Lawsuit May Bankrupt Phelps’ “Church”
They seemed like such nice young fascists.
“Humor is difficult in cross cultural situations,†he said. “It’s hard to know what’s going to be funny or when to use humor. Some people have suggested that you just avoid it all together; don’t be funny, don’t try to make jokes. We basically reject that and offer some ground rules for understanding when and what kind of humor might be appropriate.â€Â
They raised money for Gore in the past. Maybe Gore, with his new pile of global warming loot, can return the favor and help them out in their time of need.
It’s about time somebody beat them at their own game. Their game, for those who don’t know, is to provoke people to violence through outrageous taunting, particularly at funerals, then sue them.
Watch for libertarian commentators to wring their hands about these people’s freedom of speech.
Dan is pushing some major and evocative envelopes here. He is henceforth known as the “postman.”
Ahoy, matey!
Is it Captain Morgan or is it Alzheimers that creates these soupily delicious posts?
Or maybe it’s because you have lived in the Bronx North (VT) for too long.
Sorry. Couldn’t help myself. I just get confused when I come here to “comments” on a post, and all the other comments are about something I don’t even remember (yeah – I’m pretty senile myself)were part of the same post.
I am usually very amused by your posts, but could we do away with the “Three For The Price Of One” stuff?
Sorry. Don’t mean to be a butthead (unfortunately, I think it’s genetic), but it does get quite confusing sometimes.
My guess would be that the air in North Bronx/Vermont is being eerily disturbed by all those transplanted New Porkers (Yes. I meant to say that). MT. SNOW -“SHOILY – BRING ME SOME CATCHUP, WOODJA?”
I really do enjoy your posts a lot, but sometimes they come across smelling like stew – although usually a pretty good stew.
Am I being a dick? I really hope not, because that is not my intention. I guess it’s got more to do with my being unable to follow more than one train of thought at a time.
Senility? Possibly.
You be the judge.
I feel guilty because I do enjoy almost everything you post, but sometimes I feel like I took too much Adderol when I read these “multi-faceted” ones.
Oh. And if spelling counts, I guess I’m the loser…
This is suggestive of a mandate, Collins. The natives are restless, bile has risen, and esprit is wavering. What will you do, aside from another faggot post?
The esprit, it is engorged and unflagging.
I had the pleasure of accompanying a group of bikers who drowned out the Phelps noise with the exhausts of good old American V-Twins.
There’s something kind of Americana about them all the same. I can’t articulate it, mostly just that they seem to be a peculiarly American sort of living theater.
Maybe Gore can just buy them some asshole offsets.
Completely OT, but I simply cannot wait until the Beowulf movie comes out. It was one of my favorite books in high school. Grendel on the big screen should be sensational.
o/t More and more I am noticing that the AP likes to write about SCHIP without using the word “SCHIP.” Tell me why that’s not creepy.
Oh – I meant “the media” – not just AP. It’s like they all get directions on how to frame these things from some central authority is the thing.
hmmmm, eenteresting feets. even more OT just a few minutes ago I was watching Grassley on Washington Journal on Cspan. two callers in a row are all, “You’re a great guy, but your President is evil. He doesn’t care about sick kids, but will send billions to an illegal war.” I’ve decided it takes a special kind of crazy to call in to Washington Journal.
I think Brian Lamb deserves his medal thingie. A lot of people don’t know there are like one or two C-SPAN radio stations… Guess who’s not enthused about expanding on that idea?
– All they’d have to do is follow the Err-America business model Feets. Guarentees a limited loss program. Goes in the dumper the first week. Can’t beat that for corporate fast track down-sizing.
I wonder, really. But the idea is that there’s little or no programming cost. They can just leverage what they already have.
All they’d have to do is follow the Err-America business model Feets.
Big Bang: So Phelps should simply embezzle the money from a Boy’s Club for poor kids?
JD: I’ve heard that a lot of things have been changed, but with Gaiman writing it should be good nonetheless. Plus, naked Angelina Jolie.
