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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.

I’d be happy to see these threads in the Smoky Backroom or the Religion forum...I’m not the one that thinks it’s clever to post them time and again in the news forum. I guess some people think the exposure gains them an advantage...I personally don’t see it.

“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.”

That’s an excellent example of what I’m talking about. Nobody else has dared try the same tactic again since that incident. It did nothing but give Romney face time in the media and a chance to appear “presidential.”