Does Mitt Know the Lord?
I found this at Crooks and Liars.
Mitt Romney was chatting up a group of people (I don’t know where this happened, but based on the pronunciation of the word “god” I’d say it has to be the Midwest, maybe Chicago) and one man indicated how important it was to him that he vote for “a man who stands for the lord Jesus Christ.” He then went on to say that he’d never vote for Romney because, as a Mormon, Mitt just doesn’t “know the lord.” He’s identified in the title of the video as a “heckler,” but as far as I can tell he was polite in the way he said what he said, whether you think the message was pleasant or not. The crowd booed. They’d have none of this religious persecution.
Romney’s response was so… American. Mitt understands that you don’t have to be a Methodist, a Congregationalist, a Presbyterian or some such thing to be President of the US of A. Why, we’ve got freedom of religion! It brought a tear to my eye.
One of the great things about this great land is we have people of different faiths and different persuasions, and I’m convinced that the nation does need to have people of different faiths, but we need to have a person of faith lead the country.
Translation: You may not like my religion, but at least I’m not some filthy atheist.
I love you too, Mitzi.
Tags: Atheism, Politics, Propaganda, Religion, Romney, Video
Category: Politics, Propaganda, Religion, Video
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Comments (2)
Bill Maher on Religion and Politics > qwerty's qoncepts on 22 Sep 2007 at 2:41 pm #
[...] makes some great points, one of which I pointed out early this year when Mitt Romney responded to someone saying he’d never vote for a Mormon. One of the great things about this great land is we have people of different faiths and different [...]
Romney’s Big Speech > qwerty's qoncepts on 06 Dec 2007 at 2:57 pm #
[...] If you’re a regular reader here (as if) you know that I’ve got a bit of a problem with the strategy Mitt Romney is apparently using to deal with people who have a problem with the fact that he’s a Mormon. Basically, he’s stressing that he’s a person of faith, pointing out what he has in common with the majority of people. That would be more or less acceptable to me, but the rhetoric Romney uses very clearly alienates those of us who don’t adhere to any religious faith. I’ve written about this before. [...]