Dissrespectfull protesters hit michigan tody

[The Ghoul]

Jack-asses

There is a group of people that are traviling around the country protesting the funrals of soldures and vetrans. 
There belief, sence these people died in the act of, or in the past defended our country they are evil and going aganst god.
why you ask?
Because they defended a country that for the most part is acceptant of gays, and lesbans.
They stand out side the buildings during the survices and yell slogans such as
"thank god for IED's"
"god laughs when fags die"
and the classic
"god hates you"

Today they plan on protesting a Michigan soldure killed in action. I guess Im luckey that I didnt hear about this untill my commute to work or else I very well may have showed up and taken justice into my own hands, thus landing me in jail and making them feel more justified.

Thank god there is a group of citizens taking action of a more legual nature.
There is a group of bikers that travel to the same places as the protesters and rev there bikes lowdly so the protesters chants cannot be hurd by the survice gowers.
Its not a perfect system because the survice is still distrubed by noise but i have to say. If it was the survice for one of my family memebers I would rather hear reving bikes than protesters chanting that that family member was evil because they died defending the peoples right to be this idiotic!

[golden73]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that 

[RD]

Jack-asses

There is a group of people that are traviling around the country protesting the funrals of soldures and vetrans. 
There belief, sence these people died in the act of, or in the past defended our country they are evil and going aganst god.
why you ask?
Because they defended a country that for the most part is acceptant of gays, and lesbans.
They stand out side the buildings during the survices and yell slogans such as
"thank god for IED's"
"god laughs when fags die"
and the classic
"god hates you"

Today they plan on protesting a Michigan soldure killed in action. I guess Im luckey that I didnt hear about this untill my commute to work or else I very well may have showed up and taken justice into my own hands, thus landing me in jail and making them feel more justified.

Thank god there is a group of citizens taking action of a more legual nature.
There is a group of bikers that travel to the same places as the protesters and rev there bikes lowdly so the protesters chants cannot be hurd by the survice gowers.
Its not a perfect system because the survice is still distrubed by noise but i have to say. If it was the survice for one of my family memebers I would rather hear reving bikes than protesters chanting that that family member was evil because they died defending the peoples right to be this idiotic!

sounds like Phelps, the guy here in Topeka, KS.  Definitely not a representative of all those here in the state of Kansas.  I personally think he does this to overshadow his own homosexual tendencies.  But hey, what do I know?

RD

[Charger_Fan]

Too bad we can't round up idiotic jerks like that & ship 'em to some place like Iraq for a few years for a nice reality check.

[Brock Samson]

ya can't even spell today?. 

[last426]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests.  It's funny.  I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch.  Kim

[bull]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests.  It's funny.  I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch.  Kim

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

As far as protesters go, I find they are usually anarchistic, jobless fools with nothing better to do than disrupt the lives of the rest of us who choose to work for a living.

[chargerboy69]

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

As far as protesters go, I find they are usually anarchistic, jobless fools with nothing better to do than disrupt the lives of the rest of us who choose to work for a living.

Totally agree. Once in a while I will see the "No war for oil" people in front of our local courthouse, and I swear they have the homeless standing out there with them. There might be 3-5 protesters and they pay 10 homeless guys $10 or so to stand there for a couple hours and hold a sign. May God bless our Military.

[Arthu®]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests.  It's funny.  I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch.  Kim

I have to agree with this, even though it is disrespectfull and something I definitly not agree with. I have always been a firm believer in protest against well basically anything. Because it is a good way to raise your voice and maybe convince others of your beliefs. But this being said, ruining other peoples funerals is not the way to do it. You would most likely only turn the people off your cause rather than getting them to sympaphy (sp?). Oh well it really wasn't about the reason for the protest anyways it was more to point out how they are doing it. And I think that 99% of the people on this site will agree about this. It is just not done and that 1% that does think it is the way will most likely not say it anyways.

Arthur

[1970440RT]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests. It's funny. I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch. Kim

     Statements like this make me sick that I even go to Off Topic Discussion.  Your elitist tone makes it almost funny that you are so very narrowminded trying desperately to be openminded.  According to your statement, we should not have been involved in WWI or WWII either.  I could go on but I think I'm going to puke.

