The Looney Right

The vile Rev. Fred Phelps and his band of scumbags are at it again:

SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq.

...The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps' children, grandchildren and in-laws.

The church members carried signs and shouted things such as "God hates fags" and "God hates you."

About 10 church members protested near Smyrna United Methodist Church and nearly 20 stood outside the National Guard Armory in Ashland City. Members have demonstrated at other soldier funerals across the nation.

Unfortunately, being that America is the land of free speech, there are very few options for stopping this outrage.

The way they are referred to, this band of roving psycho's is portrayed by the MSM as legitimate and will be used to portray us on the right as sharing their evil thoughts.

That is why the Bush administration and the Republican party must appeal to the more mainstream, secular supporters. Especially now with Pat Robertson and others spouting stupid rhetoric. These "men of the bible" have nothing to do with Bush or his administration but are lumped in by association.

It's time we make abundantly clear that the Fred Phelps and the other fringe-rights groups are not part of what we believe. This is one thing the left has not done, they've grabbed the far-left groups and welcomed them in with open arms.