Actually, KP tried to make that point on his show this week and he corrected her, pointing out that Phelps is a registered Democrat.  He knows the deal now.

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Actually, it's understandable (while not making excuses for BOR). Phelps' philosophy is indeed far-right, even while his political association is Democrat. No lefty would espouse or endorse Phelps' anti-gay rantings. Pro-gay is a lefty stance, rabid anti-gay is an extreme righty position.

Bottom line, BOR and his crew are guilty of the same lazy researching as the vast majority of the LSM, but trying to make the slightest bit of sense of Phelps' ravings (equating his political affiliation with his philosophical position) is simply not possible.

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Yes, I did email the show--and the new ombudsman-type Dhue Point segment.

"... to both Clinton-Gore inaugurations, although that support waned as Clinton-Gore promoted gay rights."

It appears that Lynn covered that....

And where did she say, or imply, Phelps should have been labeled "far left"?  It's not there.

Once again, Leon, your ignorance is exacerbated by your myopia.

Fred Phelps and his ilk are the rarity that put to lie the concept of Left/Right politics in this country.  They are more like outer orbit rather than left right...

"You're argument is basically, he's registered as a Dem and he supported
al gore in '88 (conveniently ignoring his Gore hate in '92)so he's far
left. Yeah, that sure makes a lot of sense."

Makes more sense than believing a man that has been a registered democrat for 20 years, who has run for office 5 times as a democrat, who is a fan of Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein, whose group protested against the US from Baghdad in 2003, and who attacks military families isn't far left.

@ Leon 

1) I did address Phelps's displeasure by stating:

 [they were very supportive] culminating in invitations to both Clinton-Gore inaugurations, although that support waned as Clinton-Gore promoted gay rights.

As Clinton-Gore supported more LGBT issues, Phelps supported the pair less and less.

2) It isn't that he *just* supported Gore in '88; there is a laundry list of affiliations with the Democratic Party, including a voter registration in Kansas as a Democrat, as well as a 1999 "Mother Jones" profile where Phelps affirmed his status as a Democrat:

Phelps remained prominent in state and local politics, working for years as a major organizer for the state's Democratic Party. (He still calls himself a Democrat, refusing to change just because his party has.) In 1988, Phelps housed campaign workers for Al Gore's first presidential run; in 1989, his eldest son, Fred Jr., a fundraiser for Gore's Senate campaign at his home.

I noticed your enthusiasm in protesting Phelps's status as a Democrat further down the thread. I think it is pretty clear that Phelps's background is that of a Dem, and as of that '99 still thought of himself as one. Whether he does today is a unknown, but the point is, his background is not Republican or "far right."

It is Democratic, and since I don't think he is mainstream, his background can also be defined as "far left," especially when one factors in his extremisim, which he exhibited while still calling himself a Democrat.

I don't know how anyone could get "far right" out of that background.

Yeah, riiiggghhttt.    Ran for DEMOCRAT office five times,  as recently as a 1998 bid for governor of Kansas, and financially and physically supports democrat candidates.   I'm sorry, but someone who is an "extreme conservative" is not going to support democrats nor seek democrat office.

Also, there is absolutely NOTHING conservative Christian about hatred or demonstrating at funerals or being anti-semitic.

Lastly, who are these "mainstream republicans" who joined right in with Mr. Phelps?    

When asked if he went to war with Iraq  to derail the impeachment vote:  “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

I agree with you here. My man (and my namesake) Bill O'Reilly is mainly right here. Phelps' anti-gay rights beliefs are part of the traditionally conservative movement, but his anti-Catholic (I am going to be baptized soon), and anti-military stances make him a Democrat. I am a big fan of O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Greg Gutfeld, and John Gibson, though I often disagree with them from time to time.

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What in the world are you talking about? I know plenty of liberals that talk more about homosexuals (in a bad way) than my close friends (who are very conservative) do.

Also, living in Ohio, I know plenty of people in Southeast Ohio that are racist and homophobes and guess how they vote? That's right, they vote Democrat across the board. My fiancee's grandparents are bigots and aren't comfortable around African-Americans and guess how they vote? Straight Democrat again.

On the other hand, my mom, grandparents, aunt & uncle, cousin and I are all very conservative Christians and guess what? None of us have any problem with the fact that my step-father is black.

I don't know how the Democrat party has everyone so fooled about them being the ones that care about minorities because from my personal experience and observation it is the exact opposite.