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Flashback: Romney‘s Past Warnings About ’Violent, Radical, Islamic Fundamentalism’ & the Caliphate

Mitt Romneys 2008 Campaign Rhetoric About Radical Islam, the CaliphateThe differences between 2008 and 2012 campaign rhetoric are striking. Considering the distinction between the nation’s pre and post-recession woes, this is completely understandable.

While the 2012 campaign features speeches focused upon jobs, the economy and unemployment, the 2008 race was characterized by references to war, radical Islam and other related subject matter.

Take Mitt Romney, for example. The former Massachusetts governor spoke candidly throughout the 2008 campaign, as did his rivals, about the need to fight “violent, radical, Islamic fundamentalism.” There were numerous times — in both speeches, campaign ads and other appearances — that Romney addressed this threat head-on.

Now, in a down economy and during a time during which Americans seem to be focused more intently on what’s going on domestically, Romney’s priorities — like those of his fellow candidates — have changed. BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski summarizes this evolution in campaign rhetoric and themes:

Mitt Romney has all but stopped talking about something that was once a central part of his stump speech: radical Islam. During the 2008 campaign cycle, a major cornerstone of Romney’s campaign was the need to fight “radical jihad.” He warned of the threat of radical Muslims wanting to “united the world under a single Islamic caliphate.” That he‘s dropped the subject marks a recognition that we’re no longer in the 9/11 era, politically speaking.

Below, watch a compilation of Romney’s 2008 warnings about radical Islam, the caliphate and other related themes. Today, one rarely hears him utter these same cautions:

The economy has, for the moment, taken center stage. And Romney, among other candidates, has molded his campaign to reflect this priority shift.

(H/T: BuzzFeed)

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:59am

    As we all know, a messanger giving warning in his own homeland is seldom believed. May more people see the danger of radicals inside and out of this nation who endanger our existence.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:20am

      Yes, I fear the enemies within our borders, more than the external threats.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:22am

      I still fear tyranical policies put in place since 9/11 more than radical islamists.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:27am

      Abraham Young: AMEN!

      However let’s continue with the spirit of the Romney promotion by the BLAZE, FOX and the rest of the Media… RA RA Romeny #1! Romney can beat Obama! Romney is now a Conservative! Did I mention that Romney was electable? Romney looks Presidential!

      Wonder why the Media, the BLAZE, and other Media can’t find it within themselves to promote Dr. Paul a little? No they realize that Romney is just another Big gov’t Neo-Con Wall St first insider! Or in other words “Obama Light!”

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:35am

      The only reason why Romney is not believed is because we have been conditioned by the media and his opposition to think he is a flip-flopper and someone not to be trusted. The truth is, in Massachusetts he kept 80% of his promises and the rest he fought to achieve and were held back.

      Example: We think that Romney hated or fought Reagan back in 1994 when he went against Kennedy, but Romney has never been again Reagan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtXjiHV090&context=C36056faADOEgsToPDskJM2y_TRWYk9ChHHpCoybqL

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:42am

      @TEAPARTYFORROMNEY, Since when did the Tea Party start supporting the NDAA, Patriot Act., Enemy Expatriation Act, etc.?

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:38am

      Huntsman said the country can’t afford a Romney presidency. Now he is endorsing Romney

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    • qzak491
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:53am

      VECHORIK

      soros wants Romney to win so his takeover agenda can continue. The reason Huntsman changed his mind is because soros probable paid him to. Romney is a white obama, soros is hedging his bet by supporting two people obama and Romney so it doesn’t matter who wins. This is not an election it is already bought and paid for, all that is unknown is who of these two will win.

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:56am

      I still keep thinking some massive joke is being played with the push for Romney to become the top conservative candidate.

      Seeing anything tea-party associated with Romney is a farce.

      Seeing Huntsman drop his hat into Romney’s ring? bout made me puke into the back of my mouth as he was my second pick and Romney was dead last for me.

