UPDATE (May 24): Lisa Lampanelli's publicist e-mailed today to let us know that the comedy mean queen is donating $50,000, not $20,000, to Gay Men's Health Crisis. Turns out there were 48 protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church, upping Lampanelli's pledge of $1,000 per protester. She'll present the check to GMHC -- the nation's oldest HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care provider -- on Wednesday in New York City.
Original Story (May 23): The Westboro Baptist Church recently engaged in an online flame war with comedian Lisa Lampanelli, who was in Topeka for a show Friday night. The WBC came out in force to picket the acid-tongued comic's show. In turn, Lampanelli donated $1,000 for every protester at her show to Gay Men's Health Crisis. That's a fat $20,000 $50,000 check. Not a bad haul at all. Watch Lampanelli taunt the Phelps clan in the video above.
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This Westboro Baptist Church says they hate the Gay-Community.
But, they also hate African Americans, Dr. & Mrs. King, Canada, Sweden, the
Fire Department of N.Y., victims of 911, other Christian churches, the pope,
Judaism, America, our American troops and the list goes on and on. Many of the
groups they despise are specifically named on their hate propaganda, picket
signs and their many websites. They not only hate, but wish death on all whom
they abhor.
This so-called “church” spreads its hate through picketing in
our streets, provoking attacks, with abusive language and flag desecration,
attempting to create a confrontation. This is not about protesting, this is
about a life of hate. They are in it for the money and the press. They are not a "church." They go
after any thing that can get them in the news. This group will protest anything
to get its face on TV or in the news. This group is lost in the darkness of
hate, and will put there children in danger to shield themselves.
These people protest at the funerals of our troops. Do we have a
real need to protest at any funeral? Is that a real freedom?
The city of Topeka, the state of Kansas and the U.S. at large,
its citizens and their churches, schools and events are all held hostage by
this "hate group."-always at the tax payer's expense.
While I'm always happy to see people stand up to the WBC, I'd probably have a lot more admiration for Lampanelli if she didn't find it necessary to do her taunting while hiding behind a couple of large burly bodyguards. You don't see the WBC picketers with bodyguards, and they're much more likely to need them.
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