the Phelps Family / God hates everyone except them

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The banality of evil. Not only is it depressing and disturbing (epecially the last few seconds), it is also mind-numbingly and soul-crushingly boring.

Didn't I see some of those women in "Sister Act"?

What's really amazing is watching them trying to get their groove on.

Stranger than fiction. They're a satire of themselves. If you watch the video, you can see them include media clips of themselves. These people are worse attention whores than Ann Coulter.

If they think the world's coming to and end, how come they haven't broken out the cyanide?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by richlevy

If they think the world's coming to and end, how come they haven't broken out the cyanide?

Good question. The sooner the better.

[glatt]

Well, the Phelps organization just lost in court and has to pay the father of one of the soldiers whose funeral he was picketing almost $11 Million. Excellent.

This part bugs me though...

Some legal experts said the judgment could be a setback for those who believe in broad free-speech protections.

"I think when speech is a matter of public concern it still has to be protected, even when by social standards it is extraordinarily rude and outrageous," said UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh.

University of Maryland law professor Mark Graber said the size of award, which included $8 million in punitive damages, could have a chilling effect on speech.

"This was in a public space," Graber said "While the actions are reprehensible, the First Amendment protects a lot that's reprehensible."