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[geekchick]

Lovely. Guess who's coming to picket the memorial service for the West Virginia miners? Apparently they died because God hates gay cowboys and Dan Brown. Buh? (Not that logic has ever been a strong point with these wingnuts.) It's not very charitable of me to think "he's gonna get himself shot or maybe have a little accident on those West Virginia mountain roads that folks from Kansas just aren't used to, and I'll consider the world much better off if it happens", but if there's anyone out there utterly undeserving of compassion, I'm pretty sure it's Fred Phelps.

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Gotta love that they've been picketing the funerals of soldiers since June, too. I wouldn't shed one tear if I heard the Phelpses met with some untimely end due to their activities. It would serve them right, as far as I'm concerned.

These people are a complete waste of perfectly good carbon.

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[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

My cousin died in Iraq. I have another one serving there now, his fourth tour. I have to say that those people showing up at one of my loved one's memorials would inspire me to absolute violence.

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

I don't know many people who would blame you for that. My condolences on your cousin's death, and I hope your other cousin returns safely and never has to serve another tour in Iraq.

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[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

This makes perfect sense to me.

Let me explain.

Phelps has a very simple form of income. He and his family go to events and picket.

Anyone who attacks them or harasses them find themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit.

"Pain and Suffering" damages are not taxable income.

Begin to see the pattern?

Phelps is deliberately going out to get people pissed, because he makes his living off the settlement funds.