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I hope he gets the job and turns around the American auto industry. I hope he puts the union its place. |
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The idiots in the congress want that half-senile
semi- useless old man to be the car- czar?
Instead of someone competant...wait .. he's like most everyone there ..useless!!
We will have cars running on brussel- sprouts
and cabbage. Little putt-putts .. passing wind all the way to the next garden ! |
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We might just turn the corner and begin the long climb out of this hole. |
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He's got strong background ,did not his father run that extremeley succesful car company American motors ? We definetley could use more gremlins and more of the pacer you know the one that looked like a fishbowl . great choice if you want to run the rest of the car companies into the ground. |
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Mealer Companies LLC will become the new USA automobile manufacturer. The Big Three is dead.
The AFL CIO and the UAW have damaged this nation enough and they are DONE.
I am through screwing around with these anti American scum bags. The Big Three are dealing the slave labor tradein other countries and deserve nothing from the US taxpayers.
UAW employees (not called Ford, GM or Chrysler employees by the way) make $100K to $200K for assembling cars PLUS beniefits beyond what Congress makes. They can shive them deep and hard.
Watch for Mealer Companies folks... I will pull the USA mindset back to the top of the bucket.. No need to wallow in the union caused crap heap at the bottom.
John Lewis Mealer
Like I said.. watch for me.
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In comment to your blogspot on Sen. Ensign.
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vonryansexpress writes: Tuesday, December, 09, 2008 9:49 PM
If some conditional funds are allotted and a Car Czar is appointed to run ramrod and piston, why not offer the position to Mitt Romney?
The job is akin to eating cactus so which ever individual is willing to bite down is going to have to have a sense of self and purpose.
Former Gov. Romney has the chops to do deals and do reforms of the business model. If he succeeds, he's demonstrated a Wm. Seidman hand that pushes his star in ascent. If he cannot handle the creaking 3, he falls hard.
If Mitt Romney takes the ‘Czar car’ and drives it, he's a gutsy guy and maybe the right man for the Bush Admin. to propose for dining on cactus.
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What is a car czar? If we are talking about some politician, even a qualified businessman, telling businesses what to do, NO THANK YOU! These are just different beasts. Decisions made by businessmen SHOULD BE made with a lot less interest in public sentiment than those made by politicians. Frankly, this talk about Mitt being a bad person because he took over failed businesses and fired a bunch of people to make them profitable is just stupid. How many people does it serve for an unprofitable company to stay open and uncompetitive, eventually meaning the company totally flounders, fires everybody, liquidates assets, and has no money left after paying debts to give to shareholders? Mitt fixed businesses well. He made some people mad because he made hard choices, but that's business. And I don't mean that in a cold way. Are you really saying that failing businesses should keep employees they can't afford and build products that don't sell, all the while supported by government and politicians? Maybe you could argue that where defense or medical industries are concerned, but isn't this talk what got us to this point in the auto industry? I pray Mitt would never take this job. If the government wants to require these guys to hire some consulting company as part of the deal, fine. But don't let them put a politician in charge. Pols and business don't mix. |
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James beam and white salamander you guys are losers. Everytime Romney's name is mentioned you have nothing but negative comments. Get a life |
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run one of the auto companies? Why do we need some government or quasi-government official to coordinate, dictate, whatever, to private companies?
If the government were serious about helping the auto industry then we would see the CAFE standards and other ridiculous rules be eliminated.
At least suspend the corporate tax for auto companies; that way, the auto companies wouldn't have to spend millions trying to minimize taxes and comply with the tax code--they could focus better on building cars. |
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Lets put Ronna Romney in charge of autos. That would REALLY shake things up. A female Czar and in charge of the good old boys BIG 3 no less!
Talk about excitement.
If only Dick Devos had been elected Governor. We'd all be Amway salespeople by now and all would be well here in Michigan.
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I don't want Mitt taking the job because they are looking for a fall guy.
