... demmiblue Aug 2020 #32
Where I admitted that I used to try to impress/charm girls into wanting to sleep with me when I was mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #33
Oh, it was creepy. demmiblue Aug 2020 #34
Was it creepy when another DU'er on the thread who described herself as an elderly lady mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #40
Taken out of context, Epstien should have used that. Historic NY Aug 2020 #6
exactly what I was thinking as well a kennedy Aug 2020 #91
Where is Papi? The Pool Boy? CurtEastPoint Aug 2020 #8
I do believe... WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #48
First a denial it was him then "photo out of context" yellowcanine Aug 2020 #9
Oh for the love of Christ! dchill Aug 2020 #10
Christ had nothing to do with this. yellowcanine Aug 2020 #19
IKR?! dchill Aug 2020 #20
I sure hope Mike Pence saw this photo so his head would explode. LonePirate Aug 2020 #11
How long before Jerry "needs to spend more time with his family?" yellowcanine Aug 2020 #12
Alright, she's not wearing any underwear in that picture Dread Pirate Roberts Aug 2020 #13
nice catch! I didn't even notice his underwear renate Aug 2020 #84
a creepy piece of shit spanone Aug 2020 #15
The "black water" is a hoot also. Why not just say it is a coke? yellowcanine Aug 2020 #16
I'm getting a Scooby-Doo vibe here. I love the "not President Falwell" underpants Aug 2020 #22
Or just let people assume it's coke. skypilot Aug 2020 #54
I know why Generic Brad Aug 2020 #87
Looks like they're aboard a yacht. SergeStorms Aug 2020 #74
Isn't it telling that he's more upset that his viewers procon Aug 2020 #17
Clearly. Needs more prayer BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2020 #69
exactly jcgoldie Aug 2020 #88
Reminds me of that Prince Andrew photo with a teenage girl...... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #18
To be fair, maybe it was a "Dershy" massage. yellowcanine Aug 2020 #21
He probably wears the underwear... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #78
Wait. That's not how I learned it in Health Ed! WTF? They lied to me? yellowcanine Aug 2020 #99
You got that there public school edjamacation.... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #102
ewwww fupa Doremus Aug 2020 #23
The slime just oozes. GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #24
What a creepy looking asshole! Yeehah Aug 2020 #25
I remember Jesus and his yacht onethatcares Aug 2020 #27
Al Franken bpj62 Aug 2020 #28
Al Franken bpj62 Aug 2020 #29
Upon extremely close inspection PCIntern Aug 2020 #30
Ya know I think you might be right on that point ... I better check again ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #38
Forget the sexual context here, WTF is he doing with "a yacht?" Vinca Aug 2020 #31
Somebody has a swingin lil finsta blogslut Aug 2020 #36
Anyone who sends money to a man who has a yacht is stupid. blueinredohio Aug 2020 #37
"...on the yacht"???? WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #39
Don't all universities have yachts? yellowcanine Aug 2020 #42
Just the Republican ones... WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #58
My eyes!!! My eyes!!! Initech Aug 2020 #43
weird creepy bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #44
For a second, I thought that was safeinOhio Aug 2020 #45
I knew she reminded me of somebody StarryNite Aug 2020 #50
Or a Hee Haw... 3catwoman3 Aug 2020 #77
My husband just opined that maybe he was just laying hands on her ..... Grammy23 Aug 2020 #46
In the name of JESUS! yellowcanine Aug 2020 #52
His brother Jonathan is the preacher. phylny Aug 2020 #89
Jesus loves FWB! Sophia_Of_PlanetX Aug 2020 #49
Holy moly. What's "black water" - I've heard of "black drink" - Yaupon tea. marble falls Aug 2020 #51
Porno shoot or over-sharing gone wild? Brainfodder Aug 2020 #53
His daddy would approve.... Tiger8 Aug 2020 #55
I am most amused by the "friend's" Peg Bundy hair do. LMAO! nt Progressive Jones Aug 2020 #56
Maybe they were role playing and he just pulled his hand StarryNite Aug 2020 #65
LOL nt Progressive Jones Aug 2020 #66
Conservative men love the long hair hanging in their faces when being ridden cowgirl. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #68
It looks like a wig. StarryNite Aug 2020 #70
Sure does. It looks like she's sporting Bumpits. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #71
Maybe the two of them role play a different 1980's sitcom everyday? StarryNite Aug 2020 #81
It's that southern woman... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #80
Its funny how so many folks know how conservative men like "it"! oldsoftie Aug 2020 #83
Every 80's teen movie involving the sexual exploitation and molesting of women is based on them. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #96
Who should play Junior in the TV movie? Marcuse Aug 2020 #57
Minister with a yacht -- says it all Captain Zero Aug 2020 #59
Not a minister. President of Liberty "University." phylny Aug 2020 #90
How much longer does anyone give this creep before Miigwech Aug 2020 #62
Junior has always had a party-boy reputation...This is him bragging that the party was "on". Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #63
This is incredibly, incredibly Upthevibe Aug 2020 #64
Just like Franklin and Donnie lonely bird Aug 2020 #73
Is she an adult? Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #75
Another Below Decks behind the scenes! Sancho Aug 2020 #76
Old black water, keep on rollin' Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me? Person of Interest Aug 2020 #86
Any time a "man of God" posts kacekwl Aug 2020 #92
He (fell-not-so- well) below his pants North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #94
Challenge for our cocktail lovers jmowreader Aug 2020 #95
Maybe it's the Current Trump Republican Thing, that guy that Florida Man that punched JI7 Aug 2020 #98
Mississippi MOON gonna keep on SHINE-ing. Iggo Aug 2020 #100
No one in the article is commenting on the woman's pants also being open. intheflow Aug 2020 #101
Some have speculated that was an attempt to distract from the unzipped pants. yellowcanine Aug 2020 #103

