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4 Comments:
Mr. Buttars' apology is completely unwarranted, and this whole episode is absolutely absurd. Mr Romero should be ashamed of himself. It is nothing more than a disgusting example of today's disease of political correctness. Anyone who took his statement in context understands the point he was making. Anyone who is hyper-sensitive and looking for racist connotations will see what they want to see.
To Mr. Valentine
I am writing to express my outrage.
Chris Buttars has clearly demonstrated a long term pattern of bigotry and racism, but that is not the subject of this correspondence.
I am writing this letter to express my outrage with you. Your dismissive, weak, response to this latest incident combines with a long term passive acceptance of this type behavior to project an image of cronyism, bias, and bigotry that runs much deeper than just the racial sentiments of Chris Buttars.
This incident, and your refusal to forcefully deal with it, are an embarrassment to our state and to the Republican Party. Ignoring this will only make things worse. People are outraged, and will not let this stand. It is well past time for you, the other leadership in the senate, and all our elected officials to act forcefully and publicly to insure it becomes crystal clear to everyone, that our state will not be governed by bigots.
Justsomedad:
I appreciate your concern but have a different perspective. One of our senators made an offensive comment in the heat of a debate. Within minutes, the Senate President addressed the issue, in public, on the Senate floor. The senator was given an opportunity to speak to the body and he did. He was humbled, full of remorse and eager for the opportunity to apologize to his colleagues and the people of the State of Utah.
Maybe you're new to the senate. In context, the response was neither weak nor dismissive. It was classy, decisive – and left no room for doubt. No one, including Senator Buttars, finds this kind of speech acceptable.
I believe most impartial observers will conclude the senate response was appropriate to the offense. Chris Buttars is a good man who – like every single one of us – can make serious mistakes.
Senate Site:
I understand how you might feel that the response to Mr. Buttars latest outrage was acceptable and appropriate.
I can assure you, however, that a large segment of the general public disagrees. President Valentine's dismissive response to every inquiry so far, if he bothers to respond at all, has been the same, "the issue is over"
Senate leadership's failure to make a clear, forceful, public statement regarding this issue is interpreted by many, myself included, as passive acceptance of institutionalized bias and bigotry.
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