Louis Theroux meets the Phelps

**dahamsta** · 05/04/2007, 1:44 PM

Yup. Actually that was a high point in the Phelps show, when yerman said that "the jews killed jesus". I don't remember the exact phrase Louis used, but he didn't hold back as he usually does. Comical.

**Jerry The Saint** · 05/04/2007, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

You did. Jerry Falwell I think, another evangelist muppet.

It was the renowned "fag-enabler" Billy Graham that he was condemning to Hell.

Originally Posted by hoops1

He is Jewish

I thought Louis said he wasn't Jewish during the voiceover for the programme with one of the extreme Neo-Nazi groups. He said that although he wasn't he didn't want to tell the Nazi one way or the other.

In a twisted sort of way, through their insane views Phelps and the Westboro Baptists perversely help the gay rights cause. By saying that God hates EVERYONE, not just gays, their stance in attacking the military, Billy Graham, George Bush, Bill O'Reilly etc. may make people question their own prejudices. I'm just thankful that they are, on the surface, non-violent at least. If people with that attitude decided to take up arms and help speed up "God's mission" it would be a very bad turn of events.

**hoops1** · 05/04/2007, 3:00 PM

Yes someone else told me just after i posted
Bill O Reilly what a tool that fella is

**Tazskool** · 05/04/2007, 4:11 PM

I sat and watched this with the MRs the other nite and they are all so screwed in teh nead in untrue!!!

When Loui asked the lad how old he was and did he understand the sign he was holding the lad just repeating the sign back to him... and then look blank.

**Jerry The Saint** · 05/04/2007, 4:11 PM

Relationship with the nutjobs did seem a little frostier than usual - there also seemed to be a cutoff point after meeting Phelps when his access was restricted. Apart from the deranged ideology, this was another example of the weirdos being friendly and hospitable (to a point). The young women in particular were perfectly nice and friendly when they weren't rejoicing in Louis' impending damnation.

I thought it was funny during the 'Best Of' show that, despite all the skinheads, racists and hatemongers he met, the most objectionable and openly mean person he met was Max Clifford.

**stann** · 05/04/2007, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

I think (not sure) Theroux is an atheist, so either he is the type of atheist doesn't care what they think about someone that doesn't exist (in his opinion) or he's the type that posts in the Dawkins God Delusion thread on this forum

There's a God Delusion thread on this forum?! Link, link, link!!!

**lopez** · 07/04/2007, 1:00 PM

Michael Moore paid the mad pastor a visit a few years ago with some 'friends'. Hilarious!

http://www.mulley.net/2006/09/06/mic...s-fred-phelps/

**strangeirish** · 07/04/2007, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by lopez

Michael Moore paid the mad pastor a visit a few years ago with some 'friends'. Hilarious!

http://www.mulley.net/2006/09/06/mic...s-fred-phelps/

**osarusan** · 07/04/2007, 4:05 PM

Here is an Aussie journalist pretending to hit on the leading Phelps protestor.

**NJTom** · 07/04/2007, 7:03 PM

God's wrath is not just for homosexers but also for seafood. Yes, that's right. God Hates Shrimp

**Poor Student** · 07/04/2007, 7:22 PM

It's best to read the "About" section of the site. It's a kind of parody site with an intelligent serious point.

**lopez** · 07/04/2007, 9:45 PM

Interesting angle was pointed to me by a workmate about Phelps during those hazy days of the sixties, as featured on his entry in Wikipedia.

'Phelps earned a law degree from Washburn University in 1962, and founded the Phelps Chartered law firm in 1964. The first notable cases were of a civil rights nature. "I systematically brought down the Jim Crow laws of this town," he says. Phelps' daughter was quoted as saying, "We took on the Jim Crow establishment, and Kansas did not take that sitting down. They used to shoot our car windows out, screaming we were n*gger lovers," and that the Phelps law firm made up one-third of the state’s federal docket of civil-rights cases.

Phelps took cases on behalf of African American clients alleging discrimination by school systems, and a predominately black American Legion post which had been raided by police, alleging racially-based police abuse... Phelps' law firm, staffed by himself and family members also represented non-white Kansans in discrimination actions against Kansas Power and Light, Southwestern Bell, and the Topeka City Attorney, and represented two female professors alleging discrimination in Kansas universities. In the 1980s Fred Phelps received awards from the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Blacks in Government and the Bonner Springs branch of the NAACP for his work on behalf of Black clients.'

Question is...when did he have the car crash?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_phelps

**anto1208** · 10/04/2007, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by hoops1

Yes someone else told me just after i posted
Bill O Reilly what a tool that fella is

Is that the fox news guy , Ever see him on letterman he was on it twice letterman let him have it gave him a taste of his own medicine great viewing its on youtube if you have a look .

**NY Hoop** · 10/04/2007, 4:06 PM

O'Reilly is coming here to "talk" at Trinity this thursday. When I say talk I mean rant. A cheerleader for the Bush administration who never listens. A complete hypocrite and bully.

Never forget he "interviewed" the son of someone who was killed on September 11 and he ended up abusing the guy accusing him of being a traitor because the guy didnt agree with the war in Iraq

I do agree with him on his views about prisons though.

KOH

**strangeirish** · 10/04/2007, 4:19 PM

I hope he's ran out of the Country. Can't stand him.

**dahamsta** · 10/04/2007, 4:28 PM

I hope plenty of people go and ask him pointed questions. And when he tries to shout them down, they shout right back at him.

adam

**strangeirish** · 10/04/2007, 4:49 PM

Well, he won't be able to cut people's mics, as this is one of his favourite tactics when things don't go his way. Just an example of what happens when he's challenged with facts. It's about 4 minutes in before he starts losing it.