See…a cozy little symbiotic relationship a big Gorilla has in its jungle.

So, it will take an “outside” news reporter to get answers to the really difficult questions. Like: “What particular statements Mr. C. Buttars said about gays did you agree with?” [An “outside” news reporter would not accept a non-answer answer.] “Why is the methodology of his statement more important than the sentiment?” [The “outside” reporter can tell if the interviewee is trying to pretend he didn’t hear the question.] “Will Reed Cowan get his documentary aired on some TV Channel in Salt Lake City?” [The “outside” report could ask: “Did you just mumble: “When it snows in Hades?”]

There needs to be more condemnation of this kind of bigotry and it should come from outside the State of Utah…

I’m guessing it will have to come from outside of Utah. The more I learn about Utah, the more it looks like a de facto theocracy.

No, Utah won’t be any less hostile [than] it’s been before. But they’ll be less obvious about it. And, perhaps, that’s a small victory for all [sides]. —K

I would hesitate to call that much of a victory. I’d prefer the bigotry of others to be as visible as possible so it has a better chance of being questioned, exposed for what it as, and seen in how it ultimately manifests. That’s a major part of this flap.

When Buttars let it all hang out was when the true character of the Utah senate Republicans became blindingly evident. As long as all that stayed behind the scenes, it was hard for more moderate leaders and Democrats to get a political handle on. All of that has changed, and even though the slap on the wrists received by Buttars was scant punishment, the blow to the socially ultra-conservative Republican caucus in the Utah senate will likely reverberate for some time.

The moderate Governor of Utah wants to “move on” with business at the Legislature. The Buttars affair is over. —cowboy

Right, of course. Utah, like a lot of other states is wrestling with the current economic downturn. Gov. Huntsman has already gone on record as favoring more recognition and protection for gay couples and gay people in general. There is, at least at this time for the Governor, little to be gained by trying to make political hay out of the Buttars affair.

LOL Thanks for correcting “they’re”-[their].

I hate making stupid mistakes like that.

And yes, I would like to have seen more condemnation of Buttars remarks and criticism of how it was handled coming out of the Republican National Convetion and Log Cabin Republicans.

The moderate Governor of Utah wants to “move on” with business at the Legislature. The Buttars affair is over.

There needs to be more condemnation of this kind of bigotry and it should come from outside the State of Utah…and it should come until more than just a ‘hand slap’ is meted as punishment for such bigotry.