So TailOverTeaKettle.com is reporting:

It’s interesting to hear that Mike now is making claims that he can’t understand why anyone condemned his actions.

Because the moment he made the gesture, even nutcase Shirley Phelps-Roper told him that people would be against it. He even said himself, after calls supporting him came in, that he thought he’d get a lot of calls condemning his actions.

That entire town was ready and able to drown the Phelps’ nonsense, so the grieving families would not see it. Just as the Patriot Guard Riders have done to the Phelps-nuts many times at funerals for fallen servicemen.

Mike and others talk all the time about not giving in to appeasement, but he defends it when he is the appeaser.

Since Mike wants to play dumb, here is a good explaination of why his actions were condemned.
Dave at TailOverTeaKettle.com says:

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 e[m]bolden them to aim high when they plan their next publicity stunt. What will the cost of the bribe be that time?

Plenty of people (we Mike’s critics included) sometimes make terrible decisions with the best of intentions, but to hear Gallagher first indicate he felt he would get a backlash, then claim he does not understand after the backlash hits is a bit disingenuous.

Word is that Mike was happy he got a nice write-up in the NY Slimes. When that fish wrapper says something nice about you, it’s really time to re-consider if you did the right thing.

update 10/6/2006 7:37PM: A discussion I’m having with someone who is simply calling me names.