In some cases, it's NOT funny because it IS true. Take, for example this recent article from the Salt Lake Tribune. When I started this blog, I had every intention to make it light-hearted and fun, mostly about Noah and his antics. Then I read the article, Utah County Republicans reject 'Satanic' resolution. Now, while it offers me some relief that the resolution was overturned, I find that certain pieces of information provided by the article cause me some consternation. I can't believe that there are people who entertain some of the ideas so entertained by one Don Larsen of Springville, Utah. For example, Mr. Larsen "said Democrats get most of the votes cast by illegal immigrants and people in dysfunctional families." And then goes on to say that the Democrats aren't behind "anti-family" legislation (I'm assuming he's referring to abortion and gay-rights legislation), it's the devil - although he does give us Democrats credit for playing the leading part.
As I mentioned, the resolution was defeated by Mr. Larsen's fellow delegates. However, David Rodeback urged his peers to defeat this particular resolution because "it would do the [Republican party] more harm than good." Never mind that Larsen's "Resolution opposing the Hate America anti-Christian Open Borders cabal" is full of alarmist rhetoric and compares "the political mobilization of the alienated" to the anti-American movement of the Islamic jihad. Never mind that the resolution asserts that immigration "destroy[s] our heritage" and leaves us with "little hope for our children's future." It seems as though Mr. Rodeback was doing what he could to avoid the "appearance of evil." It's okay to THINK, just don't ACT or appear evil.
A win is a win, I suppose, but I am bitterly disappointed that Mr. Rodeback did nothing to deride the resolution as insulting, divisive and completely contrary to the American spirit of embracing cultural differences. Mr. Rodeback, the passage of the resolution is not what would have hurt the Republican party and pushed Latinos (or anyone who has a brain) further away from the GOP. The fact that someone from your party introduced something so ignorant and bigoted is what is pushing people away from your party. The fact that there are Republicans who fault not only the devil, but minorities, atheists and the poor for the state of our country, rather than taking the blame for actions by YOUR Republican president, pushes us away from your party. And because Republicans fail to distance themselves from people like Don Larsen (and Rush Limbaugh, and Mike Savage, and Ann Coulter) you can be sure that the ranks of the Republican party will continue to shrink.
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