This little skirmish with the anti-mormon kooks has given me an idea. George W. Bush’s success has been prepared for by prayer teams who daily hold up the Presidency and this nation. We need to do as much and more for Mitt.
You guys can help. Please encourage your local Romney field manager to compile a list of local Ministers who have felt led in their spirit to help Mitt. If they have not can you start on such a list?
I would like to organize a prayer Breakfast on behalf of Mitt and invite local leaders of faith, it should be ecumenical, and, if possible, include Hindus and Islamists, if they should be led by a prompting of their inner voice to come.
A series of these prayer events would be the precursor to a national prayer breakfast led by Gov. Romney via satellite simulcast. New communications tools available from Google and youtube make such events cheaper and easier than ever before. In my judgment, only the Romney Team has the combination of vision, talent, and resources to make such an event possible.
I am not ashamed of my faith, and I am not ashamed to ask you to help get this going. Remember, this is a National campaign, but all politics is local.
I earnestly believe that Mitt is a compelling leader that will attract individuals of all faiths in a common goal to unite and make fast our prosperity and our union.
If I could only share with you all the specific times that praying for George Bush and this Nation during these recent years of strife, has blessed me and my family beyond measure, you would not have the time to do any thing else for weeks. But this is not our challenge, our challenge is the future. Our challenge is the next eight years.
I cannot emphasize to you strongly enough that while the fate of Governor Romney is the focus of my prayers, it is not for him that I pray, but for my nation.
It is so amazing to me that a candidate of Mitt’s qualities, his poise, his executive abilities, his proven track record, his wealth, would lay all of these things down, and literally put his life and his family lives and fortune on the line for the sake of this nation. It so greatly pains me to say this, but this campaign trail has the stench of a suicide mission, not just for Mitt but every candidate. We are soon to enter a phase of the campaign process in which metal detectors and limited access will be necessary. That is why these personal events are so crucial now, and the use of these personal events to establish a pattern of televised meetings that are genuine and warm when personal contact is impossible.
And as amazing as this is, it is more amazing that our country is in such a fragmented and selfish place that such a man as Mitt is not readily embraced. The complaint that I hear is that, “he is too perfect.” Mitt is a man, he to, is imperfect and flawed, only spiritual energy can perfect his flaws, hold evil in abeyance, awaken this Nation to his fitness to unite us, and lead us.
The pastor at my very patriotic and conservative 'Pentacostal' church has already had good things to say about Romney.
He loves GWB, and in fact Laura Bush has visited our church in recent years.
Also, my church has 'honor the US military and veterans' dedication services about three times a year.
At those services, we have every member or former member of each branch of service, Marines, Army, Air Force, and Navy, and Coast Guard -- stand up as they play the corrosponding theme songs.
I get goose bumps each time "From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli" plays.
And the best thing is that people come from miles around just to attend my church those weeks.
Yes, Romney will get good support from the congregation at my church, I'm sure.
Wow! Thank you for that powerful post!
Many so-called “Christians” have let their ugly prejudice blind them from a really amazing man and his family.
He is too good for them, I think.
Let’s pray that we don’t make a mistake and pass him by!
Check this blog out and read it detail Mitt Romney’s plan for strengthening the family:
http://mydryfly.wordpress.com/
The family is the foundation for everything else.
When a man has a family that he loves, he will work hard to provide for that family.
When a man has a family that he loves, he will take up arms, if need be, to defend that family.
Strong Families!
Strong Economy!
Strong Military!
Mitt Romney - 2008!
OK, I have to ask you something.
First, let me say that if Mitt gets the nomination, I’ll certainly support him over Hillary. And I do admire his background as a businessman and particularly with the Olympics.
I believe he is a good and decent person. I don’t have anything really against him at all. And while I support Thompson, I have no illusions that he is a perfect candidate at all. I’m not exactly a passionate Fredhead.
But honest-to-goodness, I just don’t get Romney’s appeal to anyone who considers himself a conservative.
He instituted a socialized health care plane in Massachussets. His conversion to the pro-life position was awfully late in life and awfully convenient. He has ripped the NRA (well before he turned around and joined them). And he has supported homosexuals in the military.
Granted Massachussets is a liberal state, but he didn’t do anything particuarly contrary to the leftist zeitgeist there. So....I don’t get it.
Unless you’re a left-of-center Republican, why would you support him over ANY of the other candidates, including even Guiliani, who at least has good records on taxes and crime?
I don’t mean to be contentious. I’m seriously curious. Romney is the only guy who I look at and say “I just don’t get it.” For every other candidate, I can understand (if not agree with) the reasons for their supporters to back them:
Guiliani - 9/11 leadership, taxes, crime, celebrity.
Thompson - Quite conservative voting record. Pro-life. Celebrity.
McCain - War hero. Pro-life. Good on defense/security issues.
Huckabee - Pro-life. Great debater. Solid social conservative credentials.
Tancredo/Hunter - Excellent conservative voting records. Tancredo is superb on immigration; Hunter is excellent on defense issues.
But Romney? I can’t see how he could inspire anyone, unless it’s on the basis that he is squeaky-clean. And that’s nice, but not much of a reason to vote for someone.
Hank