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Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, was so enamored with "Hamilton" that he sponsored a resolution last session praising the Broadway musical and urging teachers to use the soundtrack to inspire in their students a love of U.S. history.

But love, as they say, is a fleeting thing.

After "Hamilton" star Brandon Victor Dixon's speech to Mike Pence from the Broadway stage that President-elect Donald Trump erroneously called rude and harassing, Ivory says he won't attend the play.

"As the sponsor of the resolution that praised Lin-Manuel Miranda for his artistic genius in bringing to light 'Hamilton' the musical, I am sickened and saddened by this outrageous display of utter disrespect by the cast and some of the audience toward Vice President-elect Mike Pence," Ivory wrote on his Facebook page. "It seems they internalized none of the lessons of America's founding from their very own performance."

Like freedom of speech, Mr. Ivory?

"Regrettably," the lawmaker continued, "I'm no longer looking forward to seeing this musical on Broadway. I'll wait to see it performed with respect and dignity under the direction of Kelly DeHaan and his West Jordan HS students."

Here's what Dixon actually said to Pence from the stage after the performance:

"We have a guest in the audience this evening. Vice President-elect Pence, I see you walking out, but I hope you will hear us just a few more moments. There's nothing to boo here ladies and gentlemen. We have a message for you, sir. We hope that you will hear us out. I encourage everyone to pull out your phones and tweet because this message needs to be spread far and wide.

"Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us here at 'Hamilton, an American Musical.' We really do. We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us. All of us. We truly thank you for sharing in this show, this wonderful American story told by a diverse group of men, women of different colors, creeds and orientations, and we truly hope that you heard our message, sir, because you represent all of us."

How rude can you get? Calling him sir. Thanking him for joining them. Asking the audience not to boo him.

Why couldn't they be dignified and respectful and follow Trump's campaign demeanor by just yelling, "Lock him up"?

Bait and switch? • During the Brigham Young University-Southern Utah football game Nov. 12, a number of high school stars were invited to LaVell Edwards Stadium for "recruiting day."

They watched the game and were entertained in a private reception area as part of BYU's efforts to persuade them to become Cougars.

The reception area had food and various drinks, including several cases of Coca-Cola and Mountain Dew.

These recruits who choose to come to BYU next year might be surprised to discover that the soft drinks they enjoyed during "recruiting day" are not generally available on campus.

When I asked BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins in an email to explain the difference between refreshments for recruits and for students, she responded by wishing me a happy Thanksgiving.