God Hates Fags Preparing To Be Rush Limbaugh’s Newest Advertiser

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God Hates Fags, the virulently anti-gay hate group, is preparing an ad for Friday’s edition of the Rush Limbaugh Show, according to the Hatewatch blog, published by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks over 1000 active hate groups across the country. God Hates Fags is also known as the Westboro Baptist Church, and travels around the country protesting the funerals of famous people, gay men, and soldiers. No word yet on if the Limbaugh show or Clear Channel have approved the ad or the organization.

“We’re preparing our first ad at this very moment, and we’ll have a 30-second radio spot ready to go by Friday,” Westboro spokesman Steve Drain told Hatewatch, which reports:

Drain said he has been in contact with ad executives, but added that the Westboro spots will have to be produced before they are accepted or rejected. The radio ads would be posted as audio links Friday on the church’s websites, the Westboro spokesman said.

Clear Channel Communications, which owns Premiere Radio Networks, the distributor of Limbaugh’s program, did not return telephone calls or an E-mail seeking comment today.

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The ThinkProgress blog reported Wednesday that it had obtained an internal memo from Premiere listing 96 national companies that have “specifically asked” their advertisements not be played during the Rush Limbaugh Show. Today, it said more than 140 companies had dropped the show.

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For its part, Westboro sees a natural affinity with Limbaugh, Drain said, but the first ad won’t mention those commonalities. “The ad’s message will be that America is doomed because Americans have cast aside the standards of God, and won’t quit their proud sinning,” the Westboro spokesman said.

Westboro also agrees with Limbaugh’s remarks about Fluke, Drain said, and will attempt to impart that message in the church’s second radio advertisement.

“That lady basically believes she wants the government to pay to kill her babies,’’ Drain said in comments that closely resembled those delivered earlier by Limbaugh. “That implies a certain level of promiscuity. She wants to fornicate her brains out, but she doesn’t want a child. Sounds like a slut to me, and God hates sluts.”