He's dead, Jim.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

I'm torn between everyone ignoring it so that pretty much everything he did was worthless, or having the Woodstock of funeral protests. Leaning towards ignoring it.

Celebrate his death with a nice glass of your drink of choice. No publicity needed for that scum.

[Jon]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Fred Phelps brought conservatives and liberals together by their undying hatred of Fred Phelps. I hope USCHO celebrates by having Old Pio and Foxton share a manly hug.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Fred Phelps brought conservatives and liberals together by their undying hatred of Fred Phelps. I hope USCHO celebrates by having Old Pio and Foxton share a manly hug.

manly?

[Jon]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

manly?

There are some mental images none of us need.

[Old Pio]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

"Hatred" can be a profitable niche in our culture. George Lincoln Rockwell, Brown graduate and Marine fighter pilot, headed the American Nazi Party. Stokely Carmichael was the head of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). And in one rare moment of candor answered a reporter's question about how many members his group had by saying (I paraphrase): "52 brothers and 97 national reporters." And Fred Phelps. "Hatred" was profitable enough for Phelps and his clan that they spent most of their time on the road, flying from town to town, spraying sunshine wherever they went.

It's always been an open question to me how sincere these hate peddlers are. They all get treated with deference by the media: interviews, pictures, coverage, etc. And that gives their activities a patina of legitimacy they don't deserve. Which leads to a status they don't deserve (Playboy sent Alex Haley to interview Rockwell, for the love of God). Which leads to more public appearances. Which leads, etc. etc. Phelps, Carmichael, Rockwell (just to name three) were peas in a pod. Playing the media, collecting the money, living on the uppermost part of the hog and generally having a good time. They represent nobody. They speak for nobody. They're independent contractors. Like the kid who delivers your morning paper. And we certainly don't give a sh*t what he thinks about anything.

[bigmrg74]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

There are some mental images none of us need.

Ummm.... yeah, I'm pretty sure we can all agree on that!

[Spartanforlife4]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Oldest American man dies at 110.

These stories always make me a little sad because they end up out-living almost all of their loved ones, including children. This guy lost all twelve siblings, and had to experience the death of a child five times. Sounds like he lived a great life, though.

[Twitch Boy]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

WBC asking people to please refrain from protesting Fred's funeral and give them privacy.

Kneejerk response: LOL.

Thought out response: ******** are playing chess. They know people are taking the high road and not biting on this, so they're trying to goad people into doing it.

[The Rube]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

David "Oderus Urungus" Bockie, lead singer of GWAR, age 50.

[jericho]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

WBC asking people to please refrain from protesting Fred's funeral and give them privacy.

Kneejerk response: LOL.

Thought out response: ******** are playing chess. They know people are taking the high road and not biting on this, so they're trying to goad people into doing it.

No media coverage, no protest, nothing. That should p!$$ them off.

[state of hockey]

David "Oderus Urungus" Bockie, lead singer of GWAR, age 50.

NOOOOOOOOOO.

Those shows are really... something.

[theprofromdover]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Ralph Wilson, Buffalo Bills owner.

[MountieBoyOz]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

Ralph Wilson, Buffalo Bills owner.

As much as I've ridden Ralph Wilson over the years, I'm already seeing some fans celebrating his death and that makes me want to puke. Wilson may not have made the best decisions in recent years, but the AFC may not have existed without him. He did give countless loans to other owners who needed help when the league was starting up. Wilson did many great things for football and he will be missed.

I think there is already some sort of succession plan in the works because the children probably don't want to run the team. The biggest fear Bills fans have is will we have the team when the lease runs out in a few years.

RIP Mr. Wilson.

[bigmrg74]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

As much as I've ridden Ralph Wilson over the years, I'm already seeing some fans celebrating his death and that makes me want to puke. Wilson may not have made the best decisions in recent years, but the AFC may not have existed without him. He did give countless loans to other owners who needed help when the league was starting up. Wilson did many great things for football and he will be missed.

I think there is already some sort of succession plan in the works because the children probably don't want to run the team. The biggest fear Bills fans have is will we have the team when the lease runs out in a few years.

RIP Mr. Wilson.

I thought the word was that the kids were all interested in either selling or moving the team to Toronto?

[MountieBoyOz]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

I thought the word was that the kids were all interested in either selling or moving the team to Toronto?

That's the word, but Goddell is from Western NY and there are a few guys that want to buy it (Pegula of the Sabres). I think screwing over one of the most loyal fan bases wouldn't go over well. Team sells out a lot of the games and has a loyal following. I think they stay in Buffalo, but I'm not certain on that.