      Ron Paul 2012. There is no longer any choice.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:02pm

      Karen Santorum Living with Abortion Doctor Before Rick

      http://inyourfaceradio.net/karen-santorum-living-with-abortion-doctor-before-rick/

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:16pm

      The US government is largely responsible for the rise of radical Islam. Take a hard look at the warmonger McCain pushing attacks upon Christians during the Clinton administration. Take a look at the deviation of GW Bush from decisively defeating the enemy to nation building as Obama turns country after country over to the radical Islamacists. Romney‘s foreign policy differs none from Obama’s.

      Our government creates the crisis of radical Islam through its foreign policy and then presents wars as the solution, limiting the liberty of the citizens through the Patriot Act, NDAA, etc… .

      Wake up people! Don’t be sheeple accepting Obama-lite to be any different than Obama. Different rhetoric, same foreign policy.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:23pm

      I think it is hilarious that Ron Paul supporters think that they corner the market of all Tea Partiers. They like to attack the other GOP candidates but don’t see the moat in their own candidates eyes.
      EARMARKS, NEWSLETTERS, LACK OF MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE (Except for the Newletter which he admits failing at), etc.

      There is a large percentage of Tea Partiers that support Romney, whether you agree or not.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:27pm

      Vechorik
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:38am
      Huntsman said the country can’t afford a Romney presidency. Now he is endorsing Romney

      And the fool has the nerve to talk about a “trust” deficit for DC?

      Yeh I was watching the guy after NewHampshire when he said they hit the Mark and they were on their way to tak SC.. I thought the guy was drunk at first. What a shallow dude but the Media wanted us to fall for him.. lol Sort of like Romney.. The Media’s chosen candidate. Obama Light

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:30pm

      TeaPartyForRomney: Please! Are you high? Romney doesn’t support the first thing which the Tea Party stands for.. surely you see just how stupid your moniker is. Seriously there couldn’t be more difference between the Tea party and Romney as there is between night and day.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:36pm

      I’m not in a Tea Party, but a sympathizer. That being said, Romney dances around questions regarding the NDAA. So before I join my local Tea Party, I’d like to know if the Tea Party supports it as well. Simple question, dude.

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    • gogogoff
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:36pm

      TECHENGINEER11 enough of the LIES, the TEA party was STARTED on FISCAL issues, and ROMNEY is THE FISCAL one.

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    • tzion
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:45pm

      @Tech
      And you support what the tea party stands for? Last I checked the Tea Party doesn’t associate with those who are antisemitic and sympathize with fascists. You’ve made your feelings towards Jews clear and have often made excuses for or outright agreed with the Nazis. The Tea Party believes in equal rights, fairness, and mutual respect.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:56pm

      Mitt Romney supports Islam. 

      Mitt Romney supports sending US troops to defend Arab Muslim Saudi Arabia.
      Mitt Romney supports sending US tax dollars to Arab Muslim Saudi Arabia.
      Mitt Romney supports selling weapons to Arab Muslim Saudi Arabia.

      What else can you call it besides support of Islam……Saudi Arbia is just as violent and oppressive as Persian Iran. 

      If you support Mitt Romney you support Islam. If you support Mitt Romney ask him to sign a pledge stopping all tax dollars, troops, and US weapons from being sent to Arab Muslim tyrants like Saudi Arabia who stone and beat women. 

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 3:08pm

      @GoGoGoFF
      Ron Paul hands down is recommended way more than Mitt Romney when in comes to the Economy and Fiscal policy. 

      Romney is for foreign aid and the TEA Party is against sending US tax dollars to foreign Nations who hate us. 

      Romney is not TEA. Romney is not a Conservative. 

       
      @JustAngry

      The general idea of the TEA Party would never support NDAA. Unfortunately, many many have begun calling themselves TEA but do not know what TEA even means or why it was started. Just like OWS eventually attracked many who simply wanted to be part of the movement, even without knowing why, same thing has happened to TEA that was started in 2007. 

      Romney won’t address NDAA because Romney is for it. Not to speak is to speak. 

      Stay safe! 

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    • theaveng
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:04pm

      Our OWN government has killed more U.S. citizens in the last 8 years, than the terrorists have.

