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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 11, 2011 9:16:02 GMT -5
They're going to protest at Betty Ford's funeral. Seriously, WTF.
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Post by Queenie on Jul 11, 2011 11:01:38 GMT -5
Why?
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 11, 2011 11:13:20 GMT -5
Westboro Baptist Church, the group that has given organized religion a black eye by picketing the funerals of fallen servicemen and slain children, has announced it will protest memorial services honoring former first lady Betty Ford. In a press release on its website—GodHatesFags.com—the fringe group explains that Ford, who died last Friday at 93, was an “adulteress,” and they quote scripture to prove it: ‘And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.’ (Mark 10:12) The reference is to Ford’s earlier marriage to William Warren whom she divorced prior to tying the knot with the late president, Gerald Ford. But, according to the church’s statement, Ford’s adultery was but the tip of the iceberg: She couldn’t wait to have an audience with a reporter to titter about premarital sex, and how much she loved to teach it to her daughters. The trashy reporters encouraged her to say more! So she urged all the women of this doomed foul nation to engage in extra-marital sex. Then she pushed for abortion, because when you teach a nation’s women to be whores, it's inevitable pregnancies will inconvenience the selfish strumpets! That is the legacy of Betty Ford. Westboro’s plan is to picket twice, first in Palm Desert, California on Tuesday, and then again at Mrs. Ford's funeral in East Grand Rapids on Thursday. After the service, the former first lady’s casket will travel by motorcade to the Ford Museum. MLive.com, a Michigan-based website, quotes a journalism professor from Central Michigan University who is acquainted with the extremist church as saying the threat may turn out to be a bluff. The professor, Tim Boudreau, notes, “They're interested in generating publicity for their cause, and they'll use any tactic.” (I’m hardly an authority on the bible, but isn’t deception a sin?) www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-national/westboro-baptist-church-to-picket-adulteress-betty-ford-s-funeral |
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Post by Queenie on Jul 11, 2011 13:05:04 GMT -5
Wow. I can't believe the things people will do to be recognized. They might want to think about the "don't throw stones when you live in a glass house" thingy or "before you try removing the speck of dust from my eye, you might want to remove the plank from yours".
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Post by zdunklee on Jul 12, 2011 2:38:03 GMT -5
Is Joe going to be back in time for this? It would be a GREAT chance for a Joe Stunt.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 12, 2011 8:53:50 GMT -5
Is Joe going to be back in time for this? It would be a GREAT chance for a Joe Stunt. Excellent idea. They could also make this a live internview. |
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Post by Queenie on Jul 12, 2011 9:02:52 GMT -5
Is Joe going to be back in time for this? It would be a GREAT chance for a Joe Stunt. Will he be back from Spain? |
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 12, 2011 9:38:07 GMT -5
Is Joe going to be back in time for this? It would be a GREAT chance for a Joe Stunt. Will he be back from Spain? I think they said he is leaving tomorrow. Conceivably he could be here albeit exhausted. |
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Post by Jiggy on Jul 12, 2011 11:53:54 GMT -5
They were supposed to picket in Joplin, MO when the Pres. was there for the tornadoes. Their was a HUGE response down here and just about anyone with a motorcycle went there to form a wall around them. Not sure if word got out to them or it was just a stunt but they never showed up. One guy showed up to prostest and he was quickly escorted out of the county by the police.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 14, 2011 7:32:08 GMT -5
I have been keeping an eye on the news but haven't seen anything about Westboro.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 15, 2011 13:28:19 GMT -5
It would appear as if they didn't show. Perhaps they heard the secret service would be there due to the likes of Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney being in attendance.
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