# Reid attacking Romney - you don't represent Mormons. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 25, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804 "2012-09-25T18:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/61 "2012-09-26T13:35:08Z")
As a former Mormon and a liberal, I think the OP is way off, especially since the lowest thing which Reid has said about Romney was Reid’s claim about Romney not paying taxes. That, of course pales compared to comments that Obama “pals around with terrorists.” If you read the original OP/Ed by Prince, it was not out of line. Reid was clearly referring to Prince’s comments. This whole OP is just a tempest in a tea pot. Or not, since it’s about Mormons. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/62 "2012-09-26T13:41:37Z")
I thought Mormons couldn’t drink tea. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/63 "2012-09-26T14:26:18Z")
On the basis of this, I will definitely not be voting for Romney for King of the Mormons. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > You might do best to say Jesus is the face of Catholicism. 🙂 Or that Mohammed is the face of Islam. Oh wait… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/64 "2012-09-26T14:29:47Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Reid is a Mormon commenting about about another member of his church. A totally different situation from the attacks on the President. I see you’ve downgraded Reid’s statement from “attack” to “comment.” Have you come to the conclusion that his statements weren’t so extreme or offensive or out of bounds? ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/65 "2012-09-26T15:15:00Z")
Reid’s just jealous that he is one step further removed from being the perceived “public face of Mormonism”. And he is in an uncomfortable position of being a liberal in a religion that is overwhelmingly conservative. A few years ago, Prop 8 was the public face of Mormonism. That face wasn’t popular, so now they’ve got the “and I’m a Mormon” ad campaign attempting to make bikers, rock stars, working women, and a disproportionate number of black people into the public face of Mormonism.\* My name is Willard, I made a billion dollars by helping companies to downsize, my dancing horse is tax-deductible, and I’m a Mormon\* isn’t the image they’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/66 "2012-09-26T17:05:53Z")
> **[Virginia GOP Group Definitely, Definitely Not Racist](https://www.wonkette.com/virginia-gop-group-definitely-definitely-not-racist)** > > There are probably, somewhere, very reasonable members of the contemporary GOP who are genuinely interested in improving political discourse in a way that is constructive, well-reasoned, and responsible. You could find them, if you looked. > A tip:... I also posted it in the "Stupid Republican’ thread in the pit, so I hope can let us know what you think, relative to the horror that inspired your OP. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/67 "2012-09-26T19:53:19Z")
A failed GOP candidate (Dole) not that long ago soon became the face of erectile dysfunction. I think Mitt would rather be the face of Mormonism. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/68 "2012-09-26T21:44:50Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I thought Mormons couldn’t drink tea. 😉 which is why I said “not”.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804/69 "2012-09-26T23:33:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I thought Mormons couldn’t drink tea. 😉 Plenty of Mormons drink herbal tea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reid-attacking-romney-you-dont-represent-mormons/635804.md?page=3)