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BloodyWilliam Donating Member (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 08:55 AM
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A truly heartwarming tale of Fred Phelps, a soldier's funeral, and bikers.
http://www.claremoreprogress.com/archive/article22505

The American Legion Riders from Southeast Kansas, which represented a number of Kansas towns and communities along with members of other organized motorcycle groups, attended the funeral to protest the protesters.

But the No. 1 reason was to show support for Staff Sgt. Doles and his family and to oppose Fred Phelps, who is the leader of the anti-homosexual group.

The bikers succeeded in keeping the protesters out of sight and sound of the Doles family but for anyone else close enough to see their brightly colored signs spoke loud and clear: “GOD IS YOU OR ENEMY; GOD HATES THE USA; GOD IS AN AMERICAN TERRORIST; TOO LATE TO PRAY; THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS; YOU’RE GOING TO HELL; GOD HAS SPOKEN IT’S NOT A BLESSING IT’S A CURSE and AMERICA IS DOOMED.”

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It's always good news when someone refuses to put up with those monsters' shit.
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 08:59 AM
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1. Fred Phelps
Lord almighty.

Just the name is enough to inspire rage.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 09:00 AM
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2. Right on to those bikers!
Thanks to them for helping the family out by sparing them from the obscenity that is Fred Phelps.
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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 09:09 AM
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3. I am amazed that nobody has beaten the crap out of Phelp's merry band!
Edited on Thu Oct-13-05 09:10 AM by acmejack
Where are all the tough guy America, love or leave it crowd?
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Orrin_73 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 10:42 AM
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6. Phelps congregation consists mainly of his own family
so women and children. Phelps himself is about 80 years old, the man has one foot in the grave. By beating the crap out of him they might kill him and make him a martyr. No thanks for that.
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bumblebee1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 12:52 PM
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7. Man!!!
Where's the banana peel when you need one?
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 12:55 PM
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8. Someone should "Free Phelp's Family"
I feel so sorry for those kids.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 10:36 AM
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4. I was wondering if the American Legion would be interested in
smacking down the "terrorist protesters" who were disrupting soldiers' funerals.

This should be interesting - the righties fighting the extreme righties . . .

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Orrin_73 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-13-05 10:39 AM
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5. Well said
:rofl: :rofl:
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