Footing the Bill

(Fox News) - A South Carolina gay pride organization is planning to raise $5,000 to pay for an advertising campaign that proclaimed "South Carolina is so gay."

The state refused to pick up the tab for the ad. It was part of a London-based campaign that targeted gay travelers. A spokesman for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford says tax dollars should not be used for ads that "promote any group with a particular social or political agenda," adding that a state employee "OK'd it when they shouldn't have."

But a board member of South Carolina's Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement says, "South Carolina has sent a message to the world — that a signed contract from any state agency could be nullified if someone says 'oops — we made a mistake in signing this contract.'"