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Montana's Governor Schweitzer(D): "Romney’s father from ‘polygamy commune’ in Mexico"
Helena Independent Record ^ | 4.21.12 | Mike Dennison

Posted on 04/21/2012 4:44:33 PM PDT by tuckrdout

.Gov. Brian Schweitzer, talking Friday to a national news website, said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney might shy from talking about his family’s Mexican roots because they came from a “polygamy commune” in Mexico.

Schweitzer made the remark in an interview with The Daily Beast, a news and opinion website, after being asked whether Montana might be a swing state during this year’s 2012 election.

According to The Daily Beast, Schweitzer said Montana likely would vote for Romney, but that Romney, a Mormon, might have trouble nationally because his father, George Romney, was “born on a polygamy commune in Mexico.”

Schweitzer, a Democrat, said later that he wasn’t misquoted, and that his comments had nothing to do with Romney’s faith or his church, which does not condone polygamy.

Schweitzer said he was describing the dilemma facing Romney, who is in trouble with Hispanic voters because “he took an ultra-right-wing position on immigration during the (Republican) primary.”

(Excerpt) Read more at helenair.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: inman; mexico; obama; polygamy; romney; romneygenealogy; romneymormon; schweitzer
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To: ansel12

umm, the Romney’s weren’t even in this country 180 years ago. So you really don’t know what you’re talking about.

Please don’t lie about being serving in our military. If your really had served, you wouldn’t have been dodging the question for so long.


81 posted on 04/21/2012 8:16:43 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
It’s a bit awkward to defend Romney on this board.

We absolutely have to vote for Romney on Nov. 6. We should now start practicing doing this in the remaining primaries. That way we can leave our clothespins at home on Nov. 6, as we will already have experience voting for Romney. Barbara Bush said flatly we must vote for Mittens.

82 posted on 04/21/2012 8:17:51 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Past is prologue: The American people again let us down in this election cycle.)
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To: ansel12
We aren’t like the Romney’s.

Then go run for office. In case you haven't noticed, most politicians these days are not vets.

83 posted on 04/21/2012 8:17:59 PM PDT by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: Brown Deer
So that is Mitt's father? grandfather? great grandfather? great great grandfather? which one of those is he?

By the way here is a photo of Maj. Gen. Jean A. Romney.

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84 posted on 04/21/2012 8:18:01 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ansel12

Why are you asking me, draft dodger?


85 posted on 04/21/2012 8:25:30 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Brown Deer

LOL, you really are throwing up everything you can in service to Mitt Romney, for this discussion you can use the figure of roughly 170 years for the Romneys in America.

If I’m not a vet, then you should go through my posting history and expose me, many years of posting as such would sure be a problem if it wasn’t true.

I’m used to Romneybots disrespecting American values and veterans among many other things, maybe you can repeat Romney’s attacks on Reagan for us.


86 posted on 04/21/2012 8:26:53 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: AmericanExceptionalist
Any reference to polygamous practices by Mitt Romney's (remote) ancestors is really a very low blow, indeed...

Romney's father was indeed born into an anti-American, polygamy colony in Mexico, that was the reference, and it is true.

87 posted on 04/21/2012 8:29:50 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ansel12

1LT Charles Wilcken Romney, brother of George, Army Serial #01-844-464 4/2/1942-4/27/1946.


88 posted on 04/21/2012 8:30:42 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: ansel12

Let’s face it, Romulon is going to get weirder everyday as we approach the election.

And more unknown.

Meanwhile, we know all we’re ever going to know about Obama.

It’s just ridiculous.

And here we have Newt — son of an American soldier, Army brat himself. Palin, whose son has recently served, among others, for the choosing.

Ugh.


89 posted on 04/21/2012 8:30:53 PM PDT by LibsRJerks
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To: ScreamingFist
Oh look! A bible thumping, holy roller

At least you make your position on Christianity clear, your post makes absolutely no sense though.

Romneybots, they never change.

90 posted on 04/21/2012 8:34:34 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: Brown Deer

Are you stoned, drunk? what do these people have to do with Mitt Romney?

Are these males in his direct line? His father, grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, great great great grandfather, show me, show the world where any of them served.

Tune in and try to make some sense.


91 posted on 04/21/2012 8:39:07 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ansel12
I’m used to Romneybots disrespecting American values and veterans among many other things...

So that's what you are, a Romneybot troll. Yep.
92 posted on 04/21/2012 8:40:28 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: LibsRJerks

These creepy romneybots are weird as well, remember back in the 2008 cycle how goofy and spaced out they were, they were like cult people, and nothing reached them.


93 posted on 04/21/2012 8:41:13 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ansel12
Romney's father was indeed born into an anti-American, polygamy colony in Mexico, that was the reference, and it is true.

So....what.....If you don't like Romney, don't vote for him. Frankly, I think you just hate Mormans. Myself, well....people that arm up, can food and have an entire state they can call their own....I would take them over internet warriors, such as yourself, any day......

94 posted on 04/21/2012 8:42:42 PM PDT by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: Brown Deer

See post 51.


95 posted on 04/21/2012 8:42:54 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ScreamingFist

Says the romneybot who advertises that he is socially liberal, as he posts on an anti-Romney, social conservative site dedicated to stopping Romney.


96 posted on 04/21/2012 8:46:32 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet/Pope)
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To: ansel12
At least you make your position on Christianity clear, your post makes absolutely no sense though.

I called you a bible thumping, holy roller. I thought that was clear. I also said in later posts you hate Mormons. I don't. Can I make that any clearer?

97 posted on 04/21/2012 8:46:46 PM PDT by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Romney’s family was not polygamist. Let’s stick with facts please.

I agree with you, but I was just thinking about the thousands, if not millions, of americans who are living together without any marriage at all. Do you think that God is more upset with a man who lives in harmony and marriage with three women or a slug who is too much of a wuss to even marry the one woman he is shacking up with???

98 posted on 04/21/2012 8:49:53 PM PDT by terycarl (lurking, but well informed)
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To: tuckrdout

Do these morons really want to go into Romney religion and polygamy when Obama father was a polygamist muslim from Kenya, when Obama was raised as a muslim in Indonesia, and when Obama the adult was tought in the Chruch of Jeremiah Wright? If they are that stupid then great for us...


99 posted on 04/21/2012 8:52:48 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops)
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To: Brown Deer; ansel12

That’s got to sting.


100 posted on 04/21/2012 8:53:00 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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