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Phelps to picket (strong stomach needed)
smellykellyjay:
Add mine to the approvals and appreciation for Eric's post. Phelps and his little group are a bunch of nasty, ignorant, rabble-rousing, instigating turds. Treat 'em like you would a cow patty in the pasture. If you hate on them or give them much attention, you are like a waitress serving them exactly what they want to feed on.
I disagree with those who see him as terribly dangerous. The Wikipedia article on him, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_phelps, says that he has about 71 followers, 60 of which are related to him by blood or marriage. They hate everybody. I would think only the craziest, most disenfranchised people would give them much credence, though it is disturbing to see how many votes he's gotten in elections he's been a candidate in. They are a rather small, insular group who come out and put on a big show, make a lot of noise, trying to get attention. It's unpleasant, that's for sure, but what else do they really do? They are so over the top, they are caricatures. They're pitiful.
Ignore them. Turn the other cheek. Bless their hearts. But do not let them get to you. Do not let their putting on a spectacle of their horridness bring out the horridness in you. Easier said than done, but we all know we are better than them. If nothing else, I feel sorry for him because he looks like that creepy preacher in "Poltergeist 2."
If your dog pees on the middle of the floor during your dinner party, don't let that be a defining, ruining moment of the evening.
mvansand76:
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That's such a beautiful idea! :'(
serious crayons:
That's what I was thinking, too, Eric.
In the Civil Rights Era, change occurred when white people -- even, eventually, most white Southerners -- were horrified by news stories and TV footage showing how really despicable the haters were. Who wants to identify with people screeching epithets at children on their way into school? Well, picketing funerals is on that same level of odiousness. Even the mildly or moderately homophobic will have to question which side they want to be on.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: injest on January 24, 2008, 01:37:43 am ---it is interesting to compare Anna Nicole's death to Heaths and how it is being covered...he is being compared to the greats...like James Dean...which is pretty cool. Instead of the tripe they talked about with Anna..
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After her death, some compared Anna Nicole to Marilyn Monroe, which I thought was absurd (if anything, Anna Nicole displayed a caricature of Monroe in the presentation of her public persona...and without, frankly, a smidgen of the latter's grace and talent).
Rayn:
--- Quote from: ennisjack on January 24, 2008, 12:22:19 am --- David, would you really want to pollute the ocean with trash like that and possibly poison some innocent shark?
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Well, God Bless your Mama, ennisjack, for bringing you into the world! Your comment was the first thing that has made me laugh in days! There is always something good to be said about the Sparkling Gay Wit. I love it! Poor sharks, indeed! And I'll have something of my own to say in a minute, but I doubt I can top what you said so well, EJ. I was feeling pretty low until I came to this thread. Laughter... good medicine.
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