Zany Mormon Influences on Mitt Romney: W. Cleon Skousen

[SoDesuKa]

It might be worthwhile to ask Mitt Romney whether he still stands by W. Cleon Skousen, who was his mentor at Brigham Young University. Skousen has an online list of 100 Things Destroying America. In addition to the National Park Service, Skousen claims America will be ruined by:


92. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

93. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

94. The Federal Trade Commission.

95. The Interstate Commerce Commission . . .

96. The Food and Drug Administration.

97. The Federal Communications Commission.

98. The Consumer Protection Agency.

99. The Federal Energy Commission.

100. The minimum wage law.

http://www.latterdayconservative.com/articles/100-things-destroying-america/

[yurbud]

1. he stole LBJ's face!

[madamesilverspurs]

2. Skousen also wrote the book that "informed"

Glenn Beck. (insert shivvers here) Ostensibly, the LDS church has distanced itself from Skousen, but he still has many followers. His son continues to promote his father's thinking, my brother is one of his admirers. Gah.


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[SoDesuKa]

3. Romney and Skousen

As you say, Skousen was for many years a kind of gray eminence among Mormon conservatives. At one time, Romney was proud to cite Skousen as one of his influences, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Skousen family has been dropped from Mitt's Christmas Card list.

"Mitt Romney is so right-wing that even the CIA-subsidized fascists at the National Review consider him a radical:

"Over the weekend, a YouTube video of Mitt Romney arguing with an Iowa talk-radio host began rocketing around the Internet. The 20-minute conversation was somewhat startling in that Romney talks about his Mormon faith in greater depth than he publicly has thus far. ... "

"'You and I share a common affection for the late Cleon Skousen,' the radio host says. The former governor agrees, affirming Skousen was his professor and when the radio host professes his fondness for Skousen’s book The Making of America, while he acknowledges he hasn’t read it, Mitt quickly says 'That’s worth reading.' ... ” -

http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2009/01/mitt-romney-was-student-of-mormon.html