We at Utah Bubble have done our best to stay out of the intense social and political issues that face our great state, but sometimes you just can’t help but ask a few questions and post a cartoon or two about major issues.

Prop 8 has been front-page news for almost a year now and we figured why not join in on the fun… of course you won’t catch us taking sides, but you will find us searching for humor in the topic if there is any to find.

While Prop 8 has continued making the news, it has been a few weeks since Senator Chris Buttars has initiated headlines with his obviously well-thought out comments.  Is Utah blessed to have a silent Buttars or do you like it when the man speaks?  We are curious to know.

Senator Buttars has shown quite a bit of empathy for those he speaks out against and immense sympathy for his LDS brothers and sisters who get to field questions about exactly what position he holds in the church (which isn’t as important as some would like you to think… in case you were wondering).

We at Utah Bubble, the self labeled Sweden of Utah Politics, wish everyone well, but we were able to find that tiny little piece of humor this subject has to offer… and we hope you enjoy it:

I’d like to introduce you to a new member of the Bubble Family. Rodger loves the Bubble, in fact he loves it so much he’s never left. Follow his amazing adventures as he blunders his way through discovering what life is like outside the bubble.

Born in the Bubble

There is one thing that Utah can claim and it is not what you were thinking… people in Utah are getting some!  Oh yeah… I mean exactly what you think.  People in Utah have proof they are really getting the lovin’.  The hot sauce is being poured all over the state and we have proof.  I’m not talking about your pal James who claims he is getting the forbidden fruit (I couldn’t help myself)… come on… you know he’s probably lying about most of his crazy affairs.  So is your gal pal Jenny.  Liars.  But us folk in Utah… we have serious proof.

We have kids.  And we have more kids than anyone else in the country.  In fact according to a Deseret News article in August of 2008 women in Utah are having babies at a rate that blows the national average away!  While the rest of the country averages 1 in 18 women who can… and do… Utah’s average of ladies who do is 1 in 12!

In fact, according to the Deseret News article, in 2006 Utah’s birth rate was higher than Mexico’s!  Oh yeah baby!

And before you go there let me also tell you that Utah ranked dead last in teen births and thus we kill another myth!  Now the next time any of my Utah brothers are hanging in the backyard having a bar-b-cue and some guy from Cali is talkin smack about being a playa all you need to do is say, “Hey kids”, and when your ten kids come walking outside to ask you what you need, you just look at that dude and say, “Who’s a playa now fool?”

Now we haven’t forgotten you beautiful and wonderful moms.  You do the hard part and to pay homage to your amazing efforts we at the Bubble asked our creative director Tovey to come up with a t-shirt that celebrates your labors (again I just couldn’t help it).

I give you “Born in the Bubble”.  A celebration of life and birth in Utah!  And yes it will be available on t-shirts, tank-tops and onesies soon… and probably in maternity too

And to all Utahns keep the babies coming… cause the Utah Bubble is always looking for new fans like you!

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