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PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:30 PM Apr 2013

Boston Teamsters to form human shield for bombing victim's burial as Westboro Baptist protests

http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/04/boston-teamsters-to-form-human-shield.html

Teamsters from Local 25 in Boston will protect the family of bombing victim Krystle Campbell during her funeral tomorrow morning. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church are expected to protest.

Local 25 was contacted by some concerned citizens of Medford asking for help to keep members of the Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the funeral of Krystle Campbell, scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10 AM in Medford.

Local 25 President Sean O’Brien asked all off-duty Teamsters to participate:
Teamsters Local 25 will be out in full force tomorrow morning at St. Joseph’s Church in Medford to form a human shield and block the Westboro Baptist Church from protesting the funeral of Krystle Campbell. The Campbell family and friends have already endured immeasurable amounts of heartache and tragedy this week, and deserve a peaceful funeral with time to grieve privately.

Westboro Baptist Church should understand that we will go to great lengths to make sure they don't protest any funerals of the victims of the past week’s tragedies, and that those we lost receive a proper burial.

Teamsters Local 25 represents 11,000 hardworking men and women from the Boston area.



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Boston Teamsters to form human shield for bombing victim's burial as Westboro Baptist protests (Original Post) PeaceNikki Apr 2013 OP
I knew some people would step up Cha Apr 2013 #1
Me, too. And, you know what? The hate is always greatly outnumbered by love. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #2
"There is Power in a Union!" k&r, n/t appal_jack Apr 2013 #41
K & R! freshwest Apr 2013 #50
One day, maybe Americans... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #51
May the Westboro Church Rot in Hell! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #42
The Boston Unions offered a reward after the bombings.. Cha Apr 2013 #43
Good! nt LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #3
Westboro never even seems to show up for a lot of the protests they announce pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #4
Dump them all in the Boston harbor and do the world a favor! We don't want them RKP5637 Apr 2013 #7
Nah. Dey got da new sewah plant workin' good now. Mopar151 Apr 2013 #36
... redi-mix, that'll do it! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #48
Those Westboros are really good at bringing people together. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #5
Go Teamsters! HooptieWagon Apr 2013 #6
When they leave the T's should follow them until their alone... xtraxritical Apr 2013 #53
That is excatly what the Westboro scumbags are hoping for Mr. Mojo Risen Apr 2013 #67
I am well aware of Westboro's M.O. that's why I said "follow until alone". Thanks xtraxritical Apr 2013 #70
Oh, Fred Phelps, you vile filth-spewing attention whore...when will you finally hit bottom? Plaid Adder Apr 2013 #8
I cannot wait for the epic party when he graces the planet with his death. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #14
I wonder if his own people will protest at his funeral. n/t hughee99 Apr 2013 #37
you speak the truth olddots Apr 2013 #59
The earth may spit him back up. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #54
I sure hope nothing ever happens to them. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2013 #9
Good on them. Solidarity with Local 25 Teamsters. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #10
The counter protests are usually inspiring, creative and often hilarious. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #11
My favorite: Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #22
I like it. I also liked when the Foo Fighters serenaded them. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #29
Short, Sweet and to the Cha Apr 2013 #44
give them good beating PD Turk Apr 2013 #12
Nah. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #13
I've been telling myself that PD Turk Apr 2013 #16
I know, but focus on how vastly outnumbered they are. And the philosopher Patton Oswat's words... PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #18
If the news media PD Turk Apr 2013 #27
It's not just about the media, it's also about inciting violence in search of lawsuits. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #30
what a bunch of sorry fucks PD Turk Apr 2013 #31
There are few graves I have or will dance on. I carry no shame for stating Phelps will be one. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #32
Get ready to stand in a LONG line... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #62
Thanks for this post, PeaceNikki! LongTomH Apr 2013 #79
Cross a Teamster picket line, and they will find out what love is all about. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #28
word PD Turk Apr 2013 #39
The entire group might trip over a curb krispos42 Apr 2013 #66
thank you! gopiscrap Apr 2013 #75
How can Westboro afford to travel all over and do this all the time? Incitatus Apr 2013 #15
Lawsuits. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #17
They are, like, the PERFECT STORM OF AWFUL nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #21
The taxpayers of Kansas are supporting them, as well. In Union jobs, maybe? Read this: freshwest Apr 2013 #57
I'm sorry, but they are the most vile, despicable group of people on this planet! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #19
Don't YOU apologize. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #20
Why are they protesting Krystle Campbell's funeral? adieu Apr 2013 #23
Because gays. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #25
They protest anything in the hope of inciting a riot, receiving injuries, and then suing the Nay Apr 2013 #26
They don't like Krystle Campbell because she's one of them dirty atheists EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2013 #82
Go, Teamsters! CBHagman Apr 2013 #24
They are just annoying grifters, nothing more. eggplant Apr 2013 #33
Well said. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #35
+1 SmileyRose Apr 2013 #61
Bet they're a no show like in Chicago for Ebert'sfuneral last month never came & people were waiting lunasun Apr 2013 #34
Isn't Brother (Mickey) Ward a Local 25 Teamster? n/t Mopar151 Apr 2013 #38
Brilliant!!! lexw Apr 2013 #40
Rec Zorra Apr 2013 #45
Teamsters, not the NRA, Teamsters....... DainBramaged Apr 2013 #46
If those utter wastes of scrofula ever turn up in my area I *will* be there even if I'm all alone Fumesucker Apr 2013 #47
What is with these fuck sticks? nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #49
So, so, Phlem Apr 2013 #52
Fred Phelps is insane markiv Apr 2013 #55
I hope God smites them all down to hell. AAO Apr 2013 #56
Krystle's mom is a member of Unite Here Local 26 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 #58
She was a gem in our community. Very tough funeral yesterday in Medford. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #84
Great plan! Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #60
Isn't there some point where those f'ers can get arrested for harassment delrem Apr 2013 #63
The idiots want to be arrested. Stretch714 Apr 2013 #68
Isn't there some kind of pest control spray they can use on the Westboro maggot-pies? Kablooie Apr 2013 #64
My husband is a teamster proud patriot Apr 2013 #65
Solidarity! Apophis Apr 2013 #69
I live in a 'burb of Los Angeles and about 6yrs ago they had the gall to come Raine Apr 2013 #71
What, exactly, is intended to be protested by those cretins? RT Atlanta Apr 2013 #72
That's my union! Generic Other Apr 2013 #73
Can't someone get a 72 mental hold on these people whenever there is tavalon Apr 2013 #74
Hundreds showing up... PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #76
Go ahead Fred hootinholler Apr 2013 #77
I was a Teamster for Many Years Wolf Frankula Apr 2013 #78
Thank you Teamsters! bravenak Apr 2013 #80
Proud of them libodem Apr 2013 #81
WBC must be the only people on this earth socalgal58 Apr 2013 #83
<3 Local 25! Marrah_G Apr 2013 #85
Why doesn't Homeland Security put these people on the no-fly list? Liberty Belle Apr 2013 #86

