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**Marc Spilkintin** · 08-15-2011, 03:17 AM

All these religious attacks are going to make tolerant Liberals appear to be anything but tolerant. They're going to look Intolerant. Which is what they really are. They only tolerate other Lefties. They never have "tolerated" differing viewpoints.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily...n-39--20110809

Calling Romney 'Weird' Sounds Like Code for 'Mormon'

By Elspeth Reeve

Updated: August 11, 2011 | 9:11 a.m.
August 9, 2011 | 1:33 p.m.

If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for 2012, President Obama will reportedly have two things to say about him: he's greedy and he's weird. The greed part is based on Romney's work at Bain Capital, which frequently bought struggling companies and laid off workers. The weird part is based on his bad fashion and bad jokes, Politico reports. But Megan Carpentier thinks maybe it's really about Romney being Mormon.

Carpentier notes that more than a third of Americans are "somewhat uncomfortable" or "entirely uncomfortable" with voting for Mormons, according to a Quinnipiac poll released in June. Further, Mormonism seems alien to many--the poll found just 25 percent think the religion is very or somewhat similar to their own. Politico's Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin report that Obama's campaign says it's not going after Romney's faith:

None of the Obama advisers interviewed made any suggestion that Romney's personal qualities would be connected to his minority Mormon faith, but the step from casting Romney as a bit off to raising questions about religion may not be a large step for some of the incumbent's supporters. And instead, the Obama campaign is taking a page from George W. Bush's 2004 campaign against John Kerry, portraying his opponent as just generally disconnected from the way regular people live:

The character attacks on Romney will focus on what critics view as a makeover, both personal (skinny jeans) and political (abortion).

Democrats also plan to amplify what Obama strategists described as the "weirdness" quotient, the sum of awkward public encounters and famous off-kilter anecdotes, first among them the tale of Romney having strapped his dog to the roof of his car.

08-15-2011, 03:17 AM	#3
Marc Spilkintin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	All these religious attacks are going to make tolerant Liberals appear to be anything but tolerant. They're going to look Intolerant. Which is what they really are. They only tolerate other Lefties. They never have "tolerated" differing viewpoints. http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily...n-39--20110809 Calling Romney 'Weird' Sounds Like Code for 'Mormon' By Elspeth Reeve Updated: August 11, 2011 \| 9:11 a.m. August 9, 2011 \| 1:33 p.m. If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for 2012, President Obama will reportedly have two things to say about him: he's greedy and he's weird. The greed part is based on Romney's work at Bain Capital, which frequently bought struggling companies and laid off workers. The weird part is based on his bad fashion and bad jokes, Politico reports. But Megan Carpentier thinks maybe it's really about Romney being Mormon. Carpentier notes that more than a third of Americans are "somewhat uncomfortable" or "entirely uncomfortable" with voting for Mormons, according to a Quinnipiac poll released in June. Further, Mormonism seems alien to many--the poll found just 25 percent think the religion is very or somewhat similar to their own. Politico's Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin report that Obama's campaign says it's not going after Romney's faith: None of the Obama advisers interviewed made any suggestion that Romney's personal qualities would be connected to his minority Mormon faith, but the step from casting Romney as a bit off to raising questions about religion may not be a large step for some of the incumbent's supporters. And instead, the Obama campaign is taking a page from George W. Bush's 2004 campaign against John Kerry, portraying his opponent as just generally disconnected from the way regular people live: The character attacks on Romney will focus on what critics view as a makeover, both personal (skinny jeans) and political (abortion). Democrats also plan to amplify what Obama strategists described as the "weirdness" quotient, the sum of awkward public encounters and famous off-kilter anecdotes, first among them the tale of Romney having strapped his dog to the roof of his car.
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