Anti-gay group targets military funerals

[kweerwolf]

From today's Kansas City Star

Long an unwelcome presence at the funerals of AIDS victims, the extended family of anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps now travels the country picketing soldiers’ funerals.

The group, notorious for its “God hates fags” placards, reasons that roadside bombs killing American troops in Iraq are divine retaliation for an small bomb that caused about $1,800 damage outside the Topeka home of one of Phelps’ daughters in 1995.

Families and friends of fallen troops say they find the picketing offensive but a fact of life in a country with the freedoms of the sort defended by military sacrifice.

“I guess they do have that right,” said Betty Opskar, whose son died in Iraq. “That’s why my son served his country.”

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12400129.htm

[sui generis]

1. Keep up the good work Fred

you are getting everyone to agree that your brand of snakepit is over the top, and if they can agree on that then anything you support is over the top.

You aren't going to hell Fred - you are already in it.

[rogue emissary]

2. Re:"Anti-gay group targets military funerals"

Now if this "Man of God" :sarcasm: was associated with a liberal group. The MSM would be talking about these incidences 24/7.

[kweerwolf]

4. Actually, Phelps claims to be a Democrat.

There was an old picture of him meeting with Al Gore that made the rounds during the 2000 election.

Freddie started out in Topeka as a lawyer handling civil rights cases in the wake of the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education case the ended school segregation.

I'm not sure what turned him to "the dark side," but he's our own version of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader ... except that there will be no redemption of Fred in the final reel.

[pocket]

5. unfortunately true. He worked for Al Gore's campaign in 88

photos of Phelps and Gore families together at a fund raiser were circulating on the web, but mercifully have gone mostly unnoticed.

[rogue emissary]

6. thanks for the info.

I honestly couldn't see this guy ever supporting the Dem's or liberals. :dunce:

[sam sarrha]

3. F'n Nut Cases... Bush puts protesters in a cage 4 miles from him and lets

that kind of crap go on.. only a wet brain alcoholic could figure out that one