Posted on 08/04/2007 2:34:44 PM PDT by mmanager
Mitt Romney engaged in a heated discussion about his Mormon faith with a prominent Des Moines talk show host off the air on Thursday morning. The contentious back-and-forth between Romney and WHO's Jan Mickelson began on the air (video link courtesy Breitbart.tv) when the former governor appeared on the popular program that has become a regular stop for GOP presidential hopefuls. But the conversation spilled over to a commercial break and went on after the program ended, where a visibly annoyed Romney spoke in much greater detail about his church's doctrines than he is comfortable doing so in public.
The footage was captured by the station's in-studio camera and posted on its website. But Romney, who is careful to portray a sunny and upbeat public image, clearly did not know he was being recorded. The candidate reveals a private side that is at turns cutting, combative and sarcastic, but most of all agitated at being forced to defend what he and his church stand for.
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Except for the first sentence, post #60 was a copy of EV’s sentences from a much earlier post.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b408c8e570f.htm#22
The anti-Mormon bigots here believe that because Mitt Romney is running for president, that it suddenly gives them unfettered license to attack Mormons and the LDS faith in every thread that mentions Mitt Romney. The anti-Mormon bigotry is thick in this thread which still resides in News/Activism. Even if it was in the Religion Forum, that would not excuse their hateful, intolerant, and ignorant behavior. No other Christian faith must bear the vile attacks borne by the Mormons in the Religion Forum here. Members of no other Christian faith must face the continual harassment that Mormons have to put up with daily on this site. It is appalling that this behavior is allowed to continue on Free Republic.
And you don’t do tomfoolery!
It would been no fun adding carrot tops name ...
sorry he did not think to add guess who?
Idiotic strawmen. Go buy yourself a clue.
Are you afraid of EV, Resty?
“You compltely missed the point”
Was 21 out of bounds? Maybe or maybe not. Here is the problem, if Mormonism is, as many of us believe based on a documented false prophet, then the entire religion is subject to ridicule, as would be a President of that faith (just as a believer in Jihad, or Santeria, or Kabbalah be subject to ridicule).
So we can certainly debate the etiquette of what is going on on this thread, but it is simple a foreshadowing of what is about to occur in the primaries, and then be magnified a hundred fold should Mitt get the nomination.
Mitt’s candidacy is a circular firing squad.
Yep, it’s EV’s post. I emailed it to others too.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b408c8e570f.htm#22
Tell me again, how is it a trap? Why is this post uncomfortable?
Post of the thread.......!!
Why should I be afraid truth is truth an nothing will destroy it!
Not even you big boy!
I have been a Mormon all of my life and I've never seen/heard a Mormon "speak in tongues".
Additionally, many other Christian faiths believe in "speaking in tongues".
Your vile attacks grow even more vile. If you are representative of the Christian faith, I'm not sure why we Mormons are so quick to defend our association with the term Christian.
Most Mormons in the United States are Republican and quite conservative. You continued attacks against a significant portion of the conservative movement really have no place on this conservative POLITICAL forum. (See that this thread happens to be in the News/Activism forum.) I'm sure that there are a great many anti-Mormon forums where your behavior would be welcome and somewhat appropriate.
“Idiotic strawmen. Go buy yourself a clue”
Alright, I will buy a clue. Are you the strawman I should buy it from?
And by the way, claiming an argument is a strawman argument is not the same as SHOWING it to be so. I remain unimpressed, you present no proof, just innuendo.
This is the giant cow pie that the anti-Mormon bigots always hide behind when called on their constant bigotry in the Mitt Romney threads. And its stupid. "Oh, we're just showing how most Americans are going to react to a Mormon running for President and if Romney can't take the heat...blah, blah, blah..." No one believes it. It is an obvious and lame excuse for your hateful religious intolerance. No other Presidential candidate, or his supporters, has to bear such attacks on their religious faith. There really is no room for this kind of religious intolerance and vile behavior in this conservative political forum or in this country in this day and age. You're a throw back to the times when Mormon women were raped, children were beaten, and the men were killed by mobs.
If Mitt Romney were a snake handling fundamentalists, I wouldn't vote for him because I know how off the wall that sect is because of first-hand witnessing their foolishness. But I wouldn't yet go so far as to say they're not a Christian sect. Now, with a few months of exchanging with Momronism Apologuists at FR, I wouldn't vote for a devout Mormon for President. They insist on being called a Christian se- ... no, they insist they are THE ONLY TRUE Christian sect. Mormonism calims Mormon baptism either in person or by proxy is the only way to complete one's Salvation. That makes him disqualified for being a devout Mormon of such specious heretical claims.
[Yep, it’s EV’s post. I emailed it to others too.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b408c8e570f.htm#22
Tell me again, how is it a trap? Why is this post uncomfortable?]
The post isn’t uncomfortable, it is something called PLAGIARISM and MISATTRIBUTION that are the problem.
Especially when someone is quoting someone they oppose out of context.
But if it is fair for you to use this tactic, then you must believe it is fair for everyone else as well. Think now, be careful what you wish for.
Yep, if I believed in your logic, then I guess all of those speaking in tongue Christians should not be president.
I guess that leaves, Catholics, ah, wait maybe not.
Unitarians? Ahh, no.
Pentecostals? No, see above.
Southern Bapists? No they were created on the slavery issue.
Who is left? Ah yeah, Liberal Christians!
Only a Liberal Christian can be president because they are grounded!
I gave the link, in the other thread and I emailed to other parties. I have no reason behind it. In fact, I believe much of what it says!
*reason to hide
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