Obama Running for President.

shinerbock · #1 12-12-2006, 07:23 PM

Centaur. I'm not a bigot. Prove me wrong. I absolutely dare you.

I could vote for a mormon without a problem. I have several Mormon friends, and my prime recommendation for law school was a Mormon professor (and my favorite undergrad prof). They are genuine, nice people who have high moral standards. As for the south, the SBC doesn't run the south. Obviously there will be a hold up, but seeing as Mitt will likely emerge as the most conservative realistic candidate, I don't think you'll see southerners swarming to the polls for McCain or a certain yank from NY. Unless something happens (scandal!), I think Mitt will be the GOP candidate. You can hold me to it.

valkyrie · #2 12-12-2006, 07:37 PM

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I could vote for a mormon without a problem.

Would you vote for someone who believes in Santa?

shinerbock · #3 12-12-2006, 07:52 PM

I might, if they'd be a good president. I think the Mormon faith is misguided, but come on, its not scientology or anything.

valkyrie · #4 12-12-2006, 07:56 PM

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I might, if they'd be a good president. I think the Mormon faith is misguided, but come on, its not scientology or anything.

LOL, but it's pretty close, just without all the sci-fi crap.

GeekyPenguin · #5 12-12-2006, 08:25 PM

I have a hard time saying I wouldn't vote for a Mormon because I know there are a lot of people who wouldn't vote for a Catholic, but I really don't know if I ever could. I do know that I wouldn't vote for Romney.

shinerbock · #6 12-12-2006, 10:02 PM

Yeah, but you'd probably vote for Hillary...so we'll see who ends up on the winning side of that...

AlexMack · #7 12-12-2006, 10:17 PM

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Yeah, but you'd probably vote for Hillary...so we'll see who ends up on the winning side of that...

If it came down to McCain versus Clinton, I'd vote McCain everytime. Hillary's a horse-faced bitch. It's not that I don't think a woman can't do a president's job, I just think she's not the right woman.

GeekyPenguin · #8 12-12-2006, 10:22 PM

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Yeah, but you'd probably vote for Hillary...so we'll see who ends up on the winning side of that...

That depends on what my options were. I like her in the Senate, I don't know that I'd like her in the White House.

Ideally I'd vote for Feingold but I don't think he'll run.

Kevin · #9 12-13-2006, 03:42 AM

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I have a hard time saying I wouldn't vote for a Mormon because I know there are a lot of people who wouldn't vote for a Catholic, but I really don't know if I ever could. I do know that I wouldn't vote for Romney.

What does Mr. GP think about Romney?

Just curious...

shinerbock · #10 12-13-2006, 09:54 AM

I personally am not a Frist fan, I was glad to see him drop his bid. However, Russ getting called out by Frist is indicative of the disconnect between Feingold and the mainstream left. He has about as much a chance as Santorum.

MysticCat · #11 12-13-2006, 10:04 AM

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God I'm so glad I don't live in the south.

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Well at least you don't pretend you're not a bigot, I'll give you that much.

The irony is beautiful.

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As for the south, the SBC doesn't run the south. Obviously there will be a hold up, but seeing as Mitt will likely emerge as the most conservative realistic candidate, I don't think you'll see southerners swarming to the polls for McCain or a certain yank from NY. Unless something happens (scandal!), I think Mitt will be the GOP candidate. You can hold me to it.

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I think the Mormon faith is misguided, but come on, its not scientology or anything.

No the SBC certainly doesn't run the South -- only parts of it. (Just kidding.) And I know many good people who are Mormons as well.

But I also know many more Baptists and other evangelicals who consider Mormonism a cult, not that far from Scientology or Jehovah's Witnesses.

Check out Gallup's Poll on the subject (9th one down, I think). 66% of those polled said America isn't ready for a Mormon president -- only atheists and gays did worse.

I still say that I will be surprised if the GOP nominates Romney.

GeekyPenguin · #12 12-13-2006, 12:27 PM

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What does Mr. GP think about Romney?

Just curious...

I asked him last night and he said he would not consider Romney's Mormon-ness but he thought that Romney was a little TOO conservative. Mr. GP is more libertarian than anything else and sometimes he surprises me. Not loving Romney was one of them...either that or he was trying to placate me during finals.