Debbie, the first amendment allows them to protest at funerals. Oh and one other thing that perhaps those fools at the FBI don’t know…FRED PHELPS IS FRIENDS WITH AL GORE!

Bob Porrazzo on July 1, 2011 at 6:30 am

The FBI is a troubled organization, they have a a heck of a lot of junk in the trunk, such as the blown Wen Ho Lee case, the Unabomber, wrecking the life of the heroic security guard in the Atlanta olympic bomb (Unabomber) case, never clearing the Anthrax attack, taking 16 years to find Whitey Bulger, etc. The agency needs to be started over from the ground up. DG

Dan Galyon on July 1, 2011 at 10:39 am

Sgt Schultz (or is it Schulz?) or any other rotund person may be appropriate. FBI – Fat Bureau of Idiots.

CornCoLeo on July 1, 2011 at 10:57 am

“An F.B.I. spokesman said the group was invited to establish open dialogue in an academic setting to train law enforcement on how to more effectively engage with the activist community.”

Boy, do I ever not get this. So the church was essentially invited to teach law enforcement officers how to not bother them? The only part of this article that might make any sense is your use of the words, “or something.” If you’re nearly as confused as I am, then I guess I’m not the only one who’s a bit dumbfounded.

Irving on July 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm

I was surprised it was the Westboro screwballs instead of CAIR Islamists.

It could have been worse!

NormanF on July 1, 2011 at 8:09 pm

I prefer Forever Beholden to Islam or Forever Bending over to Islam.

My 19th degree “palestinian” terrorist co-worker and various masjids he attends, including those recently hosting those who would attack US military personnel(MEPS), call them “Friendly Brothers of Islam.”

I think I’ll go with that.

Worst filthy traitors in U.S. history.

As my .ps co-worker says: “I shit on you.” And I do.

Big Ed Mustaffa on July 1, 2011 at 9:34 pm

FBI = FULL BLOWN IDIOTS

I’m still not sure how these Westborro folks haven’t had the ever loving crap beaten out of them.

G-Men Without Hats on July 2, 2011 at 1:59 pm

They should have all been rounded up and deported to Iraq. Why we keep pretending they’re loyal American citizens is something I’ll never understand!

NormanF on July 3, 2011 at 12:11 am

J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of the Mafia for years because he and his boyfriend were on the take. They liked to bet on the ponies. If they lost, the mob wrote it off as the cost of doing business. If they won, they collected.

burt on July 3, 2011 at 7:28 pm

leticia olalia morales of 15501 pasadena ave #8 tustin ca 92780 submitted fake documents and paid 5000 dollars to obtain a US tourist visa. she also submitted fake employment records to obtain a work visa. she is now applying for citizenship. her contact at the embassy was man named sandman.

anon on July 4, 2011 at 8:37 am

Stupid cults, too bad they are using a denomination name, well as the KKK tells the world they are Christians, what a joke. Sad, some morons believe these idiots. But all these nuts cry for is the same thing the dems cry for so they are align, no wonder the Obama FBI is working with them.

Ana on November 15, 2012 at 8:51 pm

The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most ludicrous and hateful organizations in the U.S. If it was anything more than a hobby horse of Fred Phelps and extended family, they might be dangerous. As they are basically a Topeka, Kansas freak show, they’re pretty much harmless — for now.

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