Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor

Tonight, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman delivered his State of the State Address. This was followed by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson’s State of the City Address.

Huntsman highlighted these items in his proposed budget:

Larry Miller has broken the silence.

Miller, who pulled “Brokeback Mountain” from his theater complex spoke up yesterday to reporters following the Salt Lake Branch NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon.

Miller became a little aggressive with reporters, shoving microphones out of his way and stating that he had said everything he had to say when he pulled the film.

“I see the attention I’m getting is a lot more positive than negative,” Miller told the Deseret Morning News. “Those on the negative are from outside.”

I found this statement in the Deseret News interesting about Miller:
At the luncheon, Miller stressed the importance of working toward equality and of recognizing youth for their achievements.

It was also noted that NAACP leaders praised Miller for his charitable contributions to their and other organziations. It was stated by others that he is one of the most charitable people in Utah and donates heavily to youth organizations.

That may be so, but the fact still remains that Miller pulled a film about a love story between two men, while movies still remain showing that contain explicit violence, sex and drug abuse. I do not see the equality in that.

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