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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-30-10 10:35 AM
Response to Reply #46
48. Well, the Phelps people are a church, and churches can do
no wrong. The bigotry they display is supported by most of their faith mates, if not in style, certainly in substance.
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  -Marine's father ordered to pay Westboro's court costs RamboLiberal  Mar-29-10 05:13 PM   #0 
  - terrible journalism  lazarus   Mar-29-10 05:16 PM   #1 
  - The Huffington Post version:  Amerigo Vespucci   Mar-29-10 06:39 PM   #15 
     - presumably the reason is that the standard rule is to award costs  onenote   Mar-30-10 12:33 PM   #56 
  - I would refuse, totally & absolutely.  baldguy   Mar-29-10 05:17 PM   #2 
  - It's not that easy. He could end up getting a lien on his house or his pay check garnished.  superconnected   Mar-29-10 05:21 PM   #3 
  - Kansas City Star Editorial Writer  RamboLiberal   Mar-29-10 05:25 PM   #4 
  - Can't he seek a stay until the case is heard on further appeal?  14thColony   Mar-29-10 05:28 PM   #5 
  - It would typically depend on whether the judge thinks he has any chance at all...  Tesha   Mar-29-10 06:30 PM   #13 
     - You're right of course  14thColony   Mar-30-10 04:29 AM   #33 
     - I heartily endorse efforts to defray the Marine's costs! (NT)  Tesha   Mar-30-10 08:11 AM   #38 
     - Yes, but speech free zones exist for abortion clinics. Why not for cemeteries?  No Elephants   Mar-30-10 04:40 AM   #35 
        - The "bubbles" around women's clinics are dubious as well.  Tesha   Mar-30-10 08:08 AM   #37 
  - Phelps' family (his "real" one) are all lawyers. God hates fags but loves lawyers!  AlbertCat   Mar-29-10 05:33 PM   #6 
  - Unbelievable  Libertas1776   Mar-29-10 05:40 PM   #7 
  - Even kooks have constitutional rights  struggle4progress   Mar-29-10 06:01 PM   #8 
  - I bet his crazy daughter is the lead attorney, too.  nealmhughes   Mar-29-10 06:06 PM   #9 
  - For sure, the Phelps gang are a gaggle of crazy sickos. Nor do I think  struggle4progress   Mar-29-10 06:26 PM   #12 
  - Some here believe in the First Amendment only if you agree with them!  Democat   Mar-29-10 11:00 PM   #26 
     - That really isn't even the real issue in this story  DumpDavisHogg   Mar-29-10 11:48 PM   #27 
        - My natural sympathies are with the bereaved, but I think you misstate the situation:  struggle4progress   Mar-30-10 07:50 AM   #36 
  - i would chip in, too. eom  ellenfl   Mar-29-10 06:08 PM   #10 
  - This is how the scum are able to travel all over the place  KamaAina   Mar-29-10 06:15 PM   #11 
  - These Swine  Old Troop   Mar-29-10 06:38 PM   #14 
  - pay it in fuckin pennies and dump the load of pennies on their lawn - they can eat it  tomm2thumbs   Mar-29-10 07:31 PM   #16 
  - That is perfect. The ruling doesn't say HOW they have to pay, does it?  Zoeisright   Mar-30-10 12:05 AM   #28 
  - Not a bad idea  Abq_Sarah   Mar-30-10 05:58 PM   #59 
     - just make sure he's standing there when it dumps  tomm2thumbs   Mar-31-10 11:54 AM   #62 
  - This makes me want to puke.  one_voice   Mar-29-10 07:32 PM   #17 
  - Here's the father's website  RamboLiberal   Mar-29-10 07:45 PM   #18 
     - Thank you.  one_voice   Mar-29-10 07:49 PM   #19 
     - thanks  frylock   Mar-29-10 09:48 PM   #24 
  - It will a glorious day when Phelps leaves this world!  Grand Taurean   Mar-29-10 08:15 PM   #20 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-29-10 08:42 PM   #21 
     - Inappropriate approach  pundaint   Mar-30-10 12:26 AM   #30 
  - WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?????????????????????????????  BrklynLiberal   Mar-29-10 08:45 PM   #22 
  - His lawyers are working pro-bono on this case n/t  RamboLiberal   Mar-29-10 09:31 PM   #23 
  - Fourth Circuit = fifth column  DumpDavisHogg   Mar-29-10 10:01 PM   #25 
  - and what would be the grounds for impeachment?  onenote   Mar-30-10 12:26 PM   #55 
  - I have met some of the Phelps family  pipoman   Mar-30-10 12:05 AM   #29 
  - This is what happens when we allow people to abuse their freedom of speech  bluestateguy   Mar-30-10 01:38 AM   #31 
  - This is an obscenity. We have to write to the papers and directly  EFerrari   Mar-30-10 02:04 AM   #32 
  - who are the justices on this court? . . . who appointed them? . . .  OneBlueSky   Mar-30-10 04:38 AM   #34 
  - King, Shedd, and Duncan  marshall   Mar-30-10 08:56 AM   #41 
  - I hope the Phelps family gets absolutely everything they've got coming.  mbperrin   Mar-30-10 08:17 AM   #39 
  - The Law is an ass.  TacticalPeek   Mar-30-10 08:47 AM   #40 
  - Father Of Dead Marine Ordered To Pay Legal Fees Of Westobro Baptist Church Protesters  kpete   Mar-30-10 10:34 AM   #42 
  - wtf! this family's son died serving his country and now the family is forced to  ejpoeta   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #43 
  - This news is a day old. Amazing ruling. nt  Captain Hilts   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #44 
  - That's an outrage.  deutsey   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #45 
  - I don't get it  DeepBlueC   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #46 
  - Well, the Phelps people are a church, and churches can do  Bluenorthwest   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #48 
  - It started when Snyder sued the Phelps clan.  Dr. Strange   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #49 
  - There needs to be a fund rasier for this family. n/t  Jefferson23   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #47 
  - you can donate to al snyder's legal fund..  frylock   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #50 
     - Thank you for that! I am deeply offended by the fact that this family  Jefferson23   Mar-30-10 11:14 AM   #52 
        - i felt a need to donate as well  frylock   Mar-30-10 11:46 AM   #53 
  - Outrageous. Donated /nt  dickthegrouch   Mar-30-10 10:35 AM   #51 
  - yes, it sucks. and yes its standard procedure  onenote   Mar-30-10 12:23 PM   #54 
  - I'd burn every cent I had before giving it to Phelps.  proteus_lives   Mar-30-10 01:12 PM   #57 
  - Westboro can afford $16,500 a lot better than a private citizen can.  BreweryYardRat   Mar-30-10 05:07 PM   #58 
  - O'Reilly Pays Legal Bill for Fallen Marine's Father  Dr. Strange   Mar-31-10 09:27 AM   #60 
  - Good for him.  joshcryer   Mar-31-10 10:20 AM   #61 
     - Have to admit this is a noble jesture,  Old Vet   Mar-31-10 02:09 PM   #63 
  - It sickens me, but I agree with the core decision..  X_Digger   Mar-31-10 03:47 PM   #64 
 

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