Bigots get their come-uppance

I'm delighted to see that the good people of Weston, Missouri, decided to stop Fred Phelps and his bigoted followers from the Westboro Baptist Church from disrupting the funeral of one of their own, Sergeant First Class C. J. Sadell, who died of wounds received in Afghanistan. Fox 4 Kansas City reports:

"If you think about it, they've all gone to serve just so we could be able to do this," said Rebecca Rooney who organized the supporters. "He didn't die in vain."

"We got everybody here early so we could take up all the parking spots," Rooney said. "We did that so Mr. Phelps wouldn't have a contingency that was really close."

Supporters came armed with patriotic music and American flags. The protesters didn't stick around long once they saw the supporters.

"I'm glad they left, but I'm sad they came," Rooney said.

People came from Blue Springs, California and even Australia to be a part of the band of patriotic supporters. Half of the group lined up at the intersection while the the other half created a human shield at the funeral home.

There's more at the link. Here's a video report of proceedings.

My heartfelt thanks to the townspeople of Weston for standing up for decency, and honoring one of their own.

Peter