You see, before 1978, black males were not allowed to hold the priesthood (for a deeper discussion see here). So Mormons are bigots and don't deserve to run for President.
I can't cite the quote yet (I'll look for the transcript somewhere shortly here) but essentially Al's logic is thus:
1) The Mormon church didn't allow blacks to hold the Priesthood until 1978 2) The Mormon church was therefore racist and bigoted 3) If you belonged to the Mormon church before 1978 that made you a racist and a bigot 4) Therefore he can decry any Mormon running for public office and wave them off because "true" believers in God will defeat them.
Did I get that right? Can I take that shovel from you Reverend?
You will seriously not believe what you hear when the YouTube is posted.
I don't particularly expect anything more than this from Sharpton. What we must realize, I think, is that he is merely part of the democrat smear machine. Since the official candidates will, hopefully, not be dirtying themselves too much in religion bashing, they need surrogates to perform the role for them. Sharpton wants to reinforce those who may be inclined to pre-judge Romney based on his religion, and pre-judgment is prejudice.
From my perspective, I don't believe you can ever kick a guy like Romney down. You only kick him up. His vision to strengthen the economy, the military, and the family shine through amidst the slander. Ultimately, I, like him, have faith in the strength of the American people to be conscious, considered, and informed voters. We believe in the ultimate good of America and the voter's ability to resist demagoguery. In the end, we believe in the triumph of reasoned discourse over ad hominem argument. That is why it is so good to be a part of the party of ideas and to support the candidate of ideas, Mitt Romney.
Justin - while your efforts to combat Sharpton's unfortunate antics are sincere and well-placed, I offer that you are playing right into his hands, and into the hands of whoever may have put him up to making his comments.
He now has a forum and for at least two days, the attention from Romney's campaign and post-debate successes has been diverted to a bright spotlight, once again, on his religion, with Sharpton using the stage to highlight (as unfairly and out of context it may be) the LDS former ban on black priests.
Continuing to respond to Sharpton does nothing more, at this point, than keep the attention right where the liberals, democratic candidates, and MSM want it: squarely on hard to understand nuances of Mitt's religion.
Both the campaign and volunteer supporters alike should rise above this and refuse to let it generate discussion. Rather, after a brief calling out of Sharpton, time to return the focus onto Romney's agenda for America. A return to that focus can't come too soon. This is a loser of a fight and time to cut the damages.
Paging Don Imus: MSNBC and CBS are seeking your input on this latest Al Sharpton episode of bigoted faith-baiting. I agree with the previous comment, this only helps elevate Romney. Sharpton pulls these stunts to try and raise his own profile as he's being overshadowed by more sincere and untainted persons. Hopefully after this 2008 cycle his days as "leader" are over. Or sooner.
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