Cha

(295,899 posts)
1. I knew some people would step up
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:33 PM
Apr 2013

when I saw the monster hate idiots were coming.

thanks PeaceNikki

sheshe2

(83,324 posts)
42. May the Westboro Church Rot in Hell!
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:40 PM
Apr 2013

Peace and Love to Boston. It is richly deserved!

Boston Strong!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
43. The Boston Unions offered a reward after the bombings..
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:45 PM
Apr 2013
Unions offer reward in Boston Marathon bombing

BOSTON (AP) — Members of several public safety unions are teaming up to offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to any arrests and convictions in the Boston Marathon attack.

The unions said Tuesday they hoped the reward would help authorities find who was behind the bombs that killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injured more than 170 others.

The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, Boston Firefighters Local 718, Boston Police Superior Officers Federation and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society are pooling their resources to fund the reward.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/04/16/unions-offer-reward-boston-marathon-bombing/OPAfydd5UmtCocgBMYvGzK/story.html

Boston Strong!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
4. Westboro never even seems to show up for a lot of the protests they announce
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:37 PM
Apr 2013

And even when they do show up, they're often there for only a short time before leaving.

In any case, I'm confident that Bostonians, area Teamsters, and probably the Patriot Guard will handle appropriately any situation that may arise.

R.I.P.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
36. Nah. Dey got da new sewah plant workin' good now.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:27 PM
Apr 2013

T'row a coupla dem loozas in deah, da fish'll die again. Some 'a da Teamstahs know w'ere da keys to da redi-mix truck are hid...

