Westboro Church to Pickett Obama's Grandmother

Stiganator

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I'm guessing the Secret Service won't take kindly to them trying to get within several hundred yards of Obama.

One can only hope this asshats are sent to Guantanamo Bay before its shut down.

How have this guys not be tried on hate crimes?
 

yowolabi

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Since Obama will be at the funeral, they won't even be within binocular distance of the funeral, courtersy of the secret service. And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.
 

Desturel

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Originally posted by: yowolabi
And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.

Who ever said a hate group was rational?
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: yowolabi
Since Obama will be at the funeral, they won't even be within binocular distance of the funeral, courtersy of the secret service. And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.

of course they will go to hawaii. they traveled all over the US to picket Sodlers funerals, they came to NIU to picket the kids that were shot.

if they want to picket Obama? fine have fun. but to picket a person that has died who has NEVER done anything to deserve is wrong.

i hope they charter a plane and the pilote jumps out while over the ocean.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: waggy
i hope they charter a plane and the pilot jumps out while over the ocean.

That was my first though. "Hmmm, we're only one plane crash away from being rid of these WBC idiots forever..."

ZV
 

Skitzer

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You got a link? Is this the same group who protested/picketed those fallen soldiers funerals?
Nothing makes me more mad than scum like that!
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: Skitzer
You got a link? Is this the same group who protested/picketed those fallen soldiers funerals?
Nothing makes me more mad than scum like that!

Yeah, I was at Ft. Campbell when they came there. Quite a bit of tension, and commanders were very worried that a soldier would hurt/kill some of them.

Luckily it poured buckets all day, and funny enough protesters of the protesters showed up legally about 3 blocks away and had like 4x more people.
 

Red Dawn

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I wonder if Hawaii's Chapter of the Freedom Rider will be there to stand them down.
 

Lemon law

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Its my understanding the WBC is just one small nutty family. Where do these nuts get enough money for all these junkets?

But still, as an American, I believe in free speech, even for idiots. And while its in extremely poor taste, I don't think Obama's grandmother will care. And if the good people of Hawaii care to counter picket them and slowly push them far far away from the funeral, I would applaud that exercise of free speech.

If the WBC can't worship a God that has a track record message of love, hope, and salvation, they can go to the devil as far as I am concerned. Forgive them, because they know not what they do.
 

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Originally posted by: Stiganator

How have this guys not be tried on hate crimes?

Hating someone and saying it isn't a crime. Hating someone and doing something about it is.
 

Jhhnn

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Thankfully, Landover is satire, whereas Westboro sadly is not...

I normally won't comment wrt Westboro, at all, because they're attention whores, besides being fundie-whacks. It'd be absolutely great if they staged a protest and there was no coverage, no reaction from the attendees, at all.

The only reason I've commented here is because Landover is so well written that some might think it's real. It's not, but it's too close to real for comfort...
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: Desturel
Originally posted by: yowolabi
And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.

Who ever said a hate group was rational?

Hate groups are now revered in the U.S.

Look at the religious zealots that voted for Gay Ban, don't see you denouncing them.

Hate is hate.
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Desturel
Originally posted by: yowolabi
And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.

Who ever said a hate group was rational?

Hate groups are now revered in the U.S.

Look at the religious zealots that voted for Gay Ban, don't see you denouncing them.

Hate is hate.

Except that this church is anything but revered. Fail.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Desturel
Originally posted by: yowolabi
And are they really flying to Hawaii to picket someone's funeral? I've seen it all.

Who ever said a hate group was rational?

Hate groups are now revered in the U.S.

Look at the religious zealots that voted for Gay Ban, don't see you denouncing them.

Hate is hate.

Except that this church is anything but revered. Fail.

They exist, they have followers - they are revered.
 

Theb

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Originally posted by: Lemon law
Its my understanding the WBC is just one small nutty family. Where do these nuts get enough money for all these junkets?

iirc many of the people in the family are lawyers and most of their funding comes from lawsuits. They sue people over assaults and 1st amendment issues.
 

jpeyton

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They'll have a Secret Service perimeter to deal with this time :) :thumbsup: