The Rev. Fred Phelps, a Dorian Gray portrait epitome of the nastiest aspects of the Republican Party's 40 year reactionary cultural wedge baiting strategy, has died. Like so many current, and aging GOP voters, Phelps started out as a Democrat, and his high profile anti-gay crusades were the logical extension of Rove and W.'s velvet gloved exploitation of anti-gay prejudices used so effectively in the 2004 presidential campaign. While no GOP official of any note would ever have allowed themselves to be seen, even dead, at Westboro Baptist Church, one should note that closet Dominionist/Reconstructionist Ted Cruz ought to do the right thing, and attend the funeral.
Boston Globe: Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps dies
Wikipedia: Fred Phelps
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