Cynn: still waiting for that alternative to detention camps for combatants captured out of uniform. Summary execution? Turn them loose with a pat on the head? Some sort of Subway punchcard tye of thing? Ten roadside bombs and your next one’s free? What?
Gaiman. Cool guy.He blogs. This is a picture of Neil Gaiman with a panda on his lap. And would someone tell me how American Gods ends cause I left it on a plane.
Spies – I just recall that there was a phrase used repetitively, something like “blood, guts, and slime”. Our English teacher made this ridiculously dumb cheerleader read that part out loud every time we came to it. One of those amusing things you recall from high school.
Oh, and timmah is a dick. Tomorrow, he will prolly be a bigger dick than today.
– Axe handles have a very powerful way of effecting diplomatic compromise where you’d least expect it.
– The “cult”. An organization of psychotic people who beg their psychotic leader to use free speech to make everyone else psychotic.
I have some insight into what this guy believes Theologically, if you’re interested.
American Gods ends with Mr. Wednesday getting his ass kicked, and all the little Gods and Goddesses variously getting slaughtered or slinking back into the woodwork.
From what I remember, anyway. Ratatosk made an appearance in there, too. Odd thing, though: Mr. Wednesday turned out to only be the American version of Wotan; the old Norse version was still alive and well and living in the Old Country, although he didn’t have much in the way of power because no one worshiped him anymore.
Rent “Reign of Fire”. It’s a pretty good re-telling of Beowulf. Good enough that it wasn’t until 1/2 way through the movie that I realized that’s what they were doing.
#22 may be just too good to pass up.
It is tempting, Pablo. I’ll leave it up to Jeff, though.
I don’t think you’re being a dick, Lost Dog. I’ll take it under advisement.
Dang. I coulda sworn Brent Sienna was blond with a ponytail.
This is why incorporation is such a good idea. But this guy doesn’t look the type to have good ideas.
Completely OT, but I simply cannot wait until the Beowulf movie comes out. It was one of my favorite books in high school. Grendel on the big screen should be sensational.
Check out The 13th Warrior Better yet, read Chricton’s “Eaters of the Dead”, then watch The 13th Warrior.
As a Christian who is tired of defending all of Christianity for the hateful thuggery of Westboro, their potential bankruptcy is cause for celebration. My Free Speech side gives pause but these people are so toxic and self promoting that a sheriff’s sale will be well attended and their disappearance into PR oblivion will have me saying an AMEN!
– Speaking of cults, there seems to be a shift in reviewers attitudes toward JK Rowling due to some of her public pronouncements concerning characters from her books. Things I have read recently:
– She is a good represenetative of poor white trash turned nuevue riche, embittered from her past struggles, and it comes through loud and clear in her work.
– Her books are decidedly “anti-religious”, as well as steeped in class warfare, pitting the “poor magic-challenged” muggles against the “privaledged magicical upper crust”. (I should note that the “privaleged” seem to come from poor homes as well, indoctrinated into the magic, and therefore struggling with the “might versus right” faux guilt that all Liberals seem to embrace. It is also worthwhile noting that the most obnoxious characters come from the “moneyed privaleged”.)
– Taking the position that I think her writings are rich in imagery for young minds to enjoy, still I can see some of the reviewers points, although maybe calling the series a “primer for indoctrinating young Marxist/SecProgressives minds” is maybe a bit over stated. It probably doesn’t help disway her detractors now that she seems to think she can copyright the entire English language, or poke a finger in the eye of the homophobic Conservative crowd by arbitrarily Gay-nizing of one of her books most popular characters.
– I’ve attempted some of her books, and personally I came away thinking her writings are rather un-inspiring, and would probably have been relagated to the litterary dustbins like so many other efforts were it not for the “magic” of the big screen and a great deal of screen writiing talent of others which really brought her characters to life. But thats just my opinion.
– Discuss….Or not.
Well, it’s probably now since the series is “over”, people are going back and reviewing the whole shebang with out the “What happens next?!” factor.
