What, exactly is your point? Howard Hughes admired LDS people and (if you had bothered to read my past postings I do too). That doesn't mean, however, that I don't find their beliefs in fairy tales wierd (although, admittedly, some could also find religious beliefs such as transubstantian, virgin births, the Trinity--all of which I believe--wierd too.) And it also doesn't mean that Mitt Romney, because he is an LDS member, is fit to be president because, IMO, he ISN'T!
Have you ever met Richard Wirthlin? I've interviewed him. As I mentioned in the related post, he was the chief strategist for Reagan. He was the elecion cycle "Karl Rove" for Reagan, without the baggage. He was the one who called the Gipper, and got him out of the shower to tell him he was the next President of the United States. Reagan surrounded himself with the best and brightest. Many of those were Mormons, and he had no problem with them. Neither will the general electorate.