Yahoo! News - Tennessee County Reverses Ban on Gays
DAYTON, Tenn. - Commissioners in rural, conservative Rhea County never intended to create the "wildfire" of reaction that resulted from banning gay people, the county attorney said after the board reversed its 2-day-old decision.

The original vote was meant to show support for the state's ban on same-sex marriages, county Attorney Gary Fritts said Thursday.

"They wanted to send a message to our (state) representative and senator that Rhea County supports the ban on same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage is what it was all about," Fritts said. "There has just been so much misunderstanding about this. It was to stop people from coming here and getting married and living in Rhea County."

Dude, I can guarantee you that I will NEVER live in Rhea County. I hope I never even think about living in the state of Tennessee.(although it is a beautiful state)

This would be hysterically funny if it weren't so tragic.