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Originally Posted by martinguerre
It wasn't "a" funeral.
It was a memorial for a politician, one that we cared deeply about...it was about his public legacy, a poltical one. Why the hell should we have to "put away" the convictions of the deceased so that you feel welcome at a place you're clearly not invited to?
I'm sorry, but it would be clearly asinine for me to think that i'd feel politically comfortable at the memorial of a staunch conservative. These are such crocodile tears.
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I don't know much about Fred Phelps, but isn't he the one who says "God hates fags?"
If the political discussion at the memorial is fine with you, then you should have no objection to Phelps spouting that mantra at the funeral of a prominent gay person.
As was said earlier, because you CAN say it doesn't mean you SHOULD.
P.S. Bush couldn't win either way. Either he gets criticized for being at the funeral, or criticized for staying away.