      CBS: Ron Paul more likely to defeat Obama, then Romney, because Paul has the support of blacks and young people. If election were held today:
      Paul:47%. Obama: 45%. Romney: 44%

      Don’t Listen to War Propaganda (Iraq & Iran War Lies)
      3-MINUTE
      VIDEO –
      http://youtu.be/8KiRAMvAlpQ
      “Observe good faith and justice toward all….. Permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations [Iran], and passionate attachments for others [Israel], should be excluded. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” – George Washington

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    • KTsayz
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:38pm

      TPRomney – the Tea Party movement was started by Ron Paul supporters in 2007.
      I am still waiting for you to answer JustAngry’s question re: if you support the NDAA, unPatriot Act, SOPA etc.
      Or are you just a troll?

      Why has this sight blacked out Ron Paul and why is it now backing Romney? Do you really want 4 more years of BO?

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 5:43pm

      Senator Davis noted, “Ron Paul’s record matches his rhetoric, his fiscal plan matches the fiscal challenges that our nation is facing, and his movement represents the taxpayers whose interests have been ignored in the political process for far too long.”

      “I’m also endorsing him because unlike what the pundits have led you to believe, he is the candidate who gives the Republican Party the best chance to beat Barack Obama in November.”

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  • CONNIPTION FITZ
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:53am

    After 9/11 – George W. Bush LIED about Islam being peaceful. It is not the religion of peace, but of war and hate.

    Islam produces the opposite of the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-24) and the opposite of the character of Jesus Christ who is the way of Love, Truth and Life. Jesus came to set people free from sin.

    Islam is the spirit of the anti-Christ and opposes God’s plan of redemption, forgiveness, mercy and transformation of human beings.

    Islam keeps people (especially women) under a kind of evil domination.

    Islam is more violent and hateful than the KKK or the Nazis. It is the biggest and most violent hate group that ever existed.

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    • I Love Howie Carr
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:08am

      Not only did he lie but he invited the terrorists into the govnt and his administration. Many of whom have since been convicted of terrorist related activities. Sick of the bologna these PC windbags want me to swallow.

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    • IlovemyAkita
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:23am

      @CONNIPTION FITZ
      thank you for an accurate account of Islam. :-P

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    • xorman
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:21am

      conniption fitz, your lies and hatred is there for all to see. if care to see which group of people have done most of the killing in the last 1000 years i‘m sure you will see it’s not the Arabs or Muslims. Truth is not in your dna so i can understand it.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:37am

      Here is a comparison that makes “liberals” very uncomfortable: “Jim Crow” laws in the South versus “dhimmi” status of Christians in Islamic countires. They uniformly (and rightfully) decry the Jim Crow laws, but they don’t want to be nagative about the “religion of peace” because they are so proud of the hokey “Coexist” bumper sticker on their Prius.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:03pm

      Classic Chuck!

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  • TeaPartyForRomney
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:51am

    The Tea Party is starting to look at the whole record of Romney and are beginning to see that Romney is a good cut, cap and balance conservative. That is why I started supporting him. I also like him on the social issues. His real record, the reason why Massachusetts pro-life and evangelical groups support him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aPb5A1-gYI

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    • AhLeahIris
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:11am

      Hogwash. You can’t start crippling new entitlement programs like Romneycare in Massachusetts and be a Cut, Cap &Balance anything… Please. This is a laughable claim. Romney is a big government socialist. Period. There’s every reason not to trust Romney: http://wp.me/p1HGwx-1UD

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:22am

      Double Hogwash. The Tea Party as a whole has no overt support for Romney anymore than I do. I’m an individual, not one of the “masses”. I don’t support Romney, cannot support Romney, will not support Romney, I refuse to accept the yoke of the collective Republican establishment upon my neck. I will not follow the herd, but in all ways will vote my conscience and individuality.

