From Wednesday’s Washington Post
Rep. C. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), chairman of the House subcommittee on terrorism and homeland security and a candidate for the Senate, yesterday sought to play down remarks to Georgia law enforcement personnel suggesting they “just turn [the sheriff] loose and have him arrest every Muslim that crosses the state line.”
In a letter to the Valdosta Daily Times, Chambliss contended that his comments were taken “out of context” and “should in no way be interpreted as my view of what should happen. . . . If my remarks were offensive in any way, I apologize.”
He had previously tried to get the story of his comments killed, and asked the referred to sheriff to try to block its publication.
While it’s disheartening to hear such repulsive blather from elected officials (though what else one would expect from, ahem, a Georgia Republican), it’s good to know that such things are going down very poorly with the electorate — as demonstrated both by Chambliss’ attempts to get the story quashed, and by the crashed-and-burned career of John Cooksey (R-La.), who uttered the famous remark about questioning anyone with “a diaper on his head and a fan belt wrapped around the diaper.”
(Via 24-Hour Drive-Thru)