Background Noise

What do I mean when I say that there's a lot of background noise to deal with when living in Utah? Here's a recent example....
Like all governors, our Mike Leavitt has signed proclamations honoring all sorts of things - Rodeo Day, Wells Fargo Day, Peach Day, Home School Day, Jello Day. However he refused to join the 20 other governors declaring last week "World Population Awareness Week", sponsored by the D.C. based Population Institute.

The reasons given by Leavitt spokesperson Natalie Gochnour were that proclamations are granted to Utah organizations and "This is a national organization". OK. Fair enough I suppose (although Jello is stretching it a bit). More disturbingly though, she said the zero population growth message is not consistent with Utah values.

Barf.