Andrew Warner

The Lindners are nothing if not predictable.

A fundamentalist, pro-life (when it's convenient), business-loving Republican pops up and the Lindners are there to pick up the tab.

The corporate kings of Cincinnati have raised a bananas amount of money for the double-talking Mormon, making Romney the clear money-winner in Ohio with $478,030.

As The Enquirer explains, Romney is barely a blip on the radar – he's a crazy Mormon, what do you expect? – but fundamentalists with money are bound to get him some much-undeserved attention.

Funny how that works.

If you're a "fringe candidate" like Ralph Nader you get demonized and criticized by more "mainstream" thinkers. If you're someone who believes some farm boy discovered golden plates in the woods, only to have them taken away and not be seen by other people, you're destined to get plugged into the media and big money network.

Sadly, crazy people with shitloads of money will topple principles and accomplishment all the time.

Labels: Cincinnati, mormons, National Politics

Posted by Andrew Warner at 5:48 PM | Permalink | Comments

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in the tradition of Mormons with presidential aspirations, has struck gold – the only difference with his cash and the gold discovered by Joseph Smith is that Romney's is real.

Not only is the pack leading $21 million raised by Romney real, it's an absurdly high amount of dough this early in a campaign.

It only figures that all that cash is going to the dirtiest politician in the race. Apparently his complete lack of concrete principles and ability to completely change his message from campaign to campaign is admired by wealthy Republicans everywhere.

What a shock.

I still have confidence that the American people, even fundamentalist Republicans, won't see fit to elevate Romney any higher than he's already rose. Heavyweights Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain are still househould names. Romney's still a Mormon.

Labels: mormons, National Politics

Posted by Andrew Warner at 12:09 PM | Permalink | Comments

CNN has declared Romney's likeliest backers think his religion is a cult.

From the article:

The Book of Mormon, which church founder Joseph Smith Jr. said he translated from golden plates he discovered through an angel in the 1820s, says that Israelites migrated to the New World and were the ancestors of American Indians. Latter-day Saints also believe that Smith restored authentic Christianity and rewrote parts of the Bible to correct it.

Another Mormon rule that frequently raises eyebrows is the bar on access to their temples by anyone except members of the faith who donate 10 percent of their earnings to the church, who uphold its teachings and who fulfill other duties. Mormons who meet the criteria are given ID cards that they must display to gain admittance.

Where would they get that idea?

Labels: mormons, National Politics, religion

Posted by Andrew Warner at 5:58 PM | Permalink | Comments