He pulled it off. And then some.

Prior to the Olympics, the only thing I really knew about Mitt was that he’d run against Ted Kennedy and lost (and that his dad had been governor/ran for president). His Olympics success prompted me to take a second look.

He wasn’t as good at campaigning as I’d hoped, but he seemed to improve over time. Give him four more years of fighting for conservative causes, and he could be formidable in ’12.

sulla on March 15, 2008 at 4:01 PM

Considering I worked as a government contractor for the 2002 Olympics project, I saw the crap going down. He “put in work” and earned respect across the board for cleaning it up. That is the single biggest factor. (Disclaimer: I was a hardcore agnostic for 25+ years before converting LDS 3 years ago – I’m pretty darn confident that people there saw what I did, across the spectrum of faith there).

freevillage on March 14, 2008 at 11:32 PM

Yeah, it must be the cult thing.

Not that Mitt hadn’t taken the apocalyptic disaster of the 2002 Olympics and turned it into a success, mere weeks after 9/11.

Not that Utah is the most reliably conservative state in the country, or that Mitt was the most vocally conservative candidate of the field on election day, in claim if not convincingly in practice.

Not that the Mormons had any reason to feel that one of their own was being unreasonably targeted because of his religion by – among others – McCain’s mother, legions of online Mormon-hatin’ trolls, and Huckabee himself, so were eager to cast a “bite me” vote.

Obviously…MUST be because they’re a cult. No other explanation suffices.

Was his Mormonism a factor? Yup. But if the only Mormon in the race were Harry Reid, I doubt he’d get much traction from his religion.

BTW, Utah is about 60% Mormon, but because the primaries were closed, and most Utah Mormons are Repubs, it’s hard to say how much of the votes he got were LDS.

More like virtually all of them. The results from Utah were astounding. I knew the Mormon theology was wacky, but I didn’t know it was such a cult.

freevillage on March 14, 2008 at 11:32 PM

(Get in line, BD.)

Hey, dumbfuck, does that make the American black population a cult? They vote Democrat more monolithically than the Mormons do anything. Put Obama in the general election, and then tell me about cults.

I just don’t get the disdain for Romney.

cannonball on March 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM

Amazing isn’t it?

More like virtually all of them. The results from Utah were astounding. I knew the Mormon theology was wacky, but I didn’t know it was such a cult.

freevillage on March 14, 2008 at 11:32 PM

Okay, I’ve been standing on the sidelines, but I’m ready to join the chorus of freevillage bashers. The details will have to wait until tomorrow because it’s past my bedtime.

Not so much, at the time of the vote there was McCain, yuck, Hucklebe, yuck, and then Romney. There were some who probably did vote for Romney blindly, but I don’t think it was the majority. And the other problem with just making the blanket statement, is Utah isn’t 90% Mormon.

I felt bad for a lot of my fellow members who jumped in line behind him just because he claimed membership in the Church.

More like virtually all of them. The results from Utah were astounding. I knew the Mormon theology was wacky, but I didn’t know it was such a cult.

Mormon Doc on March 14, 2008 at 10:35 PM

You’re putting me on. And Spitzer’s hooker said that will be another $100.

wepeople on March 14, 2008 at 11:04 PM

How do you know?

You can’t leave because if you do the Mormon mafia will get you.

People say the Mormons are a cult. I don’t believe that because, if its a cult, members can’t leave a cult. Please correct me if I’m wrong about my definition of a cult. Members of Branch Davidian didn’t leave, even when the fires were burning them up. To me that is a real cult, where the leaders have such a hold on you, you can’t think for yourself.

Platform wise I agreed with some of the other candidates more, but toward the end I gravitated towards Romney because of the top tier he made the most sense. I still think the Republican party better get a handle on the process if they expect to last as a party…the primaries were a joke.

Compared to the remaining three Romney is the only one that:
* voted against a path to citizenship for illegals
* voted for ANWR drilling
* Supported Guantanamo, Wiretapping and the use of torture.

I just don’t get the disdain for Romney.

There was enough to dislike him for without having to bring Mormonism into the fray. I felt bad for a lot of my fellow members who jumped in line behind him just because he claimed membership in the Church.
Mormon Doc on March 14, 2008 at 7:32 PM

Exactly my point, though I’m not sure we see eye-to-eye. I supported Romney despite his faith, not because of it. There was enough of my values in his message to make me root for his success. Faith had nothing to do with it.

Comfortable and yes you can play any sport you like in it. You wouldn’t know if a person next to you was wearing it. However it tends to be longer than boxers you would buy at the store. That’s why you won’t see Mormons wearing shorts that are much above the knee or cropped shirts or anything sleeveless. Anything that would show the garment is considered immodest.

I think I will start an email campaign to secure the cnn 10 pm

that’s too late. Michelle has small children and conservatives go to bed early anyway because we have jobs and like sun light.

After that it’s 24/7

Is it “modern” or some traditional design? Is it just normal stuff that has been consecrated or blessed. Is it comfortable? Can you play tennis in it?

You can’t be serious.

Mormon Doc on March 14, 2008 at 8:42 PM

That’s what I was wondering about you.

You can’t be serious.