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)
35. I'm cool with swingers...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:37 PM
Aug 2020

If they don’t execute their swinging on a veneer of corruption and faux religiousity.

Volaris

(10,271 posts)
85. Must...RESIST...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:17 PM
Aug 2020

Lol that's a good observation tho, and you're not incorrect and I have to go now haha..

 

zaj

(3,433 posts)
82. Could be liable. Might want to check with DU admins on this post.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:58 PM
Aug 2020

We like this place and hope we can keep it a long time.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
26. Personally I don't give a shit what two consenting adults do with each other ...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:15 PM
Aug 2020

Just like I don't care if they're both boys or both girls ... I don't care if one is 25 and one is 50.

I don't feel any need to be judge-y about anything. Whatever floats your boat.

And when I cover up the right hand side of the pic ... I admit it ... I'm a fan.

Gotta cover up the right though cause Jr. is a creepy-looking MF.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
33. Where I admitted that I used to try to impress/charm girls into wanting to sleep with me when I was
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:31 PM
Aug 2020

young?

Yeah SUPER fucking weird and creepy and not at ALL what a large % of young men do

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
40. Was it creepy when another DU'er on the thread who described herself as an elderly lady
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:51 PM
Aug 2020

Was bummed out that I removed the pic of me at 23-yrs old from the post, and asked me to please put it back because she enjoyed it?

You were on the same thread ... did you also give her a hard time?

Cause I don't remember that

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
9. First a denial it was him then "photo out of context"
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:38 PM
Aug 2020

WTF? What context would make it better? How would more photos help? Someone is flailing.

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
11. I sure hope Mike Pence saw this photo so his head would explode.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:39 PM
Aug 2020

Do all Christian men take photos with their pants unbutttoned while latching on to a woman who is not his wife who also has her shorts unbuttoned? There are so many things about that photo which seem to go against the moral Christian lifestyle he wants people to believe he lives while leading Liberty University.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
12. How long before Jerry "needs to spend more time with his family?"
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:43 PM
Aug 2020
or maybe hike the Appalachian Trail? I hear it is nice this time of the year.

