By now, you have heard of the Westboro Baptist Church, founded and run by the fanatical Fred Phelps and his lunatic family. Westboro's claim to fame as a church is hate. The primary target of their hateful bile is homosexuality (meaning gay people or anyone whom they perceive to be supporters of the GLBT community). Their preferred weapon? Protesting and picketing funerals, particularly those where their presence will be most controversial and get the most media coverage (like fallen US soldiers or Matthew Shepard, who was beaten to death for being gay).
Recently, Westboro decided to take on the rock band Foo Fighters, picketing outside one of the band's shows. Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, and his bandmates decided on an incredibly original and entertaining counter-protest.
You have to see this! It involves trucker costumes, a gay "love" song, and a rolling performance on a flat bed truck.
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