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2007-04-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

Fred Phelps Group Plans To Picket Va. Tech Funerals

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hope you weren't named after him, Fred. Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church are evil.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-04-20 00:12|| 2007-04-20 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Won't someone please hand out free baseball bats just prior to the ceremony?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-20 00:29|| 2007-04-20 00:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I think he'd better target the dead being buried in other states. Virginia has a law against what he wants to do.

And the Attorney General sent all the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys a letter today reminding them of the statute and offering any assistance they might need. As well as announcing it to the public.

Of course, I think the best thing would be for the cops to all tie their shoes for about 10 minutes and let the funeral attendees take care of the problem. But maybe that's just me.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-04-20 00:42|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-04-20 00:42|| Front Page Top

#4 But maybe that's just me.

Nope. I'm still hoping you'll pencil me in for your next love child, Barbara.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-20 00:57|| 2007-04-20 00:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Whoa! Rantburg is a dating service, too?

Posted by Bobby 2007-04-20 06:23|| 2007-04-20 06:23|| Front Page Top

#6 That's one helluva date!

Posted by Mike N. 2007-04-20 08:45|| 2007-04-20 08:45|| Front Page Top

#7 These "people" should be beaten with iron bars.

Posted by SR-71 2007-04-20 09:22|| 2007-04-20 09:22|| Front Page Top

#8 [OFF-TOPIC OR ABUSIVE COMMENTS DELETED]

Posted by sinse 2007-04-20 10:07|| 2007-04-20 10:07|| Front Page Top

#9 sinse, consider this an official warning. Please mind your manners and please don't threaten US officials.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-04-20 10:44|| 2007-04-20 10:44|| Front Page Top

#10 "Next"?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-20 11:34|| 2007-04-20 11:34|| Front Page Top

#11 [OFF-TOPIC OR ABUSIVE COMMENTS DELETED]

Posted by sinse 2007-04-20 11:41|| 2007-04-20 11:41|| Front Page Top

#12 These "people" should be beaten with iron bars.

SR-71, please permit me to compliment your impeccable use of sneer quotes.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-20 11:56|| 2007-04-20 11:56|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm settin' up a booth:
"PICK HANDLES! Getcher pick handles here! Only $5.00..."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-04-20 15:51|| 2007-04-20 15:51|| Front Page Top

#14 More frightening than bats and pick handles someone needs to send in the lawyers, IRS, and Local police.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-04-20 16:17|| 2007-04-20 16:17|| Front Page Top

#15 The police need to arrest the entire Phelps group and charge them with crossing a state boundary to commit a crime, which is a federal felony charge. A dozen life sentences for each attendee would be too kind - better they should be stripped of their citizenship and shipped to Bolivia, with no possibility of ever returning to the United States. Phelps gives Baptists and Americans in general a bad name.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-20 16:37|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-20 16:37|| Front Page Top

#16 OP - I'm Catholic. I wouldn't BEGIN to think this band of inbred cretins represent the Baptist Church

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-20 16:53|| 2007-04-20 16:53|| Front Page Top

#17 Heck, just give them all heart attacks or strokes by having a couple of guys doing a little grab-a$$ or whatever in front of them.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-20 17:50|| 2007-04-20 17:50|| Front Page Top

#18 Actually, staking them out, butts up, at 18th & Castro ought to do it. Let the punishment fit the crime.

Posted by Ho Chi Snusoper4439 2007-04-20 22:50|| 2007-04-20 22:50|| Front Page Top

#19 Actually, staking them out, butts up, at 18th & Castro ought to do it. Let the punishment fit the crime.

You left out the ass-less chaps, HCS.

The police need to arrest the entire Phelps group and charge them with crossing a state boundary to commit a crime, which is a federal felony charge.

Never have I agreed with you more, OP! (And we've agreed many times in the past.)

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-20 23:30|| 2007-04-20 23:30|| Front Page Top

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