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September 23, 2009

Wednesday Links

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Hillary Clinton in Park Slope for de Blasio [NY Times]
Where Mansion Fell, a Garden Thrives [NY Times]
Brooklyn, S.I. Rank in Pizza Taste Test [NY Daily News]
Authorities Search for Shooter of Brooklyn Student [NY Daily News]
Brooklyn Author Named MacArthur Fellow [NY Press]
Trouble After School in Downtown Brooklyn [Brooklyn Eagle]
Anti-gay Kansans to Picket Park Slope Shul [Brooklyn Paper]
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we did Dantiact last night.

I guess that answers the forum question about buying near a school.

Posted by: denton at September 23, 2009 8:37 AM

I bet some of those Kansans will stray over to Excelsior. It always happens.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at September 23, 2009 8:38 AM

I guess we don't need to read/ask "what's wrong with Kansas" anymore - it's pretty much self-evident.

And DIBS, I thought that you eschewed the corn-fed, mid-western types :)

Posted by: bupe at September 23, 2009 9:08 AM

bupe, I do. Just saying that they'll likely be there. They could be quite entertaining to talk to, kinda like Sarah Palin.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at September 23, 2009 9:16 AM

Daily Gotham has an extensive write up about the Westboro Baptist Church protesters. They sound like they are busy little haters. On Thursday they will be protesting in front of Brooklyn Tech. Their reason for protesting Brooklyn Tech? "Because God hates fags, yo."

Google Westboro Baptist Church and see what comes up first. If anyone can stand it, their protest schedule and vile reasons for protesting are posted there.

Posted by: gowanusdog at September 23, 2009 9:31 AM

Those westboro baptist church people are so pathetic. i hope there are counter protests that completely drown them out.

Posted by: grilledsardine at September 23, 2009 10:14 AM

Where can I sign up to be a counter protestor? The Westboro folks are the ones who picket the funerals of soldiers killed in action -- God hated them because our gov't and military tolerate homosexuals. These disgusting sentiments cannot go unanswered.

Posted by: Brooklyn Chicken at September 23, 2009 10:25 AM

where to the westboro folks get their $$$?
perhaps they need a proper brooklyn greeting.

Posted by: Petebklyn at September 23, 2009 10:26 AM

these are the lowlifes who also picketed firefighter and police funerals after 9-11 holding up signs that said NYC deserved 9-11 because we accept gays, etc. etc. They are mostly the scions of one man and they are the lowest scum on the face of the earth. They even drag their children along into their hate fests. If there are counter protestors I want to be one.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 23, 2009 10:33 AM

From what I heard, that church is made up of mostly one family (extended family, but family nonetheless). I'd be more than happy to join any counter-protesters as well. I just watched the youtube video of one of those raging idiots on Hannity and wanted to bash in my laptop screen. Effin' fools.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at September 23, 2009 10:34 AM

Busy that morning but it makes me SICK thinking about those Kansans.

Could not be a less Christian thing to do than tell people those things. Unfortunately most people just think they represent all of Christendom.

Posted by: infinitejester at September 23, 2009 10:38 AM

I'm up for a peaceful counter demonstration. Best thing is for a lot of people to stand quietly with supportive signs for the shul- and for NYC- and show these clowns what real grace, dignity and compassion is all about.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 23, 2009 10:41 AM

I agree Bxgirl. Let them be the ones howling like asses while counter protesters stand in respectful quiet. Sometimes silence speaks volumes.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at September 23, 2009 10:46 AM

I have to say America does have the most whacko whackos around. We should enter this group as the national team in the Raving Loony Olympics.

Posted by: dittoburg at September 23, 2009 10:56 AM

I'd join a counter protest, too. As jester said, these people are in no way "Christian". Total nutjobs who are so indoctrinated they will never change their outlook, or see the rampant hypocrisy of their positions. You can't argue with them, best thing to to is a silent protest, although that will be really hard.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at September 23, 2009 11:13 AM

Correct, they are not remotely "Baptist" or even a church, but a demented (yet legally crafty) small hate group run by one guy and his family; what they seem to crave above all else is attention and media heat. They are particularly virulent and vicious, and have been banned from entering the U.K. They hate everybody, it seems, except themselves, with a fervor that would be comic were it not for their loathesome campaign to torment grieving families at funerals; apparently they have been punked on-camera by Michael Moore and Sascha Cohen in "Bruno."
Except for necessary security measures to preserve the safety and dignity of the synagogue's congregants, I'd suggest the worst punishment for them would be a media blackout and a big ol' Brooklyn yawn. Sadly, they will of course incite a media circus, and will be reported credulously as a "right-wing" church because of their appropriation of the word "Baptist." For those who would like to get their anti-far-Right ya-yas out with a counter-protest, however, I'm afraid these folks are too far out even to count as far-Right. They hate the army, Catholics, Jews, and Swedish vacuum cleaners. (Really.) They're just psycho nutters. My condolences to the folks at Beth E. that their holy days must be marred by them.

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at September 23, 2009 11:30 AM

So can we plan to do it. I am really up for it- I have seen Westboro at too many things, upsetting families who are grieving, inciting hatred, just being disgusting wackos. I doubt anyone would ever mistake them for real Christians. And yeah- it will be hard (especially for me). It's the day before Yom Kippur, which is always terribly difficult for me.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 23, 2009 11:33 AM

Bxgirl...email me if you do organize something. I will definitely be there.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at September 23, 2009 11:57 AM

will do snappy.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 23, 2009 12:12 PM

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