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What the Phelps phuks are up to Heath-wise.

The coverage of Heath Ledger's death has been pretty spectacular. Almost everyone, self included, seems to think that he was one of the only legit actors on the block. WORD! And, really, that's how the guy should be remembered.

Yet, as many of you know, when newsworthy items of some gay interest surface, the Fred Phelps gang can't be far behind. Funny in their myopia and inexcusable in their address to a mourning family, the cult of Phelps sent this missive.

Really? Sheesh.

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