Uh oh: "They believe that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the ensuing wars and even the mass shooting last week at Fort Hood, are punishment from God for tolerance of homosexuality. They plan to picket the Fort Hood memorial service this Tuesday." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

Great idea, WBC. I'm sure no one will mind if you protest a military memorial service in the middle of Texas. o_O - Steven Perez

*chuckle* They're about inciting people to *attack* them, in order to sue the local law enforcement and whomever for "violating their 1st Amendment rights" -- and they've been enormously successful. They are a pack of hyenas...*ahem*...I mean attorneys, after all. Yep, they'll be mightily welcomed in Tejas, where folks just don't like it if you protest a military service -- gay or not. I say, let 'em have at it. - Prosey BUTTONS!

Seriously, this outfit thinks that they're gonna roll into Killeen - one of the most pro-military places in the United States - and picket soldiers?!? Good luck with that, morons. - Steven Perez

And the folks in Killeen are an angry lot much of the time -- it being surrounded by dry counties and all...LOL -- thank goodness for Class Six on the federal property. Oh wait, which is worse? Pissed off Texans on dry soil...or pissed of Texans and transplant Texans via military proxy with some JD in their hands. WBC...watch out. hehe - Prosey BUTTONS!

I like one of the comments in after the article. There are only about 15 people in the WBC, why are we giving them the time of day? Ignore them and they'll go away. - Kenton

These idiots were planning to picket Alameda High School's production of "The Laramie Project" a year ago. When they caught wind of the large counter-protest, decided to go protest at Obama's grandmother's funeral instead. I hope the fine folks at Ft. Hood give WBC the welcome they deserve. - vicster

Kenton, if only it were that simple. People have been ignoring them for the better part of two decades with that very hope...and it hasn't worked yet. The murder of Matthew Shepherd just put them in a bigger limelight, and they've been on the road ever since. But like I noted in another thread -- what they *do* is the ultimate successful scam: http://www.kanewj.com/wbc/ - Prosey BUTTONS!

Classy bunch. These guys don't get all that much press outside of alternative media. So I don't think they're motivated by desire for publicity so much as hate (for gays, humanity, etc.). They even protested Reagan's funeral and claimed Falwell burns in hell. - John (bird whisperer)

Oh, they claim pretty much everyone burns in hell...except for themselves of course. They're not about saving souls; they're about "warning" people - which they define as an act of "love". One of my sisters attended Washburn in Topeka during her undergrad years, and encountered the Phelpsies all the time. Such nuisances. - Prosey BUTTONS!