Tea Party trouble for Mormon pols?

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  • Borderline Divine
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 598

    #1

    Tea Party trouble for Mormon pols?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/us...ytimespolitics
    The Holy War is over, and Utah won - Federal Ute

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  • SoCalCoug
    Ragnar Lodbrok Descendant
    • Nov 2008
    • 5214

    #2
    Yeah, 'cause tea is against the Word of Wisdom!
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    • Paperback Writer
      Signature won a Pulitzer
      • Nov 2010
      • 5211

      #3
      From the article: "...has created a healthy tension among Mormons who will be forced to look deeper into a candidate’s views.

      The implication is that examining a candidate's view is to determine if they are bona fide conservative. I wonder how conservative Utah replublicans really are. I haven't lived in Utah for decades but much of my extended family is there. And they are not strictly conservative. But perhaps they are exceptions.

      What if Utahans look deeper into a candidate's views to determine if they are more mainstream, practical, and, dare I type, liberal/progressive. Rather than strictly conservative.
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      • YOhio
        Hipster Mode
        • Nov 2008
        • 26165

        #4
        lol. Beware the wolf in sheeps clothing.

        “My mother says, ‘If he’s a bishop, he must be a good Republican,’ ” said Susan Southwick, state coordinator for a group called Utah Patriots. “I say, ‘Do your homework.’ ”

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        • DU Ute
          RIP CUF
          • Dec 2008
          • 7393

          #5
          That article scares the crap out of me.
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          • happyone
            Board Bookworm
            • Mar 2009
            • 5398

            #6
            Originally posted by YOhio View Post
            lol. Beware the wolf in sheeps clothing
            Quote:
            “My mother says, ‘If he’s a bishop, he must be a good Republican,’ ” said Susan Southwick, state coordinator for a group called Utah Patriots. “I say, ‘Do your homework.’ ”
            Double LOL - two of the three bishops I clerked for were staunch democrats and as far as I know the other was apolitical.

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            • Clark Addison
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2008
              • 10303

              #7
              No offense to Robin, our resident Tea Partier, but while I am sympathetic with some of the goals of the Tea Party, it is quotes like this that make me wonder what some of the leaders of the movement are really after:

              “On a good day, he’s a socialist,” said Darcy Van Orden, a co-founder of Utah Rising, a clearinghouse group, referring to Mr. Huntsman. “On a bad day, he’s a communist.”

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              • FMCoug
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2008
                • 6825

                #8
                Originally posted by DU Ute View Post
                That article scares the crap out of me.
                +1000
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                • Borderline Divine
                  Junior Member
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 598

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                  No offense to Robin, our resident Tea Partier, but while I am sympathetic with some of the goals of the Tea Party, it is quotes like this that make me wonder what some of the leaders of the movement are really after:
                  What Clark says.
                  The Holy War is over, and Utah won - Federal Ute

                  Think of how stupid the average American is. Then remember that half are even dumber than that. - George Carlin

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                  • YOhio
                    Hipster Mode
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 26165

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                    No offense to Robin, our resident Tea Partier, but while I am sympathetic with some of the goals of the Tea Party, it is quotes like this that make me wonder what some of the leaders of the movement are really after:
                    Pity Mrs. Huntsman when her husband is having a bad day. Not only is he grumpy, but he also becomes a commie.

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                    • Paperback Writer
                      Signature won a Pulitzer
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 5211

                      #11
                      Originally posted by YOhio View Post
                      Pity Mrs. Huntsman when her husband is having a bad day. Not only is he grumpy, but he also becomes a commie.
                      LOL. Maybe we just need to "dig a little deeper on this Huntsman fellow and his red commie leanings. We can start by finding out where he's been living the past couple of years. What linguistic abilities he might possess...
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                      • Moliere
                        One man.....one pie
                        • Oct 2009
                        • 27869

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                        No offense to Robin, our resident Tea Partier, but while I am sympathetic with some of the goals of the Tea Party, it is quotes like this that make me wonder what some of the leaders of the movement are really after:
                        Most of them want feudalism, they just don't know it.
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