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

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...

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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