Comments on: A Bad Deal! Mike Gallagher Cuts Appeasement Deal With Shirley Phelps-Roper. http://www.independentconservative.com/2006/10/05/gallagher_phelps_appeasement/ The Independent Conservative saying what needs to be said! Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:35:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TailOverTeaKettle.com » Mike Gallagher’s Response http://www.independentconservative.com/2006/10/05/gallagher_phelps_appeasement/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 TailOverTeaKettle.com » Mike Gallagher’s Response Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:08:49 +0000 http://www.independentconservative.com/?p=974#comment-2856 [...] His contention seemed to be that it was worth whatever price it took to spare the innocent families from having to be exposed to this group’s filty message as they attempted to gin up some exposure for themselves. But I stand by what I said yesterday. It might have been impossible to completely shield those families from the presence of the Phelps crew and their hate-filled message, but, as indecent as their appearance would have been at the funerals, that place would have been the extent of the reach of their message. Putting them on a national radio show just gave them a platform larger than they ever could have hoped. And how can anyone think this has done anything except enbolden them to aim high when they plan their next publicity stunt. What will the cost of the bribe be that time? As Independent Conservative put it, “It sets a terrible precedent for any band of nuts that wants to blackmail their way into getting their trash message a broader audience without interruption.” [...] [...] His contention seemed to be that it was worth whatever price it took to spare the innocent families from having to be exposed to this group’s filty message as they attempted to gin up some exposure for themselves. But I stand by what I said yesterday. It might have been impossible to completely shield those families from the presence of the Phelps crew and their hate-filled message, but, as indecent as their appearance would have been at the funerals, that place would have been the extent of the reach of their message. Putting them on a national radio show just gave them a platform larger than they ever could have hoped. And how can anyone think this has done anything except enbolden them to aim high when they plan their next publicity stunt. What will the cost of the bribe be that time? As Independent Conservative put it, “It sets a terrible precedent for any band of nuts that wants to blackmail their way into getting their trash message a broader audience without interruption.” [...]

]]> By: TailOverTeaKettle.com » A Perverted Faith http://www.independentconservative.com/2006/10/05/gallagher_phelps_appeasement/comment-page-1/#comment-2852 TailOverTeaKettle.com » A Perverted Faith Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:27:33 +0000 http://www.independentconservative.com/?p=974#comment-2852 [...] The Independent Conservative very rightfully was outraged that Mike Gallagher is turning over an hour of his radio show in order to bribe these fools into not turning the Pennsylvania funerals into a circus. After seeing just a few minutes of her, I can see how right he is to be upset. [...] [...] The Independent Conservative very rightfully was outraged that Mike Gallagher is turning over an hour of his radio show in order to bribe these fools into not turning the Pennsylvania funerals into a circus. After seeing just a few minutes of her, I can see how right he is to be upset. [...]

]]> By: Fire and Hammer http://www.independentconservative.com/2006/10/05/gallagher_phelps_appeasement/comment-page-1/#comment-2851 Fire and Hammer Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:13:50 +0000 http://www.independentconservative.com/?p=974#comment-2851 <strong>Westboro Baptist Church Cancels Protest At Amish Funerals</strong> "The nuts laid the bait and now it has been taken hook, line and sinker." That is how Independent Conservative describes the deal between radio talk show host Mike Gallagher and Shirley Phelps-Roper. I totally agree. While this deal will keep the pro... Westboro Baptist Church Cancels Protest At Amish Funerals

“The nuts laid the bait and now it has been taken hook, line and sinker.” That is how Independent Conservative describes the deal between radio talk show host Mike Gallagher and Shirley Phelps-Roper. I totally agree. While this deal will keep the pro…

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