Utah State Senator: 'They're mean... It's just like the Moslems!'

Unless you live in Utah, you’ve probably never heard of State Senator Chris Buttars. Like Oklahoma’s Sally Kern he has a lot to say about The Gays, and he said a lot of it when he sat down to talk with Reed Cowan for a yet-to-be-released documentary “8: The Mormon Proposition”. (Go here to read an article about the documentary.)

Chris Buttars Fun Fact: He was born on April Fool's Day. For serious.

Thanks to Reed Cowan Productions and Utah’s ABC4 (with a big gay tip of the hat to Good-As-You) we have audio from the interview, given less than a month ago.

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Sometimes I think this kind of thing is good. Give ‘em a microphone and let ‘em talk. Before long you get references to anti-gay crazy Paul Cameron, The Gays endangering children, The Gays not having morals, The Gays having more diseases, The Gays having more sex partners, The Gays having volatile relationships, The Gays tearing down society, The Gays being “sneaky”, The Gays “acting out”, making Mormon doctrine into federal/state law, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Constitution being “inspired by God”, The Gays = Alcoholics…

Here’s a fun game: Take that list, or even go back to the audio itself, and substitute another minority group every time he says “The Gays”. Interesting how it works almost perfectly.

This guy’s a piece of work, but understand this: A lot of people agree with Chris Buttars. They’re just quieter about it.