What is Truth?

So this congresswoman certainly doesn't have her facts straight...but neither really does the guy defending Matthew, who says that he was in a "gay bar" and that he "died out there" on the fence that night. I'm glad he's so outraged, but this is just another example of the story being rewritten as time goes on.
Also an interesting example of how an alternate media (not mainstream) covers the story, I think.


AND this is an amazing find. An interview with Matthew a couple years before his death. I was totally blown away that this existed:

"Journey to a Hate Free Millenium"

This is a video that has some news footage of Matthew, Fred Phelps, the angels and other scenes from Laramie. It's from a documentary made by Brent Scarpo, who goes to schools and community centers with this film and speaks against hate crimes. Apparently you have to order the actual film, I can't find it in the library or in full on youtube.
Watch 1:06-2:25 for Matthew, 4:01-4:19 shows the angels.


"For the Bible Tells Me So" isn't fully on youtube anymore, unfortunately. But here's a clip.

This is the documentary Ethan mentioned on Fred Phelps, "The Most Hated Family in America."

AND finally, this is another documentary about Fred Phelps that I haven't watched yet, but it's on Netflix Instant, as well as clips on youtube, called "Fall from Grace."