[last426]

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

As far as protesters go, I find they are usually anarchistic, jobless fools with nothing better to do than disrupt the lives of the rest of us who choose to work for a living.

Gee, do you read the newspapers or just listen to Rush and Hannity?  I am proudly a protester, my girlfriend is proudly a protester (though we support different causes) and I bet I pay more income tax from my job than you do -- so there, na-na-na-na na, na.  I love protests -- it's what makes America, America, regardless of what side someone is on.  Power to the people, right on.  Kimhttp://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4572611,00.html

[Charger_Fan]

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

I'm fine with Pakistan too.


Regarding the U.S. newspapers & media in general (except Strat ) pertaining matters abroad, I never feel I'm getting the whole unbiased story. I feel we're only being fed what they want us to hear 85 % of the time. Pretty sad, really.

[last426]

     Statements like this make me sick that I even go to Off Topic Discussion.  Your elitist tone makes it almost funny that you are so very narrowminded trying desperately to be openminded.  According to your statement, we should not have been involved in WWI or WWII either.  I could go on but I think I'm going to puke.

Uh, I believe that Germany sunk our boat, the Lusitania, and that started WW1 -- we were attacked.  For WW2 I think Germany and Japan declared war against us; in both cases the Congress justifiably declared war. By the way, supporters of the folly in Iraq are definitely and finally in the woeful minority. Oh, and supporters always ask, would you rather have Sadam back in charge?  My answer is always the same, sure, in exchange for the lives of the thousands of Americans who died and the thousands of horribly injured.  Supporting the unneeded death and injuries of these patriots is on your plate -- and you should feel ill -- perhaps that's why you puke?  Kim

[Troy]

I don't care about protests in general and I believe it's perfectly within a person's rights to protest what they want. However, it's rude, inconsiderate, and in incredibly poor taste to do it at a funeral. There's a time and place for everything but it seems people are so bent on getting on the news that they forget common decency. I wonder, if a soldiers buddies/family beat the snot out of the protesters would the protesters be jailed for inciting a riot? I doubt it but I'd certainly have a smile on my face.

Troy

[Brock Samson]

Fanning the flames of violence is never a good idea... 

[nh_mopar_fan]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests.  It's funny.  I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch.  Kim

How about we find some left-wing whackjob and pin them on you? Providing, of course, we find someone that is more of a whackjob than you, that is. Why is it that some people can't understand that there are fringe whackjobs out there for all groups. They're hardly representative of the
majority mainstream members of the group.

But, wtf, why miss out on an opportunity to smear all Christians, right?

[bull]

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

As far as protesters go, I find they are usually anarchistic, jobless fools with nothing better to do than disrupt the lives of the rest of us who choose to work for a living.

Gee, do you read the newspapers or just listen to Rush and Hannity?  I am proudly a protester, my girlfriend is proudly a protester (though we support different causes) and I bet I pay more income tax from my job than you do -- so there, na-na-na-na na, na.  I love protests -- it's what makes America, America, regardless of what side someone is on.  Power to the people, right on.  Kimhttp://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4572611,00.html

I doubt you pay more taxes because I live in a state and county run by liberal Democrats. I read yes, and no I don't listen to talk radio, to answer your judgemental, dogmatic question. I don't doubt you love protests, in fact I'd be surprised if you didn't because the mentality ot it fits right into your bassackwards way of thinking. Just like you thinking it's okey-dokey for some sicko to drink the urine of little boys. Regardless of what our soldiers are fighting for they deserve our respect, especially in death.

[Mike DC]

     
Well, this one got ugly fast . . .

   

[nh_mopar_fan]

It really is a shame what this country has turned into. Those people died to protect their freedoms, and protestor's have a complete lack of respect for that

People who died in Iraq died for many reasons but protecting our freedoms was not one of them -- protecting citizens of Iraq's freedoms, maybe, but not ours -- Iraq was never a threat to our interests.  It's funny.  I would have thought that a Christian based protest like these anti-gay protestors, would get more Christian support but it seems like many are walking a tightrope between their "anti-gay" views and their "support the war" views. A conundrum, to be sure. And interesting to watch.  Kim

Nobody mentioned Iraq except for Charger Fan who said we should ship the protesters there, and it would probably help them to better understand what freedom is. Although Iran or Pakistan might be better choices.

