You truly are revealing signs of a sociopath!
Posted on 02/02/2008 5:39:51 PM PST by jdm
Mitt Romney has taken a detour from the frenetic campaign trail to attend the funeral in Salt Lake City of the Mormon leader, Gordon Hinckley, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who died last week, aged 97.
For the Mormon candidate, it was a diversion he could ill afford as he seeks to win enough presidential delegates on "Super Tuesday" this week to keep him in the race for the White House.
Republican strategists said the funeral puts Mr Romney's Mormonism back on the political agenda - an issue he has largely managed to sideline in recent weeks as the focus has fallen on economic issues, where the multi-millionaire businessman thrives.
He now trails John McCain by more than 20 points in national polls. Jim Nuzzo, a former White House aide from Mr Romney's home state of Massachusetts, said: "There are two things that don't work out for Romney going to this funeral. One is reminding people that he is a Mormon. They're going to recognise that it's different from mainstream Christianity.
"The second is that when people are wondering whether your campaign is on life support, the last thing you want to do is be pictured at a funeral."
Mr Romney was already virtually guaranteed to win Utah on Tuesday, a state that gives relatively little return in the form of delegates required to win the nomination. The funeral interrupted a hectic cross-country battle for Republican votes, which translate into the delegates who will formally decide who will be the Republican candidate for the White House.
Up for grabs are nearly half of all delegates necessary to be crowned the victor at party nomination conventions in the autumn. Mr Romney squeezed in an event in Minnesota before the funeral, while Mr McCain began a trail through the South, while planning an audacious raid today on Mr Romney's home turf of Massachusetts.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton concentrated her efforts in the West yesterday before a sweep of eastern states today and tomorrow. Barack Obama was planning visits to eight states in the final 72 hours before voting.
Mr Romney has invested nearly $3 million (£1.5 million) more of his personal cash on advertising in the run-up to Tuesday's votes. Mr McCain has bought nationwide advertising on cable television. Mr Obama is on the air in 20 states and Mrs Clinton in 12.
McCain aides appeared reluctant to make political capital out of the funeral. One said: "Everyone has that in life, where unfortunately we've got to go to a funeral. We've all been there. He knew the man and obviously had a high regard for him."
But the McCain team believes that their rival should quit his self-funded campaign.
Mr Romney says he will reassess his prospects on Wednesday.
I am not a Mormon or even a regular attendee to any church. I was not even a fan or supporter till Thompson dropped out, but I will say I respect the Man EVEN more, to know that he attended the funeral of his friend and mentor.
How ANYONE could try to spin this, including the writer of the article, is beyond me.
Actually no, I was mocking the bigoted comments made by some of Huckabees supporters.
“What Romney wanted from Hinkley was his feelings about the Church being dragged into the campaign by anti-Mormons like you.”
You made me laugh, broncobilly. Ha! I wish I had thought of that first.
70% of all posters on FR according to the lastest FR poll are supporting Romney. Yet you Romney haters are as noisey as gay activists. lol.
By the look of some of the bigots the headline has drawn out, I think the poster knew what he was doing.
Ronald Reagan signed a pro abortion bill in California when he was gov. I’m sure he regretted it all his life. We forgave Ronald Reagan. We loved him. He was a good man.
Why can’t you people find it in your heart to forgive Mitt Romney? He said he was wrong. His record as gov of Massachusetts is pro life and he received an award from that state’s pro life organization.
I don’t get it. Even today, the day of a great religious leader’s funeral, you just won’t let up. It’s just sad.
Mitt Romney does not deserve these cheap shots, especially on a day of mourning for his Church.
I enjoy your posts. Keep up the good work.
Your post 81 brought tears to my eyes. You get it, FReeper pal. Thanks.
Jim Robinson is against Romney. And Romney is a gay activist.
I quote:
“...to say Romney is a conservative you’d have to overlook his support for Roe v Wade and the thousands and thousands of innocent babes his support allowed to be ruthlessly murdered, on his watch, as he stood by and did nothing. Worse than nothing. He led the murderous charge. The man has no morals, no bedrock principles, no convictions, and no conscience. Conviently saying he’s changed his mind just in time to run for the presidency doesn’t cut it. The man should fall to his knees and beg forgiveness. And if he had any conscience at all, he’d resign from public life.
You’d also have to overlook his support for gay rights, shamnesty, the “assault rifle” ban, his big government we’ll solve all your problems nanny-statism, and his love affair with Ted Kennedy.
BTW, conservatives should just say no to RomneyCare. It’s not the free-market, private enterprise solution he proudly claims it to be. It’s unconstitutional government coercion, force, intrusion, socialism, fascism, totalitarianism and abortionism all rolled into one big government nanny-state boondoggle. He singlehandedly won the war for universal healthcare and government subsidized abortion FOR the DEMOCRATS. He’s Clinton, Schumer, Kennedy & Co.’s best friend. A useful idiot....”
I can stand Romney’s personality; but McCain is possesed like a gargoyle.
He looks like he has a rock in his shoe all the time.
Than why are you being rude on a thread about a Funeral wow You surely are inconsiderate not only to Romney but all those who are mourning to day...
You seem to care only about yourself!
“Hinkley told him not to be concerned about it. The Church had survived a lot worse in the past, and they would survive this.”
Yes, I said that in the meeting that Hinckley gave his approval, do you think that he told Mitt no?
I was amused by the detailed dialog that you added.
I sure wasn't wrong about Clinton, will see if I'm wrong about Huckabee. I think you are right that he is a small,petty man.
I'm not Mormon but don't have a problem voting for Romney.
McCain is for this global nonsense and if elected he will sign that law when it crosses his desk,and it will. That's just for starters.
Romney did the right thing in attending the funeral. President Hinckley was a great man and leader. Many mourned when Reagan and Pope John Paul II passed away. This man holds the same level of importance to those of the faith as did the other two men did to their followers.
It feels like the Westburrow Baptists found their way to this thread to criticize Romney for paying respects to a man of God.
I mourn the loss of Hinckley. The mormons gave us two strong pro-life heroes, Senators Hatch and Bennett. I would much rather see the attention shown for those true representatives of the mormon religion.
but you aren’t mourning the abortions that Mitt helped pay for...not years ago but just right before he decides to run for president.
Look, if Rudy attended the funeral of the pope, I would still go after his pro-abortion record.
“BTW, Mitt is cleaning Mac’s clock tonight in Maine. 53 percent of the vote at last count to McCain’s 21 percent.”
In a non binding straw poll.
No problem.
Sarcams is an oft wasted gift on FR.
I feel your pain.
Newt?????????? Sheesh,you gotta be kidding.
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