From the article, quoting a BYU student: “I respect him. I think that he basically does do a good job of representing Mormons in general,” said Kelsey Jorgenson, a BYU student from Las Vegas. “He is a political leader after all, and I think he puts on a good public face. I think it’s a good thing that he is a Democrat and a Mormon.”
This student is simply parroting back what Harry Reid told BYU students Oct. 9, 2007: "I am a Democrat because I am a Mormon, not in spite of it," he said.
Reid made that remark to over 4,000 such BYU students, faculty & administrators, who warmly welcomed Harry Reid to their campus in October, 2007: At the end of his speech, Reid earned a standing ovation from a small percentage of the crowd and applause from the rest. (Deseret News, Oct. 10, 2007)
The BYU-sanctioned event provided Mormon political & religious leaders a common platform to attack Evangelicals: Reid also told reporters the Republican Party has been driven by evangelical Christians for 20 years. "They are the most anti-Christian people I can imagine, the people from the Christian far right." (Deseret News, Oct. 10, 2007)
For article sourced above, see original FR news/activism article posted at: Reid Gets Warm Reception at BYU
Lite skinned Moron of the year.
Sheese! Do these ‘elders’ have ANY CLUE whatsoever?
That has to be a typo. It had to be “Moron of the Year”.
Reid doesn’t seem to have a Mormon dialect, “unless he wanted to have one”.
Well, she's certainly been indoctrinated in Democrat spin...
How about something he’s earned... like MORON of the Year.
Jack-Mormons are eligible for this award?
Harry Reid is just not that much of a Mormon. Hence the term “jack-Mormon”, which is a pejorative.
Any class of hypocritical, self-righteous b*****ds that are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and are prim and proper on Sunday morning and in front of other Mormons, but swear like sailors at work, secretly drink like a fish, (possibly) cruise the net for kiddie porn on their work computers and are man-wh**es all over town.
Nice. I want to hear a statement from Mitt Romney regarding this award to Harry.
Since when does a Senator “outrank” a Governor? I guess it depends on one’s point of view.
“I respect him. I think that he basically does do a good job of representing Mormons in general,” said Kelsey Jorgenson,
I thought he represented NEVADA. I didn’t even know Mormon WAS a State. Learn sumpin’ new on FreeRepublic every day!
It seems to be that honoring Harry Reid as “Mormon of the Year” is an insult to Mormonism, and would be roughly equivalent to honoring Nancy Pelosi as “Catholic of the Year.” At least they could have honored a Mormon who actually makes a positive contribution to society like Glenn Beck.
The headline reads: “Reid awarded 2009 ‘Mormon of the Year’; students unsure”.
Now I understand. The students are unsure if he’s the Moron of the Year or of the Century, or the past Century ...
It that a misprint in the title? I suspect there is an errant “r” in the name of the award.
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Yeah, right. I've never even heard of this blog until they pulled this publicity stunt. If it's popular, it's because of traffic by the media gumming onto this story.
I think that it is important that there is a Mormon in such a high place,” said Kristin Jensen...
It may be as high as he will ever get. Those who uphold and condone the murder of unborn children may be headed for a much hotter and lower level. I hope that is not the ideal for Mormons.
Romney is a Mormon, correct? Nuff’ said.
Harry Reid told BYU students Oct. 9, 2007: “I am a Democrat because I am a Mormon, not in spite of it,” he said.
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Yes well there was that original platform of the newly formed Republican Party...
The Twin Pillars of Barbarism...Polygamy and Slavery...
Both were ideals of the mormons in the 1850s...and still are..
1. The mormons claim that polygamy is necessary for white and delightsome mormon males to be worthy to enter the mormon afterlife...females of all colors and religions need not apply..
2. Mormons believe that blacks are cursed and deserved to be enslaved...
Thus the 150 year hated of Republicans...
When Mitt Romney ran for President, we were constantly warned by the press about how wacko “those” Mormons are. But Harry Reid never faces such scrutiny.
Well, now you know where the Mormon Elders stand. Not on principle, but upon making accommodations with evil in order to preserve their own position.
They have cheerfully sold out their own in order to maintain their power and wealth. Discgusting. As is every other church whose websites are no more than 2 or 3 clicks away from Soros-spomnsored or left-leaning organizations. For a good example, check out the UCC.
This is exactly why as a Mormon I would never send my children to BYU Provo. That Reid is honored in ANY WAY by BYU is as bad as Obama being honored at Notre Dame. Makes me sick...