Utah legislator apologizes for slur

[Judi Lynn]

Source: UPI

Utah legislator apologizes for slur


Published: Feb. 13, 2008 at 3:52 PM

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A Utah state senator has apologized for comparing a school funding bill to a "dark ugly" black baby, saying he did not intend it as a racist slur.

Sen. Chris Buttars' remark came during debate on the bill, which another senator had just called "the ugly baby bill," The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

"This baby is black," Buttars said. "It's a dark, ugly thing."

Members of both parties criticized the Republican's remark. Buttars apologized after a short break.

"I made a comment that I think a lot of people could take racist," he said. "I certainly did not mean that in any way but it was wrong and certainly could easily have been taken that way. I apologize to anyone who took offense. ... I ask for your forgiveness."


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Sen. Chris Buttars

[davidinalameda]

1. he should not be calling anything else ugly

not an attractive man

[Juneboarder]

2. Nothing amazes me in Utah...

There are a ton of racist folk in that state.

[Kitty Herder]

6. And our legislature has some of the worst.

Sometimes I'm ashamed to be a Utahn.

[provis99]

3. eewww, that picture of Buttars

couldn't he have used himself as an example of ugly?

[Judi Lynn]

4. The scary part is that photo is apparently one which FLATTERS him!

It can get worse than that. Use your imagination to draw a baby bonnet around this face!

[Winterblues]

5. To Republicans, black is ugly

Has been for quite some time now..

[bpeale]

7. expect to see more of this kind of crap during the election...

it's simmering right underneath the surface

[Ian David]

8. Talk about the pot calling the kettle ugly.

Sen. Chris Buttars-- fell out of The Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down.

[Ecumenist]

9. That SOB is ugly as homemade sin!!

He's got the nerve to call someone ugly??!! His face is horribly completely asymmetrical and his attempt to comb those 10 hairs around his head 30 times ain't working.