But, if Mitt does take it, ( I doubt he'll even be offered it. Volker has it nailed in) the unions will be ticked, because they have a guy who knows what he's doing and will do whatever it takes to bust the unions. I'm for that one! Yea, it it means laying off some joker who stands around pushing a button for 75 bucks an hour and hiring someone who actually works for 45 - I'm all for that one. We've been shopping for a new car. I can tell you the price of an import is much less than the price of a american made. Oh, and I had a gremlin in the 70's when I first went off to college. It was a used one. Orange. Loved it. not a lick of problems. |
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Hardly! Sarah Palin's in with the good ol' boys --the NRA and big "sporting" groups in ensuring the brutual practice of aerial wolf and bear hunting continues. Check out the TV ad showing this--it played in all the battleground states and was very effective during the election:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQobIUE1zTU
And Mike Huckabee's son tortured a dog to death ("By his fruits, you shall know him"):
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Huckabee
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the seventy dollar an hour figure is what the worker costs the company and is probably accurate
in my buisness i pay a carpenter 20.00 an hour my associated costs are an additional 45% this covers workmans comp ,fica ,ect... thats 29.00 per hour bare bones ,i can't afford health care for my guys and stay in biz and i'm non union so there are no costs there . It's very easy to see how that figure could be and probably is accurate. the deception lies in the idea that the workers are taking that much money home .
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The 70.oo an hour includes all the union perks.
Someone is paying for it .. the company !
Mitt can turn things around. The right man .. at the right time!
Huckabee people .. go away ! |
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stupid statement ,people like mitt made this mess . best he could and probably would do is split the companys up send the jobs to mexico .
there is going to have to be a lot of negotiating,both sides are going to have to give up a lot to save these companies . |
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I'm a vegetarian,licensed vet technician, anti- sports hunting conservative. The aerial wolf shooting in Alaska is distressing. However, it's a lie to porray this as sport hunting, it is done by wildlife management people. They resorted to this very reluctanly after exmaining other solutions. I wish more attention was paid to the prctice of killing tens of millions of dumped dogs, cats, puppies and kittens evry year, and teh fact that in many states they still cram these creatures into gas chambers. And don't get me started about the horrific cruelty done in factory farming to our "food" animals. Our so called "humane slaughter" laws are very inadequate. |
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You have a job? LOLOLOLO> You seem to be on here. Betcha check religion before your check cred's when you 'hire' someone. LOL. a job. Good one. |
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I'm a vegetarian,licensed vet technician, anti- sports hunting conservative. The aerial wolf shooting in Alaska is distressing. However, it's a lie to portray this as sport hunting, it is done by wildlife management people. They resorted to this very reluctanly after examining other solutions. I wish more attention was paid to the practice of killing tens of millions of dumped dogs, cats, puppies and kittens every year, and the fact that in many states they still cram these creatures into gas chambers. And don't get me started about the horrific cruelty done in factory farming to our "food" animals. Our so called "humane slaughter" laws are very inadequate. |
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I'm totally cool with someone qualified getting paid what a job is worth. I can push a button too. The unions have made cars unaffordable to the average person. We are paying cash for a new (used) car, as we are currently car shopping. But we've been offered payments up to 72 months, if we did not want to part with cash. No thanks. We'll avoid dept, and we are pretty sure we won't be buying American. You hate romney because he has a wonderful family - you don't. He has a great education . You don't. He has had a stellar career - your scraping by at mickeydee's (and eating all the profits). You hate him for what and who he is. The total package. Oh, and worse about him? He's.... ammmm ... LDS. A mainstream religion that teaches good moral values and he's someone that actually walks the walk and not just (like others) talks the talk. You don't like somone who makes you uncomfortable in your own sins. |
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not trashing your fellow human being such as you do with every post concerning Palin or Huckabee?
You should practice a little of what you preach lest you come off looking like a hypocrite! |
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To the comment: "James beam and white salamander you guys are losers. Everytime Romney's name is mentioned you have nothing but negative comments. Get a life."
You wrote: "Me- Exactly. I'm trying to keep everyone away from the poisoned kool-aid the LDS cult wants us to drink."
You may be too invested to recognize the irony of your position, which places you squarely on the side of Proposition 8 protestors, among other intolerant bigoted types who don't value freedom of expression for anyone but themselves.
You may of course be posing as a social conservative to attack Romney, in which case you're comfortable with the irony but also dishonest.
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To the snark calling me stupid..maybe..
I know a bit about unions.. having a family member belonging to the Ufcw..food workers ie.
grocery stores.
