Mitt Romney

[DD]

Call me irrational, but I don't think America is ready for a president named "Mitt." (Just thinking about the comedic limericks boggle the mind.)

(Ditto for Huckabee.)
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^^^Ditto.

 

[hnooe]

Call me irrational, but I don't think America is ready for a president named "Mitt." (Just thinking about the comedic limericks boggle the mind.)

(Ditto for Huckabee.)
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We could refer to him as "Mittens," like his Mom does...

 

[hnooe]

Interesting thoughts. He did buy into Bill Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" philosophy. Maybe if Bill Clinton had only stuck to his philosophy, he would have avoided all of his problems regarding Monica Lewinsky. In my opinion, Bill should have said that sex is a personal preference, and told people to mind their own business. That is exactly what Mitt did regarding his addressing of Mormonism. Trying to explain a religion at a Press Conference? I don't think even a preacher could do that, and if they do, you best beware.

In retrospect, that analogy is absolutely correct, Smiling.

 

[NoHall]

Coming from an upbringing of Southern Baptists, surely I can tease about the "extreme" Southern Baptists. If they think the Methodists are bad, and the Presbyterians are the devil, don't you know what they think about the Catholics? How about Muslims? Jews? (hey, wasn't Jesus a Jew?) Buddhists? Agnostics? Hindus? Atheists? Pagans? Mormons? They are all going to Hell unless they convert to Southern Baptist. :funn: Sorry , I got carried away. Back to your thoughts on Mitt...

That has come up before (today, I think!) I don't reckon you consider yourself any more Southern Baptist than I do today, right? But it's like being from Georgia--if I really want to I can cleanse myself completely of my gentle drawl and southern ways, but I really resent it when anyone suggests that I should. That said...>>

I was totally nuetral on him for a long time...but...I really disliked him after his speech on his Mormon Faith. Instead of enlightening the public about specifics of Mormonism (I think he mentioned it only once), he spun the majority of the speech into a diatribe about not recognizing any other religions except "Christianity."

He came off saying, in essence, you have to be "religious" to truly be an American. I think it was a total ploy to avoid the issue totally and win Iowa away from Huckabee, and, at the same time, winning over some Huckabee supporters who think Mormonism is really just a cult.

>>>...Huckabee skeers me a lot worse than Romney. I'd rather have a Mormon than an extreme evangelical wack-job.

 

[NoHall]

Interesting thoughts. He did buy into Bill Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" philosophy. Maybe if Bill Clinton had only stuck to his philosophy, he would have avoided all of his problems regarding Monica Lewinsky. In my opinion, Bill should have said that sex is a personal preference, and told people to mind their own business. That is exactly what Mitt did regarding his addressing of Mormonism. Trying to explain a religion at a Press Conference? I don't think even a preacher could do that, and if they do, you best beware.

You're absolutely right--that is the best way to handle it.

But no one is really going to buy it because when it really counts human beings do not separate their core values from their business/politics. Romney stood up there and said (I'm paraphrasing because I'm too lazy/busy to look it up right now) that his religion had nothing to do with what he would do in the White House. Part of me said, "Yeah, right," another part said, "I hope that's not true," and the another part of me wondered what he would say when his church really put the screws down.

 

[Mango]

>>>...Huckabee skeers me a lot worse than Romney.

True dat.

 

[seacrestkristi]

He looks like a movie star. Wonder if he could run with Hillary or is that against the 'law', for a Republican and Democrat to be in office at the same time? Seems like the bipartisanship could be a good thing for everybody!

 

[Matt J]

>>>...Huckabee skeers me a lot worse than Romney. I'd rather have a Mormon than an extreme evangelical wack-job.

I really have to go with that. I don't really care what religion a president is, but I'd rather not hear about it every two seconds. I'm so over our current president who has "talks with god" (see hearing voices) and then translates said talks into policy.

I don't think that Mitt or Huckabee have much of a chance. Huckabee will appeal to the ultra conservatives by pointing out his "liberal" tendencies. Just as Mitt may point out Huckabee short comings (can't think of any as I haven't really researched him I'm not voting for him anyway) and eventually they will tear each other down to the point no one is paying attention anymore.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Rudyjohn]

Call me irrational, but I don't think America is ready for a president named "Mitt." (Just thinking about the comedic limericks boggle the mind.)

(Ditto for Huckabee.)
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Plus, Romney carried the family dog in the car's roof top carrier while traveling on cross country family vacations! How bizarre is that?!

(Oops, sorry, not a political view)

 

[Mango]

He looks like a movie star. Wonder if he could run with Hillary or is that against the 'law', for a Republican and Democrat to be in office at the same time? Seems like the bipartisanship could be a good thing for everybody!

and maybe they can have Lassie as their White House pet or the Ghecko on those commercials to complete the whole package.
I just spewed my coffee and my pumpkin pie.