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Phelps Clan Tweets Intent To Picket Jobs Funeral Via iPhone

Posted by samzenpus on from the god-hates-turtlenecks dept.

It comes as no surprise that Margie Phelps of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church has already declared the church's intention to picket Steve Jobs's funeral. What is interesting, is that she did so using an iPhone. The 142 characters of wrath read: "Westboro will picket his funeral.He[sic] had a huge platform; gave God no glory & taught sin. MT @AP: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has died at 56."

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  1. Re:Her Defense Was Pretty Good Too by dougmc · · Score: 5, Informative

    They just want to make headlines, and publicity is the only god that they worship.

    They want publicity, yes. Because they want somebody to assault them or violate their civil rights, so they can sue.

    This page explains how they work pretty well. Basically, they're all lawyers, and the moment something happens, they sue, and all their paperwork is perfect.