Comments on: Mitt Romney Still Has To Battle To Defend His Faith (UPDATED) http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 05:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93950 domajot Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:28:29 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93950 The novelty of Mormonism as the faith of a candidate would have brought extra scrutiny to Romney's religion reagrdless of what he did or did not do to pander to the Republican base. Part of this is not his doing; it is the invebitable result of being a first, like JFK's Catholicism. The other part of the scrutiny is his own doing. He chose to accent his religiosity. When a Republican forgoes playing the religion card, that Republican will earn extra points in my personal ratings record. The novelty of Mormonism as the faith of a candidate would have brought extra scrutiny to Romney’s religion reagrdless of what he did or did not do to pander to the Republican base. Part of this is not his doing; it is the invebitable result of being a first, like JFK’s Catholicism.

The other part of the scrutiny is his own doing. He chose to accent his religiosity. When a Republican forgoes playing the religion card, that Republican will earn extra points in my personal ratings record.

]]> By: lurxst http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93906 lurxst Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:23:11 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93906 His mormonship aside, Mitt is still a loon. I truly mean it, he is seriously out there, leaving those of us from earth to ponder what the hell it is he is trying to do. His sycophantic gestures to the shrinking Republican base don't help. Couple this with some rather hypocritical past business dealings and it seems evident that he should really be shipped off to a private retreat where he can do limited harm to the American people. His mormonship aside, Mitt is still a loon. I truly mean it, he is seriously out there, leaving those of us from earth to ponder what the hell it is he is trying to do. His sycophantic gestures to the shrinking Republican base don’t help. Couple this with some rather hypocritical past business dealings and it seems evident that he should really be shipped off to a private retreat where he can do limited harm to the American people.

]]> By: Mikef http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93890 Mikef Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:35:54 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93890 Mitt Romney has run a campaign based on moral values and cleaning up the "filth" of our culture. He bases those values on his religious views, appeals to the religious right for votes, asserts that it's important that a "person of faith" be elected president. Yet we aren't allowed to ask him what his religion says about issues of governance? It doesn't matter to me what Romney's religion requires of him as a moral person. It does matter what Romney's religion requires of <i>me</i>. Mitt Romney has run a campaign based on moral values and cleaning up the “filth” of our culture. He bases those values on his religious views, appeals to the religious right for votes, asserts that it’s important that a “person of faith” be elected president.

Yet we aren’t allowed to ask him what his religion says about issues of governance?

It doesn’t matter to me what Romney’s religion requires of him as a moral person.

It does matter what Romney’s religion requires of me.

]]> By: Gray http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93873 Gray Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:40:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93873 Good point, C! Will be entertaining to watch 'em doing this dance on the thin rope. :D Good point, C! Will be entertaining to watch ‘em doing this dance on the thin rope.
:D

]]> By: C Stanley http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93852 C Stanley Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:48:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93852 Gray: For the Democratic voters, dissent from the leaders of one's religion is a badge of honor but not so on the GOP side. That's what makes this situation particularly difficult because the GOP candidates have to prove to their own base that they are 'genuine' in their faith while appropriately distancing themselves from the accusations that they are interested in promoting theocracy. Gray: For the Democratic voters, dissent from the leaders of one’s religion is a badge of honor but not so on the GOP side. That’s what makes this situation particularly difficult because the GOP candidates have to prove to their own base that they are ‘genuine’ in their faith while appropriately distancing themselves from the accusations that they are interested in promoting theocracy.

]]> By: Gray http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93850 Gray Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:40:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93850 Btw, what happened to Jeb Koogler's story? Withdrawn? Why? Imho there was nothing wrong with that... Or are there serious server issues at TMV right now??? Btw, what happened to Jeb Koogler’s story? Withdrawn? Why? Imho there was nothing wrong with that…

Or are there serious server issues at TMV right now???

]]> By: Gray http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93845 Gray Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:31:18 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93845 "with a name like “Gandelman” I am not a Mormon" Yup, needless to say, Joe! Sure sounds Amish to me. :-P “with a name like “Gandelman” I am not a Mormon”

Yup, needless to say, Joe! Sure sounds Amish to me.
:-P

]]> By: Gray http://themoderatevoice.com/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-93843 Gray Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:28:43 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/14405/mitt-romney-still-has-to-battle-to-defend-his-faith/#comment-93843 Being not at Romney fan, either (wow! What a shock, right? :D), I nontheless think the interviewer's focus on the religion was unfair and actually wasting precious airtime that could have been used to clear a clearer picture of the candidate. However, Romney should have expected this, and his shuffling to avoid a clear answers left a devastating expression. Why didn't he simply declare that he has an independent mind, and his 'dissent' on this topic should show voters that he isn't a poodle for Mormon elders. JFK had to face questions on his religion, too, but he was much more convincing in his responses. Looks like Romney is missing the stature and spine needed for the most important job in the US. Being not at Romney fan, either (wow! What a shock, right? :D ), I nontheless think the interviewer’s focus on the religion was unfair and actually wasting precious airtime that could have been used to clear a clearer picture of the candidate. However, Romney should have expected this, and his shuffling to avoid a clear answers left a devastating expression. Why didn’t he simply declare that he has an independent mind, and his ‘dissent’ on this topic should show voters that he isn’t a poodle for Mormon elders. JFK had to face questions on his religion, too, but he was much more convincing in his responses. Looks like Romney is missing the stature and spine needed for the most important job in the US.

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