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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 07:53 PM
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Outside agitator pseudochristians come to spoil another soldier's funeral.
I hope the Patriot Guard Riders know about it. The local TV news just said the retard Fred Phelps and his whackjobs are coming tomorrow to the funeral of SFC Christopher Robinson who was killed last Saturday in Afghanistan.


Miss. Guardsman Killed In Afghanistan To Be Laid To Rest

POSTED: 5:25 pm CST March 29, 2006
UPDATED: 5:26 pm CST March 29, 2006

JACKSON, Miss. -- Before he shipped out, Sgt. First Class Christopher Robinson told his father he was prepared to give his life for his country.

The 36-year-old became the first Mississippi National Guard soldier to die in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion began in 2001.

Family members said Robinson's funeral will be Saturday; one week after his Humvee came under enemy fire.
http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/news/8345736/detail.html



Maybe the asshole will do everybody a favor by falling into the Mississippi River on the way.



Fortunately, a group known as the Patriot Guard Riders have blocked out the hate with a counterprotest where they form a human barricade so those attending the funeral don't have to see the protesters.

As a soldier serving in a combat zone, it turns my stomach to think that if something happened to me, my family would have to attend my funeral with these heartless idiots spreading their hate only a few hundred feet away.

I'm proud of the way the Patriot Guard Riders have handled the situation. They've peacefully stood in the way, even when I'm sure many of them would love to get their hands on these church members. I wouldn't be able to show that kind of restraint.

Army Spc. David Kaye is a junior journalism major from Katy currently serving in Afghanistan.

http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=39959

:grr:

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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 07:56 PM
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1. That is one sick cult of psychotics.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 07:57 PM
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2. You know, wouldn't it be interesting
if Phelps and the rest of his tribe happened to run into some returning Iraq War vets? I would think just looking into the vet's eyes would be enough for Phelps to cower.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 08:01 PM
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3. The acts of Phelps and fellow whacks are some of the worst
to come out of this shameful period of history. I do hope someone comes and kicks their collective ass.

As an aside, please don't degrade the kind and gentle folks with developmental delays/disabilities by aligning them with Phelps and his ilk. Retarded is a word whose time for retirement is well past due.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 08:40 PM
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5. I'm surprised they haven't gotten their asses kicked yet...
Edited on Fri Mar-31-06 09:01 PM by Webster Green
I know it would be real hard for me to resist, if I witnessed that bunch in action.
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 08:16 PM
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4. Well, can we say there's a special place in
HELL for people who would invade a funeral for the Most Honored of our Country where the family is suffering the worst grief of their lives.

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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 08:45 PM
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6. The Patriot Guard is On the Case
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 01:42 AM
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8. thanks, I just noticed that one. blessings to the PGR, and may that
evil, worthless pretend human phrooty phred and his minions all get EXACTLY what they deserve.
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 01:39 AM
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7. look at the patriot guard website--I think there is a link there where one
can request their attendance:
http://www.patriotguard.org/
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Lowell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 12:00 PM
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9. This is a confirmed mission
The guard is very aware of SFC Robinson's funeral and we are planning to be there in force to honor the fallen soldier and his family. Since the Patriot Guard Riders formed last August we have only recently gained any media recognition. Since the recent ABC Good Morning American broadcast (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/US/story?id=1745591&page=1) and an earlier story by CNN our numbers have grown to over 22,000. Americans, regardless of which side of the political spectrum they stand, are tired of Fred Phelps and the nutcases he leads.

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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 06:01 PM
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10. Mission accomplished - thank you, Patriot Guard Riders, and everyone else.



Everyone else seemed like over half of the law enforcement community in Mississippi. Phelps' gang chickened out and was a no-show. This was the wrong place for those asswipes to show their faces.

RIP, SFC Robinson.





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