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Post by dustdevil28 on Jun 17, 2007 15:57:29 GMT -8
... Christian." Of course it's more smear attacks against Mitt Romney and his faith, why some people are so afraid of a religion that differs so little with their own is beyond me. ............................................................... WASHINGTON - An aide to GOP presidential candidate Sam Brownback has been reprimanded for sending e-mail to Iowa Republican leaders in an apparent attempt to draw unfavorable scrutiny to rival Mitt Romney's Mormonism. Emma Nemecek, the southeastern Iowa field director for Brownback's presidential campaign and a former state representative candidate, violated campaign policy when she forwarded the June 6 e-mail from an interest group raising the questions, the Brownback campaign said Sunday. The e-mail requested help in fact-checking a series of statements about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Among the statements: "Theologically, the only thing Christianity and the LDS church has in common is the name of Jesus Christ, and the LDS Jesus is not the same Jesus of the Christian faith" and "The LDS church has never been accepted by the Christian Council of Churches." "Sen. Brownback completely disavows himself of this and any personal attacks on religion," said Brian Hart, a spokesman for the Kansas senator. Hart said the campaign apologized to Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, once they learned of the e-mail. "It was not originated by Ms. Nemecek and the purpose was to fact-check. But it was in violation of campaign policy and it won't happen again," he said. The controversy comes as Brownback and Romney are scrambling to attract socially conservative voters in advance of Iowa's Jan. 14, 2008, caucuses. Both candidates say they are ardently anti-abortion, although Brownback — a former Methodist who has become an evangelical Roman Catholic — has criticized Romney for supporting abortion rights as recently as two and a half years ago. A spokesman for Romney's Iowa campaign, Tim Albrecht, said the campaign accepted Brownback's apology but called the incident "unfortunate." "It's unfortunate that these attacks of religious bigotry were taking place," Albrecht said. "Sen. Brownback has apologized and we are glad he has worked to minimize these repugnant attacks in his campaign. There is just no place for these types of attacks in America today." news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_el_pr/brownback_romney |
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Post by MARIO on Jun 17, 2007 20:04:27 GMT -8
It's a non-issue for me. It strikes me as such a stupid thing to take issue with.
Romney is not a bad guy. But I'm obviously supporting Fred Thompson.
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Post by FightingFalcon on Jun 17, 2007 20:20:29 GMT -8
WHAT?!?!?! No Giuliani? lol  |
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Post by dustdevil28 on Jun 18, 2007 2:59:58 GMT -8
It's a non-issue for me. It strikes me as such a stupid thing to take issue with. Romney is not a bad guy. But I'm obviously supporting Fred Thompson. Romney is not my guy either, but it's a issue for me for obvious reasons. I can remember that while growing up in Nevada, being a Mormon was nothing unusual. In my hometown you were either that or a Baptist, but either way we always got along just fine. It wasn't until I was in the military and started traveling outside of Nevada that it seemed I kept finding people who had a hatred for the church. Most times it again added up to little more then they just thought mormons were weird and couldn't get past it. Romney has handled himself as a classact despite these attacks and I think overall this is a good thing for our church to gain wider acceptance, but blind hatred is something that will always get my blood boiling in a hurry. |
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Post by MARIO on Jun 18, 2007 9:01:42 GMT -8
It's a non-issue for me. It strikes me as such a stupid thing to take issue with. Romney is not a bad guy. But I'm obviously supporting Fred Thompson. Romney is not my guy either, but it's a issue for me for obvious reasons. I can remember that while growing up in Nevada, being a Mormon was nothing unusual. In my hometown you were either that or a Baptist, but either way we always got along just fine. It wasn't until I was in the military and started traveling outside of Nevada that it seemed I kept finding people who had a hatred for the church. Most times it again added up to little more then they just thought mormons were weird and couldn't get past it. Romney has handled himself as a classact despite these attacks and I think overall this is a good thing for our church to gain wider acceptance, but blind hatred is something that will always get my blood boiling in a hurry. Yeah. A few weeks ago on Fox News, they had a clip of Romney in a diner shaking hands. And a Democrat sitting at a table said outright that he wasn't going to vote for a Mormon and refused to shake Romney's hand. So it just goes to show you how petty some voters are. Of all issues to be concerned about, Romney's mormonism is not one of them. |
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Post by MARIO on Jun 18, 2007 9:04:25 GMT -8
WHAT?!?!?! No Giuliani? lol For Vice-President, maybe. I met the man 3 times. I went to Junior High with his cousin (who is also named Rudy). But I can't support him for President. He's too liberal on some issues. He's been married three times. And there are far too many pictures of him in make-up and a dress. If I were a Democratic strategist and Guiliani were the Republican Presidential candidate, I'd have a field day with those pictures in Democratic TV ads. |
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Post by FightingFalcon on Jun 18, 2007 10:31:15 GMT -8
Mario - does your support for Thompson have anything to do with the fact that he's an actor from California? lol
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Post by MARIO on Jun 18, 2007 18:01:52 GMT -8
Mario - does your support for Thompson have anything to do with the fact that he's an actor from California? lol Haha. Not at all. I like the man. I've seen him in many interviews: He's patriotic, intelligent, witty, and hard-hitting. Oh, and he has a hot wife. lol I honestly think he's the best of all the candidates on both sides. I have no use for the rest of them. A bunch of clowns. Running for Congress: Fred Thompson on our troops: Fred Thompson on Liberal kooks in the Democratic Party: Fred Thompson on Michael Moore: Fred Thompson 1998 FL GOP Statesman of the Year Fred Thompson speaks to the Lincoln Club: |
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Post by FightingFalcon on Jun 18, 2007 19:46:17 GMT -8
Sorry but I'll stick with Ron Paul |
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Post by dustdevil28 on Jun 19, 2007 3:53:58 GMT -8
The congressman from Texas? I don't think he has a prayer James.
