Buttaphobia peaks?
The backlash against the astonishingly stupid statements of Sen. Chris Buttars reached a crescendo today as the Tribune editorial page explored the question of whether Buttars' recent comments are bigotry or "stupefying ignorance."
For most Americans with even a modicum of racial sensitivity, the answer is obvious. Buttars is a bigot. But for many Utahns, who repeatedly have watched Buttars turn his deep homophobia into discriminatory legislation that his Republican colleagues have obligingly passed into law, the answer seems less clear. Yes, he embarrasses Utah. Yes, he may be insensitive, even ignorant. But a bigot?... We see no distinction here. Buttars himself has made the question moot.The Logan Herald-Journal editorial page wants to spread the blame around.
Heck, he was elected and re-elected for saying things like this. The shame and embarrassment here shouldn’t rest solely on Buttars’ shoulders. Let’s give the voters in his West Jordon district some credit too.Rebecca Walsh at the Trib says GOP leaders should take responsibility for their party idiot, but "Fairly or unfairly, all Utahns will be blamed for our leaders' thumb-sucking."
For years, we have struggled to buck the state's backwater image.... Now an out-of-touch and stubborn politician has reinforced all the tired old jokes about this place.Buttars seems to have finally learned to shut up and keep his head down. But an anti-Buttars rally planned for Friday could trigger a counter rally by Gayle Ruzicka and the Eagle Forum. "He's got unbelievable support," Ruzicka says.
Buttars will soon find out if his "black baby" and "lynch mob" remarks have killed his legislative agenda.
3 Comments:
What is most frightening is that Butters truly represents at least 51% of the state's political leanings. He's a bigot, a social retard, a self-aggrandizing believer in fantasy lifestyles from the 1950's. He and his following live in "Leave it to Beaver" land, which is fine, until it makes the rest of us look equally stupid. Utah's already-negative perceptions in the world have been damaged significantly by Romney, and underscored by Buttars. Is he so stupid to not realize that he and his temple-club have a significant impact on the economy in our state as relates to outside perceptions and willingness to do business here?
People need to learn the true meaning of the word "bigot". The author of this blog could be a bigot against Buttars. Everybody is a bigot against one thing or another.
rick, you need to learn how to distinguish a fake christian from a normal christian . chris butters is a fake christian bigot
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