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,896 posts)
13. Alright, she's not wearing any underwear in that picture
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:44 PM
Aug 2020

And Jerry Jr. appears to be wearing hers. I'm sure there's a logical and evangelically appropriate answer for this photograph. Not to mention that this type of behavior would certainly warrant disciplinary action at Liberty University.

renate

(13,776 posts)
84. nice catch! I didn't even notice his underwear
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:03 PM
Aug 2020

Whatever he enjoys wearing is fine with me, but good grief... I don't understand how evangelicals reconcile their supposed beliefs and the behavior of so many of their leaders. Trump being Exhibit A, obviously, but clearly he's not the only one.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
16. The "black water" is a hoot also. Why not just say it is a coke?
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:47 PM
Aug 2020

Fucker doesn't even know how to lie convincingly.

underpants

(182,823 posts)
22. I'm getting a Scooby-Doo vibe here. I love the "not President Falwell"
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:57 PM
Aug 2020


Like the picture of him at the nightclub staring right at the camera and then claiming it wasn’t him.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
87. I know why
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:30 PM
Aug 2020

So your eyes would gravitate to the glass and you might not notice their bottoms are unzipped.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
74. Looks like they're aboard a yacht.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:44 PM
Aug 2020

That being the case, it's more than likely Gosling's Black Seal Rum, perhaps with a splash of coke.

procon

(15,805 posts)
17. Isn't it telling that he's more upset that his viewers
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:48 PM
Aug 2020

might think some forbidden beverage is in his glass than the fact that he's provocatively posed with a very young woman and they both have their pants unzipped suggesting an intimate relationship.

There's some questionable family values at work there that clearly needs more prayer.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
69. Clearly. Needs more prayer
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:32 PM
Aug 2020

And a hair shirt.
Guy needs to be flagellated, only he’d probably think it was fore play.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
88. exactly
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:33 PM
Aug 2020

Caught groping a young girl with your pants half down and you think the booze in the cup is the issue???

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
18. Reminds me of that Prince Andrew photo with a teenage girl......
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:48 PM
Aug 2020

and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Doesn't appear that those two have just been navel-gazing......

I guess I missed out on learning the ultra-wealthy's definition of "context" and "good friends"......

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
78. He probably wears the underwear...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:50 PM
Aug 2020

during sex. That's how you prevent venereal disease and pregnancy in good old jesusville.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
102. You got that there public school edjamacation....
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:53 PM
Aug 2020

Junior attended a more divine institution of learnin', "Daddy's school of grifting and bullshit".

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
27. I remember Jesus and his yacht
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:21 PM
Aug 2020

He was always complaining about how much it cost for maintenance, crew, cleaning, dock fees, and the rest that He quit boating.

A YACHT, 'THE YACHT'. Someone needs to blast this picture around the world to all the prayerful that actually believe in Jesus cause it just ain't right.

bpj62

(999 posts)
28. Al Franken
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:24 PM
Aug 2020

Al Franken was run out on a rail for supposedly being touchy feely with voters at campaign events. This guy is supposed to be some sort of moral authority. His pants are unbuttoned and you can see his underwear never mind his stomach. As for the woman her shorts are unbuttoned almost to the top of her pubic area and Falwells hand is not around her waist but is positioned in a way that is more than just a photo op.

I normally do not get into peoples personal lives but this is a man who makes it his business to pontificate about the personal lives of other people. His conduct in that picture would violate the student code of ethics at Liberty University.
We should be making a big deal out of this picture.

bpj62

(999 posts)
29. Al Franken
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:24 PM
Aug 2020

Al Franken was run out on a rail for supposedly being touchy feely with voters at campaign events. This guy is supposed to be some sort of moral authority. His pants are unbuttoned and you can see his underwear never mind his stomach. As for the woman her shorts are unbuttoned almost to the top of her pubic area and Falwells hand is not around her waist but is positioned in a way that is more than just a photo op.

