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A Mormon President?
Richard Phipps
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November 2001
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Rampage
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December 2002
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Would he legalize polygamy? How much do religious views influence politics in the USA?

-R

Thomas Fjellstrom
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June 2000
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How much do religious views influence politics in the USA?

Quite a lot. Even before Bush started his holy war.

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Johan Halmén
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September 2001

Well, to his benefit, there's an extra 'm'.

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Onewing
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August 2005
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He doesn't seem like a bad guy. Of course, no one really cares for Bush these days. My vote is for Arnold though...

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OICW
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November 2003
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Onewing: Terminator new president? ;)

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Thomas Fjellstrom
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Have they changed that law that requires the President to be born in the US?

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OICW
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TF: um I don't think so. That's a pitty, but I'm sure he'll be back ;D

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Richard Phipps
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Can we have a liberal this time please? :)

SonShadowCat
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September 2001
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Secular Progressives are no longer allowed to lead this country. They're all Satan worshipping gay lovers! ::)

Rampage
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December 2002
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I support Richard Phipps plea.

-R

Carrus85
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August 2002
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Would he legalize polygamy? How much do religious views influence politics in the USA?

1890 Manifesto. Congratulations, welcome to 1890. >:(
(Text is here for those interested)
And here is the current stance on the subject

Seriously people, Mormon does not imply polygamous, nor does polygamous imply Mormon (just like Islam does not imply terrorist, Atheist does not imply intellectual, Jewish does not imply businessman, etc.) ::)

EDIT:

As for Mitt Romney, unless he can give me a reason not to vote for him, he has my vote. (Several reasons; shares my stance on abortion, seems to be fiscally responsible, != Hillary Clinton (Obama could possibly sway me, not that it would matter, as I live in the most Republican district in the whole country), seems to understand that an immediate withdrawal from Iraq could not necessarily be the best thing (as most of the Democratic candidates seem to be pushing for) (well, it would probably be fine for the US, but when Iraq goes to hell due to the Iraqi government collapsing further than it is already, it won't exactly help anyone; We made the mess, we should probably clean it up.) etc.)

Sirocco
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April 2000
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Can we have a liberal this time please?

Fuck that. How about we grow a brain cell or three and decide to stop bouncing between extremes for a moment. Moderate is the way to go.

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Onewing
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August 2005
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What about a puppy? A puppy as president could make America look a little less...bully-ish. Plus, a puppy is more loyal and doesn't make as many decisive choices.

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Kibiz0r
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September 2005
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!= Hillary Clinton

That's the most important qualification.

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Fuck that. How about we grow a brain cell or three and decide to stop bouncing between extremes for a moment. Moderate is the way to go.

Have you heard of Unity 08?

Kauhiz
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July 2004

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What about a puppy? A puppy as president could make America look a little less...bully-ish. Plus, a puppy is more loyal and doesn't make as many decisive choices.

What if it was the Evil Puppy:

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Bob Keane
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June 2006

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/24/romney_left_mass_on_212_days_in_06/

Romney's announcement proclaims him the former governor of Massachusetts. My article claims he spent more time outside Massachusetts than in last year. Do you really want an absentee president? I would rather have a moderate. BTW, I'm from Massachusetts.

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relay01
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March 2006
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USA
For a country which is said to strive to separate church and state, religious beliefs are a huge influence in not only current laws but on our entire history.

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SonShadowCat
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September 2001
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Also for a country which touts itself as a beacon of justice and democracy it sure doesn't have much of it

Mokkan
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February 2004
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I dunno about Mitt Romney... I don't think I'd want him as the president.

Matthew Leverton
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January 1999
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And here is the current stance on the subject [mormon.org]

Hahaha, so Mr. Joe wrote an addendum to the Bible that said that God authorized plural marriages in some cases (especially for himself!). That is classic. So luckily if I'm Mormon, I can claim that God has authorized plural marriages for me!

It's quite interesting that the church got this "revelation" to quit authorizing polygamy during the same time the federal government was saying that Utah couldn't be a state if they practiced polygamy.

HardTranceFan
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June 2006
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Hehe, I misread the title as "A Moron President?". Couldn't figure out why Phipps raised the question, with the world-wide consensus on this ;D

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Richard Phipps
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November 2001
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From this side of the world, Obama seems the best choice to us.. :)

Matthew Leverton
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January 1999
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Obama has the best chance a non-white has ever had, but I doubt he will win because most of the African-American community don't consider him "black" because he was raised by his white mom who didn't have ancestors who were enslaved by Americans at some point. ::)

Also, he comes from a chiefly Democratic state, so that won't help him pick up any easy electoral votes. However, he will benefit from the "anybody but Clinton" mindset. :D

Thomas Fjellstrom
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June 2000
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I'm not sure I see why people are so against Clinton, the last time she was in office, she did a bang up job. Got the economy up, and didn't start any wars.

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