Posted on 07/13/2007 8:06:09 AM PDT by brewferr
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro
An evangelical leader tells CBN’s David Brody, “It’s Fred Thompson’s race to lose.” Here the full quote from Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission: "My assessment is that at this moment in time it is Fred Thompson's race to lose. It may be a convergence of the right man, in the right place and at the right time. I have never seen anything like this grassroots swell for Thompson. I'm not speaking for Southern Baptists but I do believe I have my hand on the pulse of Southern Baptists and I think I know where the consensus is." Brody’s take: “This has got to be a major concern for Mitt Romney…not to mention frustrating ….Romney needs some of those Evangelical heavyweights. Having them in his hip pocket is crucial. It would give him cover on the Mormon issue.”
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I agree. Nice guy. Not exciting.
Amusing comments from the DUers who frequent MSNBC. I’d say the average IQ level is about 50 or 60.
Anyway, the issue isn’t whether the Mormon candidate needs some heavyweight Baptist endorsements. The issue is how good a candidate Mitt is, how much you can believe what he says, over against his record. I have no problems with a Mormon candidate as such. Over the years, most of the Mormon politicians I’ve seen on the national stage have been pretty conservative. But not all of them. There’s Harry Reid, for instance.
And, I’m sorry to say, Mitt has some real problems on the social issues that he just hasn’t satisfied me about. He just keeps talking platitudes and saying nothing, stuff like all monotheistic religions are the same. No, they are not the same. I don’t believe in the teachings of the LDS. That’s all right, as long as the guy squares with me. Then he’ll believe what he believes and I’ll believe what I believe and we’ll get along. But he doesn’t really square with me on this, or on other bottom line issues like abortion, gay marriage, and amnesty for illegals.
Mitt is a Mormon. His Mormon beliefs will drive his ideology. Fred is a Christian. More people, thank God, relate to a Christian and want THAT ideology to be his driving belief; not Mormonism.
I love the primaries...the warmth and fellowship is so fuzzy.
only thing I know so far is..
I like Tanc
I like Hunter
I like the lucidity of Huckabee....yes...I said that.
I don’t support Romney or Rudi or Queeg
I think Thompson does have huge support. I would like to see him harden to the right.....this is not 1990.
We shall see.
One thing for sure....Thompson is the only one who really scares the media....a lot. They are terrified of him.
On those issues, from a secular perspective he fits right in with the religious LEFT. His views on this are PRO - totally UNCHRISTIAN. SO either way, from a religious ideology or from a secular view, Mitt is a loser and just another RHINO with a sleazy veneer. People are tired of this.
Plus they don’t like his hypocrisy. Honestly sitting on the Board of Directors for Marriott and feigning that he didn’t know that a “draw” for folks included hardcore pornography is a stunning lie. Anyone who reads the news, knows this. Mitt in particular suffers from selective hypocrisy when it benefits him financially. People are tired of that. They don’t want more cultural decline. For a Mormon hard core pornography is a no-no.
If such a large portion of the Republican base is hungry for the “empty suit” FDT, it does not say much for the rest of the field.
The people I know that are looking to Fred are not “Freddiebot” type either.
Getting ahead of oneself, first one has to declare and receive somekind of perusal we are still a republic, not a monarch!
Goodness. This is MSNBC you're reading. They can be trusted to poison the well any time they talk about Republicans.
BTW was just responding to TomGuys “Light Weight” comment. FDT is not an empty suit. That is his appeal.
By your definition, so was Ronald Reagan.
Mitt promise was to uphold the law of the land that was established, but he did not promise the future to them.
He beat the liberals at their own game don't you get it!
Mitt now can be free and has promised to maintain conservative values putting up family conservative judges.
Reel in conservative spending into play and limiting taxes.
Mitt and his family has lived conservative values, I understand you don't like Mormons but be honest when any new legislation came across Gov.Romney desk contrary to family values he veto them.
Plus they don’t like his hypocrisy. Honestly sitting on the Board of Directors for Marriott and feigning that he didn’t know that a “draw” for folks included hardcore pornography is a stunning lie. Anyone who reads the news, knows this. Mitt in particular suffers from selective hypocrisy when it benefits him financially. People are tired of that. They don’t want more cultural decline. For a Mormon hard core pornography is a no-no.
May I remind you if you have a cell phone/phone or computer and internet access as well as cable TV your household has the same access as the hotels that offer these same amenities for their guess!
After listening to him last night on Hannity and skeletor... I’d say you are full of it. You hear only that which you want to hear and that which furthers your own opinion.
LLS
That's exactly what it is. He's just who we need right now.
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