How did Fred Thompson become such a front row candidate all of a sudden? Was it just that people thought McCain was too old, didn't like Giuliani's social issues, and just can't get behind Huckabee or Brownback?
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Post by FightingFalcon on Jun 19, 2007 13:11:06 GMT -8
Last election, I made the mistake of giving my support to a candidate because he had the "best chance" and because he was the lesser of two evils.
After I made that vote, I felt disgusted with myself. Never again will I betray my beliefs simply for someone who has a chance at getting elected.
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Post by MARIO on Jun 19, 2007 15:35:12 GMT -8
Sorry but I'll stick with Ron Paul That nut. I actually share Ron Paul's views on most economic issues. However, on social issues and foreign policy, he's not very appealing. |
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Post by cataracts on Jun 19, 2007 21:29:54 GMT -8
Mario, I agree with you on Ron Paul. I believe that if he gets elected there will be a bloodbath in the MidEast. I have heard that Thompson is a direct competitor of Brownback. For those in power that want Brownback out of the picture, they put in Thompson.  ? Guiliani is the pits. I will never vote for a pro-abort. Romney looks like a movie star and is very intelligent. He has a way of talking that is very appealing. But he is wishywashy about abortion. It should be expected that if he wants to win, he has got to come out very pro-life. He hasn't. I also think a man's religion is very important. This is his "bottom line". Every decision he makes comes one way or the other from this bottom line. (Of course this holds only if he really has faith in his religion, unlike Guiliani). I like Brownback. He is very pro-life and doesn't mind saying so. I don't know how he would be on other issues, but I do like him. Cataracts |
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Post by Merceditas on Jun 20, 2007 14:39:24 GMT -8
Mario, I agree with you on Ron Paul. I believe that if he gets elected there will be a bloodbath in the MidEast. I have heard that Thompson is a direct competitor of Brownback. For those in power that want Brownback out of the picture, they put in Thompson. ? Guiliani is the pits. I will never vote for a pro-abort. Romney looks like a movie star and is very intelligent. He has a way of talking that is very appealing. But he is wishywashy about abortion. It should be expected that if he wants to win, he has got to come out very pro-life. He hasn't. I also think a man's religion is very important. This is his "bottom line". Every decision he makes comes one way or the other from this bottom line. (Of course this holds only if he really has faith in his religion, unlike Guiliani). I like Brownback. He is very pro-life and doesn't mind saying so. I don't know how he would be on other issues, but I do like him. Cataracts Cat If the illegal alien issue concerns you, Brownback rates an F for his voting record. He's very liberal in that regard. Since the presidential office might seriously effect that issue (and very unlikely to effect abortion laws) that is the reason why I would not be for Brownback. |
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Post by MARIO on Jun 20, 2007 16:33:37 GMT -8
Mario, I agree with you on Ron Paul. I believe that if he gets elected there will be a bloodbath in the MidEast. I have heard that Thompson is a direct competitor of Brownback. For those in power that want Brownback out of the picture, they put in Thompson. ? Guiliani is the pits. I will never vote for a pro-abort. Romney looks like a movie star and is very intelligent. He has a way of talking that is very appealing. But he is wishywashy about abortion. It should be expected that if he wants to win, he has got to come out very pro-life. He hasn't. I also think a man's religion is very important. This is his "bottom line". Every decision he makes comes one way or the other from this bottom line. (Of course this holds only if he really has faith in his religion, unlike Guiliani). I like Brownback. He is very pro-life and doesn't mind saying so. I don't know how he would be on other issues, but I do like him. Cataracts Other than Romney, I don't care for the other candidates on the GOP side. I want Fred Thompson to be the GOP nominee. |
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