The Westboro Church plans to picket the Aurora shooting memorial service

[madamesilverspurs]

Once again the Westboro Baptist Church an anti-semitic, anti-military, group is planning a trip to Colorado to spread their messages of hate according to their twitter feed yesterday July 20, 2012. Fred Phelps Jr. started posting on his Twitter account yesterday with messages like:

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?@WBCFredJr - Only 500 miles to WBC Aurora picket. #GodCursesUForFagMarriage #WorseAndMoreOnTheWay #WBCToldU #GodisAmericasTerrorist #ObeyToday Too fun!

WBC gassing up vehicles for Colorado super-picket. #WorseOnTheWay #FearGodFools #GodCursesUForIdolatry #FaceOfGodsWrath #fagsrunmilitary

more at link http://www.examiner.com/article/the-westboro-church-plans-to-picket-the-aurora-shooting-memorial-service
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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Are we surprised? They are attention whores, nothing else.

[Chipper Chat]

5. You know, I am almost to the point where I wish

the TV stations would show everyone of those people in closeup. Put their mugs on the screen for all the country to see - including their KIDS. Newspapers: print giant photographs of them on the front page. Let every citizen see them in their full glory. Scarlet letter them for life. Would serve them right.

[SoutherDem]

10. Like your idea but there is one problem

They would think of it like a badge of honor.

[Shadowflash]

40. Just the opposite, actually.

Like someone said, they are attention whores.

If they get NO news coverage AT ALL, not even a hint of a mention on the TV machine, and if everybody at the event just walked by without acknowledging them at all, they would stop.

they live for the attention and feedback they get. Give them none, act like they are not even there and don't exist, then they will eventually get bored and stop.

[ejpoeta]

51. that's why they picket places they know there will already be cameras.

I agree that ignoring them would be better than giving them attention. They want us to get mad. They want to have a reason to sue someone.

[Marrah_G]

52. They picket to get people angry so they can file lawsuits

this is how they make their money.

[GarroHorus]

2. Time to contact the Hells Angels to counterprotest

They can block their access very easily with their bikes.

[pinboy3niner]

42. Similar, but normally it's the Patriot Guard that opposes Phelps

Teh gogle will pull up multiple events with the PG opposing him.

[ananda]

3. There should be some sort of distance limit for them.

Say no closer than 1000 yards or something.

[Irishonly]

4. I hope they fall flat

Hopefully, the community will organize and keep the hateful idiots far, far away.

[pepperbear]

6. ya know what's sad? sure, they have the right to protest. No less than the Supreme Court said so...

but newspapers have the right to ignore them. they aren't obligated to report on these stories or accept their press releases. No one ever asks "What if they gave a dance and nobody came?"

[tammywammy]

7. Of course they are, that's what they do.

No surprise. Best to just ignore them.

[Lex]

8. 2nd Amendment, meet 1st Amendment. nt

[riverbendviewgal]

9. The crazies are coming out.

Will the NRA be there to confront them? I think not...

[Arkansas Granny]

11. I think you can depend on Phelps and Co. to show up and protest wherever the media

will be to point cameras at them.

[Kalidurga]

12. What pathetic people...

they are like vampires living off the misery of other people's deaths. What sick twisted minds they have.

[Metro135]

13. Pathetic

If Phelps had lived 2,000 years ago, you can bet he would have picketed Jesus's burial.

[DCKit]

39. The resurrection, too.

Can you imagine... the Book of Phred.

[CherokeeDem]

14. Those bastards showed up for a military funeral...

a few years ago where I live and the police said let us show you where you can protest. The police directed them to the far side of a four lane city street with grassy median in between, then parked several large fire trucks and large police vehicles in their line of sight to the funeral home. The mourners couldn't see them, and just in case, a group of bikers came to protect the family. Very proud of the local police, they dealt with the idiots and yet can never be accused of suppressing free speech.

I agree with the poster above who said these bastards are only in this for the publicity.

[physioex]

15. It's more than publicity...

Oddly we think these people are stupid hicks, but they are highly educated lawyers. When the local municipality denies them the right to protest, they simply sue and win the case. In the end, the more attention they get the more money the make.

[CherokeeDem]

17. You're right...

I had read that there were many lawyers involved in the family and the group. Appears to be nothing more than an elaborate con, and they've won far too many law suits. That was why I was pleased to see the local police handle their visit here the way they did.

[Ms. Toad]

16. Time for the angels again

http://creativeadvance.blogspot.com/2011/01/westboro-backs-off-protesting-all.html

Very effective - the grieving individuals are blocked from being confronted with the protected speech by the angel wings.

[KarenS]

18. I wouldn't mess with the good people of Colorado right now.

I'll bet there will be angels.

