Romney Returns to Florida

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney swings through Naples on Saturday morning for the Annual Swamp Buggy Parade (10 a.m.) and then hosts a Q & A in Fort Myers (1 p.m.) On Sunday evening, Romney speaks to Panhandle Republicans at a GOP Celebration dinner in Fort Walton.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/41889

When asked by NEWSWEEK if he has done baptisms for the dead—in which Mormons find the names of dead people of all faiths and baptize them, as an LDS spokesperson says, to "open the door" to the highest heaven—he looked slightly startled and answered, "I have in my life, but I haven't recently." The awareness of how odd this will sound to many Americans is what makes Romney hesitant to elaborate on the Mormon question.

Well this should be a scene right out of Porky's.

Romney and swamp buggies along with the Collier sheriff. HEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWW

Hell, where's Alex Karras when we need him?

Wonder if the MittMobile will be there? Wonder if they'll be there in the AM and then hightail it north to the Panhandle.

Wow, the religion bigotry on these boards is terrible.

I bet the friggin MittMobile will be in the swampbuggy parade with Mitt "copperfield" romney hanging out the side or ensconced on the top waving at everybody.

My question, WIll there be a "Dukakis Moment". Will the Mittster don a swampfox cap and ride through the mud with some inbred collier county swamp buggy driver?

1:59 What religion bigotry?

He admitted he baptized the dead from other religions. How is that bigotry?

Its a fact, jack!

Actually, I dont' have a problem with anybody's religion, I do have a problem with a guy that cheats on his wife and drags her and his family through a publicized affair. A guy that cross dresses, a guy that march's in gay pride parades, a guy that lives with two gays, after being kicked out by his wife, and a guy whose own kids hate him. A guy that claims to know Foreign Policy, but has never been to another country, dissed the 911 Commission, and knows nothing. Yeah, I think I'll stay away from him.

This reminds me of the time when JFK was running for President and he side-stepped the questions about if he ever prayed over and treated bread and wine as if it was human flesh and blood and then consumed it so he could be more in touch with a man/God who walked the earth over 2000 years ago before he was tortured to death only to rise from the grave so as to return one day to save the souls of the people that belive as JFK does.

Take your religious bigotry elsewhere please. Isn't there a bush burning somewhere or a statue crying blood you can go worship?

I'll take gay parades anyday over the secret, witch doctor baptizing of dead people from other religions. IF that ain't some kinda sick religious intolerance, I don't know what is.

Join the Ron Paul Revolution dudes....

2:09 Your point? It certainly escapes us.

We are talking about witch doctor baptizing of dead people from other religions against their choice. This is called Voo Doo religion in most places.

2:09 You have gone off the deep end. what the hell are you talking about? how is what you say relevant?

My point is that in other places worshiping burning bushes and Man-Gods may be considered crazy talk too, but that doesn't stop anybody from still doing it or accepting you despite you believe it.

2:09 Communion is done in a lot of Christian religions, you idiot. It is not done as frequently as Catholics. Your point? Or do you just like to try to write religious nonsense becuase it makes you feel good and righteous?

2:15 Are you referring to Burning Man that is held each year in California?

What the holy heck are you talking about?

2:14 and everyone on the blog said:

AMEN!

Well said!

This person must be a liberal frightened of a Romney Presidency...too bad.

I think 2:09 is trying to point out that every religion's beliefs can be reinterpreted to sound silly to people that don't believe in that religion.

2:15

you realize that you just endorsed Satanism

GO BAT!… no wait… GO BALL!… no, that aint it… GO CLEATS!… no, that aint it either… GO GLOVE!… nooooo, ummm… OH YEAH!… GO MITT!

GO FISH

When asked if he engaged in symbolic ritual cannibalism by consuming the body and blood of Christ, the Pope look slightly startled and said....

All religions have their quirks, just as all blogs have their jerks.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/41889

When asked by NEWSWEEK if he has done baptisms for the dead—in which Mormons find the names of dead people of all faiths and baptize them, as an LDS spokesperson says, to "open the door" to the highest heaven—he looked slightly startled and answered, "I have in my life, but I haven't recently." The awareness of how odd this will sound to many Americans is what makes Romney hesitant to elaborate on the Mormon question.

4:04

You would vote for anyone that "they" told you to vote for and you would make up whatever it takes to support your candidate.

Tolerance of religion includes not reading the obituaries and baptizing folks, particularly those jews who survived the holocaust.

So much for religious tolerance.

You candidate, the Mittster, has acknowledged doing this.

Its blasphemy witchcraft voo doo.

Forget the religious stuff, Mitt in a swamp buggy would be curious enough. I hope he gets briefed better on what they're about than some candidates who've tried to play with local folksy customs.

[Zhombre]

Why do you ignorant little bigots feel free to bash Mormons? If you made similar comments about Jews or Muslims you'd be accused, respectively, of antisemitism or Islamophobia. I am not Mormon, don't believe in Mormon theology for a millisec, but what are the majority of Mormons except hardworking, law-abiding people who raise large families and don't bother their neighbors?

... and go through the obits selecting non-mormon folks to baptize, completely against the desires of the deceased and against the will of their relatives.

Give me a break. Its pure Voo Doo

Please stop invoking bigotry. Facts are facts. You can wrap yourself in the bigotry blanket, but it is meaningless. Baptizing the dead of other religions is disrespectful, not to mention bizarre.

Romney recaptures single digits in race

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html

I feel a Dukakis moment coming for Mitt

6:30 you need a Charter school, go apply for a voucher.

Mitt is ahead in the first 5 states

6:46 First six states? You have to be kidding. His lead is imploding and you know it and you are afraid of it.

Good luck with you Florida education. You'll need it.

I can see it now. We will have mysterious candle light seances in the Whitehouse while Mitt and Co baptize the deceased of other religions. What other craziness can we expect? He'll declare Branson Missouri as the site of the Garden of Eden and make it a national monument.

Well Guv'na. We gonna put you right up front here in the first swamp buggy, leading the parade.

You gonna have to wear the honorary coonskin cap that all swamp buggy drivers wear.

And we gonna dirty up the buggy a bit before this here parade. Gonna take it out in the 'Glades for a quick spin. Gotta get you a little dirty before the parade.

You gonna love it Guvna. We'll top it off with a little crawfish, some chitlins, and some grits.

We'll make you into a swamp buggy veteran yet.

Who cares?