Phelps Protesting at G.I. Funerals ~ Dumbass with a Deathwish

Every now and then, someone comes along who makes it easy for just about everyone to hate them. Fred Phelps is such a man.

As the leader of the small (most are his family) and radically anti-gay church from Topeka Kansas, Phelps has been trying to get noticed since the mid-90's, when he and his followers took to protesting publicly against gays. Back then, he would seek out funerals of those who had died from A.I.D.S. and stage a protest.

As if that wasn't bad enough, now this group has taken a turn that I find much more despicable. They have begun to protest at funerals of our returning war dead - holding up signs (that should read "Kick my ass - I'm an IDIOT") with statements like "Thank God for IEDs" and "God Hates America." They claim to be protesting against the military for allowing gay servicemen - which are allowed in the service so long as they don't get caught having gay sex and/or don't tell anyone about their sexual orientation (another Clinton brainchild this one).

Now I don't know about you, but if my son, daughter or sibling had been killed in action and, during their funeral, this group showed up? There would be some bruised and battered congressioners running around in Kansas. This guy should be locked up in a small cell with Luis Farrakhan -then throw away the key! (And yes, I would pay to see that footage!).