Phelps is on the ‘right’ perhaps, but he isn’t of them. In fact, one of the closest political allies Phelps used to have (before completely going bonkers) was Al Gore. Gore long ago disassociated himself frmo the Phelps, but it isn’t fair to attack the right for this assclown. Alan Simpson, former Republican from Wyoming, has been of Phelps’ harshest critics especially since the Mathew Sheppard funeral.
I still think it’s fair to ask Right Wingers if they find fault with his theology or just his tactics.
Right on, Carl.
I disagree 100 percent with Archpundit’s post above, and I’m saying this as a huge fan of this blog. The Right totally didn’t mind this guy being their attack dog as long as he was going after gays and lesbians. That is a FACT. The connections between this guy and the far-right are ten times more voluminous (and decades more recent) than any passing connection he had to Al Gore.
As a member of the “far right,” I can only speak for myself. I believe that the bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but I find Fred Phelps’s actions disgusting.
I don’t know of anyone who would claim the man, which is why his “church” consists almost entirely of family members.