South Carolina pol backtracks on apology for ‘stray animals’ remark about welfare recipients

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From Huffington Post:

Andre Bauer, the Lt. Governor of South Carolina who had apologized for equating welfare recipients to stray animals, appears to be taking back that show of contrition.

In a thirty-second video, released this week, Bauer acknowledges that speaking out about “dependency” on welfare and other social services “may not be politically correct, but it’s the right thing to do.”

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