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Latter-day President?
OpinionJournal / The Wall Street Journal ^
| December 31, 2005
| JAMES TARANTO
Posted on 12/31/2005 8:23:19 AM PST by monkapotamus
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To: Seamoth
Excellent summary.
I'm disappointed in James Taranto's repeating the liberal spin that Christian conservatives won't vote for Romney because he's a Mormon. No, folks, we won't vote for him (unless the other choice is Hillary, God help us) because he's not a conservative.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:27:59 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(I am just not sure how to get from here to where we want to be.)
To: BibChr
Amen. Especially the notes you make in the 10th paragraph of the second link you posted.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:32:17 AM PST
by
Sweetjustusnow
(Oust the IslamoCommies here and abroad.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
There are better other people in the running.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:33:49 AM PST
by
Clintonfatigued
(Sam Alito Deserves To Be Confirmed)
To: monkapotamus
Religion? Hogwash.
What will DOOM him are the facts that 1) he's a Northeast Liberal and 2) a GUN GRABBER.
Ta-ta Mitt, we hardly knew ye.
ps: take that other NE lib with ya, Ruuuuudy.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:34:35 AM PST
by
Condor51
(Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
To: Sweetjustusnow
So what, the evangelicals are going to vote for Hitlery?
To: monkapotamus
I'm not voting for him, and it's not because of his religion.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:41:38 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy. Ps 99:5)
To: monkapotamus
Last thing we need is another presidential candidate from Massachusetts.
Aren't there some better options out there?
I wont be voting for this guy come primary time.
To: Logophile
Mr. Romney's religion is not a problem for me. (As I suspect it would not be for most people.) First I have no problem at all with it, however I can tell you that in states with large Christian Coalition voting blocks (mostly Southern Baptist) it will be a huge problem. They consider LDS a cult and though they will not vote for HRC they will under vote a race with Romney on the ticket.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:47:48 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I will not support evil just because "It's the Law.")
To: Valin
If he's LDS then how many 1st ladies will we have?
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:50:49 AM PST
by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
They're the kind that stay home every election, anyway.
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posted on
12/31/2005 9:50:59 AM PST
by
Seamoth
(Be a FR Folder! http://folding.stanford.edu team# 36120. For more info, search FR keyword: folding)
To: Seamoth
No I don't think that is correct. They have a track record of being active and voting. Other social conservative may be a problem and do threaten not to vote all the time, however CC members vote heavily.
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:06:52 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I will not support evil just because "It's the Law.")
To: Sweetjustusnow
Thanks!
(Uh... give me the first words of that paragraph? Not sure I'm counting the same way you are!)
(c8
Dan
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:07:11 AM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: BibChr
Concerning "adding to the Bible"
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:17:35 AM PST
by
Sweetjustusnow
(Oust the IslamoCommies here and abroad.)
To: Sweetjustusnow
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:31:18 AM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
First I have no problem at all with it, however I can tell you that in states with large Christian Coalition voting blocks (mostly Southern Baptist) it will be a huge problem. They consider LDS a cult and though they will not vote for HRC they will under vote a race with Romney on the ticket. I am not convinced. My guess is that if a true conservative were running against someone like Hillary Clinton, the Christian Coalition would support the conservative even if he were a Mormon.
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
I submit: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:47:12 AM PST
by
Seamoth
(Be a FR Folder! http://folding.stanford.edu team# 36120. For more info, search FR keyword: folding)
To: Logophile
Well you may not be convinced but if you ever come to SE Texas or SW Louisiana I will be happy to introduce you to the CC leadership, including some elected officials, who will tell you to your face that they will never vote for a LDS. There are two FReepers, one a former rep of mine, one a current who have said it to me.
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posted on
12/31/2005 10:51:07 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I will not support evil just because "It's the Law.")
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
There are plenty of southern redneck bigots out there, no question about that...
I want them to go on national TV and start questioning someone's religion. By doing so those people lose credibility. By doing so they harm the GOP.
Best bet is to shut them up, for the good of the party if nothing else.
To: maui_hawaii
First, there are bigots everywhere, some of the biggest are native Hawaiians I might add.
Second these people will not go on TV, they will talk among themselves and if Romney is the nominee they will not vote. I do not support their position, though I dislike Romney on political grounds, but I do understand how they will react. Frankly I don't see a problem because the Governor will not get the nomination.
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posted on
12/31/2005 11:09:48 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I will not support evil just because "It's the Law.")
To: Logophile
I don't care if he practices Santa Ria, he's NOT getting my vote. His daddy's resume of businesses he helped to fail is enough of an indication. Remember the AMC Pacer? That's Mitt's first cousin.
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posted on
12/31/2005 11:15:17 AM PST
by
308MBR
(Not only older, but bolder. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.)
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