I don't believe the man admitted any such thing, and in fact, from the posts here, it seems that he was only DISCUSSING the rumors--not putting them forth.
"I hear Hillary's a dyke." That's putting forth a rumor.
"Well, you never can tell. Could be." That's discussing one.
I don't know which he did, but I don't care, either. Rumors are just that. Firing someone over anonymously spreading one or discussing one is like to give rise to some very fun lawsuits. I think this is a great can of worms to open for the Rats, but the end result will be a loss for free speech, as usual, which is pretty much the goal of the left anyway.
A longtime campaign operative of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. resigned his state job yesterday after admitting he had been spreading rumors on the Internet about the personal life of Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley.
Joseph Steffen, 45, said he gave the governor his resignation after questions about his postings on www.FreeRepublic.com, a well-known conservative Web site. The postings discussed O'Malley's marriage.
"The governor had no idea," Steffen said. "I don't even think he knows where the Web site is. If anyone is guilty, it is me. There was no outside influence. It was all me."