We were paid such a visit by the idiots a few years ago. But by that time, the Freedom Riders had pretty much taken control over the losers. I am friends with a couple of the Freedom Rider recruits that rode that day, and I assure you that if anything was said to the family by the offending organization, they would have been shot without a second thought.
As someone who is 'bent' himself, I got over the lunatics a long time ago. I know who and what I am, and so does the rest of the world. I took my daughter to witness the lunatics, she was 11 at the time. I felt it my civic duty, as well as parental, to show what existed outside of small town Nebraska. There were lots of questions, and some tears, but well within the top 5 days I have ever spent with her. OReily may be an idiot, and a jack-ass, but at least he seems to have a conscience. I just hope it is real, and not for show. Jeff On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 11:10 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> PGage, I had just read (Pulitzer-winning) columnist Leonard Pitts jnr >> gripe about this debacle in the local paper, tho he had apparently not >> learned of Billo stepping up to pay Snyder's bills. >> >> >> http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/03/1561290/protest-against-soldier-funerals.html >> >> What with all the knocks O'Reilly has to endure as a commentator, this >> sounded honourable to me as well. > > That is a nice piece - though I am still not clear if the Westboro crazies > ever left public property or threatened or endangered anyone. I think > creating some kind of zone of privacy around events like funerals and going > to a medical facility is consistent with the first amendment, so I think > there is a way to handle this situation without gutting free speech. > > There is no question that stepping up to pay the legal costs is a mitzvah, > no matter the motivation or source, and I appreciate that it has happened. I > am not convinced that O'Reilly is planning on using this as a wedge to > legitimate attacks on other manifestations of free speech. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
