I saw religious nuts praying in front of a women's clinic yesterday. Pissed me off!

[Odin2005]

In downtown Fargo, They were all college-age folks wearing orange shirts with some wording on them but I was too far away to read it. I surprised my friend and I maintained our cool and didn't blow our tops at the bozos.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

Good on you -

free speech works both ways, as fucking stupid as some seem to be.

Good that you didn't do anything stupid, and just let them be.

We can't sink to their worst levels - but we can keep working to keep it safe and legal, in the right way.........................

[FreakinDJ]

1. Why get pissed - they are the ones acting like fools

just pull up next to the curb and play "Black Sabbath" at FULL VOLUME.

Remember to smile

[Odin2005]

7. LOL, my friend and I talked louder as we went past them so they heard us mocking them.

:)

[FreakinDJ]

9. Feel justified in buying that 2000 watt sterio for your car now

your on a mission

Remember to use a Bi-Amp for clear Highs and a Thumping Bass that can drop a Fundy at 20 yards

Let me know if you can find a Re-Mastered CD edition of "In a Garden of Eden" or better yet "Magic Carpet Ride"

Sorry - I like Old School

[bkkyosemite]

2. I have driven by myself in a town I lived in and said did you this morning have a personal

conversation with God and come here and make other of God's children uncomfortable with your picketing why they go into the office for maybe a simple pap smear. They guy looked at me and said no no conversation personally with God that morning. Then I said since you know your Bible God says do not judge lest you be judged. Do you pretend to speak for God and he said no.....then I said then take the splinter out of your eye before you try to extract it out of anothers. You have no right to infringe your beliefs on anyone else and God will judge you for it.

I drove by again 5 minutes later and they had gone....idiots! Had to speak their language because they are too brainwashed to know anything else.

[madrchsod]

3. should have thrown coat hangers and darning needles at them

college age kids have`t a clue about the days before legal abortions

[imdjh]

4. I've been tempted to join them with a sign that says, "Prosecute mothers who murder."

It might not be understood by women seeking services there, but if there is a crowd outside then they are going to be verbally abused anyway.

Forcing anti-abortion people to admit that they aren't willing to prosecute women for murder is their achilles heel.

[Ilsa]

8. I've heard reports of friendly arguments that went in that direction, and

you are correct, they won't go that far. At least not yet. I am afraid that someone will evetually work towards that end, though.

[Control-Z]

38. They won't go that far

because they all know, deep in their heart, that they or a loved one may one day need abortion services.

Their abortions will be moral, though, of course.

[Walk away]

5. Someone should tell them to stick to worshiping potato chips in...

the shape of jesus or the virgin Mary's face on the side of their refrigerators.

[Captain Hilts]

6. I used to knock 'em around like duckpins while jogging in Utica, NY.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

10. Wow assaulting people engaged in lawful protest and admitting to it. You are a real winner.

[Captain Hilts]

11. They've no right to block the sidewalk with signs and placards, which they did. nt

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

12. So blocking a sidewalk gives you the right to assault them. You are a real tough guy.

[Captain Hilts]

13. No, just maintain course and speed. The deliberately block the sidewalk.

A main drag. Genesee St.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

14. Okay tough guy. Whatever eases your woman abusing conscience.

[Captain Hilts]

16. I was at Navy Federal Credit Union in Norfolk, VA the day the guy shot up the Hillcrest

clinic across the hall and killed that employee.

I will shove my way through them if they're blocking the sidewalk.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

18. And that somehow excuses your assault on peaceful protesters engaged in lawful protest?

[Book Lover]

24. Thanks but no thanks for your concern for us women

I'd rather have the guy knocking the real women haters off the sidewalk (heavens to Besty - those moments of being off-balance are just so comparable to preventing women from getting healthcare) on my side than you. At least he'll make a path for me to get into the damn door.

[Odin2005]

26. +1

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

27. Nice strawman. They weren't blocking the door.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

30. I'm concerned about anyone being assaulted for exercising their Constitutional Rights.

[Book Lover]

32. How touching (nm)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

33. If I didn't think that I would as hypocritical as a freeper.

[Book Lover]

34. I'm so glad to know your political thought remains pure, ideologically speaking (nm)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

35. Otherwise I would just be another hypocrite.

People deserve the protections afforded in the Constitution regardless of their political views.

David

[Book Lover]

36. You know what - you are so right!

Why should I assume that I have the right to visit my doctor in peace - why, that's just crazy feminist talk! Let the nutbags harass me - just the way the Framers wanted it to be.


Thanks for proving to me that my decision to leave DU was the right one. Don't think I'll be coming back to engage in conversation.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

37. If you can't debate any better than that then you need to leave.

How would people praying across the street disrupt the peace of your doctors visit? Do you want to ban all protest based on the argument that they might disrupt someone's peace? How about banning all speech on the grounds it may disrupt someone's peace? What they were engaged in wasn't harassment and was legal? When it became harassment it would have been illegal and they could have been arrested. Regardless you won't respond, very courageous of you.

David

[Book Lover]

22. If that's true, thank you (nm)

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. I want to make a sign that says

WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THE NEXT SCOTT ROEDER?

[Odin2005]

17. +1

[Odin2005]

19. OK, who the hell is un-recommending this thread?

[Horse with no Name]

20. It gives a definite new "flavor" to this place

I am starting to understand an important significance to the unrec feature.
It is showing that DU is really no longer "that progressive" or "that liberal" and definitely is showing the centrist/right centrist appeal here.
It will become a very important diagnostic of the political leanings here in the future.

[Book Lover]

21. People who are doing their jobs (nm)

[LAGC]

23. I REC'd it out of negative territory for ya.

Hopefully it stays that way.

[Odin2005]

25. Thank you!

[defendandprotect]

28. They're probably praying for another "pro-life" killing . . . !!!

[defendandprotect]

29. dupe

[sarcasmo]

31. Usually flip them the bird. We have a bunch of Abortion NUTS hold signs on the sidewalk every year.

I make a point of driving by a few times that day and having my middle finger pointed in the idiots directions.

[mitchtv]

39. rec# 4

I saw a you tube last week of a couple of drag queens pull up to the Phelps crowd with a very loud car radio and get out. Quite entertaining. The poster who suggested the music has the right idea.

[Odin2005]

40. KICK

[dugaresa]

41. i think it would be great to do a sarcastic protest alongside them

with people who hold up placards that say

"Put an End to Pre-Natal Care"

"Stop providing well visits!"

"Trust in God as your Gynecologist!"

Those clinics offer way more than abortion and I think running a protest to mix with theirs that points out how shutting down the clinic ends way more services would be a hoot!