Rep. Allen West Fires Employee For Opposing Tracy Morgan’s Anti-Gay Rant

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) has just fired an intern for opposing Tracy Morgan’s anti-gay rant, by re-tweeting a pro-gay tweet. The unnamed intern, through the Congressman’s Twitter feed, re-tweeted a tweet from the gay pop music group Scissor Sisters, that read, “Dear Tracy Morgan’s son: if you are gay, you can TOTALLY come live with me. We’ll read James Baldwin & watch Paris is Burning. xxANA”

To make sure his constituents didn’t think the Congressman actually had become pro-equality, the Congressman’s office sent a folow-up tweet:

“Very sorry about the unauthorized RT. We were not hacked, an intern made an error. Apologies to all.”

Recently, Rep. West has stated,

“Gay Marriage Is An Oxymoron,” Will Destroy Society

Gays Can Change But “Unless I’m Michael Jackson, I Can’t Change My Color”

“China Is In Control Of The Panama Canal,” One Of Many Falsehoods

 

(Hat tip to Roll Call and Think Progress)