Bikers Vs. Idiots

Last night on the news I saw something that really chapped my ass. If you've ever seen my ass, you know that's a lot of chapping. A group of small minded, heartless, "doing it in the name of God" fundamentalists have begun traveling the country and demonstrating at the funerals of servicemen and women who have been killed in Iraq. I don't want to give this group any importance by mentioning their name, but they are from some "church" in Kansas. They are saying that these soldiers are being killed because God is angry at America for being "pro-gay".

Where do I begin my dismantling of these yahoos. How dare someone disrespect the funeral of anyone by shouting hate speech at the congregation? I don't care what your feelings are on the war, these people were sent over there because they are in the service. They aren't there to further their own agendas, and I really doubt that this war is being waged over gay rights. The only connection may be petroleum based products. I guarantee these Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen would rather be alive and the rest would much rather be home than in some desert hell. Who made you God's mouthpiece? I'm sure that if God wanted someone to represent Him, he wouldn't pick Kansas as the epi-center of his search. He sure as hell wouldn't pick some drooling, mouth breathers who are afraid of their own shadows to spread His message. Where do these shallow end of the gene pool residents come up with their half-baked notions? Does it really seem plausible that God has chosen to smite some 18 year old Corporal from suburban Chicago to tell us that He's upset because the city issued permits for a gay pride parade? I'd tell these people to pull their heads out of their collective asses, but they enjoy the view up there so much it wouldn't do any good. I pray that when the tornadoes come and wipe their tailor parks off the map that they realize that maybe karma is a bitch and God just may be mad at them for using his name to spread hate and intolerance.

The only good thing to come out of this story is the Patriot Guard Riders. This is a grass roots group of bikers that has started following the morons to these military funerals. They position themselves between the Neanderthals and the grieving families and whenever idiots shout, they rev their engines drowning out the hate. This group has grown to over 25,000 members and they travel across the country. Way to go! I always knew that once you got past the leather, tattoos, weapons and meth, all bikers had a heart of gold. You can say a lot about bikers, but they sure are patriotic. I'm sure their presence alone is enough to scare the prairie skirt and flannel wearing crowd who are probably wondering why their God is allowing these heathens to bother them.

That's enough soap box preachin' for now. There's a lot wrong here, and if you can't see it, maybe you're part of the problem. Think about it, then go hug a biker. Later....Brian