And the hits from Utah just keep coming! Latest news from the "bigot state" is Rick Votaw, the vice chairman of the Salt Lake County GOP who made the delightful comment in response to a silent protest. LGBT activists had gathered on the steps of the Utah Supreme Court wearing tape or cloth over their mouths symbolizing the message that they won’t be silenced.
GOP uber-bigot Votaw remarked, "I think it’s because they want to keep the cocks out of their mouths".
Whoops! Well now he says he is sorry... of course that is only after the press got hold of this juicy quote. Meanwhile Republicans and Democrats have agreed to suspend legislation on gay rights until the 2011 legislative session. Score one for inaction!
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There is no excuse for the type of comment made by Mr. Votaw and the article stated that Mr. Votaw apologized for making the comment. Those of us present where shocked that Mr. Votaw would say such a thing.
Nevertheless, one wonders why the article left out that members of the Log Cabin Republicans where also present and made positive comments regarding the protest. The article also fails to state that Mr. Votaw’s comment was not made to the protestors, but was intended as a private remark to another person, which due to the incredible acoustics in the capital rotunda carried to a couple of bystanders including the Chronicle reporter. The article also fails to mention that it was largely due to the efforts of the reporter that the protestor became aware that any remark was made.
Alas, the media and apparently this particular Chronicle reporter prefer to help make the news instead of simply reporting the whole story accurately.
The real question here is 'When will Mr. Votaw come out of the closet himself?'
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