[Chuck54]

When I see Romney, I always imagine him in a white shirt riding his bicycle hanging on people’s doorbells.

If that was supposed to be funny I failed to see the humor.

.....and no, I am not Mormon.

[snugs]

I think unfortunately there is a certain stereotype of what Mormon looks like and yes Romney does and so does his family.

The crazy thing is there is nothing wrong with it as it is clean shaven, smart collar and tie etc but somehow it comes over as a negative and people think of it as slick and a manufactured image.

Maybe is sign of the times if you are smart you are a phony

[tirednvirginia]

No, its not a joke. We had a run on Mormon boys in this area about 20-25 years ago riding thru the neighborhoods and ringing doorbells. They were extremely pushy and tried to get into your house just to talk for a few minutes which tuned into much longer. They were all nerdy looking in their long sleeve white shirts which they always wore even in the hot summertime. They almost became a laughing stock and one made sure it wasn’t “those boys again” when they answered the door.

When I see Romney, he looks just like those nerdy boys in their white shirts.

I don’t know if Mormon boys still have to go through this ritual anymore because I don’t see it as much. But, unfortumnately, I will never get that out of my mind when I think of Mormons.