These union folks thought they could hang on .
Well, after months of eating potatoes and eggs..
they gave up.. couldn't pay their bills.. lost public support.. beaten down. Nasty ! The union bosses were partying with the grocery store
owners from the get -go.
Maybe the Uaw. might take a little less so everyone can have something until they get back on their feet ? |
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White salamander and James moon Beam, you guys need counseling. |
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i agree it is a matter of keeping promises ,at the same time the unions pressured the companys into making those promises there is room for both sides to come to agreement .
J i did not call you stupid . I said you masde a stupid statement . But if the shoe fits? |
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i agree it is a matter of keeping promises ,at the same time the unions pressured the companys into making those promises there is room for both sides to come to agreement .
J i did not call you stupid . I said you masde a stupid statement . But if the shoe fits?
2 cents i dont have a job ,i own several buisnesses |
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I'm not overly excited about a political appointee dictating to the car companies how to run their business. Having said that, if one is appointed, why would we consider a hugely successful businessman, one who has turned around numerous companies into successes, one who was put in charge of a sinking Olympic Games and turned it into a profitable success? That would make too much sense.
I know there are some detractors who will claim that Romney would cause layoffs and for some to lose their jobs. I say, this will not be a popularity contest and there has to be some hard decisions and there will undoubtedly be some pain felt by a lot of people in order to salvage this industry. If anyone could do it, Mitt could. |
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White Salamander, thank you for stepping out of the closet (not in the pejorative sense) for all to see.
Let's be really honest now. We see that you are not a social conservative and probably not a conservative at all. You are here to do what you can to torpedo the prospects of a potentially viable conservative candidate. You are attempting to turn off the base.
It won't work. |
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by the way has the perspective and ability to address the economic situation we are now in. He would address the financial industry and fix the auto industry. We need him.
He may yet have his day. |
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Who is Ronna Romney? My name is Ronna....but unfortunatley am no relation, and I don't have ANY of his family fortune. Too bad. |
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Romney is not a conservative,a look at his record as Gov. of mass,. lays that claim to rest. as for his buisness expeirance It is pretty easy to be successful as a buisness person when you start out near the top.there are a lot more capable buisness people out there that started with a whole lot less and went a lot farther. His buisness talent did not show well during the primarys ,he out spent Mcain by millions and wound up third .not a good value by any standard |
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You might want to dig a tad deeper. Mitt supported himself through college. His parents believed the silver spoon belonged in the drawer, not the mouth. so what if his dad had cash? Whoopie for successful folks. Without drive, cash gets you no where. You on the other hand, need to get off the bottle and into a real job so you too can get 'experience'. |
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Nancy write:
"The aerial wolf shooting in Alaska is distressing. However, it's a lie to porray this as sport hunting, it is done by wildlife management people."
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Yes it is distressing. That is why Alaskans TWICE VOTED against this cruel practice, but voters were overruled by Alaska's government! Sport aerial hunting was previously allowed, but is now allowed only by "wildlife management-connected people". This is done for SPORTS HUNTERS SO THEY WILL HAVE MORE CARIBOU TO KILL! The oppostion to the most recent aerial hunting measure (August 2008) was largely the Safari Club International, which describes itself as the largest and most active big game hunting organization in the world! See:
http://www.adn.com/election/story/497060.html
Predator control still stirs heated debate
According to the latest Zogby poll, Palin's largest block of support comes NOT FROM CHRISTIANS but rather FROM NRA MEMBERS (34%). Sarah knows who her supporters are and if you don't think she's helping the "blood lust good ol' boy network", then you are very naive! |
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Ya, you 'own' several business. Righto! Sorry if I don't belive you at all. |
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Matthew Scully, former speechwriter for President Bush and the writer of Palin's big debut convention speech, has this to say about the Safari Club, from witnessing it first hand:
Excerpts:
"I don't recall Mr. Bush having hunted before then as president, or having hunted since. Left to himself, without the pleadings of political advisers or hunting groups in need of affirmation, the president seems to prefer more innocent recreations like riding bikes, clearing brush or playing with the dog."
