2005-05-06 First shots from the Westboro Baptist Church protest in Durham, NC

2005-05-06 Pam Spaulding Pam's House Blend \Westboro Baptist Church\US/NC/Durham\anti-gay\The Laramie Project http://www.pamspaulding.com/weblog/2005/05/first-shots-from-westboro-baptist.html First shots from the Westboro Baptist Church protest in Durham, NC &ldquo;Guess what? No-show for Fred Phelps at the Durham School of the Arts. The gutless, ball-less Rotting Cryptkeeper wasn't there this evening, but plenty of his supporters and children/grandchildren were there with their filth. Plenty of counter-protesters showed up. There was a ton of drive-by traffic, slowing down for the freakshow. The cops kept the counter-protestors across the street from the Phelps clan, so it was civil. Queer supporters that didn't bring signs were given sheets with "Gay? Fine by me" to hold up in silent protest.&rdquo; Includes a selection of photos of the event.   