Fred Thompson and Fred Phelp's church once saw 'eye to eye'?

[deminks]

Anti-gay church: Thompson agreed with us

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071017/ap_po/thompson_homosexuality_2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church are urging Fred Thompson to support their stance on homosexuality — a position on which they say the Republican presidential candidate once "saw eye to eye" with them.

Thompson was hired for a mid-1980s legal case in Kansas on the recommendation of Margie Phelps, daughter of Westboro founder Fred Phelps.

The Topeka, Kan.-based church is now best known for protesting at soldiers' funerals, claiming their deaths are retribution for the nation's acceptance of homosexuality.

Thompson campaign spokeswoman Karen Hanretty on Wednesday dismissed the church as "a radical fringe group, looking to draw attention to themselves."

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"We know what your position used to be on the homosexual question — and it was wonderful, and we saw eye to eye," church members said in the letter to Thompson.

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Fred's got some 'splainin to do.

[muntrv]

1. Did Phelps smell the English Leather on Thompson?

:evilgrin:

[IndianaJones]

2. this is not a negative for most Americans. nt.

[MiniMe]

3. Actually, it is

The right wing loonies hate him as much as we do. Not for his stand on gays, but because he protests soldiers funerals.

[IndianaJones]

4. nothing unites those across the spectrum like some good old fashioned bigotry. nt.