      The Republican overlords have no power over me.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:50am

      On the two issues:
      AHLEAHIRIS, RomneyCare was set up to deregulate the market. The individual mandate that Romney and Heritage fought for was ‘Pay for insurance or pay your own bill.’ The mandate as it stands today is not being defended by Heritage or Romney. Why are you against state’s rights. Under the Tenth Amendment Massachusetts created a health care system that works for them. It isn’t what Romney wanted in its entirety but it is the states right to keep it, under their state constitution set up by John Adams. How is Romney a big government socialist if he shrunk subsidies, shrunk Mass. state government, dissolved two state agencies, and deregulated many business sectors? PERIOD

      ABRAHAM YOUNG, What are you talking about, as individuals, which that is what the Tea Party is, a good percentage of us have put our support behind Romney. This is like Vets for Ron Paul, not all vets, are for him but a few have decided to put their support behind him. So why not Tea Party for Romney. Please don’t be herded, think for yourself and look at Romney’s true record. That will make you feel, okay to vote for him if not supportive of him. I have spent hundreds of hours vetting all the candidates, going into their records, old articles, and Romney is my man, not because anyone is shoving it down my throat.

      Think for yourself.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:51am

      AHLEAHIRIS,
      Your link is full of falsehoods and propoganda. Sorry.

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    • Tigress1
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:13am

      I support the TEA Party and voted for Romney in 2008 and will most likely vote for him again in 2012. I’m sick of hearing people say that Gingrich will beat Obama in a debate. Having watched most of the debates this time around, Romney beat Gingrich in all but one debate in my book. A debate between Gingrich and Obama would just be a mirror image – one smart-arse debating another smart-arse. It may be entertaining, but are we voting for an “Entertainer-In-Chief” or a President? Just think, if Romney was our candidate the last time around we probably wouldn’t have Obama in office today!

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:43pm

      @TeaPartyForRomney
      So you are willing to vote for a candidate who has no use for the Bill of Rights then…eh?

      Tell us, just how can you vote for someone who refuses to condemn the recently passed NDAA that allows for your arrest with no formal charges, no right to a trial, and no release date?

      Are you willing to admit this insane law spits on the 6th amendment?

      You mean to tell us you would be willing to vote for someone who refuses to condemn the immoral and unconstitutional abuses of the TSA, who are now showing up at Social Security offices with AR15′s?

      4th amendment…what 4th amendment?

      You also seem to wish to ignore the 9th amendment which Romneycare stomps all over, so tell us…just how on earth do you justify forcing folks to pay for the simple right to be alive? Perhaps you can quote the founder’s and show us just how this insanity is constitutional?

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    • gogogoff
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:29pm

      Well Romney leads in TEA support of ANY ONE, and he IS a Cut Cap and Balance CONSERVATIVE.

      In MA he CUT taxes, and BALANCED BUDGETS.

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    • marvel
      Posted on January 17, 2012 at 1:48pm

      I am part of the Tea Party Movement, and I support Romney. However, I think his support for the NDAA is problematic. My goodness, finally those who oppose Romney have a legitimate issue to oppose him on. The attacks on his abortion, gay rights, and healthcare stances have all failed because when you know all the facts, you know Romney has governed as a pro-life, pro-marriage, and free market conservative, and is a proven business leader with no skeletons in the closet.

      The last thing the Tea Party stands for is extremism under any banner, and the last thing this world needs is another extremist.

      I support Romney for POTUS.

      Marvel

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  • slr4528
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:45am

    Actually when I have seen Romney specifically questioned about the MiddleEast….he does discuss Islamic extremism. Polling shows that the people’s number one concern is the economy so that is why all of the candidates spend the majority of their time discussing the economy.

    This article is speculative…….something like MSM would do.

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  • Canada_Goose
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:40am

    This little nugget of a non story is made for the Tea Party faithful.

    Basically it’s time stop all this infighting and attacking each other and rally around the inevitable nominee. The Republican establishment feels that a the longer the other GOP challengers stay in the race the more the Republican brand is tarnished.

    So enough already, let’s just go with Mr. Romney, the man who can actually beat Mr. Obama.

