That's true. They make those announcements, and (Reply #28)

In the discussion thread: "Westboro decided to come protest in Moore Ok. This is part of what met them." [View all]

Sun May 26, 2013, 01:09 PM

MineralMan (137,460 posts)

28. That's true. They make those announcements, and

people turn out to block their nonsense. Then they don't show up. But here's the deal: They get tons of publicity from the announcements because everyone posts them. That brings traffic to their website, and donations to their bank account from bigots and their ilk, which is what it's all about.

It's a donation racket. That's all it is.

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
"Westboro decided to come protest in Moore Ok. This is part of what met them." [View all]	kpete	May 2013	OP
According to the article, the Phelps Merry Incestuous Band	MineralMan	May 2013	#1
They haven't been showing up to a lot of "events" lately	Warpy	May 2013	#26
That's true. They make those announcements, and	MineralMan	May 2013	#28
You might be on to something there.	Arkansas Granny	May 2013	#32
Some of the nazi and white supremacist groups do the same thing.	murielm99	May 2013	#71
You're absolutely right	loyalsister	May 2013	#49
And the lawsuits.	jonthebru	May 2013	#54
How do they make money off their lawsuits?	marble falls	May 2013	#66
Let me guess...	GoCubsGo	May 2013	#33
For these grifters, there's no profit motive	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#2
Suing would be contingent on survival	MNBrewer	May 2013	#3
I'm still willing to bet	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#6
It will be interesting to see what happens to that cult once Fred kicks the bucket.	MNBrewer	May 2013	#7
My personal guess	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#8
I dunno... Seems he's the glue that keeps the Kult together	MNBrewer	May 2013	#15
My bets are on	mercuryblues	May 2013	#18
That's a problem for them, as Shirley(?) is the public face of that group at the moment.	MNBrewer	May 2013	#21
Yup	mercuryblues	May 2013	#29
Maybe we should gather at the cemetery and sing O Happy Day with	Ilsa	May 2013	#46
Dumbest hobby EVER.	nolabear	May 2013	#14
It would appear to be nothing more substantial than a hobby	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#19
Most of them	SwankyXomb	May 2013	#37
Huh, I wonder if DTG is a Phelps?	uppityperson	May 2013	#34
Oh swell. Cyber picketing. But no payoff there.	nolabear	May 2013	#40
A common tactic used against the Westboro Baptist is to state the obvious especially in small towns.	gordianot	May 2013	#65
Patriot Guard Riders, ho!	DinahMoeHum	May 2013	#4
Ahh... intimidation of someone expressing their First Amendment rights...	bobclark86	May 2013	#5
Freedom to protest (speech) does not give you the right to disrupt a funeral.	NutmegYankee	May 2013	#10
" You can say whatever you want someplace else. " reminds me of w's free speech zones	leftyohiolib	May 2013	#16
That you chose to compare not interupting a funeral to a "free speech zone" is just sad.	NutmegYankee	May 2013	#23
^^^ THIS ^^^	Junkdrawer	May 2013	#35
Then where is the laws preventing it? n-t	Logical	May 2013	#25
While I find the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church deplorable.....	Swede Atlanta	May 2013	#38
There are lots of them...	bobclark86	May 2013	#43
I agree they do. And I know people are breaking the law to stop them. I do not agree with it. I...	Logical	May 2013	#51
I don't see the courts shutting down Westboro protests.	cyberswede	May 2013	#11
What I find interesting, and sad	MNBrewer	May 2013	#17
Hey, Westboro had every right to show up. It seems they lacked the faith in	Zorra	May 2013	#20
Did they actually say they were showing up?	bobclark86	May 2013	#42
No, free speech is being met with more free speech.	jeff47	May 2013	#22
Snyder vs Phelps	mercuryblues	May 2013	#31
Do you mean the Phelps or the counter protesters? Who is getting intimidated or have courts shutting	uppityperson	May 2013	#36
A lot of small town laws have been passed	bobclark86	May 2013	#41
They have a right to protest, and other people have a right to protest them	gollygee	May 2013	#52
I didn't know bikers were a legislative body!	Scootaloo	May 2013	#55
So the Patriot Guard can not use their First Amendment Rights?	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#58
The state isn't involved in the counter protest.	Gore1FL	May 2013	#68
Still can't figure out	WinstonSmith4740	May 2013	#72
One of my friends is there	madokie	May 2013	#9
That's really cool	ismnotwasm	May 2013	#12
Tell him I say Bravo!!!	malaise	May 2013	#24
Good for him!	Buns_of_Fire	May 2013	#39
Good for him!	bobclark86	May 2013	#44
That is what it is with my friend	madokie	May 2013	#45
I wish more people cared about such things.	bobclark86	May 2013	#47
I applaud him for this.	Ruby the Liberal	May 2013	#48
Sounds like a man after my own heart!	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#59
whoa	Liberal_in_LA	May 2013	#13
Westboro Baptist is Evil!	hrmjustin	May 2013	#27
westboro baptist= teabagger homophobia	sigmasix	May 2013	#30
The Westboro Baptists are a bunch of cowards.	backscatter712	May 2013	#50
I hate to think that Westboro Baptist is considered mainstream Christianity.	hrmjustin	May 2013	#53
We can't get rid of those assholes but this is awesome that these riders showed up!	Initech	May 2013	#56
I just hope some people were out to run them out of where survivors are camped.	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#57
I feel like my lifetime is racing,	Iwillnevergiveup	May 2013	#60
Sadly this group was around long before the wars.	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#61
Good for them! Westbouro is just a giant Tax Dodge anyway...	Up2Late	May 2013	#62
Good for them	rl6214	May 2013	#63
the Patriot Guard	KrazyinKS	May 2013	#64
i live in a very red area and what concerns me is while this sort of stuff is cool against westboro	dembotoz	May 2013	#67
The second I saw the lead-in here I thought the same thing...	VPStoltz	May 2013	#69
The Westboro Baptist Church Anthem	amb123	May 2013	#70

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