Westboro Baptist Church protests at the WH

[Are_grits_groceries]

Earlier today, the Westboro Baptist Church, a Topeka, Kansas-based notorious anti-gay hate group infamous for protesting the funerals of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and for its inflammatory “God hates fags” trademark slogan and website, protested outside the White House. The group was hoping, in the words of founder Fred Phelps (whose family members constitute the majority of the group), to “

ray for God to SHORTLY destroy Antichrist!”—that is, President Barack Obama.

Since the White House is just a few blocks from the Center for American Progress, I headed down there to speak to both members of the WBC and those participating in a nearby counter-protest.
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Once the WBC had departed, I talked to three people who helped organize the counter-protest: Rory McShane, chair of the Maryland Teenage Republicans, Colin MacDonald, a George Washington University freshman, and Kellan Baker, a graduate student who helped put together the concurrent “Phelps-A-Thon” that raised money for every moment the Westboro Baptist Church members protested, netting $500 for Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence.

http://www.campusprogress.org/fieldreport/3825/hate-on-display

Lots of video clips. Good on the counter protesters!

[sakabatou]

1. Just what we need

More nutbags.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Hmmmm...they never protested at the White House when Shrub was in charge,

did they?

"THAT'S CUZ I CALL YA MA BASE!! HEH-HEH-HEH..."

[tekisui]

3. Do they know the President is in Europe?

[StreetKnowledge]

4. Jerkoffs.

Man, why is it that these morons don't have some Marines kick their asses for being so ignorant?