Magmar
19th March 2011, 12:13 PM
I know it's quiet here these days so my absence was probably not noticed, but I just had the privilege of spending my spring break at the College Media Advisers conference in New York City. On top of getting individual critique on articles, we got to attend a variety of hour-long conferences on improving writing, drafting ideas, copy editing, and maintaining a staff.
Our keynote speaker was none other than the Westboro Baptist Church. Namely Margie Phelps. We got to attend an hour and a half Q&A session with this crazy woman, where some big-shot journalist guy asked her questions about first amendment rights, then we got to individually ask her questions. They picked ten of us from the audience and I got to go!
So I represented my school in a way in that it was on live TV and there were over 1,000 college students and newspaper advisers there. The question I asked her was where she would like to see America in ten years as a result of the efforts of the Church.
As a result of my question, TPM now is home to someone who has been personally condemned by Westboro Baptist Church. But not just me, as this batshit crazy lady looked me in the eyes and told me my nation is doomed, that I won't see America in ten years because we are all going to hell for our sins, etc. I felt like I got roasted in front of the crowd, but fortunately I'm a much better sport than some of the other inquisitors who walked away aghast (like one girl who was condemned for being so full of lust and that her entire family will be dragged to hell). Nevertheless, it was an experience coming face-to-face with one of the whackos who spearheads the God Hates Fags protests at military funerals.
And that's where I've been all week. :P
Here's some celebratory catchy end of the world jams to celebrate our all going to hell in ten years.
HwgNMrs-i80
Our keynote speaker was none other than the Westboro Baptist Church. Namely Margie Phelps. We got to attend an hour and a half Q&A session with this crazy woman, where some big-shot journalist guy asked her questions about first amendment rights, then we got to individually ask her questions. They picked ten of us from the audience and I got to go!
So I represented my school in a way in that it was on live TV and there were over 1,000 college students and newspaper advisers there. The question I asked her was where she would like to see America in ten years as a result of the efforts of the Church.
As a result of my question, TPM now is home to someone who has been personally condemned by Westboro Baptist Church. But not just me, as this batshit crazy lady looked me in the eyes and told me my nation is doomed, that I won't see America in ten years because we are all going to hell for our sins, etc. I felt like I got roasted in front of the crowd, but fortunately I'm a much better sport than some of the other inquisitors who walked away aghast (like one girl who was condemned for being so full of lust and that her entire family will be dragged to hell). Nevertheless, it was an experience coming face-to-face with one of the whackos who spearheads the God Hates Fags protests at military funerals.
And that's where I've been all week. :P
Here's some celebratory catchy end of the world jams to celebrate our all going to hell in ten years.
HwgNMrs-i80