There is a Stereotype of Mormons being Swindlers

[TNLib]

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After talking to several conservative christians. I found that they believe that Mormons are bunch of swindlers and liars.


Romney is playing right into that stereo type.

They GOP already started to paint that picture of him during the Republican primaries with the etch a sketch remarks.

Now his lies about Bain are also playing into that.

If his tax returns show he hasn't paid his fair share of taxes, this will continue to feed right into that stereotype.

All it's going to do is take one or two pundits to bring up shady Mormon LDS practices and paint Romney with a wide brush as a LDS charlatan. For weeks or months the media will be talking about the fairness of bringing up his religion, or if their is something to be concerned about. Basically any message Romney has will be lost and I think Romney is ultimately toast.

[valerief]

1. Such people should stick there faces into a hat and get a whipping from the alien god. nt

[CanonRay]

2. There are a lot of scams always going on in Utah

as I experienced working there over the years. Part of it is because the state has almost no consumer protections...very much let the buyer beware attitude, plus everybody's stepping over everyone else trying to get rich, which is the Mormon holy grail. Makes for a lot of vulnerability to scams.

[Avalux]

3. Don't forget grandpa fled to Mexico because he didn't like US laws...

chose polygamy over love for this country.

There's a lot swirling around Mitt's toilet bowl right now; his credibility problem with his base are only going to get worse...being Mormon is certainly not going to help.

[rfranklin]

4. I hear the same thing about the Amish recently...

but isn't that a typical stereotype of the "others?"

Of course, I have no doubt that it is accurate when describing Romney.

[TNLib]

5. I'm not saying I agree with the stereo type

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I'm just making the observation that that stereotype is out there with conservative voters, All of Romney's lies, and tax dodging feeds into that stereo type.

It isn't going to make much to put that forefront in conservative voters minds and when that happens Romney is toast.

[woofless]

6. C'mon dude you're killin' me here.

Stereotype is one word.

[TNLib]

10. Thanks for pointing that out. Hopefully I fixed the spelling.

nt

[AnotherMcIntosh]

12. And the Amish do what? Hand-craft furniture? Bake pies? Collect honey? Work on their farms?

[rfranklin]

17. They sell produce to farm stands...

My local farm stand owner, a woman, was complaining bitterly about their business dealings.

[Mutt22]

7. Kind of surprised...

I've always found it funny that there's been no attacks on Mitt's religion like the "Obama is a Muslim" bullshit. I know we're not at war with any Mormons but there is the fringe group, the Fundamentalists who are "at war with the US goverment". They claim not to recognize the governments authority yet their extended families survive by leeching from it with welfare. This would be painting with a broad stroke to associate Mitt with the fundamentalists but then again, his grandparents were also fundamentalists.

I guess it's really not needed considering Bain.

[Solomon]

11. mormons are white. muslims not so.

[lonestarnot]

8. Colorado City, AZ.

Snort.

[kestrel91316]

9. A lot of shady multi-level marketing businesses get their starts in Utah, FWIW.

Fleecing the uneducated is a longstanding tradition in the LDS church, IMHO. It started with Joe Smith in upstate NY in the early 1800s.

[hatrack]

14. "I'll use the magic spectacles hidden in my hat to decipher these invisible golden tablets . . .

. . . while standing behind a blanket. OK, start transcribing."

[Bettie]

15. I was going to mention that the founder of the religion was a con man

So, Mittens is just following tradition....trying to get millions of followers so he can fleece the flock, so to speak.

[The Magistrate]

18. Exactly, Ma'am

Such suspicions have a sound pedigree, just as does the view members are part of an anti-Christian cult....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[CBGLuthier]

13. Well with religious tenets that seem like the work of the flim-flam man who is surprised?

Freemasonry, Egyptology, and American racism fused into one of the more effective cons in history.

[NightWatcher]

16. Mormonism was founded by a bank fraudster after all

Maybe Mitt is the 2nd coming?

[Tom Ripley]

19. In light of their origins, I believe the word should be ARCHETYPE, not stereotype