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    • Roaran
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:49am

      Mitt Romney has no chance in beating Obama. Maybe if Mitt Romney had an actual message, other than, “I am economy guy because I worked in the private sector.” As bad as you may think Obama’s message is, he has a huge base and a lot of money. Unless Romney has some real substance to draw on… he will just continue to erode away.

      By the way, the same people who fund Obama, are funding Romney.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:25am

      Maybe up in Canada you can vote for Romney. I on the other hand, will not accept him being shoved down our throat. You can count me out.

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    • Canada_Goose
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 11:00am

      I think you misunderstand, I could not care less who the GOP nominee is, I am just trying to analyse the message coming from The Blaze and the Sunday shows.

      I think the Republican establishment has come to the conclusion that a long primary contest is actually detrimental to the party brand so you have people like Jim Demint, Lindsay Graham, and Tim Scott basically saying that South Carolina is the last chance for all the non Romney GOP contenders. Now The Blaze is chiming in with this – don’t worry about Mr. Romney, he hates radical Muslims just as much as you do story clearly aimed at Tea Party members.

      I’d say by Sunday Mr. Romney will be crowned the nominee and the GOP establishment will fall in line.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 12:58pm

      @Canada_Goose

      If Romney is the nominee, Obama will win another term because there is no way the original Tea Party Patriots will vote for someone who spits on the Bill of Rights.

      Any candidate who refuses to condemn the NDAA and the molestations handed out by the TSA is doomed to failure, because when given the choice between Mao and Mussolini….many like myself with go with the only moral choice…which is none of the above.

      Maybe…if the nation survives until 2016… the GOP will finally figure out that they can’t win by offering up NWO shills who have no use for the Bill of Rights.

      Ron Paul 2012, or bend over for the NWO’s beloved TSA.

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  • truthisbrawn05
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:39am

    Another thinly veiled attempt by the Blaze to make Romney look bad.

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:34pm

      Romney does a good job of that all by himself!

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BI9yjhd8b84

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    • truthisbrawn05
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:20pm

      Bunch of taken out of context politically driven nonsense. Doesn’t convince me one bit. “Flip flop” is just a political parlor trick invented by desperate campaigns to try and discredit their opponents. It is meant to work on people who can’t think for themselves and just follow popular sentiment. I am not one of those people.

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    • edmundburk
      Posted on January 17, 2012 at 2:19am

      So being AGAINST guns,contract with america. and PRO gays,abortion and goverment health care and mcain indorsed him. Does this sound like a conserveitive? Plus did you know Romeny is a Mexican on his grandfathers side?(I saw this on Geraldo’s show on FOX, I bring it up because nobody
      else is mentioning it.)

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  • CONNIPTION FITZ
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:33am

    WHY NOT BE TOLERANT OF ISLAM?

    Surely we can swallow our indignation and good sense and learn to accept those quaint muslim cultural practices, such as daily bombings…muslims other muslim sects, muslims bombing and burning Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, of muslims bombing funerals, police stations, the kidnappings, assassinations, arrests for blasphemy, honor-killings, riots, looting, burning businesses, effigies and flags, muslim clerics spewing out racial hatred, threats, insults and fatwas, beheadings, crucifixions, rapes and stonings, sex-slavery and trafficking of women and children, pornograpy, etc. Why do women need education, jobs, drivers licenses, right to vote and testify in courts?

    Islam is just great if you are a vicious, perverted, violent, woman-hating male cleric running the GDFN sicko show.

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    • CONNIPTION FITZ
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:46am

      There is no Moderate Islam. Islam is Islam.

      Mandates for every evil behavior we see in Islamic ruled countries: aggression, vengeance, violence, conquest, racial hatred, indoctrination to suicide bombings, lies and the deception of non-muslims, injustice, slavery, misogyny, rape, and sexual immorality are written into the core texts of Mohammed’s writings.

      Under Obama, Islamic influence and power has been dramatically enlarged in our country.

