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2012-08-11 -Lurid Crime Tales-

New law counters Westboro protests - adds an additional 150 feet

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-11 11:06|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 150 feet of rope would be fine with me.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-11 13:30|| 2012-08-11 13:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Just returned from the funeral of GySgt Daniel J. Price USMC.
Minimum of 2500 people turned out on word that Westboro might show up. Lined the road from the church to the cemetery, two deep, both sides, about a bazillion flags.
I talked to a Patriot Guard Rider who said he'd heard a minimum of 500 bikes--I counted more, so perhaps he wasn't talking about other clubs, of which there were probably half a dozen. He said that, with so many bikes, if WB showed, the family would never notice.
Apparently, some Baptist pastors in Holland, MI, wanted to reclaim the good name of Baptist, and were first to start a call for their congregations to turn out.
Impressive in all ways.
Go with God, Marine.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2012-08-11 13:58|| 2012-08-11 13:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Impressive, RA. While I can't speak for the Price family, I can say that such public and unexpected honoring of a loved one was meaningful to our family four years ago, when my father-in-law (Army Air Corps instructor, 1940's) died. As the cortege left the small town funeral home for the church, we went by the pre-school/day care center, and there were dozens of little children standing on the embankment waving flags. That left some tears of joy mixed in with the tears of grief.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-08-11 14:17|| 2012-08-11 14:17|| Front Page Top

#4 you must have taller trees than we do, Besoeker

Posted by Pearl Barnsmell2780 2012-08-11 15:04|| 2012-08-11 15:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Add an additional 45,000,000 feet and that should take care of the problem.

Posted by gorb 2012-08-11 15:44|| 2012-08-11 15:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Glenmore. My Dad is still with us. In assisted living, when there's a party of some kind with the relatives and friends visiting, one of the songs you always hear is "God Bless America".
I was reminded of that when I noticed that an assisted living facility on the route had about two dozen folks, and the staff, in chairs on their lawn, with flags.
I also note that, in many of the rooms you'll find references to service in WW II--my father's Silver Star cite framed--or Korea.
Take fifty years off these folks and there'd be hell to pay in some quarters. Domestically, I mean.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2012-08-11 17:22|| 2012-08-11 17:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Which makes it our turn to step up, Richard.

Posted by lotp 2012-08-11 18:53|| 2012-08-11 18:53|| Front Page Top

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