There are dumb questions and there are DUMB questions - DJ is sacked for asking Australian PM Julia Gillard if her boyfriend is gay live on air… because he's a hairdresser

The Australian radio DJ who asked prime minister Julia Gillard live on air if her live-in partner is gay simply because he is a hairdresser has been sacked.
Howard Sattler sparked outrage yesterday during the drive-time interview on 6PR when he ambushed Miss Gillard into discussing the sexuality of Tim Mathieson, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2006.

Furious bosses at the station in Perth, Western Australia, immediately hauled Sattler before them for a hairdryer treatment of his own before terminating his contract with immediate effect.
The incident again thrusts Australian radio into the global spotlight, a week after a DJ behind last year's prank call on the Duchess of Cambridge's hospital that lead to a nurse's suicide not only kept his job but won a top award for his stunt as well.

It has been an awkward week for Australia's first female prime minister, who expressed 'deep shock' on Wednesday after it emerged a dinner menu drawn up by the opposition Liberal Party included a dish called 'Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail', described as 'small breasts, huge thighs and a big red box'
6PR general manager Martin Boylen apologised 'unreservedly' for Saddler's offensive line of questioning today, telling listeners: 'In the wake of yesterday’s interview, Radio 6PR suspended Mr Sattler from broadcasting pending a review of the matter today.
'The station has now decided to terminate Mr Sattler’s engagement effective immediately.'

Now that's a DUMB question.