As far as protesters go, I find they are usually anarchistic, jobless fools with nothing better to do than disrupt the lives of the rest of us who choose to work for a living.

Amen, brother. I protest the idiots by getting up and going to work every morning and I am in the *overwhelming* majority.

Here is a classic about the "protestors"

Imitation Activism
Michael Kelly

THE WEATHER in Washington was dismal on Monday, raw and chilly with a driving rain under skies that never brightened beyond slate. Ah, it did my heart good. Thinking, in the comfort of my office, of how miserable--how wet, how cold, how thoroughly, splendidly wretched--must be the tens of thousands of magenta-haired nose-ringers who, in their great crusade to stop the world's finance ministers from doing lunch, had taken a hard-pressed police department away from its long, losing battle to protect the city's poor from the city's predators, I felt toasty and happy and at one with a just world.

Children--you over there dropping your Gap trousers in front of the Gap store to protest Gap labor policies, and you, protest organizer Mary Bull with the plastic foam tree on your head--may I mention a few things? (1) Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery; it is the sincerest form of imitation. (2) That whole thing your parents did back then--you know, the revolution in the streets, the trashing of the dean's office, the purposely shocking sartorial and tonsorial styles, the stoned grooving to bad pretentious music, the nakedness and the love-ins--well, it was pretty stupid the first time around. An awful lot of it was just about getting wasted and getting together with young women with perfect noses and ironed blond hair; the rest was about getting even with daddy and mommy, for his crime of making money and her sin of keeping house. (3) Your dad at least had a compelling reason for, like, trashing The System, man; he was trying to do his bit to stop the war in Vietnam before his second college deferment ran out and the government, like, hauled him out of Yale and sent him off to Vietnam to get himself all shot up, as if he were the son of a plumber or something. In terms of antagonizing large policemen with clubs, this, boys and girls, was a cause on an order of magnitude different from saving sea turtles.

Actually, kids, not to be rude about it, but it must by now have occurred to the swifter among you that you don't possess anything that can coherently be called a cause. I quote from an admirably restrained Associated Press dispatch concerning the arrest on Monday of some 500 to 600 demonstrators "by police obliging their wish to be taken into custody."

"The demonstrators blame the global lenders for problems from environmental damage to sweatshop labor. But they came for causes ranging far beyond those complaints: for animal rights, against nuclear weapons, for District of Columbia statehood, against sending Elian Gonzalez back to Cuba, for more AIDS research. . . . What they wanted seemed to depend on who was chanting loudest.

" 'What do we want?' a young woman called. 'Justice,' the crowd replied. A few minutes later, the street crowd was singing the anthem of the civil rights movement, 'We Shall Overcome.' Then a debt forgiveness chant."

"Then a debt forgiveness chant." On Aug. 28, 1963, when I was 6 years old, I stood with my mother and my sister Kate on the sidewalk in front of my parents' house at 404 Constitution Ave. on Capitol Hill, and we watched a quarter of a million people walk by, on their way to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in his oddly soft roar, speak the words that would break Jim Crow. It was a boiling day, and the marchers, who were formally dressed, the men in suits and often hats and the women in dresses and, often, gloves, suffered. Our mother had made great amounts of lemonade, and we stood on the sidewalk and ladled out cups of the stuff from a big metal pot in which floated a big block of ice, to the men and women who walked solemnly and magnificently by, singing "We Shall Overcome," which they did not follow with a chant on debt forgiveness.

As an adolescent during the Vietnam War years, I came to admiringly see myself as passionately anti-war (although I couldn't have told you what the war was about). But even as I demonstrated, and tried to get myself a little bit tear-gassed and mildly arrested, I vaguely knew there was something awful in the presumption of we young white privileged things, who filled the Mall in the years after King's marchers had gone, that we occupied anything like the same moral plane.

How much more awful is this, now, a generational imitation of a generational imitation of a form of politics that was once reserved for matters of life and death--and is now reserved for that space between spring break and summer vacation, and between the last body-piercing and the first IPO.