It reminds me of Democrats and liberals always having to say how much they love the troops, even when our love for the troops is totally irrelevant to the discussion. Or how gays used to always be asked to respond to every gay pedophile story. Somehow, as a class, we're expected to be responsible for every member of our class. I've always found parallels between anti-gay prejudice and anti-Muslim prejudice. More from Ali Eteraz over at Huff Post.
I'm sure it came as a surprise, even a shock to some, that the city official is transgender. But after 14 years of stellar service, this is what one person had to say about him:
Commissioner Mary Gray Black said Stanton's surprise announcement last week "caused stress, turmoil, distraction and work disruption" in the city. His contract says he can be fired without cause at any time.
"I do not feel he has the integrity, nor the trust, nor the respect, nor the confidence to continue as the city manager of the city of Largo," said Black, who introduced a resolution to fire Stanton on Monday.
The integrity? Well, if Largo, Florida wanted to sweep this one under the rug, they just created one hell of a scandal.