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
6. Go Teamsters!
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:40 PM
Apr 2013

If the Westboro idiots try any shit I hope Local 25 lays some Old Testament judgement on them.

Mr. Mojo Risen

(104 posts)
67. That is excatly what the Westboro scumbags are hoping for
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:24 AM
Apr 2013

Their entire M.O. is to commit the most despicable acts in highly public settings. Then when anyone threatens them, they sue. Their entire team is made up of low life lawyers. They don't do these acts for any religious or moral reasons. They do it as a source of revenue. Nice huh?

Plaid Adder

(5,518 posts)
8. Oh, Fred Phelps, you vile filth-spewing attention whore...when will you finally hit bottom?
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:43 PM
Apr 2013

I mean really, Fred, you have already been crowned King of the Assholes. To what can you still aspire? Hang up the picket signs and retire, Fred. Seriously. Even the far right has outgrown you and your bullshit.

The Plaid Adder

Ruby the Liberal

(26,216 posts)
9. I sure hope nothing ever happens to them.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:44 PM
Apr 2013

I get the first amendment - and wholeheartedly support their right to voice their opinion (as I enjoy the same right), but I will say, I will not shed a fucking tear.

Human excrement.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
10. Good on them. Solidarity with Local 25 Teamsters.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:44 PM
Apr 2013

I hope those Westboro loons don't get within a mile of that funeral.

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
12. give them good beating
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:46 PM
Apr 2013

break their damned legs and drop em in the nearest dumpster, enough of these vile bigots already!!

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
13. Nah. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:47 PM
Apr 2013

only love can do that.

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
16. I've been telling myself that
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:52 PM
Apr 2013

Every time the schmucks pop up I try to think of what Gandhi would say or do, but I have just gotten so damned sick of seeing them. I swear I think these assholes would wear even Gandhi down eventually

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
18. I know, but focus on how vastly outnumbered they are. And the philosopher Patton Oswat's words...
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:55 PM
Apr 2013
"But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.

But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will.""


PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
27. If the news media
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:07 PM
Apr 2013

If the news media would just do the right thing where these freaks are concerned, it would be over. Just turn the cameras off. Don't report one word about them. Let their name be stricken from the pages of the American press for good. They thrive on attention, deny them that and they'll slip down the memory hole in no time...

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
30. It's not just about the media, it's also about inciting violence in search of lawsuits.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:10 PM
Apr 2013

It's how they get paid.

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
31. what a bunch of sorry fucks
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:14 PM
Apr 2013

sooner or later they're going to show up somewhere and bite off more than they can chew, and I will laugh hysterically when it happens

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
28. Cross a Teamster picket line, and they will find out what love is all about.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:08 PM
Apr 2013

And just how strong a hickory axe-handle really is.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
66. The entire group might trip over a curb
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:17 AM
Apr 2013

Seven or eight times.


How tragic there were no eyewitnesses to that event.

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)
15. How can Westboro afford to travel all over and do this all the time?
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:51 PM
Apr 2013

Do they own businesses? Is someone funding them?

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
17. Lawsuits.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:53 PM
Apr 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#Funding

Funding

WBC's travel expenses exceed $200,000 annually. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Westboro is funded entirely by its congregation and accepts no outside donations. The church has received money from lawsuits and legal fees. For example, they sued the city of Topeka several times in the 1990s. WBC received $16,500, and is pursuing another $100,000, in legal fees for a case won in court. The WBC is considered a nonprofit organization by the federal government, and is therefore exempt from paying taxes.


freshwest

(53,661 posts)
57. The taxpayers of Kansas are supporting them, as well. In Union jobs, maybe? Read this:
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:19 PM
Apr 2013
Westboro Baptist Church Members Work For Kansas State Govt. With Extensive Protection Against Firing



...Americans are often confronted with a terrible dilemma. We pay huge price for our freedom and sometimes the cost seems almost impossible to bear. Take, for example, the foul mouthed haters of the Westboro Baptist Church, many of whom have high profile jobs with the state of Kansas, complete with extensive protection against termination. They are able to rant and rave on their own time and scream “God Hates Fags” and “Jews Killed Jesus,” and the state of Kansas simply can not fire them for their offensive conduct. They can even get away with picketing the funeral of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and return to work with a self-satisfied smirk on their faces.

