Thought the weekend freak show was confined to the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds? Nope. The Crypt of the Walking F*cktards known as the Westboro Baptist Church have decided to take a trip down I-35 to Norman on the afternoon of Friday, September 18. We’ve talked about them before (see here and here), and even though we probably shouldn’t, we’re about to talk about them again.
No, they’re not going to the Mile of Cars, or even to Suger’s. And, they are not content to picket soldier funerals or high schools in the liberal bastion of Moore, Oklahoma. They are picketing the OU Hillel Student Center, where young Jewish students at OU will be exercising their First Amendment right to, well, to the free exercise of religion. According to their website, “WBC has looked at the faces of these pushy, arrogant, God-hating brat Jews and they are stinking up the atmosphere with their rotten figgishness.”
Did I mention that these Westboro protesters are a bunch of walking f*cktards?
Anyhow, according to the OU student paper The Oklahoma Daily, the Westboro parishioners “will protest their celebration of Rosh Hashana, the celebration of the Jewish New Year, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday. A posting on the Westboro Baptist Church Web site states that members of the church will protest at Hillel at that time on Friday, and then will stage three protests in Oklahoma City.” The Tulsa Game is Saturday, so come down to Norman on Friday for a warm-up. Students are planning counter-demonstrations, and if you want to be part of the fun, Hillel is located at the corner of Elm and Boyd on the north side of campus, conveniently between The Library Bar to the west and the In The Raw sushi bar on University. Come to the protest, then go to happy hour and enjoy the ambiance of Campus Corner on a fall afternoon.
Now, if you decide to go counter-protest the “parishioners” of the Westboro Baptist Church, please follow a few rules to stay out of the Cleveland County Jail, which is conveniently located between Campus Corner and Coach’s on Main:
1. Make noise, but don’t get angry. Anger is their best friend. Think of the “parishioners” of Westboro Baptist Church as being a zombie retarded version of a tea-party-birther-health-care-protester who wants to keep the government out of their Medicare (which is a government program, by the way). REASON WILL NOT WORK. Make noise. BOOMER! SOONER! WESTBORO! SUCKS!
2. Flash back to the ‘80s: Do the Wave around them.
3. Do not attempt to reason with a Fucktard. It is like trying to knock out a drunk in a fight — can’t be done. Instead, unreason with them. Laugh. Be happy! And make sure you tell them “l’chaim, y’all” as they walk by.
4. Don’t throw anything. That’s assault.
5. Direct them to the Angelina Jolie-nursing-twins statue, then ask if they’ve ever met Judge Bill Graves.
6. Ladies, flash your boobs. It will add to the Mardi Gras atmosphere of Norman!
UPDATE!
On advice from my liver, we are encouraging all counterprotesters to go directly to The Library on Boyd Street and hang out on the patio. You can see the lonely f*cktard show from there!
I live less than a block from the “festivities”. I’m going to have be distinctly aware to NOT drive along that part of Boyd for a short while Friday if I’ll even be able to drive onto Boyd. I’m wondering if I’m going to be able to even hear it from my place.
Obviously you have people so thick-headed that a rational counter-protest won’t really do anything. So the BEST solution is to try to out-ridicule the ridiculous. Happens all the time with the “You’re going to hell” Bible Thumper preachers on campus such as Preacher Bob.
My roommate plans on holding a sign up that says “Believe it or not, God still loves them.” His comments are below:
“I want to mention that saying “WESTBORO SUCKS” isn’t gonna get you anywhere. That’s just showing that you acknowledge the fact that they want attention.
I will also suggest that we attempt to throw a football or Frisbee around with the WBC people in order to attempt to have a neutral atmosphere with them. Sure this is a little out there, but they are human beings too. Hey, some may actually like sports!”
Personally, I like his idea for the sign. If I didn’t have to work, I’d be there. *shrug*
If you look further down….
Temple B’nai Israel – This Temple will be destroyed!
looks like a threat to me…
what’s the # to 911?
BTW: I meant further down on their calender of events…
http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html
I’m guessing this round of jew bashing will get local media attention, not be over looked like the swastika that was on a sign at the OK capitol in a protest, against Israel…
September 16, 1893 Caldwell, KS Arkansas City, KS
Just after after 12:00 noon today, after being signaled by the sound of a cannon and a bugler on the seemingly boundless prairie horizon, over 150,000 eager, hopeful land-seekers poured over the border separating The Cherokee Strip from Kansas. Now, 116 years later, it is clear to Oklahoma historians what their ultimate goal was. Put as much distance between themselves and Westboro Baptist Church as humanly possible.