I normally do not get into peoples personal lives but this is a man who makes it his business to pontificate about the personal lives of other people. His conduct in that picture would violate the student code of ethics at Liberty University.
We should be making a big deal out of this picture.

Vinca

(50,273 posts)
31. Forget the sexual context here, WTF is he doing with "a yacht?"
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:29 PM
Aug 2020

Starving people in the world and this "man of God" is running around with a yacht???? He's just another grifter who seems to like 'em young.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
39. "...on the yacht"????
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:48 PM
Aug 2020

Anybody else having an issue with that part, too? From one of my favorite Woody Allen movies.


Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
46. My husband just opined that maybe he was just laying hands on her .....
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:55 PM
Aug 2020

You know....to cure her. Can’t blame a preacher man for that, can you?

phylny

(8,380 posts)
89. His brother Jonathan is the preacher.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:33 PM
Aug 2020

This spawn of Jerry is the president of Liberty “University,” which has very strict rules for students regarding dress and behavior. A student at LU would not be permitted to wear clothing like this.

 

Tiger8

(432 posts)
55. His daddy would approve....
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:06 PM
Aug 2020

Such a long line of scammers, those Falwells.

I’m sure his daddy enjoyed his share of breaking the 10 Commandments. Gluttony sure was one.

TheBlackAdder

(28,205 posts)
68. Conservative men love the long hair hanging in their faces when being ridden cowgirl.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:28 PM
Aug 2020

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Who knows, they might also like the long hair to use as horse reins too.

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StarryNite

(9,446 posts)
81. Maybe the two of them role play a different 1980's sitcom everyday?
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:57 PM
Aug 2020

Maybe the next day they were doing Alf.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
80. It's that southern woman...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:57 PM
Aug 2020

"big hair" that attracts them. That, and tons of makeup. This little lady looks as if she checks both of those boxes, and I think she's been to "Brazil" lately, if you get my drift.

oldsoftie

(12,548 posts)
83. Its funny how so many folks know how conservative men like "it"!
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:03 PM
Aug 2020

I've never asked any, but a man is a man!!
Sure its the hair they like hanging in their face?

Captain Zero

(6,806 posts)
59. Minister with a yacht -- says it all
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:16 PM
Aug 2020

then -- booze, broads, pants unzipped. says a little more....

Daddys Moral Majority

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
63. Junior has always had a party-boy reputation...This is him bragging that the party was "on".
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:22 PM
Aug 2020

He's had that rep since high school.

Kid Berwyn

(14,907 posts)
75. Is she an adult?
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 06:45 PM
Aug 2020

Paging Ms. Maxwell! Even if she’s 40, the demented stare in Jr’s eyes show she’s in danger.



Another treasured image, his old man and the Rev. Sun Myung Moneybag er Moon.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
95. Challenge for our cocktail lovers
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:08 PM
Aug 2020

Come up with a recipe for a drink and name it "black water."

Mine:
1 oz vodka
1 oz rum
4 oz cola
A few drops of orange bitters

Pour into a cocktail shaker without ice and shake until the cola goes flat. Serve in a cheap plastic cup.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
98. Maybe it's the Current Trump Republican Thing, that guy that Florida Man that punched
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 11:49 PM
Aug 2020

a woman in the face and was saying how he was a nazi and trump supporter also had his pants lowered like that.

Iggo

(47,558 posts)
100. Mississippi MOON gonna keep on SHINE-ing.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 10:11 AM
Aug 2020

Then again, all the shine I’ve EVER seen has been CLEAR.

So it’s something else. But it ain’t water...lol.

intheflow

(28,476 posts)
101. No one in the article is commenting on the woman's pants also being open.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:46 PM
Aug 2020

And what's with the black water thing? It could be Coca-Cola or root beer. Why draw attention to it if it was actually innocent?

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