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2005-10-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

American Legion bikers drown out Fred Phelps' idiotarians

An effort by members of a Kansas ~~kooky cult~~ church to protest at the funeral of an Oklahoma soldier Tuesday was drowned out by the roar of motorcycles. About 70 members of the American Legion Riders group from Oklahoma and Kansas revved their engines as five protesters from Westboro Baptist Church held inflammatory signs. The protesters say American soldiers are being killed because of homosexuality in the United States.

The protest took place as family members of Army Staff Sgt. John Doles gathered just down the street at a church for Doles' funeral. Doles, 29, of Chelsea, was killed Sept. 30 in an ambush in Afghanistan. American Legion Riders' member Cregg Hanson said Doles' family asked the group to rev their motorcycle engines when the Kansas church group arrived. The riders also formed a barrier and waved American flags to block the view of the protest.

About 40 police officers were also on hand and Chelsea residents joined the motorcycle riders in waving American flags.

The Gay Left would call Me a "homophobe," but I think that Phelps' group is despicable. I hope they protest out here sometime and get struck by lightning.

Posted by Jackal 2005-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One of my old girlfriends is from Topeka and take my word for it, Phelps is a nut. He's also big fan of both Saddam Hussein and Castro, though nobody seems to mention that much when they consider some of his loonier actions.

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2005-10-14 00:42|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2005-10-14 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Good job, but also where's the HELL'S ANGELS when you need 'em.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-10-14 00:51|| 2005-10-14 00:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Protesting at a funeral is almost as low [and desperate] as you can get.

Plain sick.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-10-14 01:20|| 2005-10-14 01:20|| Front Page Top

#4 I nominate these cretins to be First Against The Wall. It will show we're open-minded in CW-II.

Posted by .com 2005-10-14 03:47|| 2005-10-14 03:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Welcome Mr Phelps

Your mission, your you accept it or not is to shut up. As usual if you or one of your ~~croonies~~> agents is to be captured or killed the State Department will deny any involvement. This tape will self-destroy NOW. Kaboom!!!

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-10-14 06:39|| 2005-10-14 06:39|| Front Page Top

#6 ima doent hate manee peples. he hapens to be wun of em tho.

Posted by muck4doo 2005-10-14 10:24|| http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]">[http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-14 10:24|| Front Page Top

#7 It's a pity that the US has forgotten its proud tradition of horsewhipping noisy and disruptive sociopaths. Probably due to a shortage of good horsewhips and skilled users. One good "crack!" was usually all it took to make them skeedaddle.

Of course, we still have tar and chicken feathers available in abundance, and I think that seeing Fred Phelps hoisted up on a 4x4, sporting a healthy coating of both as he is escorted to the city limits would make a memorable photographic essay.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-14 10:46|| 2005-10-14 10:46|| Front Page Top

#8 I wanna see Fred Phelps hoisted up by his neck on the nearest lamp-post, but that's just me, y'know?

Posted by Mike 2005-10-14 12:12|| 2005-10-14 12:12|| Front Page Top

#9 The gay left would call Dubya a "homophobe" as well, despite the fact that he's done more to improve the lives of thousands gay muslims in Afghanistan & Iraq than, perhaps, anyone in history. I say this as someone in a committed gay relationship (13 years next month!) who traveled to Vermont to get a civil union license. Many in the press would use Phelps as an example of how the real threat in the world is "religious extremism" or "fundamentalism". His isolated & marginalized place in the American Christian community demonstrate otherwise. Self-appointed spokesmen for the gay community should keep that in mind when waxing hysterically over Bush being part of the "American Taliban" or any other such nonsense. God bless Rantburg & the USA!

Posted by ryuge 2005-10-14 20:02|| 2005-10-14 20:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Congratulations, ryuge -- thirteen is a very good start! :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-14 22:03|| 2005-10-14 22:03|| Front Page Top

#11 Phelps wanted to erect a monument to the death of Matthew Shepard which would carry an inscription saying "On this day, Matthew Shepard entered hell." I believe he intended to have it unveiled on Shepherd's birthday. Of course, a publicity junkie like him didn't follow the letter of the law and place the "memorial" at the actual place of Shephard's death. He wanted to place it in the nearby town instead.

There was rampant specualtion that the local constabulary would de-emphasize enforcement against those who sought to deface the vile construct.

Phelps is precisely what America has to fear about fundamentalism of any stripe. Fred is merely the Christian side of fanaticism's coin. He is every bit as evil as his Muslim counterparts.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-14 22:05|| 2005-10-14 22:05|| Front Page Top

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