Freepers to Counter-Protest Fred Phelps @ Arlington on Monday!

[elehhhhna]

Way to go Freepers -- You're mostly idiots but some are obviously coming around.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638972/posts

[KingFlorez]

1. Guess they have some sense

[wryter2000]

2. That's wonderful

Glad to hear they have some class over there. You go, freepers.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Well that's a good thing.

Did they bother to counter protest when Phelps' gang was only protesting funerals for gays?

[seriousstan]

11. Never let a good deed go unquestioned.

Amazing. I am glad people are doing this and I don't care about their political leanings. This is a right and wrong issue not a left and right.

P.S. When did you protest Phelps?

[Catherine Vincent]

15. Well I did say it was a good thing.

Don't get an attitude.

[SammyBlue]

12. No, they didn't because them gayo-Americans, as our boy Bob Boudelang

would say, deserved to die.

They're only doing it because these cultists of death love the death of American soldiers. Freepers are digusting.

[dogday]

4. I think we can all agree this group is crap

and not worthy of being on the bottom of our shoes.....

[central scrutinizer]

5. Phelps is a uniter, not a divider

Freepers and DUers agree - he is a fucking megalomaniac and an idiot.

[arcane1]

6. just wait until another gay teen is murdered

they'll stand behind Phelps proudly

[Roon]

7. I gotta tell you

The ONLY reason phelps and his clan are as nasty as they are now is because the media collectively agreed to ignore them.And for awhile it worked!! Now they start protesting soldiers they have picked up their media coverage again. The media fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

8. I'm sure that's just what mourners want.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. Exactly.

No one should be protesting. It's a funeral, for God's sake!

[bluefish]

31. Agreed

Someone forgot to inform everyone , it is a funeral!

[MadHound]

9. LOL, that's priceless!

One group of RW crazies protesting another group of RW crazies. I'd love to see that one, maybe FR will have pics up on Tuesday.

[BrotherBuzz]

22. The Phelps clan are Democrats

[Swamp Rat]

29. Right, and I am a rodent with a 1,000 IQ

No, really I am, but I can type, operate sophisticated computer systems, vote and everything!

[BrotherBuzz]

30. We need all the help we can get to raise the collective IQ's in

the 'big tent' democratic party . I'm guessing your brains just about cancels out the Phelps gang's negative IQ. Thanks

[Swamp Rat]

33. Though he may be registered as one, Phelps is not a Democrat

That was my only point.

[BrotherBuzz]

37. Understood...

I consider him a dark horse republican and agent provocateur who is exhibiting severe late stages of syphilis, possibly contracted from a gay lover that jilted him. I could be wrong, but his hate and vengeful action sure resemble that of a rejected lover.

[Swamp Rat]

41. That might explain Zell Miller's condition as well, or maybe THEY gave him

a pod.

[muntrv]

10. Freepers and Phelps deserve each other.

[sarge43]

13. DU and Freeperville agreeing on something ...

I'll check to see if there's blood on the moon.

[jumpoffdaplanet]

14. Don't be too impressed

freepers think phelps is a liberal because he hates the troops.

[BR_Parkway]

16. Freepers and DU are NOT agreeing on anything here - they are

protesting about him saying that soldiers died in Iraq, but on the whole God Hates Fags issue, they should be on his side of the street holding up exactly the same signs - if you ever go over to their hate filled site, you'll find an entire section devoted to the Homosexual Agenda:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=homosexuala...

You don't have to read too far to see that they say the exact same BS that Phelps and clan do. They can try to run away from it, but they ARE Phelps, he is THEM.

[sarge43]

26. Sorry. I'll post a sarcasm icon next time. n/t

[NMMNG]

44. Geez, they talk about gays/gay sex waaaaay more than we do

One might say they're obsessed even.

[Renew Deal]

17. Freepers and Phelps agree on "Fags"

They're just making a show of the funerals.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Idiots vs. Idiots. Will they wear different color jerseys

so we can tell them apart?

[seemunkee]

19. I wonder if the Rolling Thunder will go past Phelps?

If so he may get more of a reception than he would like.

[mdmc]

20. great thread!

a shout out to freeps! kr

[Fleshdancer]

21. Good for them!

Phelps is a sick asshole. My brother is a soldier. If he died in the line of duty and these bastards protested his funeral I would go ballistic.

I wish I could be there to counter protest with them. Will any DUers be there? I suggest singing loudly to drown out the hate speech and carry XXXL signs to block the view of the "God likes dead soldiers" signs.

The families deserve to mourn in peace. To disrespect the families who have lost SO much...there is no honor in kicking someone when they're already down. I know Phelps has the right to protest, but a counter protest is highly neccessary and I'm glad the freepers in the area are doing it.

[40ozDonkey]

23. Traitors vs. Haters

All I ask is that the vacuum of hate created by the traitorous Freepers and the blasphemous Phelpsers sucks them all into a place where they'd be happy and can bother us no more.
Like North Korea.
It would also piss off the Freepers doubly, since everyone would win, and that's kinda communist.

[Initech]

24. Nice to know even the FREEPERS dont take those fuckers seriously!

[tlsmith1963]

27. Well...

I doubt that the Freepers are angry at Phelps because he is anti-gay, but other things that Phelps has done are pretty sick, too. His group picketed the funerals of those dead miners, for one thing. I hope that the only survivor of the mine disaster will be in good enough shape one day to kick Phelps' ass, because he had to watch the other miners die, one by one. And picketing dead soldiers' funerals? Sorry Phelps, but the real criminals are the people who sent them to Iraq! Go give them hell instead. Stupid fundie idiot.

Tammy

[JackBeck]

28. What will their signs say?

"We hate fags too, but support the troops"

[ArnoldLayne]

32. Good for them I support them 100% on this, if I lived

near Washington D.C. I would join them on this protest.

[izzybeans]

34. The confusion on their faces will be priceless.

"But But god does hate fags! Death to America. I mean support the troops."

[Sparkly]

35. I wish I were going to be in town -- I'd join them!

In a DU t-shirt!!!

[lynne]

36. Rolling Thunder will be in DC this weekend, too -

. . . this could get messy . . .

[proud patriot]

38. They finally picked an opponent I stand with them against

Has hell froze over ?

[Warren DeMontague]

39. Someone should tell them that he's on their team.

If he would have stuck to protesting the funerals of kids like Matthew Shepard, they'd probably still be rooting for him.

[LostInAnomie]

40. I don't think the world can handle...

... that much repressed homosexuality in one location. It will become a Freudian nightmare!

[PublicRadioVet]

42. Phelps should be sent to a Federal prison...

...so that he can finally unleash his pent-up homosexual tendencies in an environment that suits him.

But seriously, Righties and Lefties both can find common ground detesting Phelps, and others like him.

I might get banned for posting this, but people should check out http://www.blackfive.net / and search for articles and comments on Phelps. He is positively hated there and Blackfive is absolutely right-wing to the core. Props to Uncle Jimbo, former SF, for supporting gays in the military and lifting the absurdity that is our military gay "policy" of don't ask don't tell.

[AuntPatsy]

43. If only for the right reasons...

[Pushed To The Left]

45. I'll side with the Freepers over Phelps any time!

I would choose just about anybody over Fred Phelps!

[michreject]

46. I ride with the Patroit Guard

The org is not political. We're just a shield between the protesters and the members of the funeral, trying to allow the soldier to be mourned in peace and honor.

Nothing more. Nothing less.