Actually, I think she’s a pretty talented author. I’m not bothered by what people may or may not see in her stories. British class consciousness is something that we Americans, fortunately, find it hard to understand, just as they find it hard to understand that it’s not a fixation for us. There is a good deal of priggishness, as the commenter “englishman” demonstrated whilst rubbishing one of the British papers we cited here.
Chuckie Adkins – Though it may come as a surprise to you, given your history around here, I speak only for myself when I state that I care very little what insights you may have. Look inward, young man.
Apropos of nothing, but I just opened a package from Amazon and found, among all the clutter that they stuff in the box, a pre-paid envelope from Cell Phones for Soldiers. Apparently this outfit recycles used cell phones and uses the proceeds to provide free calling cards to soldiers.
I don’t have an old phone at the moment, but I’ve been thinking about replacing my current model, so I saved the envelope.
Nice to see that Amazon, at least, is not averse to making this kind of gesture, and its sad that this sort of thing is so rare that it stands out.
I’m currently reading Beowulf for the first time, and knowing as I do now that as I reader I should be paying closer attention to who is and isn’t gay in the story, I have come to the conclusion that Shield Sheafson was probably gay. Also, Beowulf is most likely Palestinian.
You could auction off the envelope on eBay.
– Thats weird. I don’t remember any virgins, IED’s, or suicide bombers in Beowulf. But then its been quite awhile since I read it. Ghey foops, maybe a few poofers, yes.
I’ve had the opportunity to counter-demostrate against the Phelps Idiots, and I had to decline. I’m not prone to idle threats of violence, but if I meet these assholes face to face, I cannot guarantee that I won’t go red-state psycho on them and shoot them repeatedly in their faces, damn the consequences. I’d like to see them sue me after that.
– #39. While you are probably voicing a good many peaceful common sense peoples silent attitudes toward the antics of those douche-nozzles, hitting them in the walletts is a good deal more effective, and less harmful to oneself, and has the added advantage of denying them the sought after myrtyrdom crown.
Gee.. I wonder why the media never mentions the Al Gore – Fred Phelps close connections
oops….
http://www.lcrga.com/archive/200010251159.shtml
BBP. I could be wrong. After all, I am new to the whole ‘find the progressive hero’ aspect of reading. I mean, I read all the Harry Potter books and I had no idea that Dumbledore even had a cock, let alone that he liked to take it out and share it with the boys. There is no way I am going to let something like that pass me by again, and so I claim Beowulf as a leading advocate for the Palestinian cause. And tax hikes.
They lost me at “God Hates…”
But like someone said, their game is to incite violence through bullying, and then sue for cash. They’ve gotten the tables turned on them. One bad turn, and all.
Zelda:
I can’t say that I blame you. These people infuriate me not only for their sick mutation of Christianity but also for their utter insensitivity and blanket lack of mercy to families. The picketing of soldiers’ funerals is all the more nauseating when you consider the reason; easy media attention. To pimp their twisted hate on the bones of fallen heroes is despicable in the nth degree.
Of course, you would know that better than I but if someone I knew and loved was being laid to rest with military honors, I would be hard pressed to control myself if these disgusting pimps showed up.
“British class consciousness is something that we Americans, fortunately, find it hard to understand”
How very arriviste you Americans are. I shall black-ball you all at my club forthwith!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfzDyVBG_M
Ooh,I found a version with telepicturisation, rather than just the audiophonostat version linked above.
The sketch starts at about 1:15…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgA4K-bnwh0
#43. But he was strong on defense, so he probably wasn’t a Democrat.
#46. Does your club have a bread-throw? It isn’t a proper club without a bread-throw. I know that much after reading all of those books.
Mikey NTH
Not only do we have bread throwing and pudding-lobbing, but we also maintain many other Great British traditions including Nanny Racing (I used to compete myself, riding Nanny McPherson in the 4 furlong hurdles, until a combination of gout and nursery-hip forced her to retire) and chimneysweep-tennis, though European Regualtions have recently brought chimney-sweeps under child labour laws, so I suspect that that will go the way of otter-feltching and swan-upping.