"Also present in Crawford was a fellow from Safari Club International. Based right here in Arizona, this is a group of 30,000 or so people whose all-consuming passion in life is killing big game, with all sorts of competitions to see who can kill the most and biggest "trophy animals." To win the highest award, for example, you have to kill upward of 360 animals – from an African elephant to an exotic sheep in Russia (yes, there are actually sheep safaris) to some wolf or polar bear minding his own business in the farthest reaches of the Arctic."
"The official transcript of that Crawford meeting is filled with unctuous praise for the president, punctuated by vague talk of all the "conservation" initiatives the hunters were seeking. (There are no cold-hearted killers among sport hunters anymore – only really passionate "conservationists.") The president seems uneasy with his guests, and if he looked into Safari Club a little more he'd know why. They are arrogant, merciless people who have no business sitting down with the president of the United States, much less shaping, as they do, the environmental policies of the administration."
http://www.matthewscully.com/sportsman_politics.htm
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Romney successfully governed one of the most liberal states in the Union by working across party lines. He demonstrated pragmatism and Yes, conservatism, while upholding promises and the law he was bound as Governor to uphold.
Enough of the baseless aspersions. Mitt Romney is an honorable man and would make an excellent president. |
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Moon Beam "you are so gay" I actually laughed at that, are we in the 3rd grade now? Have you ever flown with Jet Blue? Do you have an American Express card? Have ever listend to Glenn Beck? |
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to red flag. I wouldn't hesitate on some comments here. |
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i guess thats one way to spin it ,as i recall the head of the republican party refered to romney as a serial liar . |
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never flew on jet blue ,don't need an american express card ,just use cash ,don't listen to glen beck . have ridden my harley cross country ,played college football for oklahoma like listening to mike church ,and your still gay |
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Do you wear you nice tight leather pants when you ride? |
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I could care less about you either! However, if my tax bucks are supporting you, cimmie and billy the unlicensed carpeter, I do draw the line. |
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no just jeans boots and good coat ,only a gay guy would ask about the leathers . 2cents i don't take money from the goverment for anything .paid my kids college in cash no goverment loans.that was around 40,000. a year
my proudest acheivement ,don't care if you believe it or not . getting ready to head to the cabin for christmas costa rica is nice this time of year |
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if you can't afford a new car you probably are not paying any income tax. who knows you might be getting an earned income tax credit if so my taxes are supporting you . thats ok i don't mind helping out the feeble. |
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I hope you're plane doesn't crash on your way to Costa Rica. |
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thanks for the concern aaaaaron ,i've always heard gay guys had lots of empathy and you certainly seemed to prove that. |
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I think you're the one that is insecure about you're sexuality. I'm happily married man with my first baby on the way. |
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not at all i'm waiting for grandkids My son and his wife are in the planning stage, theiy're in the military. I've been married for 30 years . Congratulations and I sincerely mean that! I hope your child is born healthy and has a good life. |
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Or whoever you are this week, I'd be willing to bet a month's pay that most of the bio you supplied us with is BS. You'd have to provide proof that you ever played football for Oklahoma. Now you own several business. I seem to remeber a while ago you were a cop.
Hard to believe anyone with your spelling and punctuation ability is employable at all. |
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... work for duh1, as part of a package the vast majority of the hard right detests?
/oh yeah, that will SO help him gain street cred. with the party base for '12 ...
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Thanks James B. We're really excited. We get to hear the heart beat tomorrow. |
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i'm not employable ,I employee . never been or said i was a cop . i have beeen self employed ( buisness owner )since 1981 . played for barry in the mid 1970's went to high school in salisaw ok . |
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Do you know if your child will be a boy or girl yet? If you don't ,i would wait the surprise is well worth it . I was very blessed ,my first was a boy and my second a girl . best wishes with your family . |
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I believe if you really went to high school there you would know it is spelled Sallisaw. |
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White Salamander, you denigrate a man for spending his own money on his campaign? Most candidates spend other people's money. Romney loves his country. Wants to give something back, money, talent, know-how. Full commitment. The real deal. Ever heard of Dominoes Pizza, Staples, Winter Olympics? Big successes enabled by Romney. Led to thousands of jobs. Turnarounds. Deserves praise not mocking.
