{"id":7493,"date":"2014-05-21T22:37:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T03:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2016-12-26T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T22:14:58","slug":"south-carolina-mayor-daily-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/south-carolina-mayor-daily-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaw-Dropping Homophobia Still a Thing in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div><h2>South Carolina Mayor Prefers Drunk Drivers to Lesbians<\/h2>\n<p>My jaw dropped when I heard the recording of South Carolina mayor Earl Bullard&#8217;s reasoning for firing his lesbian sheriff&#8230;and replacing her with a guy convicted of drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>He was caught on tape saying, &#8220;&#8221;I would much rather have somebody who drank, and drank too much, taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children.&#8221; Bullard\u00a0now smugly denies it.<\/p>\n<p>This stuff still happens people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:thedailyshow.com:b9f98ac6-8e0b-4e3e-a458-f107ea68ab52\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyshow.cc.com\/\">The Daily Show<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nGet More: <a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyshow.cc.com\/full-episodes\/\">Daily Show Full Episodes<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyshow\">The Daily Show on Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyshow.cc.com\/videos\">Daily Show Video Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a handy image quote I made so you can easily share this odious quote with all your fake Internet friends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7494\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rather-have-somebody-who-drank-too-much-take-care-of-my-child-than-questionable-to-children.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7494\" src=\"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rather-have-somebody-who-drank-too-much-take-care-of-my-child-than-questionable-to-children.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;I would much rather have sombeody who drank, and drank too much, taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tell us how you really feel, Ed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina Mayor Prefers Drunk Drivers to Lesbians My jaw dropped when I heard the recording of South Carolina mayor Earl Bullard&#8217;s reasoning for firing his lesbian sheriff&#8230;and replacing her with a guy convicted of drunk driving. 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