      The Muslim-Brotherhood is behind every US and foreign Muslim organization.
      These are some of the terrorist approving and supporting entities:
      Holy Land Foundation
      Muslim Public Affairs Council
      CAIR = Hamas
      ISNA = Huge financial entity

      Infiltration of Islam in law enforcement – video – http://www.pjtv.com/v/2930

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  • zoro51
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:33am

    the romulan will NOT win NO mormom has ever been president n NEVER WILL.. 2nd MUSLUMS KILL they are in a cult of hate n death they will KILL thier OWN familiy members to suit thier CULT beliefs,, pain truth ALL MUSLUMS KILL…

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:32am

    .
    He‘s acting like Obama’s White Side.

    If he look’s like he might bend over, somebody kick him in the ASS!!!!!……….

    I can’t take another 4 years of a Comander in Chief with a tube of KY in one hand, and a White Flag in the other, Bent over looking like the Door Prize @ a GLBT Convention……..

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  • pwatkins
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:18am

    I have no problem with Romney’s religion, but do think he flip flops like the typical politician. Don’t buy his outsider avenue claim at all, but will vote for him if he wins…bc I want to say good bye to the one with the most (dangerous religion, whatever he may call it)…the one that’s hell-bent to destroy America.) I pray it is so long to Obama in November 2012…or rather January 2013.
    I hope everyone realizes Romney like most politicians’ opinions on issues changes pretty often to satisfy their agenda, some more than others. Vote so we can make our vote count.

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  • texasoysterman
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:15am

    ABO 2012 (erp)

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  • drobarts
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:04am

    So what! Non-story!

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  • 321481
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:00am

    Hey POSTMAN, I think you are right, when I looked into Mormanism I was shocked at the potential for abuse if a morman is elected. This Prophet Monson holds great power over them. When he speaks it is like god speaking, so if a morman get in the white house and the Prophet gives them “suggestions” and he speaks for or like god, and since mormans aspire to live in the first level of heaven where god lives, it only follows that they would never say NO to a Prophet Monson “suggestion”, the power of the Prez. is at high risk of being transferred to Prophet Monson, even though he wasn’t visibly on the ticket. It is something voters need to consider as a serious risk. Now there will be a cry of bigotry, but it just plain old common sense. Allot of Americans voted for a “black man” for Prez. and never looked below the color of the skin to the quality of the character, if they had, they would have ascertained the level of risk in voting for a “marxist”. Voting for a morman has risk too, requires some courage to evaluate it. I have nothing against mormans, but I do think there is significant risks to Americans that think they are voting for one person and they are getting another.

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    • getourcountryback
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:19am

      people voted for obama because they are stupid.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:28am

      hey 321481, you seem to know SO MUCH about Mormonism.

      NOT.

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    • mbaird
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:29am

      No one, including a Prophet of God, controls any man. God himself doesn’t “control us. What are you talkjing about? And what exactly has President Monson ever said in his 45 years of service that is at all contrary to what’s good and right?

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    • Mary M. Tebbe
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:03pm

      321481: I also have a concern about Romney being a mormon. For the last week I have been reading through the book of mormon. I’ve only gotten as far as Alma 7, but will continue on. I’m taking notes, looking up names and places, and looking at archeological studies, etc. I note that the names and places mentioned in the book of mormon simply do not and have never existed. Looking at archeological studies, there has never been any concrete evidence of the cities, towers, temples, etc. that they claim to have built. It is as I have said previously on this site a complete work of fiction. One thing that I noticed is that the Nephities got a bit ahead of history as they knew about Jesus Christ, redemption, the resurrection, and baptizm hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born and hundreds of years before anyone else knew about Jesus Christ. They were building churches before the world even knew what a church was, because the church was not actually organized until Jesus Christ went back to heaven. I dug out a huge study that I had done on the internet about mormonism in 2000 and reread it. Instead of expounding on mormonism here, I thought that I would challenge you all to read a Critical Essay about mormonism that was written in 1832 AD by Alexander Campbell. He was a witness to the beginnings of mormonism in The United States and details the book of mormonism quite nicely. I looked on the internet to see if the study existed and it still does.

