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(OT) Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon?
Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon?
I think that played a huge part in his loss....... Just my opinion! |
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(OT) Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon?
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1:48:44 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... Just my opinion! I saw this recently...Romney's name is code for his philosophy! R-money, as in 'our money' and we're keepin' it! |
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Unfortunately for the republicans, we have a lot of working poor and unemployed voters. The Republicans preach that anybody -- ANYBODY can become rich if they only try hard enough. Ever try to sell Amway products? They preach wealth all the time, but name me even ONE Amway salesperson you personally know who has made a million dollars. Or even half a million. Bill Gates has long said that he became rich through luck of the draw, being born into a wealthy family, having the benefit of the good infrastructure of Seattle (good schools, etc), etc. This is why he feels that the wealthy OWE it to society to give back all they can. He recommends the rich give back at least 50% of their wealth in charitable contributions to society. He and his dad wrote a book about it a good 15 years ago... |
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On 11-08-2012 13:56, David Kaye wrote:
try hard enough. Ever try to sell Amway products? They preach wealth all Buried in the middle of one of their come-on books is the admission that the average distributor makes $40 per month at it. If some people are making thousands, how many have to lose money to make the average be forty dollars? -- Wes Groleau €œIsn't embarrassing to quote something you didn't read and then attack what it didn't say?€ |
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David Kaye wrote:
wrote Unfortunately for the republicans, we have a lot of working poor and unemployed voters. The Republicans preach that anybody -- ANYBODY can become rich if they only try hard enough. Ever try to sell Amway products? They preach wealth all the time, but name me even ONE Amway salesperson you personally know who has made a million dollars. Or even half a million. Bill Gates has long said that he became rich through luck of the draw, being born into a wealthy family, having the benefit of the good infrastructure of Seattle (good schools, etc), etc. This is why he feels that the wealthy OWE it to society to give back all they can. He recommends the rich give back at least 50% of their wealth in charitable contributions to society. He and his dad wrote a book about it a good 15 years ago... Heh! Back near the dawn of time, I saw a PBS interview by F. Lee Bailey. He was interviewing Texas oilman H.L. Hunt. Hunt was a millionaire many times over and an irascible curmudgeon. He took his lunch with him to work every day in a paper bag. The same paper bag. Anyway, Bailey asked Hunt a variation of the classic "Are you still beating your wife?". The question was (paraphrasing): "Mr Hunt, when one thinks of the captains of industry, the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, one is impressed by their contributions to the less fortunate. They've endowed libraries, institutions of learning, museums. Why is it that you've never seen fit to share your good fortune with society at large?" Hunt looked at Bailey as if Bailey had eaten a bug. He replied: "I use my wealth to give people something better than a pretty picture to look at. I use it to give 'em a JOB." |
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On Nov 7, 11:48*am, wrote:
Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... Just my opinion! That he flopped back and forth on issues enought to almost hover above the fence didn't help. Harry K |
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Bill wrote:
In article , says... Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... I used to vote for Republicans or Democrats - The best candidate... Then Bush Jr. came along... After all the economic damage he did, I have vowed to NEVER vote for another Republican as long as I live. That is why I did not vote for him (or any other Republicans). Also the petty politics the Republicans have been playing in the Congress. Makes them look REAL bad! Hey ! With Bush as president - and a Republican Congress - we had six years of absolutely wonderful economic conditions. Had it not been for 9-11, Katrina, and two wars, it would have been even better. |
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On 11/8/2012 6:42 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Bill wrote: In article , says... Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... I used to vote for Republicans or Democrats - The best candidate... Then Bush Jr. came along... After all the economic damage he did, I have vowed to NEVER vote for another Republican as long as I live. That is why I did not vote for him (or any other Republicans). Also the petty politics the Republicans have been playing in the Congress. Makes them look REAL bad! Hey ! With Bush as president - and a Republican Congress - we had six years of absolutely wonderful economic conditions. Had it not been for 9-11, Katrina, and two wars, it would have been even better. I guess you forgot about the 2008 collapse that conveniently became "that black guy's fault." Not that the blame lies entirely with Lil Bush, but the economic conditions were ripe for a fall. |
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gonjah wrote:
Hey ! With Bush as president - and a Republican Congress - we had six years of absolutely wonderful economic conditions. Had it not been for 9-11, Katrina, and two wars, it would have been even better. I guess you forgot about the 2008 collapse that conveniently became "that black guy's fault." Not that the blame lies entirely with Lil Bush, but the economic conditions were ripe for a fall. Not forgetting. In 2008, the Democrats controlled Congress. |
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On 11/8/2012 8:45 PM, HeyBub wrote:
gonjah wrote: Hey ! With Bush as president - and a Republican Congress - we had six years of absolutely wonderful economic conditions. Had it not been for 9-11, Katrina, and two wars, it would have been even better. I guess you forgot about the 2008 collapse that conveniently became "that black guy's fault." Not that the blame lies entirely with Lil Bush, but the economic conditions were ripe for a fall. Not forgetting. In 2008, the Democrats controlled Congress. So anything good that happened was Bush. Anything bad was congress. Got cha! In that case the Republicans really own the bank deregulation and the crisis that followed. But I'm with you. Plenty of blame to go around. Congress passed it and Clinton signed it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-g...b_1449474.html |
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On Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:22:42 AM UTC-6, wrote:
Before you blame Bush for all of the economic mess you have to look at the deregulation that allowed it. That was Clinton's doing. Clinton is the one who dismantled the FDR era banking regulations. You're getting closer...try Reaganomics! |
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(OT) Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon?
