Posted on 05/11/2009 9:41:25 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) camp is not happy with Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele's suggestion that base Republicans had a problem with the 2008 presidential candidate's Mormonism.
On Monday, Romney's camp responded to the comments Steele made Friday while guest-hosting a conservative radio show, comments a Romney spokesman said were ill-considered.
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Camp Romney fired off a quick response: "Sometimes when you shoot from the hip you miss the target. This is one of those times," Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom told The Hill.
After the Romney team expressed its displeasure, Steele offered an apology.
"Chairman Steele regrets the way his comments have been interpreted," RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho said. "Chairman Steele believes Mitt Romney is a respected and influential voice in the Republican Party and looks to his leadership and ideas to help move our party and our nation in the right direction."
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Its time Michael Steele and Mitt Romney got lost!
ROTFLMAO
I'm sure there will be a lenghty discussion on the other reason the base rejected Romney here. I can fully understand Romney's wanting to defend his faith, I'm not sure Steele's comments were terribly tactful, considering that he is the RNC Chairman, but they do seem to have the benefit of being true. Many people did have a problem with his faith. Sometimes when you shoot from the hip, you hit the target dead on, and it creates an even bigger dust-up.
Heh, yes this is just another of our funny political kooks. Nice to see the GOP is so united! (ha)...
If both of these so-called leaders disappeared overnight, we would be rejoicing...it’s just a shame that none of them actually understand their electorate yet. Oh well, time for another party...
This guy has to decide whether he wants to run a vital business (the RNC) or be an entertainment personality.
Since he has shown that he tends toward undisciplined running of the mouth.......coupled with the fact that he's not too bright, he'd be wise to get to get down to work in his RNC office and keep his lips buttoned.
There's no biz like Republican biz, Michael!
Leni
Support someone who puts fear into the left.
Well, being an effective communicator is a very imporant part of being a leader. The fact that he seems to get into trouble every time he opens his mouth is the real problem.
Steele seems to like appearing on off-beat radio talk shows....where it's easier for a less-than-effective communicator to slip up or get caught in traps. This isn't the first time Steele's been in trouble after a talk show.
Leni
You are correct. Steele was correct.
There was an element in the GOP base, namely some Christian conservatives, who regard Mormonism as something less than Christian in nature.
There’s a chain of Christian-oriented bookstores here in the Twin Cities and in one section of their stores, they do have some books in stock that take Mormonism to task as being an un-Christian religion.
To be sure, there were others issues (such as his change in his abortion stance and his health care plan in Mass) but all in all, I think it’s safe to say that a fair number of Christian conservatives were bothered by his religion.
What show was it? Bennett? He’s subbed on that quite a bit, to the extent I’ve figured it will soon be renamed the Substitute Show. It’s become a dreary squishy show no matter who does it.
They all consistently get it wrong! I guess that is what happens when you only discuss things within your own little clique!
I'm out.
Every time he opens his mouth he sticks his foot in it. When Haley Barber ran the RNC he only spoke about clear reforms Republicans wanted to offer voters in appropriate forums. He was a lot smarter and slicker than poor Mr. Steele who is more like a gossip page guy than a policy guy.
At the moment divisive baloney like this is just what we DON'T need.
Some of the Mormon haters may soon find themselves next door to Jihad Johnny, and really have problems to bitch about.
I'm nondenominational, got tired of listening to spin artists in general.
Romney is a RINO, his religion is irrelevant.
It is a fact that some Republicans rejected Romney because he was Mormon. I am an Evangelical Christian and I have heard some Evangelicals say that they would not vote for a Mormon.
I challenge that assertion every time I hear it. Invariably the individuals who say that are revealed to be biased against Mormons but unable to explain what a Mormon could do to damage the country.
On the other hand I have no use for Michael Steele or the recently rejected Republican Party under George W. Bush. I think Michael Steele is a jerk. he has been stepping in it since he became head of the RNC. The man is a moderate and basically hostile to conservatives. He is also clueless on Second Amendment issues.
In fact Republicans have earned their place in the wilderness. Unfortunately they took the rest of us with them.
That is because all of the Christian churches agree that it is not Christian, that is why Mormons have to be baptised as a Christian to join a Christian church.
You are naturally going to find that Christian book stores have books on the topic.
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