On a mission
It's always sad to see a wild thing caged.
And it broke our heart to see it happen at the rally welcoming President Bush organized by state Republicans at the City-County Building. Unless you've lived under a rock the last 15 years, you know Janalee Tobias, Utah's petite whirlwind for gun rights and open space.
The South Jordan activist was just hitting full throttle tonight when she was gagged by her own party.
It started when a group of young counter-demonstrators had the audacity to protest against Bush in the midst of what GOP party leader James Evans planned as a love fest.
The teens had raised cheeky signs in the middle of about 400 conservatively dressed Republicans proclaiming: "Trim the Bush" and "Get This Man An Intern."
"We tried to come up with something creative," explained Alex Postvanderburg.
Janalee, who had brought her kids along to the rally, saw the opposition signs as a teaching moment. Grinning, she started jumping up in front of the protesters, blocking their signs with one that she had made: "Guns, God, Guts -- G. Bush."
Janalee and the teens seem to be enjoying the mini-confrontation as a welcome distraction from a series of stultifying speeches by the likes of Lt. Governor Gary Herbert and Rep. LaVar Christensen.
But within seconds, a couple party types approached Janalee and whispered something that brought the bouncing blonde back to earth.
"I can't believe it. They told me not to engage the protesters," she said, stunned. "I see this as missionary work. How can you convert people to the gospel of George Bush if you don't engage people?"
After a moment, the gleam returned to her eye. "I think I'll take my sign to Pioneer Park [where a Rock Against Rumsfield rally was going on.]"
-- Glen Warchol
And it broke our heart to see it happen at the rally welcoming President Bush organized by state Republicans at the City-County Building. Unless you've lived under a rock the last 15 years, you know Janalee Tobias, Utah's petite whirlwind for gun rights and open space.
The South Jordan activist was just hitting full throttle tonight when she was gagged by her own party.
It started when a group of young counter-demonstrators had the audacity to protest against Bush in the midst of what GOP party leader James Evans planned as a love fest.
The teens had raised cheeky signs in the middle of about 400 conservatively dressed Republicans proclaiming: "Trim the Bush" and "Get This Man An Intern."
"We tried to come up with something creative," explained Alex Postvanderburg.
Janalee, who had brought her kids along to the rally, saw the opposition signs as a teaching moment. Grinning, she started jumping up in front of the protesters, blocking their signs with one that she had made: "Guns, God, Guts -- G. Bush."
Janalee and the teens seem to be enjoying the mini-confrontation as a welcome distraction from a series of stultifying speeches by the likes of Lt. Governor Gary Herbert and Rep. LaVar Christensen.
But within seconds, a couple party types approached Janalee and whispered something that brought the bouncing blonde back to earth.
"I can't believe it. They told me not to engage the protesters," she said, stunned. "I see this as missionary work. How can you convert people to the gospel of George Bush if you don't engage people?"
After a moment, the gleam returned to her eye. "I think I'll take my sign to Pioneer Park [where a Rock Against Rumsfield rally was going on.]"
-- Glen Warchol
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