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Maybe getting this debate out of the way early, letting people really take it out on each other, will be a good thing. Then when things get more serious toward the end of '07, FR management can clamp down on it. But I would hate to see us sidelined or turned into an anti-Mormon site because of this stuff.

Advocating a little censorship there, GWB? You are concerned about "anti-mormon" stuff here, just wait. If Romney gets the nomination, the hounds of hell (meaning the Clinton machine) will be set loose on him through the mainstream media and the Republicans will go down in flames, White House, House and Senate.

Advocating a little censorship there, GWB?

I'm advocating that Mormon-bashing belongs in the Smoky Backroom along with all the other theology stuff. I'll continue to do so.

You are concerned about "anti-mormon" stuff here, just wait. If Romney gets the nomination, the hounds of hell (meaning the Clinton machine) will be set loose on him through the mainstream media and the Republicans will go down in flames, White House, House and Senate.

You really think the GOP or the country at large are so bigoted? I don't. I'm pretty anti-Mormon theologically but I'm not prejudiced politically. The most influential Southern Baptist on political matters, Richard Land, isn't either. And like any ornery Baptist, it's not because of Land's position that I think this. I found out his take on it after I had already decided. That guy who tried to Mormon-bash Romney down in the South a while back clearly repelled all the other Baptists and evangelical types in the room. Romney handled it quite gracefully. Clearly, he knew he'd face some of that kind of bashing. The ugliness of it and Romney's cool handling of it were pretty impressive.

It's time for the GOP to mainstream its Mormon allies. We need their votes. They're politically reliable. If they field a strong candidate that adheres to the full party platform, then that will be good enough. Good grief, we Baptists produced a Carter, two Clintons and a Gore and we are still considered good Republicans.

“If Romney gets the nomination, the hounds of hell (meaning the Clinton machine) will be set loose on him through the mainstream media and the Republicans will go down in flames, White House, House and Senate.”

I really think this is alarmist. Don’t generalize your negative perspective of the LDS Church to the populace in general - most people are pretty unthreatened, even admiring, of the LDS Church, even if they disagree on theological grounds.

If the Clintons and MSM go after Romney on the basis of religion, they will be walking on a shaking tightrope. I give it ten-to-one odds it’ll backfire.

In any case, even if you’re right, what makes you think that the same tactics won’t be applied, regardless of who is the nominee? The difference is, releasing Giuliani’s “drag” pictures or publicizing McCain’s marriage troubles won’t backfire and result in a backlash against the Clintons. From that perspective, Romney becomes a much safer bet.