Once again, without directly mentioning Newt Gingrich, the Romney campaign is pushing hard in this new TV ad the message that Mitt Romney has a long marriage:
Transcript of the ad, as provided by the campaign:
I think people understand that I’m a man of steadiness and constancy. I don’t think you’re going to find somebody who has more of those attributes than I do. I’ve been married to the same woman for 25 – excuse me, I’ll get in trouble – for 42 years. I’ve been in the same church my entire life. I worked at one company, Bain, for 25 years. And I left that to go off and help save the Olympic Games. If I’m President of the United States, I will be true to my family, to my faith, and to our country, and I will never apologize for the United States of America. “I’m Mitt Romney, and I approve this message.
Uh, Ms. Trinko, here is something quite amazing...
"After getting ripped by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney over his vacation plans, Obama told Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday that he will stay in town until Congress finishes work on the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and other issues."
Mitt Romney has been married for almost half a century to one woman, and has spent his life in one church, and devoted almost all of his career to one firm.
Newt Gingrich, by contrast, was a Methodist and then became a Baptist and is currently a Catholic. I'm not quite sure how those changes track with his marriages, of which there are also three: He cheated on his first wife with the woman who became his second wife, and then he cheated on his second wife with the woman who became his third and current wife.
She's a Catholic, and he's now a Catholic. Was the first wife a Methodist? Was the second wife a Baptist? I don't know, but I'm mildly curious.
Is, say, Buddhism or Scientology in his future, along with a fourth wife?
His surge in the polls is so incredibly depressing.
Perhaps Newt's conversions are not genuine but I would rather have that then someone who has an unquestioning faith in a religion created out of thin air under 200 years ago.
Err... you realize Mormons claim to be the restored version of the church Christ setup in New Testament times right?
You realize Mormons rely on the Old and New Testaments, in addition to the Book of Mormon for a basis in most if not all of its foundational doctrines? I'm not sure there is a single distinctly Mormon doctrine that is not traced to Old or New Testament origins.
So, if by out of thin air 200 years ago, you really mean with roots taking place 2-4000 years ago, you are correct.
Mormonism is no more disconnected from the teachings of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus than the teachings of Baptists. The difference being in the types of doctrines, interpretations, etc. with each side claiming the truth.
But pushing aside a group that bases many of its doctrines in the writings of Paul, or the teachings of Jesus, etc. simply because you're ignorant and assume it came out of nowhere 200 years ago is...well, pretty foolish.
As Bill Bennett has recently stressed, character matters. Romney has it in spades. Ginrich has engaged in the same type of behavior as Bill Clinton. Many Republicans rightly took the position that Clinton was not fit to be President. Those who honestly held that belief will conclude the same about Gingrich.
The man's got a point. We can hardly call ourselves the party of family values if we nominate Newt Gingrich
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseUh, Ms. Trinko, here is something quite amazing...
"After getting ripped by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney over his vacation plans, Obama told Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday that he will stay in town until Congress finishes work on the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and other issues."
Will we see this on the Corner?
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The contrast is pretty obvious:
Mitt Romney has been married for almost half a century to one woman, and has spent his life in one church, and devoted almost all of his career to one firm.
Newt Gingrich, by contrast, was a Methodist and then became a Baptist and is currently a Catholic. I'm not quite sure how those changes track with his marriages, of which there are also three: He cheated on his first wife with the woman who became his second wife, and then he cheated on his second wife with the woman who became his third and current wife.
She's a Catholic, and he's now a Catholic. Was the first wife a Methodist? Was the second wife a Baptist? I don't know, but I'm mildly curious.
Is, say, Buddhism or Scientology in his future, along with a fourth wife?
His surge in the polls is so incredibly depressing.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseTake heart Schweitzer, it won't last. The more people learn about Grindgrinch, the more they will rightfully despise him. Cordially, Bill
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePerhaps Newt's conversions are not genuine but I would rather have that then someone who has an unquestioning faith in a religion created out of thin air under 200 years ago.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseErr... you realize Mormons claim to be the restored version of the church Christ setup in New Testament times right?
You realize Mormons rely on the Old and New Testaments, in addition to the Book of Mormon for a basis in most if not all of its foundational doctrines? I'm not sure there is a single distinctly Mormon doctrine that is not traced to Old or New Testament origins.
So, if by out of thin air 200 years ago, you really mean with roots taking place 2-4000 years ago, you are correct.
Mormonism is no more disconnected from the teachings of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus than the teachings of Baptists. The difference being in the types of doctrines, interpretations, etc. with each side claiming the truth.
But pushing aside a group that bases many of its doctrines in the writings of Paul, or the teachings of Jesus, etc. simply because you're ignorant and assume it came out of nowhere 200 years ago is...well, pretty foolish.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAs Bill Bennett has recently stressed, character matters. Romney has it in spades. Ginrich has engaged in the same type of behavior as Bill Clinton. Many Republicans rightly took the position that Clinton was not fit to be President. Those who honestly held that belief will conclude the same about Gingrich.
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