Fred Phelps is the founder of the nest of vipers known as the Westboro Baptist Church, and three of his brood work for the state of Kansas. Daughter Margie Phelps is director of re-entry for the Kansas Department of Corrections, and her job is protected by the Civil Service Act. Fred Phelps Jr., the oldest child, is a staff lawyer with the Kansas Department of Corrections. The youngest child, Abigail Phelps, works for the Topeka Juvenile Correctional Facility, part of the Juvenile Justice Authority.

People across the nation are stunned and outraged that these three specimens of humanity, all members of a group that is known as “America’s most hated family,” actually are in a position of authority over people who are in the criminal justice system, especially juveniles...

By now you may be asking, “How the hell do this litigious hate mongers get away with this and even manage to remained employed by the state of Kansas?” The answer is simple and it will probably shock you. The Phelps family and the Westboro Baptist Church are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Like everyone else in America, they have freedom of speech...


How they get away with it and more at the link:

http://www.inquisitr.com/441610/westboro-baptist-church-members-work-for-kansas-state-govt-with-extensive-protection-against-firing/



 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
19. I'm sorry, but they are the most vile, despicable group of people on this planet!
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 09:59 PM
Apr 2013

WTF is WRONG with these people - seriously?!!

 

adieu

(1,009 posts)
23. Why are they protesting Krystle Campbell's funeral?
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:03 PM
Apr 2013

I mean, they never have any rational reason, but at least they make some shit up. So what is the reason this time?

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
25. Because gays.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:06 PM
Apr 2013


Honestly, attention. They do it for any and all high-profile funerals in hopes they can bait someone into a lawsuit.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
26. They protest anything in the hope of inciting a riot, receiving injuries, and then suing the
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:07 PM
Apr 2013

people whom they have upset. It's how they make their living. They are diseased scabs on the body of humanity.

EvolveOrConvolve

(6,452 posts)
82. They don't like Krystle Campbell because she's one of them dirty atheists
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:42 PM
Apr 2013

Or at the very least, a dirty humanist.

eggplant

(3,891 posts)
33. They are just annoying grifters, nothing more.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:17 PM
Apr 2013

They don't give a shit about their own message or wher they picket. Their goal is to exercise their constitutional rights to be assholes and to make money suing people and cities that get in their way. As soon as they see that they aren't going to get a rise out of people, they split.

The only way to get them to stop is to make it unprofitable for them to continue. And to do that, you have to simply refuse to engage with them. The human shields serve this purpose -- let the family grieve, stop the antagonism.

It is only a matter of time before they run out of money. In the meantime, they make a nice focal point for people to get together for the purpose of being nice.

Imagine when future human shields one day will be able to turn around and face the event they no longer need to protect.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
34. Bet they're a no show like in Chicago for Ebert'sfuneral last month never came & people were waiting
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:18 PM
Apr 2013
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/waiting-for-westboro/

They hear those Teamsters are coming they will not show I bet

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
47. If those utter wastes of scrofula ever turn up in my area I *will* be there even if I'm all alone
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:00 PM
Apr 2013

Good on the Teamsters..

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
52. So, so,
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:09 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:05 AM - Edit history (1)

luvin Boston and the teamsters right now!

Go Local 25 and 26! Fight the Good Fight!



-p

you fuckers are going to make me cry.

 

markiv

(1,489 posts)
55. Fred Phelps is insane
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:15 PM
Apr 2013

i mean, legally. People are put away every day for being a harm to themselves or others, I have no idea why they havent done that with him

Fred Phelps

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Fred Phelps Sr.