England isn’t what it used to be.
“England isn’t what it used to be.”
There will always be rum, sodomy and the lash.
Come to think of it: Fred Phelps territory.
This Brent Sienna?
Big Bang:
I know. Which is why I will not go counter-demonstrate. I honestly don’t know what I’d do, and I can’t trust myself not to murder them.
BJTexas:
God help them if they had showed their inbred faces at my friend’s funeral.
Note from Dante’s contractor:
Next lowest circle of hell under construction for Phelps and his parasitic maggots.
*I mean, I read all the Harry Potter books and I had no idea that Dumbledore even had a cock, let alone that he liked to take it out and share it with the boys. There *
And thats the thing. There was no reason to “out Dumbledore”, other than an inflated sense of self importance and the need to be noticed by “challenging the status quo”. If I was a parent, I would have been livid, having to explain to my 9 year old what being gay was, long before he even knew what sex or love or attraction was. And personally, I think that was Rowlings intent- a thumb to the eye to the “Christian right”, now that she didn’t have to worry about sales figures. If she had come out before the book and declared “Dumbledore is gay”, how many families wouldn’t have bought the book ? I’m sure quite a few. I was on Rowlings side during the debate between SOME christians declaring the book evil or whatever- I know my sister wouldn’t let her daughter read any of the books, because of the “magic” – I reminded her that the first fantasy series of books I read – the Narnia series- had magic, as did the LOTR series but she ignored the comparisons. Now, though, I won’t defend Rowling, who simply took a well loved character- a character who’s goodness and attentiveness to the needs of his students were paramount- and twisted it around so that on a re-read, everything dumbledore does potentially has a creepy pedo vibe. It was pointless to “out him” and imho, Rowlings version of the middle finger to everyone that read her books.
I’m actually thinking of suing Rowling. While I was reading ‘Prisoner of Azkaban’, Dumbeldore tried to touch me in my no-no place. At the time I thought it was merely a misunderstanding on my part, not understanding the culture of the magic world. But now, I suspect she knew the whole time what her filthy character was up to and just decided to keep it to herself.
I’m gonna get paid.
– “I’m gonna get paid. … (Still no guarentee you’ll get laid.)
– ‘Come on, admit it. You were loving the attention until someone pointed out that being “magiced” could be considered “Teh Ghey”.
– Which buggers the question: “Is simply reading Potter teh ghey now in certain “tight” circles? Circles in tights?
– Marketing opportunity for Xmas 2007: Murses for Potter lovers.
Good observations Matt. But I’m a JRR Tolkien Fan, and JK Rowling isn’t in the same conversation with Tolkien. Two completely different classes when it comes to writing and/or intellectual acuity.
*But I’m a JRR Tolkien Fan, and JK Rowling isn’t in the same conversation with Tolkien. Two completely different classes when it comes to writing and/or intellectual acuity.*
100% agree. I liked Rowlings books for what they were- fun fluff that got kids reading- but Tolkien’s created a world whcih has influenced pretty much every single modern fantasy writer. I think we’ll have to see if Rowlings works can stand up to scrutiny by future generations.
Rowlings stunt though is akin to Tolkien finishing up Return of the King and then announcing that the quest for “the Ring” by the hobbits was really just their way of coming out of the closet, Merry’s name had far more significance then anyone though and that it wasn’t a black rider but Aragorn molested them that fateful night on Weathertop.
Oh, I realize I’m wayyy off topic. So to get back on topic, FRED PHELPS SUCKS.
FRED PHELPS SUCKS, and so does timmah.
One and the same. Heh.
JD, while already realizing that timmah is a born loser, what did he do now?
OI – I felt as though a daily reminder would be good for everyone. Especially since he is going around to random Leftist sites blasting people from here.
OI – And when I say blasting, I mean lying his little ass off, and sucking up to the likes of Caric and michelelines/doritos/chips.