Matt Bors for February 13, 2012
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The latest from Westboro Baptist Church: Group: GOD HATES WHITNEY HOUSTON! THANK GOD GOD HATES AIDS RULES God: REALLY? We're doing that now? I HATE Whitney Houston? Never much of a fan, but this is getting ridiculous! ZAP! ! POOF. ! Woman: Are we...supposed to picket his funeral?
Actually, a lawyer friend of mine pointed out that the Westboro Baptist Church is a sneaky, if vile, approach to making money. They’re all lawyers, and very skilled ones who know EVERYTHING about First Amendment law. They come to locations where they expect to be attacked, get attacked, then sue the community, the police, and anyone else they can wangle into the courtroom. It’s not only disgusting, it’s a scam. That’s where their money comes from, and that’s why they take these bizarre stands. They came to my daughter’s (Catholic) school, expecting to rile up the students, but the administration kept the announcement to themselves so the students didn’t know and very cleverly put the whole school into lockdown, so the WBC found an empty parking lot, stood around for a while, and left.