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FRED PHELPS, R.I.A.: That’s Rest in Agony. There’s no debating the vile nature of the I-Hate-Fags “reverend.” And let’s concede it’s normally bad form to speak ill of the freshly dead. But he deserves a send-off at least half as cruel as his chosen way of honoring the Lord. Let’s see who pickets HIS funeral.…
ON THE MYSTERY JET: Right this second, I’m liking the “pilot was a political activist” angle. Might change as the day goes on, but it is intriguing, and it is new. CRIMEA: I’ve been trying to think of the right analogy for the lopsided pro-Russia vote: Not since–what? Not since WHO ran against WHO have…