Hecklers harass families of US soldiers killed in Iraq --- Wacky USA

[wake.up.america]

" Five women sang and danced as they held up signs saying "thank God for dead soldiers" at the funeral of an army sergeant who was killed by an Iraqi bomb."

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/12/060312122104.pgrezzqi.html

I really think America needs en mass Psychological Treatment.

This is too strange.

[LynnTheDem]

1. These MFing bastards are NOT liberals.

They're all yours, American Talibornagain!

Like the freepers who denigrate our soldiers' deaths by their incredibly stupid assinine comparison of Iraq to California etc.

Rightwingnuts; sick MFers.

[ooglymoogly]

3. and yet

this is the rats in the attic mind set of the nuts that have hijacked our country. pretty scary

[wake.up.america]

4. Absolute Wackos. The last 6 years is the worst period in America since ...

the Vietnam era.

Some people are depressed, some are meaner than hell, some are just wacked out.

I hope all those who made this possible are happy.

[ReadTomPaine]

5. Actually, they are delighted with the results..

For a host of reasons, both operational and psychological.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. This church has decided to stop picketing funerals in states

that have ordinances against it. So Michigan needs to pass an ordinance.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. yeah

let the right win again by banning picketing, protesters are their NO 1 fear... Let's do away with that pesky old First Amendment. What's another Amendment or two down the tubes?

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. The greatest fear of our local ACLU

is that Phelps will ask for their help fighting these ordinances.

[Vinnie From Indy]

6. The oddest thing about this very small group is how

they are able to fund their weekly expeditions to all parts of America. Where do they get their money?

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. They are mostly lawyers with law practices

Plus I think Rev Fred has a scam or two going on the side. Wouldn't put it past him. He sent his kids selling candy door to door to support his church back in the 60s.

[Cerebral_Assassin]

8. Fred Phelps

a google search on "Fred Phelps" and "Closet gay" produced 59 hits.

Including this jewel:
http://www.msjsoftware.com/articles/article.asp?ID=52134

Pastor Fred, time for a little internal Stonewall, buddy. Embrace your inner diva and stop hating your bretheren. You go, girl!

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. LOL He is NOT gay

And the people of Topeka are NOT just putting up with his crap. They have fought him for years. The author of that post is pretty uninformed. Our own DUer MuseRider is in Topeka, grew up with the Phelps kids and can tell you about lots of efforts over the years to shut him up.

Here is a far more factual read on Phelps. It's long but more accurate than most of the other articles I have found.

http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/features/collect/phelps/bl_phelpsmain.htm

[AtomicKitten]

9. God's word? WTF?

I do believe we need to fit the entire fundie population with straight jackets.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Funny you post that picture of the Gores

You do know that Phelps was a big Gore supporter? He was the chair of his KS campaign back in (I think?) 1988. Phelps was a big enough Dem supporter that he was invited to the 1992 inaugural.

[AtomicKitten]

19. the key word

is WAS.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Yes

but more than one freeper has pointed that connection to Gore out in the past. May as well let DUers know.

[aden_nak]

10. We need a group that just protests their protests.

Maybe a crowd that follows them around with signs that read "Closet Homosexuals". It'd cause their little facist hearts to burst.

EDIT: Damn it! Someone already owns www.fredphelpsisafag.com.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Been there done that

Phelps fights back - dirty.

Best to just ignore him.

[Solo_in_MD]

23. Look up the Patriot Guard

Who counter protest when they pickets the funerals of soliders.

[benddem]

13. one of the spokespersons for this miserable

bunch of sub humans said they will stop picketing as THEY don't want to be arrested.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. They are only stopping in the states passing ordinances

prohibiting funeral protests. And I guess they are gearing up for a lawsuit. They said just last week that they plan to continue when they figure out a way around all these new laws.

[NativeTexan]

18. First Amendment or no.....

.....crap like this has GOT to be stopped! They don't do things like this because they are liberals, or conservatives, or whatever, they do this because they are flat out MEAN and THOUGHTLESS!!

Selfish comes to mind also!!

This sounds like something Bill O'Reilly or Ann Coulter would think of, if it was a dead liberal!

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. The best strategy

is to ignore them. They are publicity hounds. Thank goodness our local media ignores them. Drives them nuts. hee hee

[Neil Lisst]

22. Mean people suck, and having a cause doesn't excuse it

I'm all for protest in appropriate forums.

Funerals are never an appropriate forum unless you're burying a dictator or such.

[Peanutcat]

24. They aren't America

They're a bunch of insane religious zelots.