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    • Mary M. Tebbe
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:20pm

      Because the media, including Fox News, insist on pushing Romney on us, it is important that we know who this man is, what he believes, and how it will affect his governing us, for being a mormon will certainly define who this man is and how he will govern.
      Joseph Smith, the founder of mormonism said in the History of the Church, Vol. 6, Ch. 14, p. 305-306, LDS Collectors Library that: Here, then, is eternal life–to know the only wise and true God; and you have got to learn how to be gods yourselves, and to be kings and priests to God, the same as all gods have done before you, namely, by going from one small degree to another, and from a small capacity to a great one; from grace to grace, from exaltation to exaltation, until you attain to the resurrection of the dead, and are able to dwell in everlasting burnings, and to sit in glory, as do those who sit enthroned in everlasting power. And I want you to know that God, in the last days, while certain individuals are proclaiming His name, is not trifling with you or me.

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    • Mary M. Tebbe
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 2:39pm

      For those evangelicals that are considering voting for Romney, please consider what James E. Talmage, Articles of Faith, Ch. 24, p. 430 – 431, LDS Collectors Library said: We believe in a God who is Himself progressive, whose majesty is intelligence; whose perfection consists in eternal advancement — a Being who has attained His exalted state by a path which now His children are permitted to follow, whose glory it is their heritage to share. In spite of the opposition of the sects, in the face of direct charges of blasphemy, the Church proclaims the eternal truth: As man is, God once was; as God is, man may be.
      Joseph Smith went on to say that: God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heaven! That is the great secret.
      Joseph Smith also said: God: Creator and Ruler of Many Worlds…he is a personal Being, a holy and exalted Man, a glorified, resurrected Personage having a tangible body of flesh and bones, an anthropomorphic Entity, the personal Father of the spirits of all men. He said: Intelligent beings are organized to become Gods, even the Sons of God, to dwell in the presence of the Gods, and become associated with the highest intelligences that dwell in eternity. We are now in the school, and must practice upon what we receive.
      Please read Critical Essay written in 1832 by Alexander Campbell. You can find it on the internet. Well worth the read to understanding mormonism.

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    • joel228
      Posted on January 17, 2012 at 1:12am

      Mary, what did Jesus mean when he said this:

      John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

      The only scriptures they had at that time were the writings of old testament prophets. What is that book a testament of if not of Christ? Of course the old testament prophets knew of Christ. That’s what made them prophets.

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  • another mimi
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:58am

    In rationally addressing the various threats we face, let’s work on the #1 threat to our safety and future of the America: the impending financial collapse which will cause chaos everywhere.

    I won’t mention any names, but there is only one candidate for president who knows that. In fact, he predicted it a long time ago.

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  • 321481
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:43am

    Ya Right, Romney, now you are a Glenn Beck reflection, or maybe Glenn Beck is a reflectiion of you. Nice try, not going to bite!! Maybe you can try a pac ad to help you out with this. Nothing like playing voters for fools yet again. There were others long before you that were saying this, they just didn’t have the blow horn. I see you are trying to get this slippery thing down, trying to aspire to be just like Obama, keep at it buddy, some will fall for it, not me.

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  • ThePostman
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:31am

    Should we blindly hire a mormon just to prove we aren’t bigots? We hired a black man for the same reason. Doesn’t seem to be working out for us.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:44am

      Romney hasn’t changed, he is still speaking out against Violent Radical Islamic Jihad in 2012, have you read his book, it is all over it. He has spoken out about it before most.

      This is one of the things that has been forgotten. What about his Arizona Immigration Law he set up in 2006, before Arizona. What about his Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage in 2003 in Massachusetts and travelling to DC to fight for traditional marriage in the Federal Govt. What about his pushing to teach abstinence in schools, not just contraception. What about his balancing the budget every year in Massachusetts. What about… I could go on forever. Romney is a conservative and though they said it in 2008, they seem to distort his message in 2012.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:46am

      Forget doing it so we don’t look like a bigot, hire him because he is the best in the field to fix our economy and fight for a better tomorrow.

