Who's your fav?
Yowl. The Davis County Clipper carries a commentary comparing the qualities Utahs' demigods. Picking one of the state's glorious senators over the other is like saying you prefer the Holy Ghost to the the Son. Or Ganesha to Vishnu. Or, if you prefer, choosing Gordon B. Hinckley over Spencer W. Kimball.Unthinkable.
Especially, when you are arguing that Orrin gives comfort and aid to racists, as Bryan Gray does in his commentary on Hatch and Bennett's reactions to the death of South Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms:
On hearing of his death, Sen. Bennett spoke of Helms being “courteous and respectful”; in other words, even if Helms was kooky, he had a few positive attributes. Sen. Hatch, however, had glowing remarks, calling Helms a “truly great senator.”Gray must figure, in for a dime—in for a dollar, because he goes on to say:
Sorry, Orrin, but truly great senators don’t deny the rights of black men and women to vote, attend public schools, and eat at a diner. Truly great senators don’t verbally spit at AIDS sufferers. Truly great senators don’t think that Ray Charles should use a different bathroom than Elvis.
I perceive that [Bennett] mulls over the issues and arguments before casting a conservative vote. With Orrin, I always have the sneaky suspicion that he’s peddling some righteous snake oil.
No wonder the Clipper begins Gray's commentary with the unnecessary note: "The views expressed in this column are the opinion of the writer and not necessarily those of the ownership or management of this newspaper."
3 Comments:
It's Spencer Kimball, not Kimble.
Kimball, Shimball. Orrin Hatch, Utah's league-leading embarrassment, is a racist monster. He hates anything that is not his color. Helms now rests next to Hitler in Hell. Hatch's space next to Helms is being warmed up for the day.
I'm not sure I'd describe Orrin as a "racist monster," but he is a Bush-league rethug suckup who would break his nose if Dubya turned quickly. He's always mouthed the party line and marched in lockstep with whatever the Bosses at the RNC say.
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