Westboro Baptist Church raises $50,000 for Gay Men’s Health Crisis, thanks to Lisa Lampanelli (Updated)

By Dylan P. Gadino | May 21, 2011 at 7:23 am | 15 comments | News

Thanks to comedian Lisa Lampanelli, the gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church has inadvertently donated $44,000 to the Gay Men’s Health Crisis.

As we reported, the comedian pledged to donate $1,000 for every WBC protester who showed up to her show last night in Topeka, KS, where the church is located. Well, it turns out 44 haters showed up.

“Thanks to these a-holes, $44,000 will be donated to the GMHC!!!” the comedian Tweeted, adding the below photo of the Topeka protesters.

Lampanelli

The WBC is led by Fred Phelps who routinely organizes protests against gays, Jews, Catholics, Lutherans—basically anyone who are not them. These are also the cats that protest outside the funerals of American soldiers who were killed in action.

UPDATE: 1:07 pm EST

Lisa just tweeted at us, explaining that the donation has increased to $50,000. She explains below.

Lisa Lampanelli

UPDATE 1:23 pm EST

Check out this great video from last night, posted by local Topeka entertainment guide website Splash!

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corey

thats awesome!
joe r

if there is a god, these are the last people he’d want in heaven. why can’t terrorists kills these douches…
http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/2011/05/fred-phelps-donates-50000-to-gay-charity-thanks-to-lisa-lampenelli/ Fred Phelps ‘donates’ $50,000 to gay charity thanks to Lisa Lampenelli | Five Feet of Fury

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dooflotchie

OK, I’m super-offended by one of the names you called the people from Westboro Baptist Church and you need to apologize right now!!!

You said: “These are also the cats that protest outside the funerals of American soldiers who were killed in action.”

Cats?! CATS?! How dare you insult the good and friendly cats of the world by comparing them to the nutball WBC clan! There is *NO* feline that is bad enough to be referred to with such a slur. Apology, NOW…or we will retaliate. Your furniture will be shredded. Your rugs will be peed on. Your shoes will be pooped in. Your pillows shall be soaked with runny hairball barfs the like of which has never been seen on this Earth.

Apologize and send fresh tuna now and all will be forgiven. Maybe. When we’re done eating, sleeping and licking our luxurious, pristine fur.

That is all. We have spoken.

Dude, The DustBunny, Pinky & Polly
Dylan P. Gadino

@dooflotchie fucking hilarious.
Hawaii

Judging by the above photo, I notice that these idiots don’t mind trampling the American flag. Notice the tool holding the sign who is too busy hating people minding their own business to stop dragging the flag on the ground.
The Todd

ROFL! Was it just me, or did those poor kids holding the WBC signs in the video appear to have NO IDEA what is really going on?
nathan

I almost died laughing @dooflotchie’s comment. People like this have no idea what true happiness is. Sad for them!
http://www.dregstudios.com Brandt Hardin

What are Fred Phelps and the WBC afraid of anyhow? Rainbows? Unicorns? A flaming pink queer apocalypse? I attempted to address this with a portrait of the good reverend on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/03/fred-phelps-and-westboro-baptist-church.html Drop in and let me know what you think!
http://www.bestgynecomastiacure.com/ rheaseo25

The thing that I like about this comedian is that she is not afraid to buy an audience putting a stunt like this is beyond my imagination..lol
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