      People are starting to see that now, his record is getting out and just today he broke 40% in the National Polls (Fox News Poll)

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    • texas2011
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:53am

      Just how dumb are you? No one is asking you to vote for him because is Mormon. I don’t think there is a Mormon card to play. People like you gave us obama.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 10:31am

      There is no Tea Party for Romney. We think more highly of the Constitution than that.

      ROFL.

      There ain’t no individual mandate in the Constitution. I don’t see Romneycare or gay marriage there either.

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    • gogogoff
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:39pm

      Blindly ? 40% of the GOP supports Romney, the BIGOTS will kick against the ******, and if you think there are not bigots, then chances are you are either ignorant, or a bigot.

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  • justangry
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:20am

    OK Fine Mitt. Why don’t we try a practical approach, like I don’t know, stop giving them VISA’s to come into the country and start a little profiling rather than groping granny?

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    • Freedomluver
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 1:17pm

      Why…because that would make far too much sense.

      Romney needs his propped up Boogie Man so he can have his NDAA and the molesters at the TSA, because he is a NWO shill.

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:15am

    Mitt 2008 sounds like Santorum in 2012. Hey Ricky, Mitt lost in 2008

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:11am

    Gee Mitt…I have read the Koran and I read and study the Holy Bible. I knew about this 20 years ago. They want to lkill us. What took you so long to figure it out. Maybe it is your “other book”.

    The thing is that Muslims are split right now. If we leave them alone they will destroy each other, but meddlers like Mitt, Newt and the two Ricks will unite them in the soul purpose of ending America.

    If you and other Neocons would leave the Muslim world alone they would have a bloody civil war, then Israel can finish them off at Armegeddon. But you read that “other book” dont you Mitt? You think you can change Biblical Prophesy with another war?

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    • Choctaw25
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:31am

      Word to the smartest person in the world; those aren’t smart pellets you are eating, they are rabbit pills. STOP eating them, if they make you think that if we leave a bunch of radical muslims alone, they will forget about us.
      I cannot believe that educated people can be so stupid and foolish in their beliefs. We had been using your approach, so 9/11/01 was our reward for such stupid and foolish actions. No matter which “Book” anyone was reading.

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    • redneckdiver
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:20am

      @Choctaw – if you really believe that we weren’t interventionist in the Middle East prior to 9/11, then you are the stupid one.

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  • Wayne
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:08am

    Mitt Romney is right, the Muslims want to take over the world, and they are close to it now. you people who thank its a hate speach maybe you should read the Quran their Holy book, you may change your mind.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:13am

      Agreed…But they are spilt with a civil war right now. If we keep meddling we will unite them. Leave them alone and let them kill each other off….Then they will find the wrath of Israel.

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  • CIAtroll
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:04am

    Please do not let the Truth stop you from killing millions

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  • VAWhiteFighter
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:02am

    Truth hurts don’t it.

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:02am

    Yeah Im glad that jihad thing went away.[:eyeroll:]

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  • dcart888
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:01am

    Billy Hallowell
    What’s the point you paint? The first thing on voters minds is over spending, cutting big govt & creating jobs. Are you trying to join the choir of painting incorrect picture of Romney while most by now have figured out he’s the only candidate who has a clue if 1/2 of what Glenn says will happen? You have to be strong at home before you can fight & win abroad. If you’ve listened he has stated he would not roll back military to point where we would not be viewed weak and not feared. Is this Journalism? pathetic!

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  • CIAtroll
    Posted on January 16, 2012 at 7:53am

    yes I see the Reptilian sole in this ad,
    Fear and Hate…..the Mormon way

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    • Floyd ALsbach
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:09am

      Oh give me a break. Why do so many fools feel the need to share their stupidity with the world. (And, no I am not a Morman.)

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    • ohiochili
      Posted on January 16, 2012 at 8:35am

      Not LDS, but I can recognize a religious bigot from a good 100 yards.
      Do a little research on the fear of Catholics when JFK ran for office.
      No, I don’t support Romney, either, but I will vote for him if he gets the nod.

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