Posted on 05/02/2007 7:09:57 PM PDT by JohnSheppard
Already under scrutiny for shifting positions on key issues and his Mormon faith, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made a bizarre new flip flop - saying on national TV his favorite novel is Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbards Battlefield Earth.
The former Massachusetts governor told Fox News his favorite book was the Bible but his favorite novel was the science fiction tome Battlefield Earth.
Actually, the one by L. Ron Hubbard, Romney said when asked to name his favorite novel. Im not in favor of his religion by any means, but he wrote a book called Battlefield Earth that was a very fun science fiction book.
The Mark Twain novel Huckleberry Finn tops the book list on Romneys My Space page. Battlefield Earth isnt on the list.
Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said: Battlefield Earth is pretty good science fiction. Its about Earth being ruled by an alien race, sort of the way the Democrats are running Congress.
But Stephen Prothero, head of Boston Universitys religion department and the author of Religious Literacy, noted Romneys Mormonism could be a stumbling block with some voters.
Mormonism sounds like a science fiction fantasy to some Americans, Prothero said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bostonherald.com ...
lol....I’ll take your word for it on that one.
Stephen Prothero
Mormonism sounds like a science fiction fantasy to some Americans, Prothero said.
But c'mon, Battlefield Earth may be one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. I loved it and read it a number of times.
Yet, the writer of this article (and some here on FR) are implying that if you liked this story, you endorse Scientology. This is infantile thinking and shows an incredible lack of critical thinking.
Nice, very nice.
Are you kidding me? That movie was amazing!
Final Blackout is *much* better and should be required reading (it’s pre-Scientology).
“Are you kidding me? That movie was amazing!”
Yes but I made the mistake of NOT being high when I watched it.
The only one of Hubbard's worth reading IMO.
Instead he answered, probably honestly, Battlefield Earth by the founder of Scientology.
He inadvertently invited a bad association to himself instead of choosing to make a subtle dig at the opposition.
I don’t judge. I actually enjoyed it. A week or two later I went to see Mission Impossible 2 and it was one of the dullest, most horrible movies I’d ever sat through and it makes Battlefield Earth look like one of the greatest Cecil B. DeMille-esque epic spectacles by comparison.
That makes sense when you consider her role model is Big Brother.
Wow. This is a stretch. Go, Mitt!
Mentioning a book by L. Ron Hubbard as his favorite was none too bright.
Romney would be suicide for the GOP. The guy is scary - wrong book to cite no matter what. Of all the sci-fi writers out there.
Just how would this be a flip-flop? Did he say he didn’t like Battlefield Earth before? The left sure goes through contortions to reach “bad” conclusions about conservative candidates.
Just for the record I am a Fred Thomson/Duncan Hunter(either will do) fan myself but can't see making a bid deal out of this. Dems are absolutely bonkers and so are any republicans that think he is terrible for his choice in light reading!
This is one of the best Science Fiction novels ever written. It has nothing to do with any religion. One of my favorites also.
Only an idiot would see some flip flop....geez!
Battlefield Earth is a great science fiction novel and nothing else.
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