Hatch: Obama camp will 'throw Mormon church' at Romney [opening Ldsism...not throwing tis enough]

Politico ^ | April 4, 2012 | David Catanese

[Colofornian]

FARMINGTON, Utah -- Sen. Orrin Hatch predicted President Obama's campaign team would use Mitt Romney's Mormon faith against him in the general election.

Speaking to a group of GOP delegates at a campaign stop Tuesday, the six-term Republican incumbent warned, "You watch, they're going to throw the Mormon church at him like you can't believe."

Asked to elaborate in an interview later, Hatch fingered campaign adviser David Axelrod and White House aide David Plouffe as the masterminds who would insert the issue into the campaign.

"Let me tell you something. The Obama people have some of the best political consultants in the country and they don't get there because they're always wonderful people. They're very tough. I have respect for them. They're very tough. I've met with Axelrod, he's the best there is in the business. Plouffe, you've got to say he's one of the best. And there is nothing they won't do," Hatch asserted.

Hatch went even as far to say he thought the duo had already played the religion card against the likely GOP nominee, but failed to point to any evidence of it.

On Monday, Romney was confronted by a Ron Paul supporter with a question about whether he agreed with a passage in the Book of Mormon that describes cursing African Americans. Clearly annoyed, Romney answered with a swift "no" and moved on.

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"You can find some pretty outlandish statements by some of our early leaders that we've all had to live with from time to time..." Hatch told the gathering of delegates in this town about 20 minutes north of Salt Lake City.

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[no dems]

Not so sure people really care about religion. Obama’s Muslim upbringing didn’t hurt him nor did his association with Jeremiah Wright’s Black Liberation crap.

[no dems]

Not so sure people really care about religion. Obama’s Muslim upbringing didn’t hurt him nor did his association with Jeremiah Wright’s Black Liberation crap.

[no dems]

It would be great if we could dig up past ties between obama and the black panthers.
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Romney has been running for this office for 6 years. He wants it so badly, he’ll do anything. With his money and 6 Million Mormon ground troops and the money the world-wide Mormon Church has, they will have the resources to dig everything up on Obozo that can possibly be dug up and be incriminating. I suggest they revisit the Larry Sinclair “Crack and Gay sex in the Limo” thing.

[no dems]

But, this can’t be. The GOP Establishment told us Romney was the most electable. This just can’t be.

[Elsie]

Whatever religion this is, I'm converting.

Uh... you might just want to re-think that!!

[Caipirabob]

This morning's follow up. He's read the text and the related articles supporting the text and statement of the church founders. He's dismissed it initially in favor of validating what they actually said and searching multiple sources. This is what we did. So far he's saying that the net is the highest form of free speech and anyone can say anything, and he'll keep looking to validate everything he's taken issue with.

Just what I expected he would do. It's just taking some time for him. He had a busy holiday.