Daughter just sent me this pic, is it legit?

[madmom]

[elleng]

1. Dunno, but posted at DU earlier.

[Recursion]

2. Phelps is a registered Democrat. He has run for office a few times. He started out as an anti-war...

... protester during Vietnam.

He's a "Democrat", but only in the sense that Lyndon LaRouche is.

[tblue]

5. Well, anyone can register as anything.

But there is nothing about him that is like a Democrat. Even the worst Democrat would never do what he does.

[Recursion]

17. He's a Democrat because that was the anti-war place to be in the 1960s...

... when he first got involved in politics, and then as now he was very much anti-war.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Note: He never got close to winning ANY public office

Electoral history

Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas, 1990

* Joan Finney: 81,250 (47.18%)
* John Carlin: 79,406 (46.11%)
* Fred Phelps: 11,572 (6.72%)

Democratic primary for United States Senate, Kansas 1992

* Gloria O'Dell: 111,015 (69.20%)
* Fred Phelps: 49,416 (30.80%)

Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas, 1994

* Jim Slattery: 84,389 (53.02%)
* Joan Wagnon: 42,115 (26.46%)
* James Francisco: 16,048 (10.08%)
* Leslie Kitchenmaster: 11,253 (7.07%)
* Fred Phelps: 5,349 (3.36%)

Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas, 1998

* Tom Sawyer: 88,248 (85.28%)
* Fred Phelps: 15,233 (14.72%)[75]

[Recursion]

16. Yeah, that's why I mentioned LaRouche: he's a professional candidate

He raises "campaign" money to finance his whole life.

[former-republican]

3. Why would you doubt it?

[madmom]

7. Why would I doubt it? Have you seen some of the stuff

people have photo shopped?

[former-republican]

9. Yea , I just mean any one can register as a democrat

It's not like the idiot represents the party .

[tblue]

4. Yes, because Fred Phelps is JUST LIKE a Democrat.

Only a total IDIOT would believe that. Oy gevalt.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. Fred Phelps is just like a Democrat as Dubya Bush is sober.

[lunasun]

6. what rag was that from???? any link?

[madmom]

8. nope, no link that I could find.

[Beartracks]

10. Apparently so. Links....

http://nation.foxnews.com/connecticut-elementary-school-shooting/2012/12/20/bikers-turn-out-protect-newtown-mourners-westboro-baptist-church?intcmp=fly

And here:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/12/conservative-bikers-turn-out-to-protect-newtown-mourners-from-left-wing-westboro-cult/


(I originally saw it posted here: http://www.reallyfoxnews.com/post/38672829573/oh-fox-foxy-fox-fox-no )

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[LAGC]

12. FOX really has jumped the shark.

Wasn't it Glenn Beck who first posited the "left-wing" Westboro shtick?

Of course, he's also the one claiming the Nazis were really left-wing because they had "socialist" in their name... nevermind that their first order of business was smashing labor unions and enacting their racist agenda.

[Beartracks]

14. My liberal gay friend recently registered as a Republican.

Does that make him "right-wing"? Hardly! He wanted to be able to vote in Republican primaries. However, he's regretting his decision; his mind is rejecting the feeling of being registered as a Republican the way the human body rejects a foreign toxic invader.

Anyhow, leave it to Fox-y types to make a "case" out of Phelps' being registered, and only registered, as a Democrat.

How do conservatives sleep at night? Doesn't the cognitive dissonance hurt?

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[Brother Buzz]

13. Well, there's fine Fair and Balanced spin for you

[lpbk2713]

20. Faux has a bad habit of getting their labels wrong.

And it's probably not so accidental.

[Crabby Appleton]

18. The pic is legit, if not the description

They're from the Brotherhood of United Bikers MC. They and other bikers have been showing up in Newtown all week. wbc punks were a no-show



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brotherhood-of-United-Bikers-Torrington-CT/325314699340

[ProgressiveProfessor]

19. The Patriot Guard (informal M/C group) does the same thing for other funerals

which the WBC is going to picket and disrupt.

[eShirl]

21. "Left-Wing Westboro Cult" really, left-wing?

[madokie]

22. Yes its true

One of my late bestest friends younger brother is one of these bikers. A veteran of Gulf War 1. A fine gentleman if ever there was one. Yes these bikers are doing the right thing and I support them. If I was younger and a biker I'd be there too