Posted on 05/31/2009 2:49:00 PM PDT by libh8er
A candlelight vigil has been scheduled for 8 p.m. today at Old Town Square to show support for George Tiller's family and to oppose violence.
Dustin Deckard, 20, organized the vigil and is hoping it will be "a quiet show of support for Dr. Tiller and a moment to remember his medical and political triumphs."
Deckard, who supports abortion rights, called today's shooting of Tiller "akin to the murder of Harvey Milk," an openly gay California politician who was shot to death in 1978.
"With the situation today, I think that what side people are on is the last thing we should be arguing about," Deckard said. "The death of people's loved one is more important today than any political alignment."
Deckard is spreading word of tonight's vigil through Twitter, a microblog service, and other social networking tools. Questions about the vigil should be directed to dustindeckard@gmail.com.
Old Town Square is at Second and Mead streets.
Dontcha think his supporters would be a little more than nervous to attend this type of event?
“a quiet show of support for Dr. Tiller and a moment to remember his medical and political triumphs.”
They don’t need to say anything else. This quote just about encapsulates it all.
Maybe Fred Phelps and his wacko anti-gay church in Topeka will show up at his funeral, too.
I say he's a hero.
Give that man a blue ribbon!
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
That's the absolute LAST thing we need.
Does it really matter. The fact that the Dr. was an abortionist will eclipse whatever motive the killer had in shooting him.
Are these supporters, going so far as a vigil in support of Tiller, fair game as accomplices?
Is an accomplice to murder fair game for the police?
I bet he has his own vigil in hell!!!
The murderer of the murderer deserves no honor either, but let's be real: If anyone has been keeping score - one murder of a monster is not quite equal to the savage dismembering of thousands of totally innocent and vulnerable human beings for cash.
The both stink, but one of them is a sweet smell to Satan's man-hating nostrils.
It’s not whether the killer is guilty of visiting DailyKos or not, it’s the seriousness of the charge that matters
It’s not whether the killer is guilty of visiting DailyKos or not, it’s the seriousness of the charge that matters
Was your post at #23 a joke that I did not get?
Maybe the killer was possessed by the souls of thousands of aborted humans who decided to get revenge .
“doctors” are supposed to save lives
I agree
We don’t even know if the killing had anything to do with his stand on abortion...
Could be an ex-lover for all we know...
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