Miner's Memorial to be Protested???

[christa]

In local news . . .

I am so angry . . . outraged . . . after just hearing about this group . . . a "so called church" . . . is preparing to travel to West Virginia . . . a BEAUTIFUL State . . . to protest the memorial of the lost miners of the Sago Mine Explosion.

I am apalled.

This is their "news release" . . . I warn you, it's HORRIBLE.

News Release

I've read on a few different blogs & news articles that this group has also protested memorials of 911 victims and also soldiers that have been killed in Iraq.

These people are deranged.

I only hope that this doesn't get more press than the miner's memorial service does.

[Corinna]

I hope no press for it .aldso hope the local law enforcement keeps them away like the press after the goof up on the news.

[BC_MoM]

THAT is horse crap.....

Corinna, it wasn't the press that goofed up on how many were dead.

[Karen]

There are always groups that are willing to exploit any situation to their own purposes. The best we can do is ignore them entirely.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, I don't know what "god" they believe in but it sure isn't the one I do!

[Corinna]

It was the press listening in on a closed conversation and drew the wrong conclutions and ran to beat the others and it snowballed from there.

[Cubby'sMom]

I can't believe that! No memorial for the poor souls from the mine, as well as the victims of 9/11?! Outrageous, but Karen is right. the best we can do is ignore them, therefore we won't be feeding into them.

[moosmom]

Corinna,

It wasn't the news media's fault. It was the stupid suits at the mining company who, after finding out the miners were not alive, failed to alert the media until after they went to press.

I am a harsh critic of the news media, having worked for a newspaper. But they are not to be blamed in this instance.

As far as those idiot protestors are concerned, I hope they get NO media attention whatsoever so the families can grieve in peace.

[Lady's Human]

MM-

I listened to a radio interview with one of the execs from the corp. They were upset with the release of false info that the miners were alive (as Corinna said, the media was listening in on the communications and ran with a story from a garbled transmission rather than get confirmation), but could not see any tactful way to correct the information until the were absolutely certain of what was going on. They admit they blew it, but are arguing (IMHO correctly) that the media blew it by running with an unconfirmed source.

The twits who are protesting the funerals have changed tacks to other than military funerals as there is a group of bikers who have organized to block their protests at military funerals.

[christa]

... there is a group of bikers who have organized to block their protests at military funerals.

That's awesome . . . just wish they could stop EVERY protest. Seems like every "cause" these people have is hurtful & moronic.

[smokey the elder]

MM-

I listened to a radio interview with one of the execs from the corp. They were upset with the release of false info that the miners were alive (as Corinna said, the media was listening in on the communications and ran with a story from a garbled transmission rather than get confirmation), but could not see any tactful way to correct the information until the were absolutely certain of what was going on. They admit they blew it, but are arguing (IMHO correctly) that the media blew it by running with an unconfirmed source.

The twits who are protesting the funerals have changed tacks to other than military funerals as there is a group of bikers who have organized to block their protests at military funerals.

I find that bikers number many veterans, and those who support the military. Have you ever seen Rolling Thunder in DC on Memorial Day?

I think it's awful that people use sensitive situations like this to push their agendas.

[.sarah]

That is awful. I'm speechless, really.

[JenBKR]

Ugh I hate groups like this one - they make Christians look bad. They obviously don't read the WHOLE bible, because they got the wrong message and are actually sinning against God because they are judging others. The verses they quoted are completely taken out of context, and they don't know God very well. In addition, it is obvious that they hae never read the New Testament. I am so angry that they portray God this way...

[elizabethann]

They're all ignorant trash as far as I'm concerned. I haven't heard or seen anything about this so I'm thinking (and hoping) the media didn't pick this up on the wire.

Don't these people have anything better to do with their time?

[RICHARD]

actually,

I am glad these people are out there in the media.

The ones you have to worry about are the morons hiding in the shadows.

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One thing that I worry about is these morons goading someone to "take action" against them-trust me, as stupid as these people are, there is someone out there that is stupider, that really takes exception to their protests and will have no qualms about running a car into their group, doing a drive by or pulling some other stunt.

Then you will see all the ACLU lawyers coming out of the landfills looking for "freedom of speech" rights for these bozos....

Ah, America!