It is a curious question what was going on behind the scenes there. The Westburros never showed up to sound their displeasure at any “gay pride” event. They poured out their vitriol at events that were probably the least likely of any to have sympathy for the “gay movement.” They were grand distractions, colossal nuisances.
hey...you are RIGHT about that!
No, instead they showed up at the funerals of innocent schoolchildren and war heroes.
Go Figure....
I would have thought them discredited as a liberal false flag once Phelps’ affiliation with the Dems was exposed. But doublethink was in action among the libs.
Because they found out early on that picketing funerals got them the most publicity. Picket a Gay-Pride parade? Big whoop. Announce that you're going to picket the funeral of a 9 year old killed at the Gabby Giffords shooting? Suddenly everyone is talking about you.
You have to remember that there aren't but a handful of Westboro Baptist members. With so much to hate and so few resources you have to go for the most bang for your buck.
Look into Phelps’s background. He was left wing civil rights lawyer and local Democratic party official. He never had anything to do with conservatives or the religious right and his “church” was a phony operation that consisted only of his family members.
The whole thing stinks to high heaven.