Church Westboro Baptist Church

Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. (born November 13, 1929) is an American pastor heading the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an independent Baptist church based in Topeka, Kansas. Phelps is a disbarred lawyer, founder of the Phelps Chartered law firm, and a former civil rights activist


Disbarment

A formal complaint was filed against Phelps on November 8, 1977, by the Kansas State Board of Law Examiners for his conduct during a lawsuit against a court reporter named Carolene Brady. Brady had failed to have a court transcript ready for Phelps on the day he asked for it; though it did not affect the outcome of the case for which Phelps had requested the transcript, Phelps still requested $22,000 in damages from her.[17][18] In the ensuing trial, Phelps called Brady to the stand, declared her a hostile witness, and then cross-examined her for nearly a week, during which he accused her of being a "slut", tried to introduce testimony from former boyfriends whom Phelps wanted to subpoena, and accused her of a variety of perverse sexual acts, ultimately reducing her to tears on the stand.[17][18] Phelps lost the case; according to the Kansas Supreme Court:

delrem

(9,688 posts)
63. Isn't there some point where those f'ers can get arrested for harassment
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:05 AM
Apr 2013

or does this shit have to go on year after year?

Freedom of speech is sacred, but harassing grieving families at funerals with such ugliness over and over again year after year has to be breaking some law.

 

Stretch714

(90 posts)
68. The idiots want to be arrested.
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 01:07 AM
Apr 2013

As said above a few times, they want to be arrested so they can sue for first amendment rights violations. That is how they make money to keep up the dumb shit they do. Most likely they will not even show up.


F*#k the WBC.

Kablooie

(18,571 posts)
64. Isn't there some kind of pest control spray they can use on the Westboro maggot-pies?
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:06 AM
Apr 2013

Someone needs to come up with a directional odor wafter.
To blow some excruciating excretious scents their way might be effective.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
71. I live in a 'burb of Los Angeles and about 6yrs ago they had the gall to come
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 04:00 AM
Apr 2013

to protest the funeral of a soldier killed in the ME. Those assholes were lined up on the corner by my house, the cops had to protect them from the people in the neighborhood. No one here was taking kindly to them being here, that's for sure!

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)
72. What, exactly, is intended to be protested by those cretins?
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 08:57 AM
Apr 2013

Does anyone know? That's what I don't understand.

Good for the Teamsters for stepping up!

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
74. Can't someone get a 72 mental hold on these people whenever there is
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 10:41 AM
Apr 2013

a prominent funeral? I mean this obsession really does border on psychosis.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
76. Hundreds showing up...
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 10:56 AM
Apr 2013
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/04/22/teamsters-gather-outside-medford-church-shield-krystle-campbell-funeral-mass-from-possible-westboro-baptist-church-protestors/1JltanfvqEtQSkKhQsKCgP/story.html

MEDFORD - Some 200 members of Teamsters Local 25 members began gathering at St. Joseph’s Church before 8 a.m. today, promising to block protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church if they follow through on a threat to picket the funeral of Krystle M. Campbell, who died in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Campbell’s funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m., a week after the bombings.

Sean O’Brien, president and principal officer of Teamster’s local, said the community reached out to the Teamsters yesterday “because they know how influential we are.”

“It’s the right thing to do,” O’Brien said of the decision to protect the funeral. “The family deserves a peaceful grieving process that’s free from any coward-led group.”

O’Brien said the Teamsters mobilized their members and other unions through Twitter and Facebook yesterday. He added that about 350 Teamsters are expected this morning, “and we can get 1,000 if we need them.”



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Wolf Frankula

(3,595 posts)
78. I was a Teamster for Many Years
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:30 PM
Apr 2013

Last edited Mon Apr 22, 2013, 02:13 PM - Edit history (1)

Go Brothers Go!

In another development, Hel declared Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church prohibited immigrants to Niflheim. "We don't want scum like that here. Our murderers, cowards and oathbroakers don't want to associate with filth like the WBC"

Wolf

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
80. Thank you Teamsters!
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 05:39 PM
Apr 2013

For doing what's right, for those of us who can't be there.
I won't even mention the name of that vile organization again, Evah!

libodem

(19,288 posts)
81. Proud of them
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:11 PM
Apr 2013

Love the idea of teamsters in general because the action word is "team". Teams are a good thing. And belonging to a team, and working together as a unit, is a strength in America. Why are unions so bastardized? It must be because unions are one of the few ways to bargain with the man. To fight for labor rights.

It would be a good Democratic principle to support Unions and Teamsters because they support society in a healthy way. I thank them and they have my support.

Liberty Belle

(9,528 posts)
86. Why doesn't Homeland Security put these people on the no-fly list?
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 04:06 AM
Apr 2013

They are certainly terrorists in my book. If they had to drive wherever they went, I'll bet they'd show up at a lot fewer protests.

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