Wall of Peace Against Westboro Baptist Church (Elizabeth Edwards funeral)

[mmonk]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Wall-of-Peace-Against-Westboro-Baptist-Church/101823666555945?v=wall

[Octafish]

1. Honored to kick and recommend.

Thank you, mmonk!

[mmonk]

4. Anytime.

[roguevalley]

24. when you get down, remember things like this.

[Dinger]

50. Same Here (nt)

[pipi_k]

2. Excellent! n/t

[peacetalksforall]

3. Well done, people.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Elizabeth Edwards is smiling...

[sabrina 1]

6. Beautiful!

Elizabeth would be smiling.

:cry:

[Raschel]

7. Beautiful! Wonderful job people!

[flvegan]

8. Every single participant...you're doing it right.

If I could Rec this 1,000 times I would.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. I know some DUers were there. Great job!

[applegrove]

10. That is wonderful. I hope the family could see all these great people.

[pamela]

11. Big K&R

That's just plain beautiful. Nicely done!

[Starry Messenger]

12. k & r

[Lex]

13. I'm in that crowd! On the left (of course) somewhere

but can't spot me.

[mmonk]

16. Thanks for the pictures you posted.

[YvonneCa]

14. THAT is beautiful! I am so glad...

...to see this. There IS still hope for this country. :)

[elias7]

15. If it wasn't so disrespectful, I'd say picket en masse one of their own funerals

Good show for EE. Those Westboro cads...so beyond the pale of acceptable behavior that you can't even throw it back at 'em and picket one of theirs. Hope they just go away.

[caseymoz]

21. Funerals? Why not just picket their church, not during funerals?

Protest, but give them the respect they won't give others.

[Ilsa]

33. It may be necessary to give them a good taste of their own bad behavior. nt

[griloco]

45. Rather than picket

Entertain the kids that they bring.
Like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVJVRywgmYM
Or send in the clowns. Anything to disrupt the hate message.

[Le Taz Hot]

17. They threatened to come here on Saturday

at a fallen soldier's funeral. Every redneck/peace activist/biker/veteran within a 50-mile radius showed up to ensure there was no disruption to the service. No one from WBC showed up.

[jwirr]

32. Yes, we have finally learned how to deal with their hypocrisy.

[Cid_B]

56. Fred Phelps could be the uniter for the entire nation...

If there is one thing that we can all agree on it is the mutual disgust for Fred Phelps and his clan of miscreants...

[DesertRat]

18. k&r

[mopinko]

19. that's just plain gorgeous.

[donquijoterocket]

25. and a reminder

There's a helluva lot more of us than there is of that crank's den, and that love and peace is almost always a good answer.

[AllyCat]

20. A moment of peace at a difficult time. Thank you people!

[tpsbmam]

22. Awesome! Thanks for posting -- the pic

and the action gives me chills. What a wonderful, loving action for a wonderful, loving woman.

:grouphug: :applause: :yourock:

[H2O Man]

23. GREAT!!!!!!

Thanks for this.

Recommended.

[blondeatlast]

26. Power in peace. Beautiful. nt

[MissDeeds]

27. That is a thing of beauty

Bless their hearts. Each and every one there is a quiet hero.

I was pleased to see that KSHB, our Kansas City NBC affiliate, mentioned the Phelps protest, but said the station would not be covering them or their protest at Elizabeth's funeral. Apparently this station has decided to take the moral high ground and not give the Phelps cabal the publicity they crave. Kudos to them as well.

K&R

[Chorophyll]

28. K&R

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. Fantastic.

I have no words that could do this justice.

[CatWoman]

30. that's just beautiful

beautiful indeed....

[DesertFlower]

31. K&R. nt

[Sunriser13]

34. Small description...

Thank you for posting the picture. I wish I hadn't left my camera in the car.

The Westboro contingent was all of 5 strong, and we were well over 200. Every time they spouted off, we drowned them out. We sang "Amazing Grace" and other songs. The police department had a pretty full presence there, including our Chief, right there in uniform with his men.

It didn't take too long for the idiots to give up. They left about 12:30 or so, before the funeral was over, and we disbursed for the most part shortly after. I certainly consider our Line of Love a success in that Elizabeth's family and the other mourners were never molested by these miscreants.

The Power Of Peace and Love...


By the way, as a side note, some were wishing "Rolling Thunder" to make an appearance - they were attending our Veteran's Cemetery at the time laying wreaths at the graves of our fallen...

[OneGrassRoot]

36. Welcome to DU, neighbor....

:)

I suck with cameras, cell phone or otherwise, so I didn't even try. I knew others would add to the image collection of this wonderful Line of Love.

Nice to meet you.

:hug:

[Sunriser13]

39. Thanks for the welcome

I'm quiet, but often lurking. I felt an especially great need to lurk downtown Saturday... :evilgrin:

[mmonk]

49. Glad you did.

[pengillian101]

55. Good job!

:yourock:


And a big welcome to DU!

[liberation]

35. Awesome response...

... to a bunch of people who are nothing more than real life trolls.

[OneGrassRoot]

37. K&R n/t

[UTUSN]

38. K&R #145, my highest ever, for THANKS to all involved & in support n/t

[Overseas]

40. Beautiful. K&R. //nt

[RoccoR5955]

41. Personally, I would like to see the members of Westboro Baptist Church

BOILED IN OIL... ALIVE!

[BrklynLiberal]

42. K & R

[unapatriciated]

43. Thanks to all who stood in that wall of love.

[Frisbee]

44. K&R For Elizabeth

[drgonzosghost]

46. In this crowd, there are Liberals AND Conservatives side by side...

I almost feel like sending a little email or posting something in one of the various right wing forums like our own to say thank you. Their side and ours need to start coming together anyway!

[butterfly77]

47. Kicked&Recommended!

[Initech]

48. I'm glad that people are standing up to those disrespectful, hateful jerks.

[Javaman]

51. Isn't amazing that we all get out like this to protest a handful of idiots

yet, we have a hard time mustering up the energy to protest against the war, guantanamo bay, etc.

we like the stuff that will make us feel good immediately, not the stuff that takes long term commitment.

we are a ridiculous bunch.

[HughBeaumont]

54. I drive to DC to protest war.

What I'm really waiting for is a protest against unbridled capitalism. That encompasses the illegal occupations, the shite economy, worker's rights, women's rights, the lack of universal health care, wage suppression, soaring college costs, how we treat our poor and homeless, the lack of good progressive voices in political candidates, corporatist media, etc, all in one.

The problem is, it couldn't just be in D.C. It's gotta be everywhere and frequently.

[pengillian101]

52. K&R n/t

[Irishonly]

53. K&R

Great to see the power of love wins.