I hope the Westboro church just backs down on this plan.

[Iggo]

19. Westboro's wet dream is that one of their members gets killed while picketing.

For that reason alone, they'll never back down.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Exactly.

[wandy]

20. Do they understand that they will be selling their hate to people who are caught between ....

sorrow and rage?
People who have lived two days of hell on needles and pins. Not knowing if their loved ones were safe?
Not knowing if their home would suddenly become a smoldering hole in the ground.
Do they understand that first responders get a bit grumpy when they have go three days on maybe six hours sleep?
Hay; Westboro Church you sure you want to do this?

[physioex]

23. From their perspective this would be the perfect opportunity...

Read my post on them above.

[wandy]

35. I'm about 50 miles north of Aurora, so I don't know what it's like there....

But the general mood out here is a bit ugly. The official local municipality may be the least of their problems.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. Of course they do.

It's what they do. Not a long drive from Topeka either. I'd be surprised if they didn't go.

And yes, they are despicable bastards.

[KSstellarcat]

25. Gross that my first DU post is about this.

Westboro won't back down for anything when it is this high profile. They are insane and live for this type of scenario. As a Kansan, it is humiliating to have that Phelps family associated with my state. They top the very long list of "What's the Matter with Kansas?"

[physioex]

27. Welcome to DU....

Pleasure to have you here.

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. Welcome to DU

[AsahinaKimi]

45. welcome to DU

Yokoso!

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. Looking at Twitter, a certain hacktivist collective are aware of this as well.

Hopefully this will be very interesting...

[bluedigger]

26. They might have jumped the shark this time.

They won't get anywhere near, with the President attending, but still... The backlash could be a lot more than they anticipate.

[gkhouston]

28. This would be the same service the President will be attending?

Westboro wackadoodles vs. the Secret Service.

[MADem]

38. Which means they'll be lucky if they are within two miles of the event. nt

[tandot]

29. Let them

People will hate them even more ...

I don't think we should stop them. People have to see what religious extremism is and does. They are not any different then the Taliban or religious leaders in Iran. Religious extremists.

We should really expose that the Westboro Church ideas aren't too much different from the ideas of the right-wing Republican party.

[physioex]

31. I would question their religious beliefs....

To them this is not about religion. It is simply business nothing personal.

[tandot]

34. they are selling it as religion ...

and condemn everyone who doesn't adhere to it the way they do.

I am not attacking religion ... it is the religious fanatics/extremists who cause all the problems all around the world.

[frogmarch]

30. Emotions are high. I think there'll be violence.

Westboro will skip this one if they know what's good for them.

[physioex]

32. Like I said....

This is the perfect opportunity.

[frogmarch]

33. Yes, lawsuits are their livelihood. But

some of them might not walk away from this protest.

What will their signs say? God Hates Batman?

They disgust me.

[regnaD kciN]

37. Funny that the article describes them as "anti-semitic" and "anti-military"...

...but not a word about the group whose slogan is "God hates fags" as "anti-gay."

[ladjf]

41. What are they protesting?

[Iggo]

43. The gay.

[ladjf]

44. I don't get it. What does the Aurora massacre have to do with gay people ?

[Iggo]

49. All bad things happen because...

...this country is accepting of the gay.

Hurricanes, dead soldiers, movie theater massacres...all gawd's wrath for letting boys touch pee-pees and girls go all scissory with their hoo-has. Cause you know, gawd hates that shit. Oh and heavy metal, too.

[ladjf]

50. Thanks for trying to enlighten me. I guess I'm just too dense to understand the workings

of the fundies minds.

[Iggo]

55. It's kind of amazing....

....the things that actual grown-ups believe.

[Odin2005]

48. They are trying to incite people to assault them.

Then they sue the person assaulting them for damages. the WBC is a racket.

[progressivebydesign]

46. This will end very very badly. Perhaps be their last protest... as emotions are running high.

I can't believe that there is no way to break that cult up, and get the kids deprogrammed and away from that guy.

[4th law of robotics]

47. Common ground for the pro/anti gun people on here?

Can we all agree to hate/pity/dislike these people?

[Shankapotomus]

53. Jesus Christ these wackos

are really looking for attention. Disgusting.

[Douglas Carpenter]

54. it cost an awful lot of money to travel to all the funerals all over America they picket every .

year. I wonder how they afford it or who is footing the bill?

[frogmarch]

56. Did Westboro show up?

I didn't see anything about them on the Denver news TV channels last night or this morning.

Just wondering if Westboro showed up. If they did, maybe they were ignored by reporters.

[Bettie]

57. Who didn't see this coming?

They want to spread their hate.

They are all crazy. Literally crazed with hatred for...well, everyone.