I know Utah’s on a mission to show the world it’s this progressive, sophisticated place during the Olympics, not the hyper-conservative, backward stereotype some have of the state.

But, really, are the helping the cause if it’s front page news here that Mitt Romney, the head of the Olympics, might have used the F-word when yelling at a subordinate?

15 February 2002



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15 February | 15:34  |  Abby

Good thing the DPS chief decided against the Profanity Probe. Whew. I was worried.

It's hard to believe that these things are newsworthy.



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