I know Romney is a Republican and that comes with a stricter “moral code” than the rest of us, that whole ‘my shit don’t stink’ bullshit they’re inhaling over on the right, but Romney’s comments tonight concerning polygamy was really going over the top. Even for an elephant.
Now he’s blowing smoke up all of our asses.
From Rueters: The former Massachusetts governor, whose great-grandfather had five wives and whose great-great-grandfather had a dozen, said in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday that the practice banned by the Mormon church in 1890 was “awful.”
“That’s part of the history of the church’s past that I understand is troubling to people,” he said, according to comments to be aired on the CBS network’s “60 Minutes” television program. Excerpts were released on Thursday.
“I have a great-great grandfather. They were trying to build a generation out there in the desert and so he took additional wives as he was told to do. And I must admit, I can’t imagine anything more awful than polygamy,” he said.
That quote looks more phony than a green Spiderman on Hollywood Boulevard.
It goes back to Romney’s entire campaign, his hunter gaffe, the flip-floppity on abortion, his carefully enameled smile, the guy stinks of pandering.
Really, Mitt? You can’t imagine anything more awful than polygamy? I know you’re just trying to dispel any ties to the practice, and trying to show how mainstream you and your faith are, but don’t you think that’s a little much?
First, there are many things worse in the world than multiple wives. War. Poverty. Environmental calamities. All things that your party seems to take appallingly lightly. I won’t get on some Maxim, Frat-boy rant about how you could even argue that polygamy, maybe just for a night, might even be fun. I’m just saying, the argument could be made. Point is: spare us your mock penitence, your holy outrage.
This is what you should do.
Tell the reporter that what your great-great grandfather did out in the desert with all his wives is none of his business. While you’re at it, tell him to forget the fact that you believe in a religion founded by a con man too, the L. Ron Hubbard of the 19th century.
I wonder if Mormons consider it bigoted to compare their religion to Scientology, and I wonder if Scientologists would consider the Mormons’ complaint bigoted.
I see their ideological quibbling unfolding in vaudeville fashion. The two sides expressing their umbrage at being compared to the other and defending their religion with “facts” at their disposal, the rhetorical arguments growing evermore outlandish, snowballing, ending with proclamations about Joseph Smith’s magic rocks and Xenu’s alien space ships.
I would pay money to see them debate the merits of their “faith” on a stage.
What a show it would be.
They’re both wasting their breath, anyway. We know what the one true faith is.
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