This group is led by a family of attorneys…they want someone to assault them…they know exactly how far they can go legally to push people’s buttons…they hope for someone in the crowd to escalate the anger to a point one of them gets assaulted…do not give them what they want (deserve)
3. Do not attempt to reason with a Fucktard.
These guys are where the Teabaggers got all their ideas from…
protesting a jewish holiday? wasn’t Jesus a jew? pretty sure he did some jewish stuff, like celebrate jewish holidays
really, isn’t the best way to fight this stuff is to just make sure no one shows up? what purpose is a protest if no one shows up to see it.
Why oh why do people even pay attention to Westboro? They want you to come protest them and give them attention. Ignoring them is the best thing you can do.
I think people should show up with signs painted on full sheets of plywood. Then just encircle the WBC group, effectively blocking their demonstration from public view.
how did they survive law school with all the jews? (except for me, i’m the only jew who’s not a dr or lawyer)
the sad part is these people are reproducing and instilling this irrational hatred into the minds of children who don’t know any better.
This is just a tidbit from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s report on Fred Phelps (the ACLU has one, too):
“Phelps earns a law degree from Washburn University in Topeka, but has trouble joining the state bar when no judges are willing to vouch for his “good character,” the normal procedure under Kansas law. Phelps overcomes this obstacle by providing recommendations from others.
Before the end of his legal career in 1989, Phelps will file some 400 suits, mostly in federal court. Estranged son Nathan Phelps will claim later that part of his father’s strategy is to file frivolous lawsuits in the hope that his targets will settle to avoid the costs of defense.”
The best “counter-protest” is to not show up. I say this as someone who has been to WBC counter-protest. It is a waste of time. Ignore them so that they don’t get what they want, which is ANY opportunity to sue someone. Even they don’t believe what they are saying. It’s simply how they make money.
Doesn’t Westboro make their way to Oklahoma a couple times a year? At least, it seems that way to me. This is the third occurrence by my count, but I don’t really keep up with it.
Wow big stand you’re taking here.
yeah, they already visited OCU in OKC last year. OCU did a great job with a silent counter protest.
if they cause more traffic around campus during a game weekend… it’s already hard enough to get to and from the liquor store on game day. they’re asking for a smiting. smoting. to get smited. to be smote?
@Jax It’s what we get for being so close to Kansas. MAPS3 just got announced, but maybe MAPS4 can include adding more buffer between us and the Jayhawk state.
Feel free to use my favorite signs that I wrote for when these should-have-been-abortions protested that soldier’s funeral in Norman a few years ago. No need to credit me, just use in good health.
“PHUCK PHRED PHELPS!”, “NO ONE CARES; just go away” or this chestnut “MY God LOVES fags!!”
It would be better if all the queers and fags where still in the “closet”, then we wouldn’t have all this crap.
“figgishness”
What the heck is that? And if it’s really that big of a problem, shouldn’t they be protesting Nabisco?
And Mr. or Ms. redshield3, I believe I can say your comment is where I got my idea of “non sequitur” from.
My grandma told me this when i was little.
“If a F*cktard scratches his ass in Norman and nobody is there to see it does the F*cktard blow up?
It really got me thinkin.
I love the library but maybe we should go to Campus Corner instead.
@mct2ou: Deal. I will be in the smoking section of Louie’s 2 at Campus Corner.
@Brett: When the Westboro crowd came to University of Chicago, the students in mock protest made camp around a fig tree, decrying the sinfulness of the Newton.
@Clark: Good One! “MAPS4: Maps for Landmines” comes to mind.
I will buy beer for anyone wearing a “Nuke A Gay Whale For Jesus” T-Shirt . . .
The cool thing about being agnostic, is I could care less either way. They would have to show me their GOD so I could understand their sign’s. I echo the lawsuit theory, because everyone knows GOD hates, REALLY hates lawyers. Oh yeah, and religious fruitbag rednecks.
Seriously, just ignore them.
These miscreants got what they deserved. The protest didn’t even go till 4:30, they were gone with their tails between their legs by 4ish. Luckily they didn’t get far!! They’re getaway van tried to make west down Boyd but only got as far as a few blocks before an unknown bicyclist caught up and slashed their tires.
I know because I overheard it on the policemen’s walkie. With no time to lose I took off on foot to see if I could catch up with ‘em. Sure enough, there they were hazards flashing about 20 feet from the intersection of berry and boyd. And where were they’re defiant smiles we’d seen only minutes ago? All gone, awwwwwwwww.
Still very winded, I did my best to harass them till the police finally caught up. For some reason, they didn’t believe that I wanted to help change the bigot’s tires. I totally would have too! I wouldn’t of put them back on right of course! Bwahaha.
The PD eventually shoo’d me away so I ran back to get my camera but they’d been towed off by then. I’m very proud that those fucks didn’t get out of Norman unscathed. Anything less than physical force would have had no impact on these “people”.