"I asked about the revelation several weeks ago, when a few of us in the NR Washington bureau met with Mormon Elders M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook, who had come to Washington to meet with staffers of several publications. (They were concerned about the image of the church; they did not discuss Romney or his candidacy and offered no opinion on it.)
From your first comment:
So, the LDS CHURCH LEADERS who do NOT "meddle in politics" met with National Review and LO! National Review ENDORSES MITT!
I'm impressed. In a matter of seconds you manage to contradict your own post. The author explicitly says they (two church leaders with a group of staffers from several magazines, not the editorial board of NR) did not discuss Romney nor his candidacy and yet this, to your mind, is proof positive that they not only did discuss Romney but that NR's endorsement of Romney is a direct result of this meeting.
It takes a talented propagandist to make such a leap of logic. I hope you limbered up before making that stretch.
And you think I'm the ONLY person who will make the connection between NR meeting with church leaders and an endorsement? BTW what about the donation Mitt made to a NR affiliated organization?
You really must think people are naive.
So was Romney right to not answer Russert’s question about his church being wrong before 78?
“I asked about the revelation several weeks ago, when a few of us in the NR Washington bureau met with Mormon Elders M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook, who had come to Washington to meet with staffers of several publications. (They were concerned about the image of the church; they did not discuss Romney or his candidacy and offered no opinion on it.)”
“It takes a talented propagandist to make such a leap of logic. I hope you limbered up before making that stretch.”
I don’t think anyone believes NRO made their endorsement based on that meeting. But you’d have to be thick as a brick not to understand the wink, wink, nod, nod nature of Mormon involvement in politics. It happens here in Vegas the same way every time (and yes, I’ve been in closed door meetings where it is discussed).
Like Mormons have EVER shown up on NRO’s doorstep before.
It must be primary season. :-)
Funny thing tho... all the 'hate-mormon' crud from the Democratic Party members here at FR (ejonesie22; Politicalmom; colorcountry; FastCoyote; MHGinTN & greyfoxx39 among others) has finally decided the issue of who I should vote for in the Primaries.
Romney it is.
redrock