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James Beam, please show us a reliable link to the actual quote, and not to a scurrilous outdated source. Mitt Romney stands for honest and sound principles. |
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When we take a emergency trip to the hospital..
and before the attendant even knows what you are dying from ..." What kind of insurance plan do you have?? " is the first question. Wouldn't we love to have the UAW. plan. Doors would swing open.. to the head of the line we go !
Those are the hidden costs of the auto industry.
Someone is paying for all those those bennies!
The rabid hatred some people have for Mitt Romney
just bogels my mind. Toxic and caustic comments! |
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the head of the republican party of mass ,it has been posted on here numerous times . |
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I don't denigrate romney for spending his own money,I just think he spent it poorly . |
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you got me, mispeled sallysaw, big whoop!
GO BLACK DIAMONDS |
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Thanks, James Beam.
You wrote: "I don't denigrate romney for spending his own money,I just think he spent it poorly."
Romney would not be the first Republican President to fall short in his first attempt. Reagan was another. Seems to be part of the process with a conservative base, people who don't jump immediately for a fresh face and change. |
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James Beam it's still too early to tell, but we heard the little heart beating really fast today, it was awesome. |
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White Salamander, your concern for the working class is admirable. I don't think anyone wants to see people losing viable jobs or be oppressed in their wages. However, in attempting to make Romney look bad notwithstanding his resounding successes with Dominoes, Staples etc I do think you are missing or misinterpreting an important point in Romney's record.
Aa certain amount of displacement is expected because you can't legislate/force a company's success. Romney's Bain Capital is one of the best at buyouts and turnarounds but even they with their focus on data don't always get it right. The market decides the product is bad or they get bad management or hidden situations not picked up in due diligence which result in fines in the companies they buy.
Fortunately, a bad situation maybe like Ampad, Damon can be shut down and assets and people set loose to be returned to productivity, kind of an organic process with dead stuff returning to the soil to grow fresh plants (I'm appealing to the Green in you).
That's conservative realism. Displacements are challenging but they are ultimately necessary for a healthy economy.
Companies like Bain that help us through this kind of process are doing a valuable service. They are not "looting" just because they get a fee. They are doing hard work. Please understand. |
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White Salamander, your uncharitable characterization of the Winter Olympics and Romney's church is unAmerican, wildly inaccurate and does you no credit. Very few would attempt to paint the Latter Day Saints the way you do. They are quintessentially American. And, of any group, they are probably the least likely to be involved in wrongdoing.
Everyone knows Romney saved the Olympics from scandal. He didn't cause it and neither did the Latter Day Saint Church.
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Very few cities get the Olympics on their first attempt. The Latter Day Saint Church also goes to great lengths to stay out of politics. (They do make statements where they believe moral issues are at stake.)
Though influential, it's a pretty big stretch to say the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "controls" Utah. Although I don't live there I am aware an outspoken fellow (who happens to be viewed as being almost rabidly anti-conservative) takes on the Latter Day Saint Church all the time has been or was Mayor in SLC for a long time. (There are plenty of liberals and conservatives who are members in good standing.)
The record shows they supported the City's effort but did not run the bidding process or appoint or direct those who ran it. The status of those people in the LDS Church even before the bid was also questionable. If the allegations are true, my understanding of Latter Day Saint policies and practices is they also would likely not have been able to remain members. |
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it's not a fresh face thing with me ,i don't believe that he is a conservative at heart .i think he is much closer to obama than reagan ,if the majority of the republican turns to the left romney will go right along ,his record of flip flops leads me to believe he is nothing more than an oportunist with no strong core values .this of course is his political life not his personel life |
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take good care of that little baby, and i'll be praying that all goes well for your family . |
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All of the allegations of corruption at the olympics occured before Romney was involved.
By all accounts the olympics are one asset to add to Romney's reputation, not an albatross to be hung around his neck.
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Children's Hospital charities were started by
Mrs. Osmond.. one of these cultish Mormans!
Anyway.. did anyone notice those bruisers hovering behind that Union boss ? That says it all !!
I am going to watch the Walton's first tv. show..
The Homecoming. Puts me in the Christmas mood! |
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White Salamander seems to be a know-it-all that does not know it all.
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I am so sorry, the large gentlemen, standing over the union boss, are probably Deacons in their church.Pussycats !
Ms. you are a buzz kill! I will not address you again! |
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