'Worst Utahn' Best of Utah 2021
I generally find the Best of Utah edition of City Weekly replete with awards specific to the bougie ecosphere of most of your readers, not to state the obvious since they nominate them. However, with Mike Lee, I think you had it wrong.
Lee is no different from your average Utahn who shares his predilection for frauds and those who perpetrate them. Think about where Lee was raised, how he was raised and where he was educated. He's just one example of the parochial misguided people who populate this state.
Personally, I find the hypocrites Spencer Cox and Jon Huntsman Jr.—both unabashed supporters of Mike Lee and Donald Trump—just as bad, if not worse. They are the "gentle" enablers. They talk a very good game, perform some perfunctory acts of decency but are essentially masters of misrepresentation and misdirection. It amazes me the number of people who fall for their platitudes.
With all of the above said, the "Worst Utahn" award should go to your Average Utahn.
STEVE IFSHIN
Salt Lake City
Tough competition. Interesting how none of Utah's federal elected officials will show their faces in Utah's capital city. The system is broken.
CHRISTIAN SCHUTZ
Via Facebook
Must have been tough picking between [Sen. Mike] Lee and [Rep. Chris] Stewart.
JOHN GUGGENHEIM
Via Facebook
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West Valley City
'Best Radio Show' Best of Utah 2021
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