Oct 16
OK. Let me just say this. I have no problem with Mormons, although I can’t see how anyone can go through life without caffeine. Not one sip of a delicious pumpkin spice latte? No, I have no quarrel with the Mormon people, Marie Osmond’s performance on “Dancing with the Stars” notwithstanding. But the Christian right? That’s another story.
Like any good Republican presidential candidate, however, Mitt Romney continues to reach out to the evangelical wing of his party by saying that Jesus Christ is his “personal savior” and that speaking in tongues is “completely normal.”
On Friday, Romney is scheduled to address a group of conservative Christians at the Values Voter Summit in Washington. I will be liveblogging the Values Voter Summit from the bar across the street.
Since one-time Ronald Reagan reincarnate Fred Thompson sleeps until noon, and Rudy Giuliani has been campaigning in a t-shirt that reads “In Case of Rapture, Give Me Your Wife,” Romney has a chance to convince evangelicals that he is the best choice, despite the fact that evangelicals hate Mormons. Now, Mormons for Jesus… that’s different.
According to polls, a significant number of Americans say they’d rather vote for Vladimir Putin than vote for a Mormon. Romney has been cautious when speaking about his faith, choosing instead to talk about the weather.
It couldn’t be any worse than when he said his favorite book is “Battlefield Earth.” Seriously. If voters are concerned about the Mormon faith, a love of Scientology isn’t going to help much.
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Actually there’s only a ban on some types of caffeine. I had a Mormon colleague recently tell me that you can tell how good of a Mormon someone is by the temperature of their caffeine. Coffee - bad. Diet Coke - good. Some sort of addiction-related logic.
Huh?
Over half my high school was Mormon and guess what??? Our soda machines were stocked with NON-CAFFEINATED beverages (like Caffeine-free Diet Coke). Can you imagine a caffeine FREE America?
Re: 2. Pink-W
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http://www.liquiddaddy.blogspot.com
PL,
I really need Mitt to clear up the Magic Underwear issue, which he has cleverly seemed to avoid.
Why can’t everyone in America have this bullet stopping, anti-viral, anti-skid wonderwear? Is this secret gift from God available to our fightin’ boys in Iraq?
He needs to come clean, and if necessary, air his dirty laundry.
LD
From the TimesL
“He has to be very cautious,” said Oran P. Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council, a conservative Christian group in South Carolina. “When he actually says things that make Mormonism sound like orthodox Christianity, I think that’s where he runs into a lot of trouble.”
Mormnism. Like Satanism. Or Liberalism. Whichever is worse.
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I bet that poll would have come up with some different results if Romney had Putin’s abs.
At least, I’m banking on that - otherwise my hopes of being the first openly non-religious President are dashed.
Mitt with the values voters is like trying to convince Baylor to vote for BYU in the coaches poll.
This brings back murky recollection of JFK supposedly having skewed allegiance to the Pope due to his being Catholic.
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Re: 8. treehugger
If only we had another Catholic running for president… I’ll bring it up at the next reunion in Kennebunkport.
Mitt’s got a snowballs chance…..and that’s probably why he’ll get the nomination. He’ll the sacrifical lamb so to speak.
I wanna here more about the magic undies.
Why Mormonism a bigger disqualifier than his first name is beyond me? President Mitt?
/It’s because all of my ancestors are going to heaven
//thx Angel Moroni.
“In Case of Rapture, Give Me Your Wife.”
I was going to comment, but I can’t top that.
Re: 2. Pink-W
A vote for Mitt is a vote for freedom-/coffee- hating people everywhere.
They don’t do (some?) caffeine, but they will eat the H*ll out of some sugar.
/makes sense to me
//kool-aid all around
Off topic, but, I’m sorry. Flourless chocolate brownie? That just DOESNT MAKE SENSE.
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Re: 15. Easy E
How awkward. You’re on the wrong post.
This is because I don’t know how to read. Don’t discriminate.