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 12:22:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 08:42:34 -0800, Bill wrote: In article , says... Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... I used to vote for Republicans or Democrats - The best candidate... Then Bush Jr. came along... After all the economic damage he did, I have vowed to NEVER vote for another Republican as long as I live. That is why I did not vote for him (or any other Republicans). Before you blame Bush for all of the economic mess you have to look at the deregulation that allowed it. That was Clinton's doing. Clinton is the one who dismantled the FDR era banking regulations. Bill Clinton only signed the bill that the GOP house and senate sent him. IT was not his bill. He can be blaimed for going along but the GOP wanted those changes for thirty years. |
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wrote: Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... Just my opinion! Don't feel like reading this whole thread, so this may have been posted already: http://www.gallup.com/poll/155273/bi...dential-candid ate-1967.aspx Gallup says 18% of voters would *not* vote for a Mormon. Shocker for me was that 40% of us don't even know he's a Mormon. So assuming that 1/2 the voters are Republican and therefore might otherwise have voted for him, 1/2 of the 18% of the "knowing" 60% might have declined to vote for him since they know he's a Mormon and don't like that. That's a bit more than 5% of the voters he may have lost because of his religion. (As far as I'm concerned, Mormons aren't any more stark raving mad than Catholics, Lutherans or Muslims.) |
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:43:25 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote: In article , wrote: Did Mitt lose because he's a Mormon? I think that played a huge part in his loss....... Just my opinion! Don't feel like reading this whole thread, so this may have been posted already: http://www.gallup.com/poll/155273/bi...dential-candid ate-1967.aspx Gallup says 18% of voters would *not* vote for a Mormon. Shocker for me was that 40% of us don't even know he's a Mormon. I used to respect Gallup, but they have taken a bunch of misleading polls and tacked even more misleading headlines on them this season. If that poll was taken before there was a Mormon candidate-- or if there was Mormon on both sides I might put more stock in it. 20% sounds like about the same number as yellow dog Democrats. This one is a little more telling- http://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/at...andidates.aspx 43% would pass on an atheist. 40% on a muslim. So assuming that 1/2 the voters are Republican and therefore might otherwise have voted for him, 1/2 of the 18% of the "knowing" 60% might have declined to vote for him since they know he's a Mormon and don't like that. That's a bit more than 5% of the voters he may have lost because of his religion. (As far as I'm concerned, Mormons aren't any more stark raving mad than Catholics, Lutherans or Muslims.) I'd add atheists, just to be fair. Jim |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:43:25 -0800, Smitty Two wrote: (As far as I'm concerned, Mormons aren't any more stark raving mad than Catholics, Lutherans or Muslims.) I'd add atheists, just to be fair. Jim You mean, just to be irrational. Atheism is not a religion. |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:02:06 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote: In article , Jim Elbrecht wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:43:25 -0800, Smitty Two wrote: (As far as I'm concerned, Mormons aren't any more stark raving mad than Catholics, Lutherans or Muslims.) I'd add atheists, just to be fair. Jim You mean, just to be irrational. Atheism is not a religion. Many of the atheists I know are just as fervent in their *dis* belief as are those who believe. And with the same amount of proof. Jim |
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, Smitty Two wrote: In article , Jim Elbrecht wrote: On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:43:25 -0800, Smitty Two wrote: (As far as I'm concerned, Mormons aren't any more stark raving mad than Catholics, Lutherans or Muslims.) I'd add atheists, just to be fair. Jim You mean, just to be irrational. Atheism is not a religion. I'd disagree. This is one definition of a religion "the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices" which certainly pertains to atheists who are a body of persons (doesn't say have to be church and there are organizations such as the Atheist Club of Topeka), they certainly have a set of beliefs, they have definite practices that they follow. And since atheists can no more disprove the existence of a god than the Christians and others can prove the existence of a god, it certainly is every bit as much of a faith as the Christians, etc. Sorta reminds me of Douglas Adam's quote: He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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Kurt Ullman wrote: I'd disagree. This is one definition of a religion "the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices" which certainly pertains to atheists who are a body of persons (doesn't say have to be church and there are organizations such as the Atheist Club of Topeka), they certainly have a set of beliefs, they have definite practices that they follow. Do a little more research. Atheists do not have a common set of beliefs, or ideologies, or philosophies, or practices, or anything else that makes them a "group." They have only *one* commonality, and that is a declination to drink the kool-aid, regardless of flavor. The question: "what do atheists believe?" cannot be answered, precisely because atheism is not a religion. -over and out- |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
And since atheists can no more disprove the existence of a god than the Christians and others can prove the existence of a god, it certainly is every bit as much of a faith as the Christians, etc. I disagree on Jews and Christians unable to prove the existence of God. There were 200,000 witnesses to God's manifestation at Sinai, plus women, children, slaves, and donkeys. There's an unbroken tradition re-telling the story as written down in the Hebrew Scriptures. As such, the evidence has as much truth and believability as a front-page story in the New York Times ! No, wait ... Never mind. |
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