The Westboro Baptist Church, long-associated with their deranged and ugly protests at the funerals of US troops, have been thwarted in their attempt to 'protest' at the funeral of actor Leonard Nimoy, who died on Friday. According to The Guardian:
The church posted a Twitter update lamenting its inability to picket the event, which it said was due to a lack of publicity over the location.
Awww...
that's a shame: the crazed, rancid bigots couldn't make it.
Westboro has become notorious for its uninvited presence at high-profile funerals of those whose sexuality and beliefs it disagrees with. The WBC, which is also anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic and anti-Chinese, believes that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are God’s punishment on America for tolerating homosexuality.
And what could be a more appropriate venue for these deranged scumbags to voice their disgusting views than the funeral of a civilized, thoughtful and much-loved actor?
It's hard to believe, given how close to GOP orthodoxy these people's vile beliefs are, that they haven't had messages of support from the usual suspects (i.e. Aryan Barbie, Havana Ted, Cantaloupe Steve and Hair-Turban Trump). It is illogical.
Still, it's early days.