Chambliss Fires Staffer Who Wrote Gay Slur
Talking Points Memo reports:
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) said in a statement this afternoon that he has fired the staffer who wrote an offensive comment on a gay rights blog last week. His office declined to identify the staffer.
The unidentified staffer wrote, "All faggots must die," on a post at Joe.My.God, just after the Senate's failed attempt to start debate on a bill that would repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Joe Jervis, who runs the blog, traced the commenter -- who called himself "Jimmy" -- to an IP address in Atlanta, Ga., that had been registered by the U.S. Senate.
Chambliss' office said he was investigating the matter. A day later, the senator admitted the comment had come from his office and announced that he had asked the Sergeant at Arms, who runs the Senate's IT system, to investigate.
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