Ann Romney's "Listen and obey" order to the crowd echoes Mormon teachings and phraseology

[highplainsdem]

If you check Google and search for

mormon "listen and obey"

you'll see what I mean.

Among the other Google results was this one, from the church's official website:

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=ef148949f2f6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

Good fathers teach their sons, and good sons listen and obey.

-snip-

May we fathers teach our sons as the exemplary Book of Mormon fathers taught their sons. And may our sons, like Nephi, listen and obey,

-snip-

So in a way Ann was addressing the crowd as if it was a religious meeting with the purpose being to learn from the Romneys.

I've always thought that religious undercurrent, that quasi-Sunday-school undercurrent, helped explain Romney reciting the lyrics of "America the Beautiful," too. And all his talk about the "soul" of America.

[MADem]

1. Ick. nt

[Ohio Dem]

2. K&R

This is important.

[mucifer]

3. I tried to find the video of her quote. Googling what happened tonight,

I pretty much only found the discussion about her remarks in DU. I'd like to see the video.

[Firebrand Gary]

4. So this would be the second time that she has done this.

I want to say it was florida, but Ann Romney did the same thing and chided the audience for not being quiet.

[hlthe2b]

5. Has anyone (outside DU) commented on this? (i.e., in the press?)

[highplainsdem]

7. Haven't seen it on Google News yet, but there was this tweet from a RW talk radio producer:

http://twitter.com/ProducerSusan

http://twitter.com/ProducerSusan/status/166003111457071104


She apparently didn't mind Romney's wife telling the crowd to "obey."

I didn't hear that remark from Ann Romney myself -- just read about it later. I saw a number of tweets from different people about it

[CanonRay]

6. Dog whistle for Nevada mormons

[hughee99]

8. I hope it doesn't work on Harry Reid? n/t