Here's a news flash — A poll finds that Utahns aren't as cretinous or cynical as their elected officials.A Deseret News-KSL-TV poll shows that nearly two out of three Utahns think it was a good idea to strip Sen. Chris Buttars of leadership positions after he made virulent anti-gay statements to a documentary filmmaker. In a nutshell, Buttars said gay rights supporters are immoral, indulged in "pig sex," compared them to Muslim extremists and proclaimed them "the greatest threat to America."
Senate President Mike Waddoups won his top leadership position for defending Buttars against similar actions taken the previous session by then-President John Valentine after Buttars tried to intimidate a judge who ruled against one of the West Jordan lawmaker's chronies.
Even after reluctantly removing Buttars from one of his power positions, Waddoups, above, continued to defend the man he calls his best friend, saying that Buttars' constituents and many lawmakers agreed with his statements.
Waddoups scolded DNews reporter Lisa Riley Roche for including the Buttars question in the survey:
All you're going to do is make it nasty again for someone who doesn't deserve it. [Buttars is] an intelligent man. He has convictions that he stands up for. He understands his job is to represent his people and he does it the best he can.
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That's like saying hitler and all the people who owned slaves did the best that they could. Whatever, Buttars is Racist and Waddups probably is too... he just has better since to keep his mouth shut. They also probably don't let their wives talk and tell them to stay barefoot and preggo, the momo way!
And Waddoups continues to throw himself in front of Buttars for no discernible reason.
Wake up Mike, he's like the crazy uncle you avoid at reunions. The one that misses the good ol' days of segregation and isn't afraid to bring it up with anyone wandering too close.
I expect more of my elected officials and if he's "doing the best he can" as my representative it's time for his walking papers.
Waddoups is a slimy weasel.
"two out of three Utahns think it was a good idea to strip Sen. Chris Buttars of leadership positions after he made virulent anti-gay statements to a documentary filmmaker."
As long as the statement isn't: "two out of three Utahns think it was a good idea to strip Sen. Chris Buttars" I mean Gayle Ruzicka might but the rest of us... nooooooo
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